2003 South Ayrshire Council election
{{Short description|2003 Scottish local government election}}
{{Infobox election
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1999 South Ayrshire Council election
| previous_year = 1999
| election_date = {{Start date|2003|5|3|df=y}}
| next_election = 2007 South Ayrshire Council election
| next_year = 2007
| next_mps =
| party1 = Scottish Conservative Party
| last_election1 = {{nowrap|13 seats, 35.4%}}
| seats1 = 15
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 2
| popular_vote1 = 20,657
| percentage1 = 41.5%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 6.1%
| leader2 = Andrew Hill
| party2 = Scottish Labour Party
| last_election2 = {{nowrap|17 seats, 41.1%}}
| seats2 = 15
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 2
| popular_vote2 = 18,296
| percentage2 = 36.7%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 4.4%
| seats_for_election = All 30 seats to South Ayrshire Council
| majority_seats = 16
| map_image = South Ayrshire Council election 2003.svg
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption = A map highlighting party support by electoral ward where red represents the Scottish Labour Party and blue the Scottish Conservative Party.
}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.carricktoday.co.uk/news/the-final-cut-1-331647|title=The final cut|website=www.carricktoday.co.uk|access-date=15 May 2019}}
Results
{{Election summary begin|title = 2003 South Ayrshire Council election result}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|seats = 15
|gain = 2
|loss = 0
|net = {{up}} 2
|seats % = 50.0
|votes % = 41.5
|votes = 20,657
|plus/minus ={{up}} 6.1
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|seats = 15
|gain = 0
|loss = 2
|net = {{down}} 2
|seats % = 50.0
|votes % = 36.7
|votes = 18,296
|plus/minus ={{down}} 4.4
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Scottish National Party
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 17.3
|votes = 8,623
|plus/minus ={{down}} 6.0
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 2.9
|votes = 1,447
|plus/minus ={{up}} 2.7
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 1.3
|votes = 654
|plus/minus =New
}}
{{Election box end}}Source:{{Cite web |title=Scottish Council Elections 2003 |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Council-Elections-2003.pdf |access-date=23 September 2024 |website=Elections Centre}}
Ward results
=[[Troon]]=
{{Election box begin|
|title=Troon North
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Alistair Kerr
|votes = 919
|percentage = 49.28
|change = +4.42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Philip Saxton
|votes = 512
|percentage = 27.45
|change = -3.38
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = John Sawers
|votes = 434
|percentage = 23.27
|change = -1.07
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 407
|percentage = 21.83
|change = +7.80
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Troon West
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Gordon McKenzie
|votes = 844
|percentage = 48.65
|change = -0.50
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Agnes McFarlane
|votes = 460
|percentage = 26.51
|change = +0.68
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Paul Gregory
|votes = 378
|percentage = 21.79
|change = -3.24
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 384
|percentage = 22.14
|change = -1.18
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Troon East
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = William McIntosh
|votes = 704
|percentage = 38.96
|change = -3.24
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Patricia Brown
|votes = 519
|percentage = 28.72
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Stewart Wakelam
|votes = 373
|percentage = 20.64
|change = -13.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Agnes McFarlane
|votes = 211
|percentage = 11.68
|change = -11.93
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 185
|percentage = 10.24
|change = +2.18
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Troon South
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Peter Convery
|votes = 1,296
|percentage = 70.67
|change = +2.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Henry Wilson
|votes = 285
|percentage = 15.54
|change = -1.72
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Robert Inglis
|votes = 253
|percentage = 13.79
|change = -0.65
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,011
|percentage = 55.13
|change = +4.09
}}
{{Election box end}}
=[[Prestwick]] and [[Monkton, Ayrshire|Monkton]]=
{{Election box begin|
|title=Prestwick St Ninian's
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Margaret Toner
|votes = 989
|percentage = 59.54
|change = +11.68
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Patricia McLellan
|votes = 458
|percentage = 27.57
|change = -4.04
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Alan Stewart
|votes = 214
|percentage = 12.88
|change = -7.65
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 531
|percentage = 31.97
|change = +15.72
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Prestwick St Cuthbert's and Monkton
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Hugh Hunter
|votes = 1,006
|percentage = 53.14
|change = +11.99
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Angela Glen
|votes = 572
|percentage = 30.22
|change = -5.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Isabella Wallace
|votes = 315
|percentage = 16.64
|change = -6.26
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 434
|percentage = 22.92
|change = +17.72
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Prestwick St Nicholas'
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Helen Moonie
|votes = 777
|percentage = 47.55
|change = -2.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Thomas McGillivray
|votes = 488
|percentage = 29.87
|change = +6.95
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = James McGibbon
|votes = 369
|percentage = 22.58
|change = -4.42
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 289
|percentage = 17.68
|change = -5.40
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Prestwick Kingcase
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Pamela Patterson
|votes = 1,007
|percentage = 55.00
|change = +12.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Michael O'Brien
|votes = 572
|percentage = 31.24
|change = -8.52
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Marie Taylor
|votes = 252
|percentage = 13.76
|change = -4.11
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 435
|percentage = 23.76
|change = +21.14
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Prestwick Toll
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = George Watson
|votes = 778
