2003 Fife Council election


2003 Elections to Fife Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament election. The election was the last one to use plurality system of election to elect the 78 individual councillors.

Party performance

[Scottish Scottish Labour Party|Labour Party|Labour] continued to control the council as a minority, having only 38 seats going into the election. Labour won 43 seats in 1999 elections but lost 5 seats in by-elections during the course of their term in office, but remained having the largest share of the vote and in numbers of councillors. SNP, Liberal Democrats and independents all increased their share of the vote and number of councillors.

Election results

Turnout was 46.2%

Ward results

In Order of the ward numbers:

Townhill and Bellyeoman

Rosyth West

Oakfield and Cowdenbeath North

Linktown and Kirkcaldy Central

Hayfield and Balsusney

Leven East

Caskieberran and Rimbleton