2003 Renfrewshire Council election

Results by ward.

Elections to Renfrewshire Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the last one using the 40 single-member wards using the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

Labour retained their dominance of the council, with the SNP, who won the popular vote, forming the second largest party on the council.

Election results

Renfrewshire local election result 2003

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	21					36.8	24,536
	SNP	15					39.3	26,167
	Liberal Democrats	3					9.7	6,457
	Conservative	1					8.9	5,900
	Scottish Socialist	0				0.0	4.7	3,141
	Independent	0				0.0	0.6	421

Results by Ward (A-Z)

Source:

An asterisk (*) indicates an incumbent candidate.

Two asterisks (**) indicates an incumbent candidate seeking re-election in a different ward.

Arkleston & Newmains

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert McGerty*	765	44.2	−11.9
	SNP	Catherine McEwan	751	43.4	−0.5
	Scottish Socialist	Douglas Canning	119	6.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Welsh	95	5.5	N/A
Majority			14	0.8	−11.4
Turnout			1730	51.1	−11.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Bishopton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Iain Langlands	1,093	49.0	−10.1
	SNP	Bill Robertson	628	28.1	+10.6
	Labour	Anne Donnachie	511	22.9	−0.5
Majority			465	20.9	−14.8
Turnout			2232	62.7	−12.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Blackhall & Hawkhead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Celia Lawson*	902	59.0	+19.2
	Labour	Victoria Bain	473	30.9	+8.4
	Scottish Socialist	Robert Muir	155	10.1	N/A
Majority			429	28.1	+15.9
Turnout			1530	42.9	−14.2
	SNP hold		Swing

Blythswood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Derek MacKay*	952	64.2	+16.9
	Labour	Roy Hutchison	405	27.3	−16.1
	Scottish Socialist	James Halfpenny	67	4.5	N/A
	Conservative	Margaret McLellan	58	3.9	−1.9
Majority			547	36.9	+33.0
Turnout			1482	45.1	−12.1
	SNP hold		Swing

Brediland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John McDowell*	590	46.0	−9.5
	SNP	Archibald Ashcroft	371	28.9	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Hollywood	189	14.7	−1.3
	Scottish Socialist	Billy McNaughton	84	6.5	N/A
	Conservative	Ian Dryburgh	50	3.9	N/A
Majority			219	17.1	−9.9
Turnout			1284	40.9	−9.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Bridge of Weir North & Craigends

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Allan Noon*	798	43.1	+10.4
	Labour	John McDonald	615	33.2	+2.1
	Conservative	John Motherwell	438	23.7	−0.7
Majority			183	9.9	+8.3
Turnout			1851	47.6	−13.9
	SNP hold		Swing

Bridge of Weir South & Brookfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Carol Puthucheary*	1,242	63.9	+24.7
	Conservative	Thomas Begg	431	22.2	−14.0
	Labour	Mary Galbraith	272	14.0	−10.6
Majority			811	41.7	+38.7
Turnout			1945	56.0	−12.1
	SNP hold		Swing

Castlehead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	James Mitchell*	982	54.3	+15.6
	Labour	David Lavery	478	26.4	−7.8
	Conservative	Allison Cook	239	13.2	−6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret McDonough	110	6.1	−1.8
Majority			504	27.9	+23.4
Turnout			1809	49.3	−9.9
	SNP hold		Swing

Deanside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alexander Murrin*	751	43.5	+1.4
	SNP	William Perrie	746	43.2	+5.7
	Conservative	Ronald Kane	128	7.4	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Brian O'Malley	101	5.9	N/A
Majority			5	0.3	−4.3
Turnout			1726	49.6	−10.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Elderslie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean Goldie*	1,060	58.9	+6.2
	SNP	Rubina Kerr	406	22.6	−5.5
	Conservative	Elizabeth Speirs	184	10.2	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Sara Craig	150	8.3	−1.0
Majority			654	36.3	+11.7
Turnout			1800	49.5	−11.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Erskine Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Harte	781	43.9	−6.5
	SNP	James McQuade	630	35.4	−3.9
	Conservative	Stewart Campbell	143	8.0	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Lindsay Cunningham	120	6.7	N/A
	Scottish Socialist	Brian Murphy	106	6.0	N/A
Majority			151	8.5	−2.7
Turnout			1780	50.0	−12.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Erskine South East & Inchinnan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Iain Nicolson*	998	44.9	−5.6
	Labour	John Ross	680	30.6	−3.4
	Conservative	Philip Lardner	437	19.7	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Hanley	106	4.8	N/A
Majority			318	14.3	−2.1
Turnout			2221	62.5	−1.8
	SNP hold		Swing

