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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2003 Scottish Parliament election
| country = Scotland
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1999 Scottish Parliament election
| previous_year = 1999
| outgoing_members = 1st Scottish Parliament
| next_election = 2007 Scottish Parliament election
| next_year = 2007
| seats_for_election = All 129 seats to the [[Scottish Parliament]] <br /> 65 seats were needed for a majority
| election_date = {{Start date|2003|05|01|df=y}}
| elected_mps = 2nd Scottish Parliament
| 1blank = Constituency&nbsp;vote
| 2blank = % and swing
| 3blank = Regional vote
| 4blank = % and swing
| turnout = Constituency - 49.7% {{decrease}} 8.7[[percentage points|pp]] <br /> Regional - 49.7% {{decrease}} 8.6[[percentage points|pp]]

<!--Labour-->| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Jack McConnell Official Portrait 2001.jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader1 = [[Jack McConnell]]
| party1 = Scottish Labour
| leaders_seat1 = [[Motherwell and Wishaw (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Motherwell and Wishaw]]
| last_election1 = 56 seats
| seats1 = '''50'''
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}6
| 3data1 = '''561,375'''
| 4data1 = '''29.3%''' {{decrease}}4.3%
| 1data1 = '''663,585'''
| 2data1 = '''34.6%''' {{decrease}}4.2%

<!--SNP-->| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image =John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Sustainable Growth (1).jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader2 = [[John Swinney]]
| party2 = Scottish National Party
| leaders_seat2 = [[North Tayside (Scottish Parliament constituency)|North Tayside]]
| last_election2 = 35 seats
| seats2 = 27
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}8
| 3data2 = 399,659
| 4data2 = 20.9% {{decrease}}6.4%
| 1data2 = 455,722
| 2data2 = 23.8% {{decrease}}4.9%

<!--Conservative-->| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image =DavidMcLetchieMSP20110509 (3x4 cropped).JPG|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader3 = [[David McLetchie]]
| party3 = Scottish Conservatives
| leaders_seat3 = [[Edinburgh Pentlands (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Pentlands]]
| last_election3 = 18 seats
| seats3 = 18
| seat_change3 = {{steady}}
| 3data3 = 296,929
| 4data3 = 15.6% {{increase}}0.1%
| 1data3 = 318,279
| 2data3 = 16.6% {{increase}}1.2%

<!--Liberal Democrats-->| image4 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Jim Wallace.jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader4 = [[Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness|Jim Wallace]]
| party4 = Scottish Liberal Democrats
| leaders_seat4 = [[Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Orkney]]
| last_election4 = 17 seats
| seats4 = 17
| seat_change4 = {{steady}}
| 3data4 = 225,774
| 4data4 = 11.8% {{decrease}}0.6%
| 1data4 = 294,347
| 2data4 = 15.4% {{increase}}1.2%

<!--Greens-->| image5 = {{CSS image crop|Image =RobinHarper.jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader5 = [[Robin Harper]]
| party5 = Scottish Greens
| leaders_seat5 = [[Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothians]]
| last_election5 = 1 seat
| seats5 = 7
| seat_change5 = {{increase}}6
| 3data5 = 132,138
| 4data5 = 6.9% {{increase}}3.3%
| 1data5 = ''Did not contest''
| 2data5 = ''Did not contest''

<!--Socialists-->| image6 = {{CSS image crop|Image =TommySheridan2007 (cropped).jpg|bSize = 130|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader6 = [[Tommy Sheridan]]
| party6 = Scottish Socialist Party
| leaders_seat6 = [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]]
| last_election6 = 1 seat
| seats6 = 6
| seat_change6 = {{increase}}5
| 3data6 = 128,026
| 4data6 = 6.7% {{increase}}4.7%
| 1data6 = 118,764
| 2data6 = 6.2% {{increase}}5.2%

<!--Map-->
| map_image = Scottish Parliament election, 2003.svg
| map_size = 450px
| map_caption = The map shows the election results in single-member constituencies. The additional member MSPs in the 8 regions are shown around the map.

<!--Footer-->| title = [[First Minister of Scotland|First Minister]]
| posttitle = First Minister after election
| before_election = [[Jack McConnell]]
| before_party = Scottish Labour
| after_election = [[Jack McConnell]]
| after_party = Scottish Labour
}}
The '''2003 Scottish Parliament election''' 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 Government|Scottish Executive]]. [[Jack McConnell]], the [[Scottish Labour|Labour Party]] [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]], remained in office as [[First Minister of Scotland|First Minister]] for a second term and the Executive continued as a Labour and [[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]] [[coalition government|coalition]]. As of 2025, it remains the last Scottish Parliament election victory for the Scottish Labour Party, and the last time the Scottish National Party lost a Holyrood election.

The results also showed rises in support for smaller parties, including the [[Scottish Greens|Scottish Green Party]] and the [[Scottish Socialist Party]] (SSP) and declines in support for the Labour Party and the [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP). The [[Scottish Conservatives|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 Scottish Parliament election|1999 election]], with each holding the same number of seats as before.

Three [[independent politician|independent]] MSPs were elected: [[Dennis Canavan]], [[Margo MacDonald]] and [[Jean Turner]].  [[John Swinburne (Scottish politician)|John Swinburne]], leader of the [[Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party]], was also elected. This led to talk of a "rainbow" Parliament, but the arithmetic meant that the [[coalition]] of Labour and Scottish Liberal Democrats could continue in office, which they did until the [[2007 Scottish Parliament election|2007 election]].

