2003 Fife Council election
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2003 Elections to Fife Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament election. The election was the last one to use plurality (first past the post) system of election to elected the 78 individual councillors.[1]
Party performance[edit]
Labour continued to control the council as a minority, having only 38 seats going into the election. Labour won 43 seats in 1999 elections but lost 5 seats in by-elections during the course of their term in office, but remained having the largest share of the vote and in numbers of councillors. SNP, Liberal Democrats and independents all increased their share of the vote and number of councillors.
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Election results[edit]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 36 | 7 | 46.2 | 33.3 | 41,698 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 23 | 2 | 29.5 | 25.2 | 31,609 | ||||
Scottish National | 11 | 3 | 14.1 | 20.8 | 26,037 | ||||
Independent | 6 | 4 | 6.4 | 8.9 | 11,143 | ||||
Conservative | 2 | 2.6 | 10.3 | 12,951 | |||||
Scottish Socialist | 0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1,936 | |||||
UKIP | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23 |
Turnout was 46.2%
Ward results[edit]
In Order of the ward numbers:
Wards no1: Kincardine, Culross and Low Valleyfield[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | William Ferguson | 1,192 | ||
Labour | Timothy J. Collins | 266 | ||
Scottish National | Ian M. Chisholm | 185 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jane-Anne Shaw | 58 |
Blairhall, High Valleyfield and Torryburn[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Annie R. McGovern | 764 | ||
Independent | Sandra Daly | 733 | ||
Scottish National | William Miller | 208 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jane Utting | 116 |
Oakley, Saline and Steelend[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Theresa Gunn | 721 | ||
Scottish National | Brian Clark | 489 | ||
Liberal Democrats | William M. Mackay | 284 |
Cairneyhill, Carnock and Milesmark[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan C. Kenney | 761 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anne W. O'Brien | 555 | ||
Scottish National | Stephen R. Hossack | 443 |
Crossford and Dunfermline Central[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | James P. Simpson | 1,219 | ||
Labour | Veronica T. Collins | 253 | ||
Scottish National | Andrew J. Lyst | 214 |
Baldridgeburn[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Brown | 643 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Burke | 558 | ||
Scottish National | Grant W. Carradine | 378 |
Wellwood and Headwell[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Drew Edward | 796 | ||
Scottish National | Alastair I. Stewart | 435 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sheila J. Mackay | 356 |
Townhill and Bellyeoman[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Campaign for Local Hospital Services | George L Wood | 745 | ||
Labour | Helen S. Law | 638 | ||
Scottish National | James Norris | 252 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Wink Thompson | 147 |
Garvock and Carnegie[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | James Tolson | 898 | ||
Labour | Kevin Nunn | 364 | ||
Scottish National | Fiona Goodall | 307 | ||
Conservative | Robert C. Beattie | 216 |
Halbeath, Hill of Beath and Kingseat[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alexander Sawers | 795 | ||
Scottish National | Robert Sherry | 407 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David F. Hingston | 266 |
Woodmill[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert E. Young | 1,103 | ||
Scottish National | Willie Hewat | 296 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Russel McPhate | 174 |
Linburn[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Robert M. Rumney | 786 | ||
Scottish National | Brian J. Goodall | 460 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Lesley Anne Burke | 346 |
Brucefield and Nethertown[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | William J. Rosiejak | 919 | ||
Labour | Frederick L. Forrester | 480 | ||
Conservative | Sheila A. Emmerson | 159 |
Ward No. 14 Pitcorthie[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | Antony Martin | 1,231 | ||
Labour | William Sullivan | 358 | ||
Conservative | Dennis Halligan | 197 |
Limekilns and Pitreavie[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | Gerald A. McMullan | 752 | ||
Labour | Robert W. Eadie | 734 | ||
Scottish National | James Jackson | 374 | ||
Scottish Socialist | Gerald McLean | 95 |
Rosyth West[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patrick Callaghan | 662 | ||
Scottish National | Douglas Chapman | 652 | ||
Liberal Democrats | William G. O'Brien | 198 |
Rosyth East[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Gordon W. Duff | 750 | ||
Scottish National | William Dunn | 413 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John R. Urquhart | 101 | ||
Conservative | Iris Vaughan | 99 | ||
Scottish Socialist | Andrew D. Jackson | 92 |
Inverkeithing West and Rosyth South[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Scottish National | Alice McGarry | 754 | ||
