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Scottish Parliament Elections: 1 May 2003 14.05.03 RESEARCH PAPER 03/46 Scottish Parliament 14 MAY 2003 Elections: 1 May 2003 This paper provides summary and detailed results of the second elections to the Scottish Parliament which took place on 1 May 2003. The paper provides data on voting trends and electoral turnout for constituencies, electoral regions and for Scotland as a whole. This paper is a companion volume to Library Research Papers 03/45 Welsh Assembly Elections and 03/44 Local Elections 2003. Matthew Leeke & Richard Cracknell SOCIAL & GENERAL STATISTICS SECTION HOUSE OF COMMONS LIBRARY Recent Library Research Papers 03/32 Parliamentary Questions, Debate Contributions and Participation in 31.03.03 Commons Divisions 03/33 Economic Indicators [includes article: Changes to National Insurance 01.04.03 Contributions, April 2003] 03/34 The Anti-Social Behaviour Bill [Bill 83 of 2002-03] 04.04.03 03/35 Direct taxes: rates and allowances 2003-04-11 10.04.03 03/36 Unemployment by Constituency, March 2003 17.04.03 03/37 Economic Indicators [includes article: The current WTO trade round] 01.05.03 03/38 NHS Foundation Trusts in the Health and Social Care 01.05.03 (Community Health and Standards) Bill [Bill 70 of 2002-03] 03/39 Social Care Aspects of the Health and Social Care (Community Health 02.05.03 and Standards Bill) [Bill 70 of 2002-03] 03/40 Social Indicators 06.05.03 03/41 The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) 06.05.03 Bill: Health aspects other than NHS Foundation Trusts [Bill 70 of 2002-03] 03/42 The Fire Services Bill [Bill 81 of 2002-03] 07.05.03 03/43 The Northern Ireland (Elections and Periods of Suspension) Bill 09.05.03 [Bill 104 of 2002-03] 03/44 Local Elections 2003 12.05.03 03/45 Welsh Assembly Elections: 1 May 2003 14.05.03 03/46 Scottish Parliament Elections: 1 May 2003 14.05.03 Research Papers are available as PDF files: • to members of the general public on the Parliamentary web site, URL: http://www.parliament.uk • within Parliament to users of the Parliamentary Intranet, URL: http://hcl1.hclibrary.parliament.uk Library Research Papers are compiled for the benefit of Members of Parliament and their personal staff. Authors are available to discuss the contents of these papers with Members and their staff but cannot advise members of the general public. Any comments on Research Papers should be sent to the Research Publications Officer, Room 407, 1 Derby Gate, London, SW1A 2DG or e-mailed to [email protected] ISSN 1368-8456 Summary of main points • Labour secured the highest share of the vote in the 2003 Scottish Parliament elections (32%), followed by the SNP (22%), the Conservatives (16%) and the Liberal Democrats (14%). • With 50 of the 129 seats, Labour remains the largest party in the Parliament, but it does not have an overall majority. • Labour and the SNP both lost seats, largely to the Scottish Green Party and Scottish Socialist Party (SSP), both of which increased their number of MSPs from 1 to 7. • Three Independent candidates were elected, including Denis Canavan for Falkirk West, the former Labour MP. • The average turnout across regions and constituencies was 49%, compared with 58% in 1999. • 40% of MSPs are women; 55% of these MSPs are Labour. • 26 Members were newly elected to the Scottish Parliament. Key Statistics 1999 2003 Votes (Constituency + Regional) Labour 1,695,164 36% 1,225,464 32% Conservative 723,534 15% 615,208 16% Lib Democrat 623,939 13% 520,157 14% SNP 1,311,412 28% 855,431 22% SSP 70,368 2% 244,139 6% 1999 2003 Change Seats Labour 56 50 -6 Conservative 18 18 0 Lib Democrat 17 17 0 SNP 35 27 -8 SSP 1 6 5 Scot Green 1 7 6 Other 1 4 3 Turnout 58% 49% -9% MSPs Women 48 51 3 Men 81 78 -3 CONTENTS I Introduction 7 II Summary Results 8 Table 1 Scottish Parliament elections: 1 May 2003 8 Table 2 Scottish Parliament elections: 6 May 1999 9 Table 3 Constituency and Regional votes - overall totals 2003 & 1999 10 Table 4 Percentage share of the vote by party 2003 & 1999 11 III Constituency Results 12 Table 5 Constituency results – number of votes by constituency 12 Table 6 Constituency results – share of votes by constituency 14 IV Regional results 16 Table 7 Regional ballot, number and share of votes by region 16 Table 8 Difference between share of regional and constituency votes by region 16 Table 9 Seats by type, party and region 17 V Appendices 18 Table A1 Highest and lowest turnouts by region 18 Table A2 Largest and smallest majorities by party 19 Table A3 Highest and lowest shares of the constituency vote by major party 20 Table A4: Members of the Scottish Parliament 21 RESEARCH PAPER 03/46 I Introduction This paper presents some analyses of the second elections to the Scottish Parliament which took place on 1 May 2003. These elections were conducted under the Additional Member System. Voters were given two ballot