The decline in support for the SNP was viewed by some as a rejection of the case for [[Scottish independence]]. Others argued against this, pointing out that the number of MSPs in favour of independence actually rose because most of the minor parties such as the SSP share this position with the SNP.

{{PoliticsScotland}}

==Retiring MSPs==
At the dissolution of Parliament on 31 March 2003, ten MSPs were not seeking re-election.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/2847147.stm |title=Farewell to the parliament |work=BBC News |date=2 April 2003 |access-date=4 February 2018 |archive-date=25 June 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040625043801/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2847147.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Constituency/Region
! Departing MSP
! colspan="2"|Party
|-
| [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]]
| [[Dorothy-Grace Elder]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| [[West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|West of Scotland]]
| [[Colin Campbell (Scottish politician)|Colin Campbell]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
| [[Scottish National Party|SNP]]
|-
| [[Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Highlands and Islands]]
| [[Duncan Hamilton (politician)|Duncan Hamilton]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
| [[Scottish National Party|SNP]]
|-
| [[Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Highlands and Islands]]
| [[Winnie Ewing]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
| [[Scottish National Party|SNP]]
|-
| [[West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|West of Scotland]]
| [[Kay Ullrich]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
| [[Scottish National Party|SNP]]
|-
| [[North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|North East Scotland]]
| [[Ben Wallace (politician)|Ben Wallace]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Conservatives}}" |
| [[Scottish Conservatives|Conservative]]
|-
| [[West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|West of Scotland]]
| [[John Young (Scottish politician)|John Young]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Conservatives}}" |
| [[Scottish Conservatives|Conservative]]
|-
| [[Central Fife (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Central Fife]]
| [[Henry McLeish]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour}}" |
| [[Scottish Labour|Labour]]
|-
| [[Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale]]
| [[Ian Jenkins (politician)|Ian Jenkins]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" |
| [[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrats]]
|-
| [[Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothians]]
| [[David Steel]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" |
| [[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrats]]
|}

==Campaign==
The parliament was dissolved on 31 March 2003 and the campaign began thereafter.

==Party leaders in 2003==
*Labour – [[Jack McConnell]]
*SNP – [[John Swinney]]
*Conservative – [[David McLetchie]]
*Liberal Democrat – [[Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness|Jim Wallace]]
*Greens – [[Robin Harper]] & [[Eleanor Scott]] (co-chairs)
*SSP – [[Tommy Sheridan]]

===Defeated MSPs===

====Labour====
* [[Brian Fitzpatrick (Scottish politician)|Brian Fitzpatrick]], [[Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Strathkelvin and Bearsden]]
* [[Rhoda Grant]], [[Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Highlands and Islands]]
* [[Iain Gray]], [[Edinburgh Pentlands (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Pentlands]]
* [[Angus MacKay (Scottish politician)|Angus MacKay]], [[Edinburgh South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South]]
* [[Richard Simpson (Scottish politician)|Richard Simpson]], [[Ochil (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ochil]]
* [[Elaine Thomson]], [[Aberdeen North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]]

====SNP====
* [[Kenneth Gibson (Scottish politician)|Kenneth Gibson]], [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]]
* [[Irene McGugan]], [[North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|North East Scotland]]
* [[Fiona McLeod]], [[West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|West of Scotland]]
* [[Gil Paterson]], [[Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Central Scotland]]
* [[Lloyd Quinan]], [[West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|West of Scotland]]
* [[Michael Russell (Scottish politician)|Michael Russell]], [[South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|South of Scotland]]
* [[Andrew Wilson (economist)|Andrew Wilson]], [[Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Central Scotland]]

====The New Party====
* [[Keith Harding]], [[Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Mid Scotland and Fife]] (elected as a Conservative)
* [[Lyndsay McIntosh]], [[Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Central Scotland]] (elected as a Conservative)

==Results==

[[File:Scotland_general_election_2003_-_Results_by_Constituency.svg|thumb|Election result with constituency names labeled|500px]]

