# 2003 Glasgow City Council election

Elections to Glasgow City Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.

## Election results

2003 Glasgow City Council election result :
| Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 71 | 89.9 | 47.7 | 87,311 | -1.9 |
| SNP | 4 | 5.1 | 20.5 | 37,570 | -9.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 13,886 | +2.0 |
| Scottish Socialist | 1 | 1.3 | 15.5 | 28,485 | +8.2 |
| Conservative | 1 | 1.3 | 7.5 | 13,755 | +0.1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2,201 | New |

## Ward results

Drumry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Marjorie O'Neill | 783 | 55.0 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Norman MacLeod | 226 | 15.9 |
| | SNP | Sarah Nicholson | 214 | 15.0 |
| | Independent | Robert Howie | 124 | 8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marjory Watt | 40 | 2.8 |
| | Conservative | Marion Cornes | 36 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 557 | 39.1 |
Summerhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Carey | 720 | 54.0 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Andrew Lynch | 336 | 25.2 |
| | SNP | Malcolm Balfour | 278 | 20.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 384 | 28.8 |
Blairdardie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Steven Purcell | 1,782 | 62.7 |
| | SNP | Calum Smith | 433 | 15.2 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Michael Dyer | 285 | 10.0 |
| | Conservative | Alfred Smith | 214 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher McGinty | 129 | 4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,349 | 47.5 |
Knightswood Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Charles Gordon | 1,613 | 57.5 |
| | SNP | Graeme Hendry | 484 | 17.2 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Charlie McCarthy | 298 | 10.6 |
| | Conservative | Graeme Dickson | 269 | 9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Paris | 143 | 5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,129 | 40.3 |
Knightswood South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Cameron | 1,505 | 58.6 |
| | SNP | Malcolm Laughton | 428 | 16.7 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Peter Lavelle | 313 | 12.2 |
| | Conservative | Susan McCourt | 182 | 7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison King | 141 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,077 | 41.9 |
Yoker :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Craig Robertson | 1,330 | 59.3 |
| | SNP | Francis Rankin | 446 | 19.9 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Murray Diack | 322 | 14.4 |
| | Conservative | Heather Inglis | 143 | 6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 884 | 39.4 |
Anniesland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jonathan Findlay | 1,251 | 43.2 |
| | SNP | Robert Scott | 555 | 19.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Brown | 401 | 13.8 |
| | Conservative | Gary Cornes | 364 | 12.6 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Joseph Maguire | 327 | 11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 696 | 24.0 |
Jordanhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Mason | 1,425 | 41.9 |
| | Conservative | Bernadette Cooklin | 750 | 22.1 |
| | Labour | Martin Rhodes | 576 | 16.9 |
| | SNP | Peter Innes | 439 | 12.9 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Eddie Docherty | 210 | 6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 675 | 19.8 |
Kelvindale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Paris | 1,019 | 34.6 |
| | Labour | Catriona Renton | 804 | 27.3 |
| | Conservative | Gavin Brown | 584 | 19.8 |
| | SNP | Ronald McLean | 336 | 11.4 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Henry Maitles | 204 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 215 | 7.3 |
Scotstoun :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jean McFadden | 1,239 | 47.3 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Heather Ritchie | 526 | 20.1 |
| | SNP | Shiela Roberts | 346 | 13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laurence Clark | 283 | 10.8 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Inglis | 225 | 8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 713 | 27.2 |
Victoria Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Irene Graham | 1,179 | 39.3 |
| | Scottish Socialist | Allan Green | 441 | 14.7 |
| | SNP | Elizabeth W Quinn | 537 | 17.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dara Jaff | 430 | 14.3 |
| | Conservative | Matthew T. Smith | 407 | 13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 642 | 24.6 |

## By-elections since 3 May 2007
### 2006 by-election

* Milton ward: SNP gain from Labour (councillor William McAllister elected).