|percentage = 47.41
|change = -4.90
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Peter Smith
|votes = 403
|percentage = 24.56
|change = +1.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = John Allan
|votes = 346
|percentage = 21.08
|change = -3.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Annette Johnston
|votes = 114
|percentage = 6.95
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 375
|percentage = 22.86
|change = -5.26
}}
{{Election box end}}
=[[Ayr]]=
{{Election box begin|
|title=Ayr Newton
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Ian Stewart
|votes = 748
|percentage = 44.58
|change = -1.21
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = John Fisher
|votes = 560
|percentage = 33.37
|change = +7.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Thomas Slider
|votes = 370
|percentage = 22.05
|change = -5.92
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 188
|percentage = 11.21
|change = -16.91
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Ayr Lochside
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Douglas Campbell
|votes = 722
|percentage = 58.70
|change = -2.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = John Wallace
|votes = 220
|percentage = 17.89
|change = -12.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = George Wade
|votes = 184
|percentage = 14.96
|change = +5.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Amanda McFarlane
|votes = 104
|percentage = 8.46
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 502
|percentage = 40.81
|change = +10.07
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Ayr Whitletts
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Alexander Cairns
|votes = 880
|percentage = 68.59
|change = +2.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Alex Taylor
|votes = 217
|percentage = 16.91
|change = -12.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = William Tyrie
|votes = 113
|percentage = 8.81
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Donald Reece
|votes = 73
|percentage = 5.69
|change = +0.63
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 663
|percentage = 51.68
|change = +14.68
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Ayr Craigie
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Ian Cavana
|votes = 868
|percentage = 60.40
|change = +3.35
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = James McNae
|votes = 286
|percentage = 19.90
|change = -4.44
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Alice Mitchell
|votes = 283
|percentage = 19.69
|change = +1.08
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 582
|percentage = 40.50
|change = +7.79
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Ayr Central
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Robert Campbell
|votes = 629
|percentage = 44.96
|change = -0.23
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Kenneth MacPherson
|votes = 477
|percentage = 34.10
|change = +10.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Alister Poole
|votes = 293
|percentage = 20.94
|change = -2.65
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 152
|percentage = 10.86
|change = -10.43
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Ayr Fort
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Gibson T MacDonald
|votes = 1,149
|percentage = 68.35
|change = +3.87
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Margaret McKenzie
|votes = 297
|percentage = 17.67
|change = -14.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Thomas Crozier
|votes = 235
|percentage = 13.98
|change = -0.82
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 852
|percentage = 50.68
|change = +16.91
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Ayr Old Belmont
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Winifred Sloan
|votes = 1,211
|percentage = 64.90
|change = +9.26
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Dennis McLellan
|votes = 402
|percentage = 21.54
|change = -7.27
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Ian Douglas
|votes = 253
|percentage = 13.56
|change = -1.99
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 809
|percentage = 43.36
|change = +16.54
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Ayr Forehill
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Gerry Crawley
|votes = 748
|percentage = 46.98
|change = -2.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Albany McKay
|votes = 359
|percentage = 22.55
|change = -6.87
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Garry Clark
|votes = 332
|percentage = 20.85
|change = -0.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Kenneth Conway
|votes = 153
|percentage = 9.62
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 389
|percentage = 24.43
|change = +2.96
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Ayr Masonhill
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Mary Kilpatrick
|votes = 1,014
|percentage = 53.31
|change = +8.38
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Bill Cormie
|votes = 536
|percentage = 28.18
|change = -3.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = David Forbes
|votes = 352
|percentage = 18.51
|change = -4.72
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 478
|percentage = 25.13
|change = +12.04
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Ayr Belmont
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Edward Bulik
|votes = 799
|percentage = 50.09
|change = -7.65
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Alexander Oattes
|votes = 374
|percentage = 23.45
|change = -6.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = James Stewart
|votes = 214
|percentage = 13.42
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = James Grindlay
|votes = 208
|percentage = 13.04
|change = +0.85
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 425
|percentage = 26.64
|change = -1.03
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Ayr Doonfoot and Seafield
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Cherry Young
|votes = 1,624
|percentage = 77.63
|change = +8.96
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = George Hodge
|votes = 293
|percentage = 14.01
|change = -4.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = James Speirs
|votes = 175
|percentage = 8.37
|change = -4.84
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,331
|percentage = 63.62
|change = +13.07
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Ayr Rozelle
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Robert Reid
|votes = 1,314
|percentage = 69.34
|change = +11.68
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Agnes Davies
|votes = 321
|percentage = 16.94
|change = -6.89
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Andrew Niven
|votes = 260
|percentage = 13.72
|change = -4.79