{{election table|title=[[1999 Scottish Parliament election#Results|←]] 2003 Scottish Parliament election<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.scot/msps/25397.aspx|title=Analysis of Results|date=10 July 2011|website=www.parliament.scot|access-date=16 April 2020|archive-date=17 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717042657/https://www.parliament.scot/msps/25397.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[2007 Scottish Parliament election#Election results|→]]}}
|-
| style="background-color:white" colspan=15 | [[File:Scottish Parliament elected members, 2003.svg|center|360px]]
|-
! rowspan=2 colspan=2 | Party
! colspan=5 | Constituencies
! colspan=5 | Regional [[additional member system|additional member]]s
! colspan=5 | Total seats
|-
! Votes !! % !! ± !! Seats !! ± !! Votes !! % !! ± !! Seats !! ± !! Total !! ± !! %
|-
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = Scottish Labour
  |votes         = 663,585
  |votes %       = 34.6
  |votes net     = {{decrease}} 4.2
  |seats         = 46
  |seats net     = {{decrease}} 7
  |AMS votes     = 561,375
  |AMS votes %   = 29.3
  |AMS votes net = {{decrease}} 4.3
  |AMS seats     = 4
  |AMS seats net = {{increase}} 1
  |Seats total   = 50
  |Seats net     = {{decrease}} 6
  |Seats %       = 38.8
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = Scottish National Party
  |votes         = 455,722
  |votes %       = 23.8
  |votes net     = {{decrease}} 4.9
  |seats         = 9
  |seats net     = {{increase}} 2
  |AMS votes     = 399,659
  |AMS votes %   = 20.9
  |AMS votes net = {{decrease}} 6.4
  |AMS seats     = 18
  |AMS seats net = {{decrease}} 10
  |Seats total   = 27
  |Seats net     = {{decrease}} 8
  |Seats %       = 20.9
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = Scottish Conservatives
  |votes         = 318,279
  |votes %       = 16.6
  |votes net     = {{increase}} 1.2
  |seats         = 3
  |seats net     = {{increase}} 3
  |AMS votes     = 296,929
  |AMS votes %   = 15.5
  |AMS votes net = {{increase}} 0.1
  |AMS seats     = 15
  |AMS seats net = {{decrease}} 3
  |Seats total   = 18
  |Seats net     = {{nochange}}
  |Seats %       = 14.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = Scottish Liberal Democrats
  |votes         = 294,347
  |votes %       = 15.4 
  |votes net     = {{increase}} 1.2
  |seats         = 13
  |seats net     = {{increase}} 1
  |AMS votes     = 225,774
  |AMS votes %   = 11.8
  |AMS votes net = {{decrease}} 0.6
  |AMS seats     = 4
  |AMS seats net = {{decrease}} 1
  |Seats total   = 17
  |Seats net     = {{nochange}}
  |Seats %       = 13.2
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = Scottish Greens
  |votes         = –
  |votes %       = –
  |votes net     = –
  |seats         = –
  |seats net     = –
  |AMS votes     = 132,138
  |AMS votes %   = 6.9
  |AMS votes net = {{increase}} 3.3
  |AMS seats     = 7
  |AMS seats net = {{increase}} 6
  |Seats total   = 7
  |Seats net     = {{increase}} 6
  |Seats %       = 5.4
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = Scottish Socialist Party
  |votes         = 118,764
  |votes %       = 6.2
  |votes net     = {{increase}} 5.2
  |seats         = 0
  |seats net     = {{nochange}}
  |AMS votes     = 128,026
  |AMS votes %   = 6.7
  |AMS votes net = {{increase}} 4.7
  |AMS seats     = 6
  |AMS seats net = {{increase}} 5
  |Seats total   = 6
  |Seats net     = {{increase}} 5
  |Seats %       = 4.7
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         =   Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party 
  |votes         = 1,597
  |votes %       = 0.1
  |votes net     = ''new''
  |seats         = 0
  |seats net     = ''new''
  |AMS votes     = 28,966
  |AMS votes %   = 1.5
  |AMS votes net = ''new''
  |AMS seats     = 1
  |AMS seats net = ''new''
  |Seats total   = 1
  |Seats net     = ''new''
  |Seats %       = 0.8
}}
{{AMS Election Summary|
  |party         =   [[Margo MacDonald]]
  |votes         = –
  |votes %       = –
  |votes net     = –
  |seats         = –
  |seats net     = –
  |AMS votes     = 27,143
  |AMS votes %   = 1.4
  |AMS votes net = ''new''
  |AMS seats     = 1
  |AMS seats net = ''new''
  |Seats total   = 1
  |Seats net     = ''new''
  |Seats %       = 0.8
}}
{{AMS Election Summary|
  |party         = [[Dennis Canavan|MSP for Falkirk West]]
  |votes         = 14,703
  |votes %       = 0.8
  |votes net     = {{steady}}
  |seats         = 1
  |seats net     = {{steady}}
  |AMS votes     = –
  |AMS votes %   = –
  |AMS votes net = –
  |AMS seats     = –
  |AMS seats net = –
  |Seats total   = 1
  |Seats net     = {{steady}}
  |Seats %       = 0.8
}}
{{AMS Election Summary|
  |party         = [[Jean Turner|Save Stobhill Hospital]]
  |votes         = 10,988
  |votes %       = 0.6
  |votes net     = ''new''
  |seats         = 1
  |seats net     = ''new''
  |AMS votes     = –
  |AMS votes %   = –
  |AMS votes net = –
  |AMS seats     = –
  |AMS seats net = –
  |Seats total   = 1
  |Seats net     = ''new''
  |Seats %       = 0.8
}}
{{AMS Election Summary|
  |party         =   Pensioners Party
  |votes         = –
  |votes %       = –
  |votes net     = –
  |seats         = –
  |seats net     = –
  |AMS votes     = 28,655
  |AMS votes %   = 1.5
  |AMS votes net = ''new''
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = ''new''
  |Seats total   = 0
  |Seats net     = ''new''
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
  |votes         = –
  |votes %       = –
  |votes net     = –
  |seats         = –
  |seats net     = –
  |AMS votes     = 21,657
  |AMS votes %   = 1.1