Labour | Zhivko Gulaboff | 389 | ||
Conservative | Valerie M. Finlay | 145 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Bruce L. Martin | 120 |
Inverkeithing East and North Queensferry[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | James Philp | 553 | ||
Scottish National | John G. Murphy | 414 | ||
Conservative | David R. Dempsey | 261 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kate Legg | 152 |
Dalgety Bay West and Hillend[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | David C. Arnott | 801 | ||
Conservative | Alan M. Trotter | 522 | ||
Scottish National | David Hannah | 361 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mary E. Hipwell | 302 |
Dalgety Bay East[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Stuart R. Randall | 843 | ||
Labour | Margaret McLachlan | 433 | ||
Scottish National | John W. Nicol | 273 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Francis C. Tollick | 228 |
Ward no22: Crossgates and Moss-side[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Thomas Dair | 826 | ||
Independent | Mary Maxwell | 516 | ||
Conservative | Alec Jordan | 109 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Keith W. Smith | 93 |
Cowdenbeath Central[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Alexander Maxwell | 1,191 | ||
Labour | Thomas G. Marshall | 371 | ||
Conservative | Elizabeth Randall | 34 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sandra B. Maccabe | 29 |
Oakfield and Cowdenbeath North[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | John Simpson | 889 | ||
Scottish National | Ann Bain | 348 | ||
Scottish Socialist | Linda Graham | 134 | ||
Conservative | William G. Graham | 108 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen W. Rottger | 57 |
Kelty[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | James Brennan | 770 | ||
Scottish National | Alistair J. Bain | 335 | ||
Independent | James P. Ireland | 177 | ||
Scottish Socialist | John Penman | 173 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Florence J. Sanderson | 57 | ||
Conservative | Allan Vaughan | 54 |
Ward No26: Ballingry and Lochore[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | William L. Clarke | 1,478 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Vicky Coull | 57 | ||
Conservative | David C. Hicks | 20 |
Crosshill and Lochgelly North[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Connelly | 719 | ||
Scottish National | Joseph Paterson | 610 | ||
Independent | Duncan McMahon | 209 | ||
Conservative | William A. Gardner | 53 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Charles S. Sanderson | 40 |
Lumphinnans and Lochgelly South[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Grace C. Gray | 634 | ||
Independent | Ernest McPherson | 562 | ||
Scottish Socialist | Eileen B. Gilroy | 104 | ||
Conservative | John Wilson | 38 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kathleen J. MacNaughton | 35 |
Aberdour and Burntisland West[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronald Edwards | 536 | ||
Scottish National | Carol Gorton | 335 | ||
Conservative | Alexander Spence | 217 | ||
Independent | Isabella Beveridge | 208 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Forder | 190 | ||
Independent | Ian Quinney | 178 | ||
Majority | 201 |
Auchtertool and Burntisland East[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Leggatt | 479 | ||
Labour | Alan Smart | 462 | ||
Scottish National | George Kay | 400 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Hipwell | 269 | ||
Majority | 17 |
Kinghorn and Invertiel[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fraser Ballantyne | 728 | ||
Scottish National | Ernest Conner | 487 | ||
Conservative | Gerald Buxton | 244 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Riches | 214 | ||
Majority | 241 |
Linktown and Kirkcaldy Central[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alice Soper | 642 | ||
Labour | John Farmer | 578 | ||
Scottish National | David MacDonald | 322 | ||
Majority | 64 |
Raith and Longbraes[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | David Torrance | 656 | ||
Labour | Judith Hamilton | 474 | ||
Conservative | Maureen McLauchlan | 269 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Muncey | 251 | ||
Majority | 182 |
Bennochy and Valley[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Allan | 831 | ||
Scottish National | Jacqueline Torrance | 377 | ||
Conservative | Douglas Robertson | 159 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Fiona Campbell | 137 | ||
Majority | 454 |
Templehall East[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alexander Thomson | 679 | ||
Scottish National | Richard Todd | 343 | ||
Scottish Socialist | Louise McLeary | 104 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Lucy Portchmouth | 86 | ||
Majority | 336 |
Templehall West[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Brand | 752 | ||
Scottish National | William Symington | 304 | ||
Scottish Socialist | Maureen Closs | 102 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Douglas Dredge | 95 | ||
Majority | 443 |
Cardenden, Cluny and Chapel[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margot Doig | 911 | ||
Independent | Lewis Gray | 253 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Dredge | 247 | ||
