2003 South Lanarkshire Council election
South Lanarkshire Council election
Elections to South Lanarkshire Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the 31 other local government elections in Scotland and elections to the Scottish Parliament. This was the third election since the council's creation in 1995 and the last election to use first-past-the-post voting.
Labour maintained control of the council although their vote share reduced to 48.0%. The party won a majority of the seats despite their representation on the council decreasing by three. The Scottish National Party (SNP) remained as the largest opposition party on the council despite a net loss of one seat. The Conservatives remained on two seats while the Liberal Democrats gained one seat to hold two and three independent candidates were elected.
Following the introduction of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, local elections in Scotland would use the single transferable vote electoral system which meant this was the last election in which the 67 single-member wards created by the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements would be contested.
Results
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Ward results
Lanark North
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Lanark South
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Lesmahagow
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Blackwood
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Clyde Valley
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Biggar/Symington and Black Mount
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Duneaton/Carmichael
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Carstairs/Carnwath
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Douglas
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Carluke/Whitehill
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Carluke/Crawforddyke
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Forth
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Law/Carluke
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Long Calderwood
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Calderglen
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Blacklaw
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Morrishall
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Maxwellton
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East Mains
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West Mains
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Duncanrig
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Westwoodhill
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Headhouse
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Heatheryknowe
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Greenhills
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Whitehills
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Hairmyres/Crosshouse
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Mossneuk/Kittoch
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Stewartfield
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Lindsay
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Avondale North
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Avondale South
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Blantyre West
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Coatshill/Low Blantyre
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Burnbank/Blantyre
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High Blantyre
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Hamilton Centre North
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Whitehill
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Bothwell South
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Uddingston South/Bothwell
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Uddingston
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Hillhouse
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Udston
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Wellhall/Earnock
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Earnock
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Woodhead/Meikle Earnock
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Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair
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Low Waters
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Silvertonhill
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Cadzow
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Dalserf
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Larkhall East
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Larkhall West
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Larkhall South
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Stonehouse
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Rutherglen West
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Stonelaw
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Bankhead
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Spittal/Blairbeth
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Burgh
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Cairns
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Hallside
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Cambuslang Central
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Cathkin/Springhall
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Fernhill
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Kirkhill/Whitlawburn
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Eastfield
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Aftermath
Labour retained control of the council with a reduced majority.
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