# 2003 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

2003 South Lanarkshire Council election result :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 51 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 77.6 | 48.0 | 55,173 | 2.0 |
| | SNP | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10.4 | 29.2 | 33,555 | 3.8 |
| | Independent | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3,604 | 2.5 |
| | Conservative | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14,371 | 2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 5,336 | 1.0 |
| | Scottish Socialist | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2,589 | New |
| | Scottish Unionist | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 255 | New |
| Total | Total | 67 | | | | | | 114,883 | |
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## Ward results
### Lanark North

Lanark North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary McNeill | 761 | 40.7 | 2.8 |
| | Conservative | Alistair Campbell | 636 | 34.0 | 2.5 |
| | SNP | Carolyn Park | 349 | 18.7 | 3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Waddell | 124 | 6.6 | 2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,870 | 52.1 | 10.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,591 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.1 | |
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### Lanark South

Lanark South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Reilly | 802 | 46.2 | 5.0 |
| | SNP | Frank Gunning | 550 | 31.7 | 0.3 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Ross-Taylor | 384 | 22.1 | 4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 | 14.5 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,736 | 50.7 | 7.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,427 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.3 | |
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### Lesmahagow

Lesmahagow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alexander McInnes | 1,010 | 55.8 | 15.3 |
| | SNP | David Smart | 684 | 37.8 | 8.9 |
| | Conservative | Grace Parton | 116 | 6.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 326 | 18.0 | 24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,810 | 53.0 | 8.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,418 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.1 | |
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### Blackwood

Blackwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Archibald Manson | 910 | 53.9 | 6.5 |
| | Labour | Esther Serrels | 662 | 39.2 | 1.3 |
| | Conservative | Louise Hodgson | 116 | 6.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 14.7 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,688 | 54.7 | 8.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,086 | | |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | 2.6 | |
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### Clyde Valley

Clyde Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Rush | 521 | 33.4 | 1.8 |
| | SNP | Thomas Ashburn | 515 | 33.0 | 4.0 |
| | Conservative | Alex Allison | 329 | 21.1 | 4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hill | 195 | 12.5 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,560 | 47.9 | 13.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,254 | | |
| | Labour gain from SNP | Labour gain from SNP | Swing | 1.1 | |
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### Biggar/Symington and Black Mount

Biggar/Symington and Black Mount :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Tom McAlpine | 1,166 | 64.6 | 5.8 |
| | Conservative | John Lyon | 485 | 26.9 | 4.3 |
| | Labour | Angela McGranachan | 155 | 8.6 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 681 | 37.7 | 10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,806 | 53.5 | 11.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,378 | | |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | 5.0 | |
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### Duneaton/Carmichael

Duneaton/Carmichael :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Forrest | 878 | 55.5 | 1.2 |
| | SNP | Thomas Mitchell | 441 | 27.9 | 5.0 |
| | Labour | Michael Derrington | 263 | 16.6 | 3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 437 | 27.6 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,582 | 53.8 | 5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,943 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.1 | |
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### Carstairs/Carnwath

Carstairs/Carnwath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Beverly Gauld | 831 | 55.5 | 7.8 |
| | Labour | Lindy Barbour | 428 | 28.6 | 4.8 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Ross-Taylor | 239 | 16.0 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 403 | 26.9 | 12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,498 | 45.8 | 12.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,270 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 | |
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### Douglas

Douglas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Daniel Meikle | 1,661 | 65.2 | 21.3 |
| | SNP | Lindsay Addison | 804 | 31.6 | 18.0 |
| | Conservative | David Parton | 82 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 857 | 33.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,547 | 67.3 | 3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,783 | | |
| | Labour gain from SNP | Labour gain from SNP | Swing | 19.6 | |
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### Carluke/Whitehill

Carluke/Whitehill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eileen Logan | 1,276 | 63.9 | |
| | SNP | Stuart Moffat | 509 | 25.5 | 10.6 |
| | Conservative | Donald Hopkins | 211 | 10.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 767 | 38.4 | 10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,996 | 48.2 | 12.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,139 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 | |
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### Carluke/Crawforddyke

Carluke/Crawforddyke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Ross | 1,114 | 60.4 | 8.9 |
| | SNP | John Allan | 537 | 29.1 | 12.1 |
| | Conservative | Henry Ross-Taylor | 192 | 10.4 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 577 | 31.3 | 21.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,843 | 49.6 | 15.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,714 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.5 | |
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### Forth

