Fife: 2003 local elections

78 wards with results. Council page

Before (end of 2002) (78 seats, Elections Centre)

Labour 40 · Liberal Democrats 21 · SNP 10 · Other 4 · Conservative 3

After (end of 2003) (78 seats, Elections Centre)

Labour 36 · Liberal Democrats 23 · SNP 11 · Other 6 · Conservative 2

Ward results

Ronald Edwards	Labour	536 ✓
Carol Gorton	SNP	335
Alexander Spence	Conservative	217
Isabella Beveridge	Independent	208
David Forder	Liberal Democrats	190
Ian Quinney	Independent	178

Anstruther and East Neuk Landward1 seat

Elizabeth Riches	Liberal Democrats	813 ✓
Robert Harper	Independent	408
Keith Griffiths	Conservative	179
James Braid	Independent	166
Simon Coote	Labour	79
Thomas Jones	SSP	50

Auchmuty and Woodside West1 seat

Fiona Purdon	Labour	673 ✓
Robert Taylor	Independent	663
Colin Edward Martin	Liberal Democrats	141

Auchtermuchty and Ladybank1 seat

Donald Lothian	Liberal Democrats	1,122 ✓
Murdo Fraser	Conservative	390
Margaret McCulloch	Labour	166
Carlo Morelli	SSP	160

Auchtertool and Burntisland East1 seat · turnout 51.3%

William Leggatt	Independent	479 ✓
Alan Smart	Labour	462
George Kay	SNP	400
John Hipwell	Liberal Democrats	269

Baldridgeburn1 seat · turnout 63.7%

Andrew Brown	Labour	683 ✓
A. Brown	Labour	643
James Burke	Liberal Democrats	558
Grant Carradine	SNP	378

Balgeddie and Collydean1 seat · turnout 37.2%

William Kay	Labour	784 ✓
James Slack	SNP	427
William Elder	Liberal Democrats	154
Brian Mills	Conservative	135

Ballingry and Lochore1 seat

William Clarke	Independent	1,478 ✓
Vicky Coull	Liberal Democrats	57
David Hicks	Conservative	20

Bennochy and Valley1 seat

George Allan	Labour	831 ✓
Jacqueline Torrance	SNP	377
Douglas Robertson	Conservative	159
Fiona Campbell	Liberal Democrats	137
High Valleyfield Blairhall	& Torreyburn	0

Blairhall, High Valleyfield and Torryburn1 seat

Annie McGovern	Labour	764 ✓
Sandra Daly	Independent	733
William Miller	SNP	208
Jane Utting	Liberal Democrats	116

Brucefield & Netherton1 seat

W. Rosiejak	Liberal Democrats	919
F. Forrester	Labour	480
S. Emmerson	Conservative	159

Buckhaven and Denbeath1 seat · turnout 40.6%

Alex Paterson	Labour	857 ✓
Tracy Cumming	SNP	383
Niall Dowds	Liberal Democrats	124

Cadham, Pitcoudie and Balfarg1 seat

Kay Morrison	Labour	686 ✓
Steven Marwick	SNP	466
Douglas Chalmers	Conservative	147
David Cole-Hamilton	Liberal Democrats	122

Cairneyhill, Carnock and Milesmark1 seat · turnout 48.1%

Alan Kenney	Labour	761 ✓
Anne O'Brien	Liberal Democrats	555
Stephen Hossack	SNP	443

Cardenden, Cluny and Chapel1 seat

M. Doig	Labour	911
Lewis Gray	Independent	253
Margaret Dredge	Liberal Democrats	247

Caskieberran and Rimbleton1 seat

Peter Grant	SNP	833 ✓
Elizabeth Campbell	Labour	712
Judith Fryer	Liberal Democrats	166

Cowdenbeath Central1 seat · turnout 45.7%

Alexander Maxwell	Independent	1,191 ✓
Thomas Marshall	Labour	371
Elizabeth Randall	Conservative	34
Sandra MacCabe	Liberal Democrats	29

Crail, Cameron and Kemback1 seat

Peter Douglas	Liberal Democrats	1,037 ✓
John Steven	Conservative	748
Margaret Russell	Labour	177
Lilian Rooney	SSP	118