papers: one used to elect each of 73 constituency members under the first-past-the-post system and the second to elect seven members from each of eight electoral regions. These additional members were elected so that the total representation from each area, including those Members elected under first-past-the-post, corresponds as closely as possible with the share of votes cast for each party in the region. Overall, Labour gained 35% of the constituency votes, compared to 39% in 1999, and 29% on the regional lists, compared with 34% in 1999. This gives them a total of 50 seats, compared with 56 after the 1999 election. The Scottish National Party won 27 seats, the Conservatives 18, and the Liberal Democrats 17. The Greens increased their number of MSPs from 1 to 7; as did the Scottish Socialist Party, and the Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party gained its first MSP. Three non-party-aligned MSPs were elected – including Denis Canavan, the former Labour MP, who retained his Falkirk West seat. Turnout in the 2003 election was 49%, compared with 58% in 1999. Tables 1 to 9 show the results at a national, constituency and regional level. Appendices A1 to A3 look at constituencies with the highest and lowest turnouts, majorities and vote shares and A4 lists the Members of the Scottish Parliament by region and party. Data sources: 2003 results and further analyses are available from the Electoral Commission1 and the Scottish Parliament2. The figures in this paper draw on these sources. Figures for 1999 are taken from Commons Library data holdings. These were summarised in Research Paper 99/503. This paper also contained a fuller explanation of how the Additional Member System works in practice. 1 http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/election-data/ 2 http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/research/briefings-03/sb03-25.pdf 3 http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp99/rp99-050.pdf 7 RESEARCH PAPER 03/46 II Summary Results Table 1 Scottish Parliament elections: 1 May 2003 Scottish Parliament elections: 1 May 2003 Votes Seats won Candidates Number % of total Number change from 1999 Constituencies Labour 73 663,585 34.5% 46 -7 Scottish National Party 73 455,772 23.7% 9 2 Conservative 73 318,279 16.6% 3 3 Liberal Democrat 73 294,347 15.3% 13 1 Scottish Socialist Party 70 116,013 6.0% Others 28 39,171 2.0% 1 Independent 17 34,452 1.8% 1 Total 407 1,921,619 100.0% 73 Regional lists Labour 56 561,879 29.4% 4 1 Scottish National Party 77 399,659 20.9% 18 -10 Conservative 69 296,929 15.6% 15 -3 Liberal Democrat 67 225,810 11.8% 4 -1 Scottish Green Party 58 132,138 6.9% 7 6 Scottish Socialist Party 76 128,126 6.7% 6 5 Independent 9 31,942 1.7% 1 1 Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party 19 28,966 1.5% 1 1 Pensioners Party (Scotland) 19 28,655 1.5% Socialist Labour Party 62 21,657 1.1% United Kingdom Independence Party 41 11,969 0.6% People's Alliance 15 7,718 0.4% ProLife 14 6,759 0.4% Scottish Unionist Party 10 6,113 0.3% Others 13 20,274 1.1% Total 605 1,908,594 100.0% 56 Total seats won Conservative 18 - Labour 50 -6 Liberal Democrat 17 - Scottish National Party 27 -8 Scottish Socialist Party 6 5 Scottish Green Party 7 6 Other 43 Total 129 8 RESEARCH PAPER 03/46 Table 2 Scottish Parliament elections: 6 May 1999 Votes Seats Candidates Number % of total won Constituencies Labour 73 908,346 38.8% 53 Scottish National Party 73 672,768 28.7% 7 Conservative 73 364,425 15.6% Liberal Democrat 73 333,179 14.2% 12 Independent 5 31,543 1.3% 1 Scottish Socialist Party 17 23,654 1.0% Socialist Labour Party 18 5,268 0.2% Others 7 3,305 0.1% Total 339 2,342,488 100.0% 73 Regional lists Labour 786,818 33.6% 3 Scottish National Party 638,644 27.3% 28 Conservative 359,109 15.4% 18 Liberal Democrat 290,760 12.4% 5 Scottish Green Party 84,023 3.6% 1 Socialist Labour Party 55,153 2.4% Scottish Socialist Party 46,714 2.0% 1 Independent 41,321 1.8% ProLife 9,784 0.4% Scottish Unionist 7,011 0.3% Highlands and Islands Alliance 2,607 0.1% Others 16,970 0.7% Total 2,338,914 100.0% 56 Total seats won Conservative 18 Labour 56 Liberal Democrat 17 Scottish National Party 35 Scottish Socialist Party 1 Scottish Green Party 1 Other 1 Total 129 9 RESEARCH PAPER 03/46 Table 3 Constituency and Regional votes - overall totals 2003 & 1999 2003 Votes Share Seats Labour 1,225,464 32.0% 50 Scottish National Party 855,431 22.3% 27 Conservative 615,208 16.1% 18 Liberal Democrat 520,157 13.6% 17 Scottish Socialist Party 244,139 6.4% 6 Scottish Green Party 132,138 3.4% 7 Independent 66,394 1.7% ) 4 Others 171,282 4.5% ) 3,830,213 129 1999 Votes Share Seats Labour 1,695,164 36.2% 56 Scottish National Party 1,311,412 28.0% 35 Conservative 723,534 15.5% 18 Liberal Democrat 623,939 13.3% 17 Scottish Socialist Party 70,368 1.5% 1 Scottish Green Party
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