  |AMS votes net = {{decrease}} 1.3
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = {{steady}}
  |Seats total   = 0
  |Seats net     = {{steady}}
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = The New Party (UK, 2003)
  |votes         = 5,598
  |votes %       = 0.3
  |votes net     = ''new''
  |seats         = 0
  |seats net     = ''new''
  |AMS votes     = 7,718
  |AMS votes %   = 0.4
  |AMS votes net = ''new''
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = ''new''
  |Seats total   = 0
  |Seats net     = ''new''
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         =  United Kingdom Independence Party 
  |votes         = –
  |votes %       = –
  |votes net     = –
  |seats         = –
  |seats net     = –
  |AMS votes     = 11,969
  |AMS votes %   = 0.6
  |AMS votes net = ''new''
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = ''new''
  |Seats total   = 0
  |Seats net     = ''new''
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         =  Scottish Unionist Party (1986) 
  |votes         = –
  |votes %       = –
  |votes net     = –
  |seats         = –
  |seats net     = –
  |AMS votes     = 6,113
  |AMS votes %   = 0.3
  |AMS votes net = {{steady}}
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = {{steady}}
  |Seats total   = 0
  |Seats net     = {{steady}}
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary|
  |party         = Local Health Concern
  |votes         = 5,582
  |votes %       = 0.3
  |votes net     = ''new''
  |seats         = 0
  |seats net     = ''new''
  |AMS votes     = –
  |AMS votes %   = –
  |AMS votes net = –
  |AMS seats     = –
  |AMS seats net = –
  |Seats total   = 0
  |Seats net     = ''new''
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary|
  |party         = [[Fishing Party (Scotland)|Fishing Party]]
  |votes         = –
  |votes %       = –
  |votes net     = –
  |seats         = –
  |seats net     = –
  |AMS votes     = 5,566
  |AMS votes %   = 0.3
  |AMS votes net = ''new''
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = ''new''
  |Seats total   = 0
  |Seats net     = ''new''
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = British National Party
  |votes         = –
  |votes %       = –
  |votes net     = –
  |seats         = –
  |seats net     = –
  |AMS votes     = 2,344
  |AMS votes %   = 0.1
  |AMS votes net = ''new''
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = ''new''
  |Seats total   = 0
  |Seats net     = ''new''
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary|
  |party         = Protect Rural Scotland
  |votes         = –
  |votes %       = –
  |votes net     = –
  |seats         = –
  |seats net     = –
  |AMS votes     = 1,438
  |AMS votes %   = 0.1
  |AMS votes net = ''new''
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = ''new''
  |Seats total   = 0
  |Seats net     = ''new''
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = Independent Green Voice
  |votes         = 1,300
  |votes %       = 0.1
  |votes net     = ''new''
  |seats         = 0
  |seats net     = ''new''
  |AMS votes     = –
  |AMS votes %   = –
  |AMS votes net = –
  |AMS seats     = –
  |AMS seats net = –
  |Seats total   = 0
  |Seats net     = ''new''
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary|
  |party         = Christian Independent Alliance
  |votes         = –
  |votes %       = –
  |votes net     = –
  |seats         = –
  |seats net     = –
  |AMS votes     = 1,064
  |AMS votes %   = 0.1
  |AMS votes net = ''new''
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = ''new''
  |Seats total   = 0
  |Seats net     = ''new''
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary|
  |party         = [[Robin Mitchell|Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour]]
  |votes         = –
  |votes %       = –
  |votes net     = –
  |seats         = –
  |seats net     = –
  |AMS votes     = 964
  |AMS votes %   = 0.1
  |AMS votes net = ''new''
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = ''new''
  |Seats total   = 0
  |Seats net     = ''new''
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary|
  |party         = Parents Excluded
  |votes         = 141
  |votes %       = 0.0
  |votes net     = ''new''
  |seats         = 0
  |seats net     = ''new''
  |AMS votes     = –
  |AMS votes %   = –
  |AMS votes net = –
  |AMS seats     = –
  |AMS seats net = –
  |Seats total   = 0
  |Seats net     = ''new''
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary|
  |party         = Others
  |votes         = 25,968
  |votes %       = 1.4
  |votes net     = {{increase}} 0.8
  |seats         = 0
  |seats net     = {{steady}}
  |AMS votes     = 28,323
  |AMS votes %   = 1.5
  |AMS votes net = {{increase}} 0.8
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = {{steady}}
  |Seats total   = 0
  |Seats net     = {{steady}}
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"; colspan="2" | '''Valid votes''' || '''1,916,574''' || '''99.4''' || '''{{decrease}}0.3''' || colspan="2"| &nbsp; || '''1,915,851''' || '''99.4''' || '''{{decrease}}0.3''' || colspan="5"| &nbsp;
|-
|style="text-align:left"; colspan="2" | Spoilt votes || 12,303 || 0.6 || {{increase}}0.3 || colspan="2"| &nbsp; || 11,938 || 0.6 || {{increase}}0.3 || colspan="5"| &nbsp;
|-
!style="text-align:left"; colspan="2" | Total || 1,928,877 || 100 || &nbsp; || 73 || – || 1,927,789 || 100 || &nbsp; || 56 || – || 129 || – || 100
|-
|style="text-align:left"; colspan="2" | Electorate/Turnout || 3,877,460 || 49.7 || {{decrease}}8.7 || colspan="2"| &nbsp; || 3,877,460 || 49.7 || {{decrease}}8.6 || colspan="5"| &nbsp;
|}