Crossford and Dunfermline Central1 seat

James Simpson	Liberal Democrats	1,219 ✓
Veronica Collins	Labour	253
Andrew Lyst	SNP	214

Crossgates and Mossside1 seat

Thomas Dair	Labour	826 ✓
Mary Maxwell	Independent	516
Alec Jordan	Conservative	109
Keith Smith	Liberal Democrats	93

Crosshill and Lochgelly North1 seat

James Connelly	Labour	719 ✓
Joseph Paterson	SNP	610
Duncan McMahon	Independent	209
William Gardner	Conservative	53
Charles Sanderson	Liberal Democrats	40

Cupar North1 seat · turnout 46.3%

Susan Clark	Liberal Democrats	879 ✓
William Bruce	Conservative	403
David Stoddart	Labour	180
Thomas McAviney	SSP	133

Cupar South1 seat · turnout 51.2%

Margaret Kennedy	Liberal Democrats	1,201 ✓
Alison Murray	Conservative	598
Peter McTiernan	Labour	226

Dalgety Bay East1 seat · turnout 50.8%

Stuart Randall	Conservative	843 ✓
Margaret McLachlan	Labour	433
Jenny Nicol	SNP	273
Francis Tollick	Liberal Democrats	228

Dalgety Bay West and Hillend1 seat

David Arnott	Labour	801 ✓
Alan Trotter	Conservative	522
David Hannah	SNP	361
Mary Hipwell	Liberal Democrats	302

Dunnikier1 seat · turnout 47.7%

Ann Watters	Liberal Democrats	881 ✓
Audrey Steven	Labour	352
Annamaria Conner	SNP	320

Dysart and Gallatown1 seat

Jacqueline Cameron	Labour	1,102 ✓
Karen Barnett	Liberal Democrats	462

Elie, St Monans and Pittenweem1 seat · turnout 52.1%

Mike Scott-Hayward	Conservative	752 ✓
Donald Macgregor	Liberal Democrats	721
Kenneth Park	SNP	265

Falkland, Freuchie and Strathmiglo1 seat

Euan Jardine	Liberal Democrats	1,104 ✓
David Croll	Conservative	327
David Macdiarmid	SNP	270
Margaret Murdoch	Labour	187

Garvock and Carnegie1 seat

James Tolson	Liberal Democrats	898 ✓
Kevin Nunn	Labour	364
Fiona Goodall	SNP	307
Robert Beattie	Conservative	216
Glebe Park Pathhead	& Sinclairtown	0

Glebe Park, Pathhead and Sinclairtown1 seat

Albert Ritchie	SNP	616 ✓
Michael Coyne	Labour	593
John Barnett	Liberal Democrats	240

Halbeath, Hill of Beath and Kingseat1 seat · turnout 43.5%

Alexander Sawers	Labour	795 ✓
Robert Sherry	SNP	407
David Hingston	Liberal Democrats	266

Hayfield and Balsusney1 seat

John Mackenzie	Labour	646 ✓
Brian Smith	SNP	313
Gordon Pay	Liberal Democrats	197
Steve West	SSP	142

Inverkeithing East and North Queensferry1 seat

James Philp	Labour	553 ✓
Jane Murphy	SNP	414
Dave Dempsey	Conservative	261
Kate Legg	Liberal Democrats	152

Inverkeithing West and Rosyth South1 seat

Alice McGarry	SNP	754 ✓
Zhivko Gulaboff	Labour	389
Valerie Finlay	Conservative	145
Bruce Martin	Liberal Democrats	120

Kelty1 seat · turnout 43.6%

James Brennan	Labour	770 ✓
Alie Bain	SNP	335
James Ireland	Independent	177
John Penman	SSP	173
Florence Sanderson	Liberal Democrats	57
Allan Vaughan	Conservative	54

Kennoway1 seat · turnout 42.5%

Bryan Thacker	SNP	743 ✓
Vincent Heneghan	Labour	490
George Coull	Liberal Democrats	73
Stewart Aitchison	Conservative	64