Majority | 658 |
Kinglassie, Bowhill and Dundonald[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Aitken (Labour) | 1,230 | ||
Independent | David Smart | 222 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Northway | 96 | ||
Conservative | Keith Smith | 78 | ||
Majority | 1,008 |
Dunnikier[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ann Watters | 881 | ||
Labour | Audrey Steven | 352 | ||
Scottish National | Annamaria Conner | 320 | ||
Majority | 529 |
Hayfield and Balsusney[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Mackenzie | 646 | ||
Scottish National | Brian Smith | 313 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Pay | 197 | ||
Scottish Socialist | Steve West | 142 | ||
Majority | 333 |
Smeaton and Overton[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | George Leslie | 716 | ||
Labour | Charles Haffey | 528 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Katherine Horner | 75 | ||
Majority | 188 |
Glebe Park, Pathhead and Sinclairtown[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | Albert Ritchie | 616 | ||
Labour | Michael Coyne | 593 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Barnett | 240 | ||
Majority | 23 |
Dysart and Gallatown[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Cameron | 1,102 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Karen Barnett | 462 | ||
Majority | 640 |
Wemyss and Muiredge[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Andrew Rodger | 1,431 | ||
Labour | Thomas Adams | 487 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Lois Lothian | 72 | ||
Majority | 944 |
Buckhaven and Denbeath[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Paterson | 857 | ||
Scottish National | Tracy Cumming | 383 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Niall Dowds | 124 | ||
Majority | 474 |
Methilhill[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joyce Smith | 1,013 | ||
Scottish National | Peter McCulloch | 378 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Elaine Clunie | 83 | ||
Majority | 635 |
Methil[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Irene Connelly | 829 | ||
Scottish National | Ronald Donaldson | 415 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Eric Evans | 63 | ||
Conservative | Gordon Michie | 57 | ||
Majority | 414 |
Leven East[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Keddie | 849 | ||
Scottish National | Steven Gillespie | 435 | ||
Conservative | James North | 246 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Lindsay | 164 | ||
Majority | 414 |
Leven West and Kirkland[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Henry Blyth | 1,087 | ||
Scottish National | Alistair Suttie | 420 | ||
Conservative | Pauline Downing | 91 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Watson | 76 | ||
Majority | 667 |
Ward No50: Kennoway[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | Bryan Thacker | 743 | ||
Labour | Vincent Heneghan | 490 | ||
Liberal Democrats | George Coull | 73 | ||
Conservative | Stewart Aitchison | 64 | ||
Majority | 253 |
Windygates, Star and Balgonie[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | David Alexander | 964 | ||
Labour | Marjory Groundwater | 514 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Murray | 126 | ||
Conservative | Robert Heer | 117 | ||
Majority | 450 |
Markinch and Woodside East[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Rougvie | 1,074 | ||
Scottish National | John Beare | 545 | ||
Conservative | Joan Chalmers | 121 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Harry Hutton | 104 | ||
Majority | 529 |
Auchmuty and Woodside West[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fiona Purdon | 673 | ||
Independent | Robert Taylor | 663 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Colin Martin | 141 | ||
Majority | 10 |
Pitteuchar and Finglassie North[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | Michael Woods | 1,164 | ||
Labour | Kenneth Selbie | 325 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paula Martin | 102 | ||
Majority | 839 |
Thornton, Stenton and Finglassie South[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | David Cunningham | 745 | ||
Labour | James Young | 627 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Balfour | 122 | ||
Conservative | Theresa Reed | 101 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jane Kerr | 80 | ||
Majority | 118 |
Caskieberran and Rimbleton[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | Peter Grant | 833 | ||
Labour | Elizabeth Campbell | 712 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Judith Fryer | 166 | ||
Majority | 121 |
Newcastle and Tanshall[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Catherine Latto | 598 | ||
Scottish National | Marion Boyle | 423 | ||
Conservative | Valerie Brown | 107 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sandra Reid | 93 | ||
Majority | 175 |
South Parks and Macedonia[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | Alfred Patey | 804 | ||
Labour | Anthony Groundwater | 488 | ||
Conservative | Ian Brown | 90 | ||
Liberal Democrats | William Reid | 85 | ||
Majority | 316 |
Leslie and Whinnyknowe[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | Fiona Grant | 1,186 | ||