Notes:

*The [[Scottish Greens]] did not stand in any constituencies, instead concentrating their resources on winning the largest possible share of the "second" vote for [[Mixed member proportional representation|'list' seats]].

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{{bar percent|'''Labour'''|{{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}|34.62}}
{{bar percent border|SNP|{{party color|Scottish National Party}}|border=darkgray|23.78}}
{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Scottish Conservative Party}}|16.61}}
{{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}|15.36}}
{{bar percent|Scottish Socialist|{{party color|Scottish Socialist Party}}|6.20}}
{{bar percent|Other|#777777|3.43}}
}}
{{bar box
| title=Popular Vote (Regional)
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
| barwidth=410px
| bars=
{{bar percent|'''Labour'''|{{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}|29.44}}
{{bar percent border|SNP|{{party color|Scottish National Party}}|border=darkgray|20.94}}
{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Scottish Conservative Party}}|15.56}}
{{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}|11.83}}
{{bar percent|Green|{{party color|Scottish Green Party}}|6.92}}
{{bar percent|Scottish Socialist|{{party color|Scottish Socialist Party}}|6.71}}
{{bar percent|Independents|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|1.67}}
{{bar percent|SSCUP|{{party color|Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party}}|1.52}}
{{bar percent|Pensioners|#ddd|1.50}}
{{bar percent|Socialist Labour|{{party color|Socialist Labour Party (UK)}}|1.13}}
{{bar percent|Other|#777777|2.74}}
}}

{{bar box
| title=Parliament seats
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
| barwidth=410px
| bars=
{{bar percent|'''Labour'''|{{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}|38.76}}
{{bar percent border|SNP|{{party color|Scottish National Party}}|border=darkgray|20.93}}
{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Scottish Conservative Party}}|13.95}}
{{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}|13.18}}
{{bar percent|Green|{{party color|Scottish Green Party}}|5.43}}
{{bar percent|Scottish Socialist|{{party color|Scottish Socialist Party}}|4.65}}
{{bar percent|Independents|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|2.33}}
{{bar percent|SSCUP|{{party color|Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party}}|0.78}}
}}

== Constituency and regional summary ==

=== Central Scotland ===

{{election table | title=2003 Scottish Parliament election: [[Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Central Scotland]]}}
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Airdrie and Shotts (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Airdrie and Shotts]]
  |MSP          = [[Karen Whitefield]]
  |winner        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Coatbridge and Chryston (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Coatbridge and Chryston]]
  |MSP          = [[Elaine Smith (Scottish politician)|Elaine Smith]]
  |winner        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cumbernauld and Kilsyth]] 
  |MSP          = [[Cathie Craigie]]
  |winner        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[East Kilbride (Scottish Parliament constituency)|East Kilbride]]
  |MSP          = [[Andy Kerr (Scottish politician)|Andy Kerr]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Falkirk East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Falkirk East]]
  |MSP          = [[Cathy Peattie]]
  |winner        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Falkirk West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Falkirk West]]
  |MSP          = [[Dennis Canavan]]
  |winner       = Independent politician
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Hamilton North and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Hamilton North and Bellshill]]
  |MSP          = [[Michael McMahon (Scottish politician)|Michael McMahon]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Hamilton South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Hamilton South]] 
  |MSP          = [[Tom McCabe]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock and Loudoun]]
  |MSP          = [[Margaret Jamieson]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Motherwell and Wishaw (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Motherwell and Wishaw]]
  |MSP          = [[Jack McConnell]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box end}}
{{election table | title=2003 Scottish Parliament election: [[Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Central Scotland]]}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish National Party
  |votes      = 59,274
  |percentage = 22.53%
  |change     = -5.25%
  |number     = 3
  |numberchange= −2
  |elected    = [[Alex Neil (politician)|Alex Neil]]<br /> [[Michael Matheson (politician)|Michael Matheson]]<br /> [[Linda Fabiani]] 
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Conservatives
  |votes      = 24,121
  |percentage = 9.17%
  |change     = +0.02%
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= ±0
  |elected    = [[Margaret Mitchell (MSP)|Margaret Mitchell]] 
}}
  {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Socialist Party
  |votes      = 19,016
  |percentage = 7.23%
  |change     = +5.49%
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= +1
  |elected    = [[Carolyn Leckie]] 
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party
  |votes      = 17,146
  |percentage = 6.52%
  |change     = N/A
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= +1
  |elected    =  [[John Swinburne (Member of Scottish Parliament)|John Swinburne]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
  |votes      = 15,494
  |percentage = 5.89%
  |change     = -0.31%
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= ±0
  |elected    = [[Donald Gorrie]]
}}
 {{Election box end}}

=== Glasgow ===

{{election table | title=2003 Scottish Parliament election: [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]]}}
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Glasgow Anniesland (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Anniesland]]
  |MSP          = [[Bill Butler (politician)|Bill Butler]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Glasgow Baillieston (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Baillieston]]
  |MSP          = [[Margaret Curran]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Glasgow Cathcart (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Cathcart]]
  |MSP          = [[Mike Watson, Baron Watson of Invergowrie|Mike Watson]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Glasgow Govan (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Govan]]
  |MSP          = [[Gordon Jackson (politician)|Gordon Jackson]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Glasgow Kelvin (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Kelvin]]
  |MSP          = [[Pauline McNeill]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Glasgow Maryhill (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Maryhill]]
  |MSP          = [[Patricia Ferguson]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Pollok]]
  |MSP          = [[Johann Lamont]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Glasgow Rutherglen (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Rutherglen]]
  |MSP          = [[Janis Hughes]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Glasgow Shettleston (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Shettleston]]
  |MSP          = [[Frank McAveety]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Glasgow Springburn (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Springburn]]
  |MSP          = [[Paul Martin (Scottish politician)|Paul Martin]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{election table | title=2003 Scottish Parliament election: [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]]}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish National Party
  |votes      = 34,894
  |percentage = 17.1%
  |change     = -8.4%
  |number     = 2
  |numberchange= −2
  |elected    = [[Nicola Sturgeon]] <br /> [[Sandra White]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Socialist Party
  |votes      = 31,216
  |percentage = 15.2%
  |change     = +8.0%
  |number     = 2
  |numberchange= +1
  |elected    = [[Tommy Sheridan]] <br /> [[Rosie Kane]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Conservatives
  |votes      = 15,299
  |percentage = 7.5%
  |change     = -0.4%
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= ±0
  |elected    = [[Bill Aitken (politician)|Bill Aitken]] 
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
  |votes      = 14,839
  |percentage = 7.5%
  |change     = -0.4%
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= ±0
  |elected    = [[Robert Brown (Scottish politician)|Robert Brown]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Greens
  |votes      = 14,570
  |percentage = 7.1%
  |change     = +3.1%
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= +1
  |elected    = [[Patrick Harvie]]
 }}
{{Election box end}}

