2003 East Lothian Council election

1 May 2003 (2003-05-01)
All 23 seats to East Lothian Council 12 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Norman Murray Party Labour Conservative SNP Last election 17 seats, 40.6% 5 seats, 23.1% 1 seat, 19.2% Seats before 17 5 1 Seats won 17 4 1 Seat change 0 1 0   Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrats Last election 0 seat, 14.9% Seats before 0 Seats won 1 Seat change 1
Council Leader before election Norman Murray Labour Council Leader after election Norman Murray Labour

Map showing results by ward.

Elections to East Lothian Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.

Election results

East Lothian Local Election Result 2003^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	17	0	0	0		40.6	15,061	4.6
	Conservative	4	0	1	1		23.1	8,561	5.3
	SNP	1	0	0	0		19.2	7,132	5.0
	Liberal Democrats	1	1	0	1		14.9	5,503	2.1
	Scottish Socialist	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.6	589	New
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.6	210	New

Ward results

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