Scottish Parliament election, 2003

1999 ←

1 May 2003

→ 2007

All 129 seats to the Scottish Parliament 65 seats were needed for a majority

Turnout	49.4% 9.7%
	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Jack McConnell	John Swinney	David McLetchie
Party	Labour	SNP	Conservative
Leader's seat	Motherwell and Wishaw	North Tayside	Edinburgh Pentlands
Last election	56 seats	35 seats	18 seats
Seats won	50	27	18
Seat change	6	8	0
Constituency vote	659,879	449,476	312,598
% and swing	34.6% 4.2%	23.8% 4.9%	16.6% 1.0%
Regional vote	561,379	399,659	296,929
% and swing	29.3% 4.3%	20.9% 6.4%	15.5% 0.2%

	Fourth party	Fifth party	Sixth party

Leader	Jim Wallace	Robin Harper	Tommy Sheridan
Party	Liberal Democrats	Scottish Green	Scottish Socialist
Leader's seat	Orkney	Lothians (List)	Glasgow (List)
Last election	17 seats	1 seat	1 seat
Seats won	17	7	6
Seat change	0	6	5
Constituency vote	286,150		117,709
% and swing	15.3% 1.2%		6.2% 5.2%
Regional vote	225,774	132,138	128,026
% and swing	11.8% 0.6%	6.9% 3.3%	6.7% 4.7%

The left side shows constituency winners of the election by their party colours. The right side shows regional winners of the election for the additional members by their party colours.

First Minister before election

Jack McConnell
Labour

First Minister-designate

Jack McConnell
Labour

The Scottish Parliament election, 2003, was the second election of members to the Scottish Parliament. It was held on 1 May 2003 and it brought no change in terms of control of the Scottish Executive. Jack McConnell, the Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP), remained in office as First Minister and the Executive continued as a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition.

The results also showed rises in support for "minor parties" including the Scottish Green Party and the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) and declines in support for the Labour Party and the Scottish National Party (SNP). The Conservative and Unionist Party and the Scottish Liberal Democrats each polled almost exactly the same percentage of the vote as they had in the 1999 election, with each holding the same number of seats as before.

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