2003 Midlothian Council election
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Elections to Midlothian 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 18 single-member wards using the plurality (first past the post) system of election.[1]
Labour retained their dominance of the council, with the Liberal Democrats forming the second largest party on the council.
Election results[edit]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 15 | 83.3 | 44.6 | 13,221 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 11.1 | 17.4 | 5,149 | |||||
| Independent | 1 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 611 | |||||
| SNP | 0 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 6,829 | |||||
| Conservative | 0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 3,186 | |||||
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 414 | |||||
| Scottish Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 261 | |||||
Ward results[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Midlothian Election Results 2007". midlothian.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2003 - Midlothian". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
