2003 Orkney Islands Council election

2003 Orkney Islands Council election

1 May 2003 (2003-05-01)
All 21 seats to Orkney Islands Council 11 seats needed for a majority
First party   Leader Hugh Halcro-Johnston Party Independent Leader's seat Scapa and Kirkwall South West (defeated) Last election 21 seats, 100.0% Seats before 21 Seats won 21 Seat change 0 Popular vote 5,075 Percentage 100.0% Swing 0.0%
Council Convener before election Hugh Halcro-Johnston Independent Council Convener after election Stephen Hagan Independent

Elections to the Orkney Islands Council were held on 1 May 2003 as part of Scottish local elections. Only independent candidates contested the election. Nine seats were uncontested.

Election results

Orkney Islands Council election, 2003

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	21	0	0	0	100.0	100.0	5,075	0.0

Ward results

Pickaquoy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Allan Leslie	241	70.3%
	Independent	J Johnston	102	29.7%
Majority			139	40.6%
	Independent hold

Berstane & Work

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Mike Drever (incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Warrenfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Roderick McLeod (Incumbent)	199	55.4%
	Independent	N Craigie	160	44.6%
Majority			39	10.8%
	Independent hold

Lynnfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A. Taylor (incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Brandyquoy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R. Sclater (incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Papdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Janice Annal (incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Scapa & Kirkwall South West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Ian MacDonald	215	53.1%
	Independent	Hugh Halcro-Johnston (Incumbent)	190	46.9%
Majority			25	6.2%
	Independent hold

Shapinsay & Kirkwall Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J Sinclair (incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Stromness North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	James Stockan	327	72.8%
	Independent	J Brown (Incumbent)	122	27.2%
Majority			205	45.6%
	Independent hold

Stromness South, Graemsay & North Hoy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A Hutchison	207	53.5%
	Independent	John Eccles	149	38.5%
	Independent	Terry Thomson	31	8.0%
Majority			58	15.0%
	Independent hold

Orphir, Walls & Flotta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	K Sutherland (Incumbent)	183	37.6%
	Independent	P Hall	152	31.2%
	Independent	J Flett	102	20.9%
	Independent	I McFedries	50	10.3%
Majority			31	6.4%
	Independent hold

Firth & Sunnybrae

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Alistair Gordon	249	53.0%
	Independent	Eoin Scott (Incumbent)	221	47.0%
Majority			28	6.0%
	Independent hold

Harray & Stenness

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J Hamilton (Incumbent)	331	84.7%
	Independent	A Shearer	60	15.3%
Majority			271	69.4%
	Independent hold

Evie, Rendall, Rousay, Egilsay & Wyre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jimmy Moar (Incumbent)	270	56.1%
	Independent	J Hinckley	211	43.9%
Majority			59	12.1%
	Independent hold

Birsay & Dounby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	K Johnson (incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Sandwick & Stromness Landward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Ian Johnstone	226	47.3%
	Independent	Freddie Groundwater (Incumbent)	190	39.7%
	Independent	Mark Jones	62	13.0%
Majority			36	7.6%
	Independent hold

St Andrews, Deerness & Wideford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jim Foubister (Incumbent)	310	69.8%
	Independent	K Foubister	134	30.2%
Majority			176	39.6%
	Independent hold

Holm & Burray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Andrew Drever	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

South Ronaldsay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	C Annal (Incumbent)	209	54.9%
	Independent	R Millar	172	45.1%
Majority			176	39.6%
	Independent hold

Sanday, North Ronaldsay & Stronsay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	S Scott (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold

Papa Westray, Westray & Eday

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Stephen Hagan (Incumbent)	unopposed	unopposed
Majority			unopposed	unopposed
	Independent hold