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 993
|percentage = 52.40
|change = +18.57
}}
{{Election box end}}
=[[Kyle, Ayrshire|Kyle]]=
{{Election box begin|
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = William McNally
|votes = 910
|percentage = 53.40
|change = +13.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Alexander Skilling
|votes = 468
|percentage = 27.46
|change = -7.67
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Susan May Jones
|votes = 326
|percentage = 19.13
|change = -5.68
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 447
|percentage = 25.94
|change = +21.01
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Tarbolton Symington Craigie
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Hywel Davies
|votes = 627
|percentage = 33.95
|change = +0.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Alexandra Marshall
|votes = 576
|percentage = 31.19
|change = -14.54
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Sam Gardiner
|votes = 447
|percentage = 24.20
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = John Hendrie
|votes = 152
|percentage = 8.23
|change = -12.42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Martin Gilmartin
|votes = 45
|percentage = 2.44
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 51
|percentage = 2.76
|change = +14.88
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Annbank Mossblown St Quivox
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = David Duncan
|votes = 837
|percentage = 55.39
|change = -0.57
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = James Cumming
|votes = 308
|percentage = 20.38
|change = -8.26
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Zoe Montgomerie
|votes = 298
|percentage = 19.72
|change = +4.32
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 529
|percentage = 35.01
|change = +7.69
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Coylton and Minishant
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Anthony Lewis
|votes = 753
|percentage = 44.29
|change = +12.39
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Alexandra Lewis
|votes = 663
|percentage = 39.00
|change = -8.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Joseph Robertson
|votes = 284
|percentage = 16.71
|change = -4.27
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 90
|percentage = 5.29
|change = +20.51
}}
{{Election box end}}
=[[Carrick, Scotland|Carrick]]=
{{Election box begin|
|title=North Carrick and Maybole West
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Alan Murray
|votes = 661
|percentage = 41.13
|change = +3.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Alan Shearing
|votes = 495
|percentage = 30.80
|change = -5.48
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = James Cumming
|votes = 283
|percentage = 17.61
|change = -8.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Alison Wild
|votes = 168
|percentage = 10.46
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 166
|percentage = 10.33
|change = +8.50
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=North Carrick and Maybole East
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Andrew Hill
|votes = 648
|percentage = 46.92
|change = -2.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Christopher McCulloch
|votes = 386
|percentage = 27.95
|change = +4.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Roderick Cochran
|votes = 283
|percentage = 20.49
|change = -6.71
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Luan Johnston
|votes = 64
|percentage = 4.64
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 262
|percentage = 18.97
|change = -2.75
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=South Carrick
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Paul Torrance
|votes = 940
|percentage = 51.82
|change = +2.49
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Frances Dupuy
|votes = 629
|percentage = 34.67
|change = -0.43
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Martha Wheelan
|votes = 245
|percentage = 13.51
|change = -2.07
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 311
|percentage = 17.15
|change = +2.92
}}
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|title=Girvan Ailsa
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Ian Fitzsimmons
|votes = 740
|percentage = 47.83
|change = +11.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Moira Davidson
|votes = 497
|percentage = 32.13
|change = -3.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = William O'Hara
|votes = 160
|percentage = 10.34
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Marion Low
|votes = 150
|percentage = 9.70
|change = -18.02
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 243
|percentage = 15.70
|change = +15.64
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=Girvan Glendoune
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = John McDowall
|votes = 592
|percentage = 52.11
|change = +0.39
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Neil Ferguson
|votes = 344
|percentage = 30.28
|change = -5.72
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Anne Hastie
|votes = 200
|percentage = 17.61
|change = +5.32
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 248
|percentage = 21.83
|change = +6.11
}}
{{Election box end}}
By-election
The North Carrick and Maybole East by-election was called following the resignation of South Ayrshire Labour Party leader Andy Hill on health grounds. In the election Independent candidate Brian Connolly won by a single vote. The loss of the ward for Labour allowed for the Conservatives to take control of the South Ayrshire Council area, governing with a 15-14 majority.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4675920.stm|title=Tories hang on to council control|date=3 February 2006|access-date=15 May 2019|work=BBC News}}
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|title=North Carrick and Maybole East by-election, 2006{{cite web|url=https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/council-election/results2006.aspx|title=South Ayrshire Council - Council Election Results 2006|website=South Ayrshire Council|access-date=15 May 2019}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Brian Connolly
|votes = 408
|percentage = 27.70
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Ann Galbraith
|votes = 407
|percentage = 27.63
|change = -0.32
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Sandra Goldie
|votes = 342
|percentage = 23.22
|change = -23.70
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = William McCubbin
|votes = 316
|percentage = 21.45
|change = +0.96
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1
|percentage = 0.07
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{South Ayrshire elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2003}}