Forth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Ian Gray | 920 | 46.6 | 5.2 |
| | Labour | John Roberts | 745 | 37.7 | 20.9 |
| | Conservative | David Taylor | 310 | 15.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 8.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,975 | 51.9 | 9.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,804 | | |
| | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour | Swing | 13.0 | |
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### Law/Carluke

Law/Carluke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | David Shearer | 979 | 49.2 | 7.5 |
| | Labour | Edward Wright | 793 | 39.9 | 8.7 |
| | Conservative | James Young | 216 | 10.9 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 9.4 | 16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,988 | 50.7 | 13.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,918 | | |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | 8.1 | |
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### Long Calderwood

Long Calderwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Carlin | 892 | 54.7 | 0.8 |
| | SNP | John Lowe | 631 | 38.7 | 5.8 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Gauld | 108 | 6.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 16.0 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,631 | 48.7 | 10.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,346 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.5 | |
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### Calderglen

Calderglen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | James Wardhaugh | 959 | 51.2 | 11.1 |
| | Labour | John Cairney | 732 | 39.1 | 0.3 |
| | Conservative | Robert Young | 181 | 9.7 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 227 | 12.1 | 11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,872 | 55.3 | 9.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,387 | | |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | 5.7 | |
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### Blacklaw

Blacklaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Anne Maggs | 1,082 | 56.5 | 6.7 |
| | Labour | John Quinn | 559 | 29.2 | 8.1 |
| | Conservative | Ian Harrow | 273 | 14.3 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 523 | 27.3 | 13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,914 | 57.0 | 12.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,360 | | |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | 7.4 | |
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### Morrishall

Morrishall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Dick | 949 | 54.4 | 4.7 |
| | SNP | Stephen McKellar | 623 | 35.7 | 4.4 |
| | Conservative | Agnes Cameron | 171 | 9.8 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 326 | 18.7 | 9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,743 | 53.3 | 9.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,271 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.5 | |
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### Maxwellton

Maxwellton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Thomson | 929 | 52.0 | 1.7 |
| | SNP | John McKenna | 649 | 36.3 | 0.7 |
| | Conservative | Ian McCulloch | 208 | 11.6 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 280 | 15.7 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,786 | 54.2 | 11.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,295 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.2 | |
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### East Mains

East Mains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alice Mitchell | 898 | 47.2 | 14.8 |
| | SNP | Clare Keane | 831 | 43.6 | 5.6 |
| | Conservative | Helen McCallum | 175 | 9.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 3.6 | 20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,904 | 56.1 | 8.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,392 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.2 | |
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### West Mains

West Mains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William McNab | 994 | 52.7 | 10.7 |
| | SNP | Scot MacQueen | 533 | 28.2 | 8.4 |
| | Scottish Socialist | W. Kane | 203 | 10.8 | New |
| | Conservative | Isabella Perratt | 157 | 8.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 461 | 24.4 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,887 | 54.7 | 10.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,448 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.1 | |
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### Duncanrig

Duncanrig :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stewart Crawford | 946 | 54.8 | 5.2 |
| | SNP | John MacQueen | 449 | 26.0 | 14.0 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Mark Sands | 205 | 11.9 | New |
| | Conservative | Jean Davidson | 125 | 7.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 497 | 28.8 | 8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,725 | 52.8 | 10.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,264 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.4 | |
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### Westwoodhill

Westwoodhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Scott | 914 | 57.4 | 10.6 |
| | SNP | Hugh Gavin | 567 | 35.6 | 1.2 |
| | Conservative | Anne Stewart | 112 | 7.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 347 | 21.8 | 9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,593 | 50.1 | 12.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,178 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.7 | |
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### Headhouse

Headhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pat Watters | 849 | 50.7 | 4.9 |
| | SNP | Diane McAnsh | 492 | 29.4 | 1.9 |
| | Scottish Socialist | John Shaw | 201 | 12.0 | New |
| | Conservative | Patricia Harrow | 131 | 7.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | 21.3 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,673 | 53.2 | 9.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,143 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.2 | |
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### Heatheryknowe

Heatheryknowe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gerry Convery | 876 | 55.4 | 3.3 |
| | SNP | Graeme Macklin | 464 | 29.3 | 12.0 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Theresa Barr | 150 | 9.5 | New |
| | Conservative | Gavin Douglas | 91 | 5.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 26.1 | 8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,581 | 50.0 | 10.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,164 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.3 | |
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### Greenhills

Greenhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Archie Buchanan | 1,003 | 66.4 | 1.0 |
| | Labour | Marcel Legowski | 358 | 23.7 | 7.7 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Catherine Pedersen | 107 | 7.1 | New |
| | Conservative | Moira Brown | 42 | 2.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 645 | 42.7 | 8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,510 | 47.3 | 11.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,194 | | |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | 4.3 | |
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### Whitehills

Whitehills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Docherty | 905 | 56.5 | 6.8 |
| | SNP | Douglas Edwards | 627 | 39.1 | 8.9 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Lawton | 71 | 4.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 278 | 17.3 | 15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,603 | 46.8 | 12.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,426 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.8 | |
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### Hairmyres/Crosshouse

Hairmyres/Crosshouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | David Watson | 883 | 52.3 | 5.8 |
| | Labour | John Timoney | 563 | 33.3 | 3.9 |
| | Conservative | Jane Steel | 133 | 7.9 | 0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Linskey | 110 | 6.5 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 18.9 | 9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,689 | 50.5 | 11.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,342 | | |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | 4.8 | |
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### Mossneuk/Kittoch

Mossneuk/Kittoch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael McCann | 1,017 | 54.6 | 14.0 |
| | SNP | John Anderson | 558 | 29.9 | 4.6 |
| | Conservative | Margaret McCulloch | 289 | 15.5 | 9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 459 | 24.6 | 18.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,864 | 51.2 | 10.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,641 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.3 | |
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### Stewartfield

Stewartfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carol Hughes | 989 | 51.7 | 3.8 |
| | SNP | Elaine McDougall | 548 | 28.6 | 2.5 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Lang | 377 | 19.7 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 441 | 23.0 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,914 | 51.5 | 8.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,716 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.1 | |
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### Lindsay

Lindsay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gerald Docherty | 836 | 41.6 | 0.5 |
| | SNP | John Anderson | 800 | 39.8 | 0.4 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Ferguson | 374 | 18.6 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,010 | 49.1 | 14.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,092 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 | |
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### Avondale North

Avondale North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Malloy | 767 | 37.4 | 1.0 |
| | Conservative | Carol Ballard | 531 | 25.9 | 1.3 |
| | SNP | William Holman | 501 | 24.4 | 13.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Stewart | 251 | 12.2 | 11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | 11.5 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,050 | 51.4 | 10.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,986 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.2 | |
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### Avondale South

Avondale South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hector MacDonald | 843 | 41.7 | 3.2 |
| | Labour | Peter Duff | 557 | 27.5 | 1.6 |
| | SNP | Alan Stevenson | 441 | 21.8 | 4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Benzies | 182 | 9.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 286 | 14.1 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,023 | 52.9 | 13.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,827 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.4 | |
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### Blantyre West

Blantyre West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael McGlynn | 847 | 52.0 | 7.7 |
| | Independent | Russell Craig | 357 | 21.9 | New |
| | SNP | Alan Fergusson | 290 | 17.8 | 12.4 |
| | Conservative | James Stewart | 134 | 8.2 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 490 | 30.1 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,628 | 42.2 | 17.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,856 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 14.8 | |
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### Coatshill/Low Blantyre

Coatshill/Low Blantyre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim Handibode | 949 | 60.2 | 8.1 |
| | SNP | Catherine Sutherland | 249 | 15.8 | 9.3 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Georgina Mitchell | 202 | 12.8 | New |
| | Independent | Thomas Conway | 108 | 6.9 | New |
| | Conservative | Gladys Murray | 68 | 4.3 | 2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 700 | 44.4 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,576 | 44.9 | 10.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,513 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.3 | |
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### Burnbank/Blantyre

Burnbank/Blantyre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Davie McLachlan | 1,085 | 66.4 | 2.6 |
| | SNP | Iain Sutherland | 428 | 26.2 | 3.7 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Gardiner | 120 | 7.3 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 657 | 40.2 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,633 | 41.5 | 6.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,937 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.1 | |
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### High Blantyre