=== Highlands and Islands ===

{{election table | title=2003 Scottish Parliament election: [[Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Highlands and Islands]]}}
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Argyll and Bute]]
  |MSP          = [[George Lyon (Scottish politician)|George Lyon]]
  |party        = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross]]
  |MSP          = [[Jamie Stone (politician)|Jamie Stone]]
  |party        = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber]]
  |MSP          = [[Fergus Ewing]]
  |party        = Scottish National Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Moray (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Moray]]
  |MSP          = [[Margaret Ewing]]
  |party        = Scottish National Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Orkney]]
  |MSP          = [[Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness|Jim Wallace]]
  |party        = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Ross, Skye and Inverness West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ross, Skye and Inverness West]]
  |MSP          = [[John Farquhar Munro]]
  |party        = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Shetland (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Shetland]]
  |MSP          = [[Tavish Scott]]
  |party        = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Western Isles (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Western Isles]]
  |MSP          = [[Alasdair Morrison (politician)|Alasdair Morrison]]
  |party        = Scottish Labour
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{election table | title=2003 Scottish Parliament election: [[Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Highlands and Islands]]}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish National Party
  |votes      = 39,497
  |percentage = 23.43%
  |change     = -4.3%
  |number     = 2
  |numberchange= ±0
  |elected    = [[Jim Mather]]<br /> [[Rob Gibson]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Labour
  |votes      = 37,605
  |percentage = 22.31%
  |change     = -3.16%
  |number     = 2
  |numberchange= −1
  |elected    = [[Peter Peacock]]<br /> [[Maureen Macmillan]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Conservatives
  |votes      = 26,989
  |percentage = 16.01%
  |change     = +1.07%
  |number     = 2
  |numberchange= ±0
  |elected    = [[Jamie McGrigor]]<br /> [[Mary Scanlon (Scottish politician)|Mary Scanlon]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Greens
  |votes      = 13,935
  |percentage = 8.27%
  |change     = +4.52%
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= +1
  |elected    = [[Eleanor Scott]]
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== Lothians ===

{{election table | title=2003 Scottish Parliament election: [[Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothians]]}}
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Edinburgh Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Central]] 
  |MSP          = [[Sarah Boyack]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh East and Musselburgh]]
  |MSP          = [[Susan Deacon]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Edinburgh North and Leith (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh North and Leith]]
  |MSP          = [[Malcolm Chisholm]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Edinburgh Pentlands (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Pentlands]]
  |MSP          = [[David McLetchie]]
  |winner       = Scottish Conservatives
  |loser        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Edinburgh South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South]]
  |MSP          = [[Mike Pringle (politician)|Mike Pringle]]
  |winner       = Scottish Liberal Democrats
  |loser        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Edinburgh West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh West]]
  |MSP          = [[Margaret Smith (Scottish politician)|Margaret Smith]]
  |winner       = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Linlithgow (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Linlithgow]]
  |MSP          = [[Mary Mulligan]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Livingston (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Livingston]]
  |MSP          = [[Bristow Muldoon]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Midlothian (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian]]
  |MSP          = [[Rhona Brankin]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box end}}
{{election table | title=2003 Scottish Parliament election: [[Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothians]]}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish National Party
  |votes      = 43,142
  |percentage = 16.2%
  |change     = -9.5%
  |number     = 2
  |numberchange= −1
  |elected    = [[Kenny MacAskill]]<br />[[Fiona Hyslop]] 
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Conservatives
  |votes      = 40,173
  |percentage = 15.1%
  |change     = -0.6%
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= −1
  |elected    = [[James Douglas-Hamilton]] 
}}
  {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Greens
  |votes      = 31,908
  |percentage = 12.0%
  |change     = +5.1%
  |number     = 2
  |numberchange= +1
  |elected    = [[Robin Harper]]<br />[[Mark Ballard]]  
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Independent politician
  |votes      = 27,143
  |percentage = 10.2%
  |change     = N/A
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= +1
  |elected    = [[Margo MacDonald]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Socialist Party
  |votes      = 14,448
  |percentage = 5.4%
  |change     = +3.8%
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= +1
  |elected    = [[Colin Fox (politician)|Colin Fox]]
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== Mid Scotland and Fife ===