Erskine West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert McNally*	820	44.5	−8.6
	SNP	Andrew Paterson	620	33.7	+2.6
	Conservative	John Anderson	286	15.5	−0.2
	Scottish Socialist	David Fraser	116	6.3	N/A
Majority			200	10.8	−11.2
Turnout			1842	53.4	−12.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Ferguslie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terence Kelly*	407	47.5	+1.6
	SNP	Andrew Doyle	384	44.8	+13.2
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Bradley	66	7.7	+1.9
Majority			23	2.7	−11.8
Turnout			857	28.8	−12.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Foxbar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Lorraine Cameron*	923	57.9	+11.6
	Labour	Christopher Gilmour	539	33.8	−8.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Boyd	131	8.2	−3.4
Majority			384	24.1	+19.9
Turnout			1593	45.1	−8.8
	SNP hold		Swing

Gallowhill & Whitehaugh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Brian Lawson*	1,128	53.3	+5.2
	Labour	Tracy Hall	611	28.8	−1.5
	Liberal Democrats	John McGurk	237	11.2	+2.9
	Conservative	Sean Hurl	142	6.7	−3.2
Majority			517	24.5	+6.7
Turnout			2118	56.0	−5.7
	SNP hold		Swing

Glenburn North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Bill Martin*	1,029	62.1	+2.4
	Labour	Evelyn Campbell	360	21.7	−10.6
	Liberal Democrats	James McIntosh	107	6.5	N/A
	Scottish Socialist	Miriam Vashwani	83	5.0	N/A
	Conservative	Terrence Speirs	77	4.6	−3.4
Majority			669	40.4	+13.0
Turnout			1656	45.8	−13.6
	SNP hold		Swing

Glenburn South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Richard Vassie*	1,105	61.3	+3.9
	Labour	Edward Devine	475	26.3	−8.7
	Scottish Socialist	Jacqueline McCarthy	110	6.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Dickman	65	3.6	−0.5
	Conservative	Peter Black	49	2.7	−6.3
Majority			630	35.0	+7.6
Turnout			1804	49.2	−9.5
	SNP hold		Swing

Houston & Langbank

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Fiona Nicolson	710	42.5	−8.3
	Conservative	Richard Taylor	400	24.0	−1.2
	Labour	Jean McGuinness	334	20.0	−3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Barclay	226	13.5	N/A
Majority			310	18.5	−7.1
Turnout			1670	53.4	−14.3
	SNP hold		Swing

Johnstone Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Hood	787	51.9	−9.2
	SNP	Tracie McGee	590	38.9	+8.8
	Conservative	Helen Mathie	138	9.1	+0.3
Majority			197	13.0	−18.0
Turnout			1515	43.6	−11.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Johnstone Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Kenny*	859	55.6	−5.5
	SNP	Frances Ashcroft	333	21.6	−6.3
	Scottish Socialist	Neil Lennon	167	10.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Brady	94	6.1	N/A
	Conservative	Ena McKean	92	6.0	−1.0
Majority			526	34.0	−3.1
Turnout			1545	44.1	−14.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Johnstone Cochranemill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Harkins*	973	61.4	−0.9
	SNP	Stephen McGee	472	29.8	+3.2
	Scottish Socialist	Paul Wilson	140	8.8	N/A
Majority			501	31.6	−4.2
Turnout			1585	43.6	−11.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Johnstone West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Iain McMillan*	1,050	71.2	+6.1
	SNP	Lyndsay Cameron	424	28.8	+3.1
Majority			626	42.4	+3.0
Turnout			1474	43.0	−17.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Kilbarchan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Ian Taylor	777	43.4	−27.7
	Labour	Thomas Stevenson	546	30.5	+12.6
	Conservative	John McIntyre	318	17.8	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	John Heron	149	8.3	N/A
Majority			231	12.9	−40.3
Turnout			1790	55.4	−12.7
	SNP hold		Swing

Linwood East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Hall*	1,010	60.0	−3.6
	SNP	James McManus	307	18.2	−10.2
	Scottish Socialist	William Coats	261	15.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Jelfs	106	6.3	−1.7
Majority			703	41.8	+6.5
Turnout			1684	45.9	−12.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Linwood West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronald Burns*	804	53.5	−1.5
	SNP	Audrey Doig	536	35.7	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Jelfs	163	10.8	+0.7
Majority			268	17.8	−2.3
Turnout			1503	40.3	−13.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Lochfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Marie McGurk*	859	41.3	+7.8
	SNP	Caroline Martin	582	28.0	+0.4
	Labour	Ian McCormack	438	21.0	−9.5
	Conservative	Ann Moohan	124	6.0	−2.4
	Scottish Socialist	Henry Pfaff	79	3.8	N/A
Majority			372	13.3	+10.3
Turnout			2082	59.4	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Lochwinnoch & Howwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Alastair Nimmo*	1,230	53.1	+7.6
	Labour	Sandra McCall	648	28.0	−6.3
	Conservative	George McEwan	314	13.6	−1.8
	Scottish Socialist	Michael Daly	123	5.3	N/A
Majority			582	25.1	+13.9
Turnout			2315	59.0	−9.4
	SNP hold		Swing

