Aberdeen City Council election, 2003

Aberdeen City Council election, 2003

1 May 2003 (2003-05-01)
All 43 seats to Aberdeen City Council 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Liberal Democrats Labour SNP Seats won 20 14 6   Fourth party   Party Conservative Seats after 3
The 43 single-member wards
Council Leader after election TBD

The 2003 Aberdeen City Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Aberdeen City Council. The election was the last one using the established 43 single member wards using the plurality (first past the post), before the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.

The results saw the council turn from Labour control to no overall control, with the Liberal Democrats being the largest party.

Election results

Aberdeen City Local Election Result 2003
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	20			8		35.4	26,990
	Labour	14			8		24.2	18,456
	SNP	6			3		23.0	17,522
	Conservative	3			3		15.3	11,690
	Scottish Socialist	0					1.7	1,269
	Independent	0					0.5	376
	National Front	0					0.1	44