2003 Renfrewshire Council election

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.

Results by ward.

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[1]
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

References

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