Kettle, Springfield and Ceres1 seat

Marilyn Whitehead	Liberal Democrats	1,053 ✓
Donald Ellis	Conservative	504
Kate Findlay	Labour	156

Kincardine, Culross and Low Valleyfield1 seat

William Ferguson	Independent	1,192 ✓
Timothy Collins	Labour	266
Ian Chisholm	SNP	185
Jane-Anne Shaw	Liberal Democrats	58

Kinghorn and Invertiel1 seat · turnout 47.1%

Fraser Ballantyne	Labour	728 ✓
Ernest Conner	SNP	487
Gerald Buxton	Conservative	244
David Riches	Liberal Democrats	214

Kinglassie, Bowhill and Dundonald1 seat · turnout 42.9%

William Aitken	Labour	1,230 ✓
David Smart	Independent	222
Paul Northway	Liberal Democrats	96
Keith Smith	Conservative	78

Largo1 seat · turnout 55.7%

John Bell	Liberal Democrats	908 ✓
Michael Foote	Conservative	513
John Ovenstone	SNP	282
Rhona White	Labour	102

Leslie and Whinnyknowe1 seat

Fiona Grant	SNP	1,186 ✓
Agnes Mowbray	Labour	444
Philip Ross	Liberal Democrats	117

Leuchars Balmullo & Gaurdbridge1 seat

Eleanor Gunstone	Liberal Democrats	992
N Davis	Conservative	350

Leven East1 seat · turnout 47.0%

Andrew Keddie	Labour	849 ✓
Steven Gillespie	SNP	435
Malcolm North	Conservative	246
Peter Lindsay	Liberal Democrats	164

Leven West and Kirkland1 seat

Henry Blyth	Labour	1,087 ✓
Alistair Suttie	SNP	420
Pauline Downing	Conservative	91
John Watson	Liberal Democrats	76

Limekilns and Pitreavie1 seat · turnout 47.3%

Gerald McMullan	Liberal Democrats	752 ✓
Robert Eadie	Labour	734
James Jackson	SNP	374
Gerald McLean	SSP	95

Linburn1 seat · turnout 38.5%

Robert Rumney	Labour	786 ✓
Brian Goodall	SNP	460
Lesley Anne Burke	Liberal Democrats	346

Linktown and Kirkcaldy Central1 seat

Alice Soper	Liberal Democrats	642 ✓
John Farmer	Labour	578
David MacDonald	SNP	322

Lumphinnans and Lochgelly South1 seat

Grace Gray	Labour	634 ✓
Ernest McPherson	Independent	562
Eileen Gilroy	SSP	104
John Wilson	Conservative	38
K MacNaughton	Liberal Democrats	35

Markinch and Woodside East1 seat

David Rougvie	Labour	1,074 ✓
John Beare	SNP	545
Joan Chalmers	Conservative	121
Harry Hutton	Liberal Democrats	104

Methil1 seat · turnout 39.1%

Irene Connelly	Labour	829 ✓
Ronald Donaldson	SNP	415
Eric Evans	Liberal Democrats	63
Gordon Michie	Conservative	57

Methilhill1 seat · turnout 42.7%

Agnes Smith	Labour	1,013 ✓
Peter McCulloch	SNP	378
Elaine Clunie	Liberal Democrats	83

Newburgh and Tay Coast1 seat

Andrew Arbuckle	Liberal Democrats	1,098 ✓
Patricia Dalrymple	Conservative	409
Robert Ross	Independent	309
Jan Bishop	Labour	90
Colin Cameron	SSP	70
Alexandra Oon	Independent	23

Newcastle and Tanshall1 seat

Catherine Latto	Labour	598 ✓
Marion Boyle	SNP	423
Valerie Brown	Conservative	107
Sandra Reid	Liberal Democrats	93

Newport-on-Tay and Wormit1 seat · turnout 56.3%

Timothy Brett	Liberal Democrats	1,036 ✓
Ronald Caird	Conservative	616
James Finlayson	SNP	344

Oakfield and Cowdenbeath North1 seat · turnout 45.0%

John Simpson	Labour	889 ✓
Ann Bain	SNP	348
Leon Graham	SSP	134
William Graham	Conservative	108
Stephen Rottger	Liberal Democrats	57