Lounsdale & Millarston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark MacMillan*	638	39.8	−4.8
	SNP	David McCartney	533	33.2	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Allan Heron	189	11.8	−1.8
	Conservative	George Baillie	135	8.4	−0.2
	Scottish Socialist	Daniel Williamson	109	6.8	N/A
Majority			105	7.6	−3.9
Turnout			1604	52.9	−3.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Moorpark

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	David Mylet*	729	51.3	+8.7
	Labour	Donnie Smith	587	41.3	+0.3
	Scottish Socialist	Derek Flood	105	7.4	N/A
Majority			142	10.0	+8.4
Turnout			1421	48.6	−11.1
	SNP hold		Swing

Paisley Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barbara Adams*	517	43.6	−4.0
	SNP	Michael Loftus	363	30.6	−8.9
	Scottish Socialist	Gerard McCartney	167	14.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Armstrong	103	8.7	+0.1
	Conservative	Adele Gardiner	37	3.1	−1.3
Majority			154	13.0	+4.9
Turnout			1187	35.7	−11.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Parkmains

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sam Mullin	954	53.4	+3.2
	SNP	John Canavan	421	23.6	−9.0
	Scottish Socialist	Fiona Lawson	159	8.9	N/A
	Conservative	Oonagh Harper	145	8.1	−9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Valerie McGuire	108	6.0	N/A
Majority			533	29.8	+12.2
Turnout			1787	52.1	−8.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Ralston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nan MacGregor*	1,600	67.6	+3.4
	SNP	Alasdair Russell	302	12.8	+2.9
	Labour	Ann Henderson	290	12.3	−3.4
	Conservative	Stewart Connell	174	7.4	−2.8
Majority			1298	54.8	+6.2
Turnout			2366	62.4	−9.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Sandyford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Manser*	732	55.5	−10.1
	SNP	Thomas Dyer	586	44.5	+10.1
Majority			146	11.0	−20.2
Turnout			1318	41.0	−13.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Saucel & Hunterhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Glen*	484	32.3	−24.6
	Independent	Paul Mack	421	28.1	N/A
	SNP	John Connell	394	26.3	−16.8
	Liberal Democrats	Henry Bradley	81	5.4	N/A
	Scottish Socialist	Fiona Macdonald	77	5.1	N/A
	Conservative	Heather Hamilton	41	2.7	N/A
Majority			63	4.2	−9.5
Turnout			1498	42.0	−9.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Seedhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rayleen Kelly	447	37.1	−12.8
	Scottish Socialist	Iain Hogg*	437	36.2	N/A
	SNP	Jennifer Adam	322	26.7	−11.6
Majority			10	0.9	−10.6
Turnout			1206	37.3	−11.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Incumbent Councillor Iain Hogg had originally been elected for Labour at the 1999 council election, but sought re-election for the Scottish Socialist Party. He would ultimately lose re-election.

Shortroods

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Williams*	547	46.9	−7.6
	SNP	Robert Sharkey	395	33.8	−11.7
	Scottish Socialist	Ian Henderson	131	11.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Hanley	94	8.1	N/A
Majority			152	13.1	+4.1
Turnout			1167	35.3	−11.7
	Labour hold		Swing

St James

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Green*	493	58.1	−2.2
	SNP	Kenneth MacLaren	231	27.2	−12.5
	Scottish Socialist	Sean Cudden	125	14.7	N/A
Majority			262	30.9	+10.2
Turnout			849	25.8	−13.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Stanely

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Eileen McCartin*	1,208	61.2	+2.7
	SNP	Eileen Clark	263	13.3	−3.1
	Labour	Paul Thomson	249	12.6	−4.6
	Conservative	Sheila Fulton	176	8.9	+1.0
	Scottish Socialist	Charles Collins	79	4.0	N/A
Majority			945	47.9	+6.5
Turnout			1973	54.7	−10.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Townhead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	William McGuinness*	1,072	58.9	+6.7
	Labour	Georgina Hunter	556	30.5	−4.5
	Conservative	James McQueen	193	10.6	−2.2
Majority			516	18.4	+1.2
Turnout			1821	56.1	−7.6
	SNP hold		Swing