{{election table | title=2003 Scottish Parliament election: [[Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Mid Scotland and Fife]]}}
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Dunfermline East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dunfermline East]]
  |MSP          = [[Helen Eadie]]
  |party        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Dunfermline West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dunfermline West]]
  |MSP          = [[Scott Barrie]]
  |party        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Fife Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Fife Central]] 
  |MSP          = [[Christine May]]
  |party        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Fife North East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Fife North East]]
  |MSP          = [[Iain Smith (Scottish politician)|Iain Smith]]
  |party        = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Kirkcaldy (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kirkcaldy]]
  |MSP          = [[Marilyn Livingstone]]
  |party        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[North Tayside (Scottish Parliament constituency)|North Tayside]]
  |MSP          = [[John Swinney]]
  |party        = Scottish National Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Ochil (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ochil]]
  |MSP          = [[George Reid (Scottish politician)|George Reid]]
  |party        = Scottish National Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Perth (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Perth]]
  |MSP          = [[Roseanna Cunningham]]
  |party        = Scottish National Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Stirling (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Stirling]]
  |MSP          = [[Sylvia Jackson]]
  |party        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box end}}
{{election table | title=2003 Scottish Parliament election: [[Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Mid Scotland and Fife]]}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish National Party
  |votes      = 57,631
  |percentage = 23.0%
  |change     = -5.7%
  |number     = 2
  |numberchange= −1
  |elected    = [[Bruce Crawford]]<br /> [[Tricia Marwick]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Conservatives
  |votes      = 43,941
  |percentage = 17.6%
  |change     = -1.0%
  |number     = 3
  |numberchange= ±0
  |elected    = [[Murdo Fraser]]<br /> [[Brian Monteith]]<br /> [[Ted Brocklebank]] 
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
  |votes      = 30,112
  |percentage = 12.0%
  |change     = -0.7%
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= ±0
  |elected    = [[Keith Raffan]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Greens
  |votes      = 17,147
  |percentage = 6.9%
  |change     = +3.0%
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= +1
  |elected    = [[Mark Ruskell]]
}}
 {{Election box end}}

=== North East Scotland ===

{{election table | title=2003 Scottish Parliament election: [[North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|North East Scotland]]}}
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen Central]] 
  |MSP          = [[Lewis Macdonald]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Aberdeen North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]]
  |MSP          = [[Brian Adam]]
  |winner       = Scottish National Party
  |loser        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Aberdeen South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South]]
  |MSP          = [[Nicol Stephen]]
  |winner       = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Angus (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Angus]]
  |MSP          = [[Andrew Welsh (politician)|Andrew Welsh]]
  |winner       = Scottish National Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Banff and Buchan (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Banff and Buchan]]
  |MSP          = [[Stewart Stevenson]]
  |winner       = Scottish National Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Dundee East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dundee East]]
  |MSP          = [[Shona Robison]]
  |winner       = Scottish National Party
  |loser        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Dundee West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dundee West]]
  |MSP          = [[Kate Maclean]]
  |winner       = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Gordon (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Gordon]]
  |MSP          = [[Nora Radcliffe]]
  |winner       = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Scottish Parliament constituency)|West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine]]
  |MSP          = [[Mike Rumbles]]
  |winner       = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
 {{Election box end}}
{{election table | title=2003 Scottish Parliament election: [[North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|North East Scotland]]}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish National Party
  |votes      = 66,463
  |percentage = 27.3%
  |change     = -5.0%
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= −3
  |elected    = [[Richard Lochhead]] 
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Labour
  |votes      = 49,189
  |percentage = 20.2%
  |change     = -5.3%
  |number     = 2
  |numberchange= +2
  |elected    = [[Marlyn Glen]]<br /> [[Richard Baker (MSP)|Richard Baker]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Conservatives
  |votes      = 42,318
  |percentage = 17.4%
  |change     = -0.9%
  |number     = 3
  |numberchange= ±0
  |elected    = [[David Davidson (Scottish politician)|David Davidson]]<br />[[Nanette Milne]]<br /> [[Alex Johnstone (politician)|Alex Johnstone]]  
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Greens
  |votes      = 12,724
  |percentage = 5.2%
  |change     = +2.4%
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= +1
  |elected    = [[Shiona Baird]]
 }}
 {{Election box end}}

=== South of Scotland ===

{{election table | title=2003 Scottish Parliament election: [[South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|South of Scotland]]}}
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Ayr (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ayr]] 
  |MSP          = [[John Scott (MSP)|John Scott]]
  |party        = Scottish Conservatives
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley]]
  |MSP          = [[Cathy Jamieson]]
  |party        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clydesdale]]
  |MSP          = [[Karen Gillon]]
  |party        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Cunninghame South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cunninghame South]]
  |MSP          = [[Irene Oldfather]]
  |party        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Dumfries (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dumfries]]
  |MSP          = [[Elaine Murray]]
  |party        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[East Lothian (Scottish Parliament constituency)|East Lothian]]
  |MSP          = [[John Home Robertson]]
  |party        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Galloway and Upper Nithsdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Galloway and Upper Nithsdale]]
  |MSP          = [[Alex Fergusson (Scottish politician)|Alex Fergusson]]
  |party        = Scottish Conservatives
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Roxburgh and Berwickshire]]
  |MSP          = [[Euan Robson]]
  |party        = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale]]
  |MSP          = [[Jeremy Purvis]]
  |party        = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
 {{Election box end}}
{{election table | title=2003 Scottish Parliament election: [[South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|South of Scotland]]}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Conservatives
  |votes      = 63,827
  |percentage = 24.2%
  |change     = +2.6%
  |number     = 2
  |numberchange=−1
  |elected    = [[Phil Gallie]]<br /> [[David Mundell]] 
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish National Party
  |votes      = 48,371
  |percentage = 18.4%
  |change     = -6.7%
  |number     = 3
  |numberchange=±0
  |elected    = [[Christine Grahame]]<br /> [[Adam Ingram (SNP politician)|Adam Ingram]]<br /> [[Alasdair Morgan]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Greens
  |votes      = 15,062
  |percentage = 5.7%
  |change     = +2.7%
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange=+1
  |elected    = [[Chris Ballance]]
 }}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Socialist Party
  |votes      = 14,228
  |percentage = 5.4%
  |change     = +4.4%
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange=+1
  |elected    = [[Rosemary Byrne]]
}}
 {{Election box end}}