High Blantyre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Bert Thomson | 873 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| | Labour | Hugh Dunsmuir | 590 | 33.8 | 27.1 |
| | SNP | James Henderson | 211 | 12.1 | 19.8 |
| | Conservative | Ann Blair | 72 | 4.1 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 283 | 16.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,746 | 49.2 | 7.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,549 | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | 38.5 | |
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### Hamilton Centre North

Hamilton Centre North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Smith | 881 | 53.1 | 4.3 |
| | SNP | Barbara Samson | 486 | 29.3 | 2.4 |
| | Conservative | Charles Ferguson | 292 | 17.6 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 23.8 | 6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,659 | 47.7 | 8.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,479 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.3 | |
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### Whitehill

Whitehill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maureen Devlin | 622 | 50.3 | 6.9 |
| | SNP | Pamela Smith | 288 | 23.3 | 9.5 |
| | Conservative | Jean McAlpine | 116 | 9.4 | New |
| | Scottish Socialist | Micheal Martin | 112 | 9.1 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Oswald | 98 | 7.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 27.0 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,236 | 37.9 | 10.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,259 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.3 | |
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### Bothwell South

Bothwell South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alexander McGuire | 707 | 48.6 | 7.3 |
| | Conservative | Henry Mitchell | 512 | 35.2 | 11.4 |
| | SNP | Nicholas Gauld | 237 | 16.3 | 7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 13.4 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,456 | 47.4 | 15.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,071 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.0 | |
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### Uddingston South/Bothwell

Uddingston South/Bothwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Ormiston | 796 | 54.9 | 3.5 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Ferguson | 332 | 22.9 | 2.3 |
| | SNP | Margaret Fergusson | 323 | 22.3 | 1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 464 | 32.0 | 5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,451 | 46.3 | 16.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,137 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.9 | |
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### Uddingston

Uddingston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Morgan | 849 | 56.3 | 5.4 |
| | SNP | James Wright | 344 | 22.8 | 3.1 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Montgomery | 315 | 20.9 | 2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 505 | 33.5 | 8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,508 | 48.4 | 10.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,117 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.2 | |
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### Hillhouse

Hillhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Graeme Horne | 620 | 48.3 | New |
| | Labour | Jean McKeown | 610 | 47.5 | 17.7 |
| | Conservative | Janet Brown | 54 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,284 | 45.8 | 3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,802 | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | 33.0 | |
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### Udston

Udston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Daisley | 546 | 54.4 | 11.8 |
| | Independent | William Wishart | 415 | 41.3 | New |
| | Conservative | Janette McAlpine | 43 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131 | 13.0 | 27.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,004 | 41.0 | 8.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,449 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 26.5 | |
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### Wellhall/Earnock

Wellhall/Earnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Allan Falconer | 1,018 | 64.3 | 16.4 |
| | SNP | Patrick Lee | 349 | 22.1 | 8.5 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Walker | 215 | 13.6 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 669 | 42.3 | 24.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,582 | 42.9 | 7.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,687 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.4 | |
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### Earnock

Earnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Thomas Gilligan | 1,231 | 65.3 | New |
| | Labour | Margaret Duffy | 518 | 27.5 | 25.8 |
| | Conservative | Morag Redpath | 135 | 7.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 713 | 37.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,884 | 52.4 | 7.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,597 | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | 46.4 | |
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### Woodhead/Meikle Earnock

Woodhead/Meikle Earnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Catherine Condie | 827 | 64.2 | 0.3 |
| | SNP | Sean Tait | 347 | 26.9 | 1.6 |
| | Conservative | Anne Kegg | 114 | 8.9 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 480 | 37.3 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,288 | 39.3 | 14.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,274 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 | |
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### Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair

Hamilton Centre/Ferniegair :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Smith | 931 | 54.3 | 8.0 |
| | SNP | James McGuigan | 511 | 29.8 | 4.6 |
| | Conservative | Gary Scullion | 273 | 15.9 | 12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 420 | 24.5 | 6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,715 | 50.8 | 8.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,378 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.7 | |
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### Low Waters

Low Waters :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joe Lowe | 1,012 | 69.1 | 0.3 |
| | SNP | Margaret McKenzie | 337 | 23.0 | 0.6 |
| | Conservative | David Thomas | 116 | 7.9 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 685 | 46.1 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,465 | 42.6 | 12.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,443 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 | |
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### Silvertonhill

Silvertonhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian McCaig | 705 | 37.2 | 2.6 |
| | SNP | Robert Lawson | 683 | 36.1 | 2.4 |
| | Conservative | John Murray | 506 | 26.7 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,894 | 56.0 | 12.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,385 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.1 | |
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### Cadzow

Cadzow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Handibode | 1,015 | 55.1 | 2.0 |
| | SNP | Boyd Park | 595 | 32.3 | 1.5 |
| | Conservative | Neil Cameron | 232 | 12.6 | 0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 420 | 22.8 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,842 | 45.5 | 12.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,050 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.7 | |
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### Dalserf

Dalserf :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mushtaq Ahmad | 903 | 47.0 | 8.7 |
| | SNP | Lesley McDonald | 757 | 39.4 | 4.9 |
| | Conservative | John Lyon | 260 | 13.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | 7.6 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,920 | 47.7 | 8.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,029 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.9 | |
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### Larkhall East

Larkhall East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Tremble | 843 | 51.6 | 10.1 |
| | SNP | Iain McGowan | 510 | 31.2 | 7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Callan Dick | 150 | 9.2 | New |
| | Conservative | William Rennie | 131 | 8.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 333 | 20.4 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,634 | 44.8 | 10.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,649 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 | |
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### Larkhall West

Larkhall West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Samuel Casserly | 839 | 45.7 | 12.4 |
| | SNP | Barry Douglas | 829 | 45.2 | 3.3 |
| | Conservative | Jean Pretswell | 166 | 9.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.5 | 15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,834 | 48.0 | 5.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,819 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.8 | |
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### Larkhall South

Larkhall South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jackie Burns | 1,004 | 70.7 | 3.8 |
| | SNP | Robert Murray | 302 | 21.3 | 11.8 |
| | Conservative | David Murray | 114 | 8.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 702 | 49.4 | 15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,420 | 45.0 | 9.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,155 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.8 | |
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### Stonehouse

Stonehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John McInnes | 893 | 50.9 | 2.1 |
| | SNP | Peter Craig | 691 | 39.4 | 1.3 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Colley | 169 | 9.6 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 11.5 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,753 | 53.2 | 10.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,298 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.7 | |
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### Rutherglen West

Rutherglen West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Denis McKenna | 835 | 60.7 | 4.8 |
| | SNP | Anne Higgins | 233 | 16.9 | 13.5 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Alistair Fulton | 166 | 12.1 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | John McLellan | 141 | 10.3 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 602 | 43.8 | 18.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,375 | 40.8 | 9.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,372 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.1 | |
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### Stonelaw

Stonelaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gretel Ross | 1,012 | 54.6 | 3.9 |
| | Labour | Andrew Moffat | 357 | 19.3 | 1.1 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm MacAskill | 214 | 11.5 | 2.8 |
| | SNP | Sherwood Shea | 175 | 9.4 | 5.2 |
| | Scottish Socialist | David Sharp | 95 | 5.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 655 | 35.3 | 4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,853 | 51.1 | 12.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,628 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.5 | |
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### Bankhead

Bankhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eddie McAvoy | 1,022 | 56.8 | 2.3 |
| | SNP | Mary Donnelly | 269 | 15.0 | 6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Clark | 203 | 11.3 | 1.5 |
| | Conservative | Graeme Livingstone | 158 | 8.8 | 4.0 |
| | Scottish Socialist | David Stevenson | 147 | 8.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 753 | 41.9 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,799 | 51.5 | 9.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,490 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.3 | |
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### Spittal/Blairbeth

Spittal/Blairbeth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William McCaig | 971 | 57.1 | 6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Crowe | 336 | 19.8 | 8.9 |
| | SNP | D. Bryson | 198 | 11.6 | 1.8 |
| | Conservative | Robina Muir | 148 | 8.7 | 1.1 |
| | Scottish Unionist | Gordon Jamieson | 47 | 3.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 635 | 37.4 | 15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,700 | 51.9 | 13.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,273 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.8 | |
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### Burgh

Burgh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian McKenna | 875 | 52.7 | 3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Jackson | 243 | 14.6 | 8.6 |
| | SNP | Linda Douglas | 240 | 14.5 | 7.3 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Gerard McMahon | 176 | 10.6 | New |
| | Scottish Unionist | Thomas Rooney | 125 | 7.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 632 | 38.1 | 12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,659 | 44.3 | 11.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,745 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.2 | |
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### Cairns