Labour | Agnes Mowbray | 444 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Ross | 117 | ||
Majority | 742 |
Ward No60: Balgeddie and Collydean[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Kay | 784 | ||
Scottish National | James Slack | 427 | ||
Liberal Democrats | William Elder | 154 | ||
Conservative | Brian Mills | 135 | ||
Majority | 357 |
Cadham, Pitcoudie and Balfarg[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kay Morrison | 686 | ||
Scottish National | Steven Marwick | 466 | ||
Conservative | Douglas Chalmers | 147 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Cole-Hamilton | 122 | ||
Majority | 220 |
Falkland, Freuchie and Strathmiglo[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ewen W. Jardine | 1,104 | ||
Conservative | David P. Croll | 327 | ||
Scottish National | David MacDiarmid | 270 | ||
Labour | Margaret V. Murdoch | 187 | ||
Majority | 777 |
Auchtermuchty and Ladybank[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Donald Lothian | 1,122 | ||
Conservative | Murdo Fraser | 390 | ||
Labour | Margaret W. McCulloch | 166 | ||
Scottish Socialist | Carlo Morelli | 160 | ||
Majority | 732 |
Kettle, Springfield and Ceres[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Marilyn E. Whitehead | 1,053 | ||
Conservative | Donald Ellis | 504 | ||
Labour | Kate Findlay | 156 | ||
Majority | 549 |
Cupar North[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Susan A. Clark | 879 | ||
Conservative | William S. Bruce | 403 | ||
Labour | David Stoddart | 180 | ||
Scottish Socialist | Thomas McAviney | 133 | ||
Majority | 476 |
Cupar South[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Margaret C. Kennedy | 1,201 | ||
Conservative | Alison J. Murray | 598 | ||
Labour | Peter McTiernan | 276 | ||
Majority | 603 |
Newburgh and Tay Coast[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Andrew D. Arbuckle | 1,098 | ||
Conservative | Patricia M. Dalrymple | 409 | ||
Independent | Robert Ross | 309 | ||
Labour | Janet W. Bishop | 190 | ||
Scottish Socialist | Colin S. Cameron | 70 | ||
UKIP | Alexandra L. Oon | 23 | ||
Majority | 689 |
Newport-on-Tay and Wormit[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Timothy E. W. Brett | 1,036 | ||
Conservative | Ronald J. Caird | 616 | ||
Scottish National | James M. Finlayson | 344 | ||
Majority | 420 |
Tayport and Motray[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Margaret F. Taylor | 1,212 | ||
Scottish National | Kris Murray Browne | 299 | ||
Conservative | Belinda Weir | 250 | ||
Scottish Socialist | Keith S. White | 162 | ||
Majority | 913 |
Ward No70: Leuchars, Balmullo and Guardbridge[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Eleanor E. Gunstone | 992 | ||
Conservative | Norma Davis | 350 | ||
Majority | 642 |
Strathkinness and St Andrews West[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Frances M. Melville | 884 | ||
Conservative | Dorothea M. Morrison | 452 | ||
Majority | 432 |
St Andrews Central[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | William Sangster | 532 | ||
Conservative | William Brooks | 377 | ||
Scottish National | Kevin J. Tierney | 103 | ||
Majority | 155 |
St Andrews South[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sheila R. Hill | 996 | ||
Conservative | David R. King | 556 | ||
Scottish National | John J. Docherty | 260 | ||
Majority | 440 |
St Andrews South East[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jane A. Liston | 646 | ||
Conservative | Keith R. Neilson | 426 | ||
Scottish National | Penelope A. Smith | 189 | ||
Labour | Joseph A. Peterson | 137 | ||
Scottish Socialist | David W. Watt | 72 | ||
Majority | 220 |
Crail, Cameron and Kemback[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter C. Douglas | 1,037 | ||
Conservative | John B. Steven | 748 | ||
Labour | Margaret Russell | 177 | ||
Scottish Socialist | Lilian Rooney | 118 | ||
Majority | 289 |
Anstruther and East Neuk Landward[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Riches | 813 | ||
Independent | Robert F. Harper | 408 | ||
Conservative | Keith A. Griffiths | 179 | ||
Independent | James Braid | 166 | ||
Labour | Simon D. Coote | 79 | ||
Scottish Socialist | Thomas E. Jones | 50 | ||
Majority | 405 |
Elie, St Monans and Pittenweem[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Scott-Hayward | 752 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Donald F. Macgregor | 721 | ||
Scottish National | Kenneth Park | 261 | ||
Majority | 31 |
Largo[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John A. Bell | 908 | ||
Conservative | Michael B. Foote | 513 | ||
Scottish National | John D. Ovenstone | 282 | ||
Labour | Rhona White | 102 | ||
Majority | 395 |
Subsequent by-elections[edit]
2005 – Auchtertool and Burntisland East[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish National | George Kay | 609 | 46.7 | +21.9 | |
Labour | 321 | 24.6 | -4.1 | ||
Independent | 249 | 19.1 | -10.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 71 | 5.4 | -11.3 | ||
Conservative | 54 | 4.1 | +4.1 | ||
Majority | 288 | ||||
Turnout | 41.0 | -10.8 | |||
Scottish National gain from Independent | Swing | +16.3 |
References[edit]
- ^ Bochel, H. M.; Denver, D. T. (2003). Scottish Council Elections 2003 Results and Statistics (PDF). Fife: Election Studies. pp. 39–45. ISBN 1869820452. Retrieved 7 July 2022.