Oakley, Saline & Steeland1 seat

T. Gunn	Labour	721
B. Clark	SNP	489
W. MacKay	Liberal Democrats	284

Pitcorthie1 seat · turnout 53.7%

Antony Martin	Liberal Democrats	1,231 ✓
William Sullivan	Labour	358
Dennis Halligan	Conservative	197

Pitteuchar and Finglassie North1 seat

Michelle Woods	SNP	1,164 ✓
Kenneth Selbie	Labour	325
Paula Martin	Liberal Democrats	102

Raith and Longbraes1 seat

D. Torrence	SNP	656
Judith Hamilton	Labour	474
Maureen McLauchlan	Conservative	269
David Muncey	Liberal Democrats	251

Rosyth East1 seat · turnout 44.2%

Gordon Duff	Labour	750 ✓
William Dunn	SNP	413
John Urquhart	Liberal Democrats	171
J. Urquhart	Liberal Democrats	101
Iris Vaughan	Conservative	99
Andrew Jackson	SSP	92

Rosyth West1 seat · turnout 46.0%

Patrick Callaghan	Labour	662 ✓
Douglas Chapman	SNP	652
William O'Brien	Liberal Democrats	198

Smeaton and Overton1 seat

George Leslie	SNP	716 ✓
Charles Haffey	Labour	528
Katherine Horner	Liberal Democrats	75

South Parks and Macedonia1 seat · turnout 67.0%

Alfred Patey	SNP	874 ✓
A. Patey	SNP	804
Anthony Groundwater	Labour	488
Irene Brown	Conservative	90
William Reid	Liberal Democrats	85

St Andrews Central1 seat · turnout 34.0%

William Sangster	Liberal Democrats	532 ✓
William Brooks	Conservative	377
Kevin Tierney	SSP	103

St Andrews South1 seat · turnout 52.6%

Sheila Hill	Liberal Democrats	996 ✓
David King	Conservative	556
John Docherty	SNP	260

St Andrews South East1 seat

Jane Ann Liston	Liberal Democrats	646 ✓
Keith Neilson	Conservative	426
Penelope Smith	SNP	189
Joseph Peterson	Labour	137
Darren Watt	SSP	72

Strathkinness and St Andrews West1 seat

Frances Melville	Liberal Democrats	884 ✓
Dorothea Morrison	Conservative	452

Tayport and Motray1 seat

Margaret Taylor	Liberal Democrats	1,212 ✓
Kris Murray Browne	SNP	299
Belinda Weir	Conservative	250
Keith White	SSP	162

Templehall East1 seat · turnout 36.2%

Alexander Thomson	Labour	679 ✓
Richard Todd	SNP	343
Louise McLeary	SSP	104
Lucy Portchmouth	Liberal Democrats	86

Templehall West1 seat · turnout 38.5%

William Brand	Labour	752 ✓
William Symington	SNP	304
Maureen Closs	SSP	102
Douglas Dredge	Liberal Democrats	95

Thornton,Stenton and Finglassie South1 seat

David Cunningham	SNP	745 ✓
James Young	Labour	627
James Balfour	SSP	122
Theresa Reed	Conservative	101
Jane Kerr	Liberal Democrats	80

Townhill and Bellyeoman1 seat

George Wood	Independent	745 ✓
Helen Law	Labour	638
James Norris	SNP	252
Wink Thompson	Liberal Democrats	147

Wellwood and Headwell1 seat

Drew Edward	Labour	796 ✓
Alastair Stewart	SNP	435
Sheila Mackay	Liberal Democrats	356

Wemyss and Muiredge1 seat

Andrew Rodger	Independent	1,431 ✓
Thomas Adams	Labour	487
Lois Lothian	Liberal Democrats	72

Windygates, Star and Balgonie1 seat

David Alexander	SNP	964 ✓
Marjory Groundwater	Labour	514
Brian Murray	Liberal Democrats	126
Robert Heer	Conservative	117

Woodmill1 seat · turnout 50.5%

Robert Young	Labour	1,103 ✓
Willie Hewat	SNP	296
Russel McPhate	Liberal Democrats	174