2003 South Ayrshire Council election

2003 South Ayrshire Council election

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All 30 seats to South Ayrshire Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Andrew Hill Party Conservative Labour Last election 13 seats, 35.4% 17 seats, 41.1% Seats won 15 15 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 20,657 18,296 Percentage 41.5% 36.7% Swing 6.1% 4.4%
A map highlighting party support by electoral ward where red represents the Scottish Labour Party and blue the Scottish Conservative Party.

The 2003 South Ayrshire Council election was held on 1 May 2003, alongside elections to the Scottish Parliament. All 30 seats were up and this was the final election to the council using First Past the Post. Whilst the Scottish Conservative Party were able to achieve more votes than any other party in the council area, they only received 15 seats - no majority administration was formed with the Scottish Labour Party also holding 15 council seats. Labour continued to run the council after the election following a "cut of the cards" to decide which party would run the administration.^[1]