=== West of Scotland ===

{{election table | title=2003 Scottish Parliament election: [[West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|West of Scotland]]}}
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Clydebank and Milngavie (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clydebank and Milngavie]] 
  |MSP          = [[Des McNulty]]
  |party        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Cunninghame North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cunninghame North]]
  |MSP          = [[Allan Wilson (MSP)|Allan Wilson]]
  |party        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Dumbarton (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dumbarton]]
  |MSP          = [[Jackie Baillie]]
  |party        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Eastwood (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Eastwood]]
  |MSP          = [[Kenneth Macintosh]]
  |party        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Greenock and Inverclyde (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Greenock and Inverclyde]]
  |MSP          = [[Duncan McNeil]]
  |party        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Paisley North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Paisley North]]
  |MSP          = [[Wendy Alexander]]
  |party        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Paisley South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Paisley South]]
  |MSP          = [[Hugh Henry]]
  |party        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Strathkelvin and Bearsden]]
  |MSP          = [[Jean Turner]]
  |party        = Independent politician
}}
 {{Election box constituency electoral region with party link|
  |constituency = [[West Renfrewshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|West Renfrewshire]]
  |MSP          = [[Trish Godman|Patricia Godman]]
  |party        = Scottish Labour
}}
 {{Election box end}}
{{election table | title=2003 Scottish Parliament election: [[West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|West of Scotland]]}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish National Party
  |votes      = 50,387
  |percentage = 19.6%
  |change     = -6.3%
  |number     = 3
  |numberchange= −1
  |elected    = [[Campbell Martin]]<br /> [[Bruce McFee]]<br /> [[Stewart Maxwell]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Conservatives
  |votes      = 40,261
  |percentage = 15.7%
  |change     = –
  |number     = 2
  |numberchange= ±0
  |elected    = [[Annabel Goldie]]<br />[[Murray Tosh]]
}}
  {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
  |votes      = 31,580
  |percentage = 12.3%
  |change     = +1.3%
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= ±0
  |elected    = [[Ross Finnie]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Socialist Party
  |votes      = 18,591
  |percentage = 7.2%
  |change     = +5.3
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= +1
  |elected    = [[Frances Curran]]
}}
 {{Election box end}}

==Coalition==
As part of the coalition deal between Labour and the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Labour allowed [[proportional representation]] (a long-standing Lib Dem policy)<ref>{{cite news |last=Seenan |first=Gerard |date=2001-11-22 |title=Scots Lib Dems push for local PR |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2001/nov/22/uk.scotland |access-date=2023-03-06 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> to be used in [[Local government in Scotland|Scottish local government]] elections.<ref>{{cite news |last=Parker |first=Simon |date=2003-05-19 |title=Councils next for PR in Scotland |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2003/may/19/localgovernment.modlocalgov |access-date=2023-03-06 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/22847|title=Proportional Representation and Local Government Elections - Early Day Motions |website=UK Parliament |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306103556/https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/22847 |archive-date= Mar 6, 2023 }}</ref> This system was first used in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=2007 Scottish Local Elections |url=https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/latest-news-and-research/publications/2007-scottish-local-elections/ |date=3 May 2007 |access-date=6 March 2023 |publisher=[[Electoral Reform Society]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Campaign spending ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"
! colspan="2" |Party
! Expenses<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3186211.stm |title=Figures reveal election spending |work=BBC News |date=27 August 2003 |access-date=4 February 2018 |archive-date=13 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213152330/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3186211.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish People's Alliance}}
| £188,889
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}
| £130,358
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Socialist Party}}
| £74,361
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Greens}}
| £65,852
|-
| {{Party name with colour|UK Independence Party}}
| £39,504
|- 
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party}}
| £3,558
|}

==See also==
* [[2nd Scottish Parliament]]
* [[2003 National Assembly for Wales election]]
* [[2003 United Kingdom local elections]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Party manifestos==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110807074028/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ass03/man/BNP_Manifesto_2003.pdf British National Party – Freedom]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110807074118/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ass03/man/prolife.htm Pro-Life Alliance]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110807074049/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ass03/man/libdem/se2003.pdf Scottish Liberal Democrats – Make the difference]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120806142126/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ass03/man/snp/pdfs/snp_english.pdf Scottish National Party – Release our potential]
*[https://www.scottishsocialistparty.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SSPmanifesto2003.pdf Scottish Socialist Party – another Scotland is possible]

==External links==
*[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/scottish_parliament/html/atoz.stm BBC: Vote Scotland 2003]
*[https://gswing.sourceforge.net/scotland Scottish Election Results 1997 – present]

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