Cairns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pam Clearie | 908 | 60.0 | 4.4 |
| | SNP | John Higgins | 335 | 22.1 | 2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Young | 271 | 17.9 | 8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 573 | 37.8 | 7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,514 | 45.1 | 10.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,359 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.6 | |
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### Hallside

Hallside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Davy Keirs | 1,332 | 59.7 | 5.6 |
| | SNP | Margaret Fox | 489 | 21.9 | 1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Rodgers | 221 | 9.9 | 3.2 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Lorraine Sharp | 189 | 8.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 843 | 37.8 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,231 | 43.0 | 12.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,187 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.2 | |
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### Cambuslang Central

Cambuslang Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bob Rooney | 959 | 58.9 | 1.4 |
| | SNP | Clare McColl | 240 | 14.7 | 6.8 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Muir | 156 | 9.6 | 0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen McCallum | 147 | 9.0 | 0.2 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Paul Drown | 127 | 7.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 719 | 44.1 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,629 | 49.1 | 8.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,317 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.7 | |
Source:

### Cathkin/Springhall

Cathkin/Springhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Russell Clearie | 965 | 54.3 | 3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Bryce | 310 | 17.4 | 15.0 |
| | Conservative | Allan Kenneth | 184 | 10.4 | New |
| | SNP | Marion Lennox | 170 | 9.6 | 7.5 |
| | Scottish Socialist | David McClemont | 148 | 8.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 655 | 36.9 | 18.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,777 | 52.9 | 6.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,360 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.4 | |
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### Fernhill

Fernhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patricia Osborne | 644 | 43.6 | 0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret McLellan | 500 | 33.8 | 2.5 |
| | SNP | Euan Fergusson | 136 | 9.2 | 10.2 |
| | Scottish Socialist | John Starrs | 115 | 7.8 | New |
| | Scottish Unionist | James Nixon | 83 | 5.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 9.7 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,478 | 52.5 | 4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,815 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 | |
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### Kirkhill/Whitlawburn

Kirkhill/Whitlawburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Baillie | 609 | 36.1 | 3.8 |
| | Labour | Patrick McKenna | 574 | 34.0 | 5.9 |
| | Conservative | Moya MacAskill | 201 | 11.9 | 1.1 |
| | SNP | William McIntyre | 189 | 11.2 | 5.7 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Stephanie Sharp | 116 | 6.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,689 | 50.3 | 5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,361 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 4.8 | |
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### Eastfield

Eastfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John McGuinness | 1,020 | 53.8 | 0.9 |
| | SNP | Gordon Clark | 278 | 14.7 | 6.6 |
| | Conservative | Jean Miller | 235 | 12.4 | 2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Bell | 233 | 12.3 | 1.2 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Alan Buchanan | 130 | 6.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 742 | 39.1 | 5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,896 | 55.3 | 10.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,429 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.8 | |
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## Aftermath

Labour retained control of the council with a reduced majority.

### By-elections
#### Bothwell South

Bothwell South by-election, 26 August 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 594 | 48.4 | 13.2 |
| | Labour | | 377 | 30.7 | 18.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 143 | 11.7 | New |
| | SNP | | 67 | 5.5 | 10.8 |
| | Scottish Senior Citizens | | 26 | 2.1 | New |
| | Scottish Socialist | | 20 | 1.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 17.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 15.6 | |
Source:

#### Avondale South

Avondale South by-election, 30 March 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stanley Hogarth | 775 | 50.9 | 9.2 |
| | Labour | Peter Duff | 315 | 20.6 | 6.9 |
| | SNP | William Holman | 221 | 14.5 | 7.3 |
| | Independent | Stuart Brown | 79 | 5.1 | New |
| | Scottish Green | Kirsten Robb | 71 | 4.6 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Hughes | 59 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 460 | 30.2 | 16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,522 | 39.8 | 13.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,822 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.0 | |
Source:

#### Biggar/Symington and Black Mount

Biggar/Symington and Black Mount by-election, 11 May 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hamish Stewart | 816 | 47.2 | 20.3 |
| | SNP | Tom Mitchell | 523 | 30.3 | 34.3 |
| | Independent | Peter Rae | 295 | 17.0 | New |
| | Labour | Ralph Barker | 87 | 5.0 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 16.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,726 | 49.3 | 4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,499 | | |
| | Conservative gain from SNP | Conservative gain from SNP | Swing | 27.3 | |
Source: