2003 Aberdeenshire Council election

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All 68 seats toAberdeenshire Council 35 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats SNP Last election 28 seats, 32.8% 23 seats, 29.4% Seats won 28 18 Seat change 5 Popular vote 27,953 23,068 Percentage 33.5% 27.6% Swing 0.7% 1.8%   Third party Fourth party   Party Conservative Independent Last election 7 seats, 18.4% 10 seats, 14.3% Seats won 11 11 Seat change 4 1 Popular vote 17,511 12,086 Percentage 21.0% 14.5% Swing 2.6% 0.2%
Results by ward

Elections to theAberdeenshire Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the otherScottish local government elections and theScottish Parliamentgeneral election. This was the last election to use thefirst-past-the-post voting system across 68 single member wards.

At the previous election in 1999, theLiberal Democrats won 28 seats, falling 7 short of an overall majority. TheScottish National Party (SNP) won 23 seats, falling 12 short an overall majority.Independents won 10, and theConservatives won 7, both also falling well short of an overall majority.

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There were several changes to the composition of the council during the 1999–2003 term.

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2003 Aberdeenshire Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	28				41.2	33.5	27,953	0.7
	SNP	18			5	26.5	27.6	23,068	1.8
	Conservative	11			4	16.2	21.0	17,511	2.6
	Independent	11			1	16.2	14.5	12,086	0.2
	Labour	0				0.0	3.3	2,743	1.7
	Scottish Socialist	0				0.0	0.2	189	New

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On 9 June 2005 a by-election was held in the Huntly East ward. The Scottish Conservative's Moira Ingleby held the seat.^[6][7]

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