 | 'The sources controlled by the Government amount to more than 80% of the average council's income, and the source controlled by councils for less than 20%. If Government reduces its contribution through grant and business rate by 1%, the council tax would have to go up by 4% or 5% to compensate: the so called gearing effect.' Colin Mair, director of the Scottish Local Authorities Management Centre at Strathclyde University, 15 th March 2000. |  |
| Party | Logo | By-elections | May 2003 | Change from May 2003 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % Votes | Votes | % Votes | % Change | Candidates | Councillors elected | ||
| Scottish National Party |  |
15,347 | 24.67 | 16,463 | 21.99 | + 2.68 | 43 (+ 5) | 14 (+ 11, - 3) |
| Labour |  |
14,384 | 23.12 | 24,681 | 32.97 | - 9.85 | 39 | 9 (+ 1, - 9) |
| Conservative & Unionist |  |
13,483 | 21.67 | 14,164 | 18.92 | + 2.75 | 43 (+ 14) | 12 (+ 4) |
| Liberal Democrats |  |
9,074 | 14.59 | 7,396 | 9.88 | + 4.68 | 32 (+ 12) | 5 (+ 3) |
| Independents |  |
7,811 | 12.56 | 9,645 | 12.89 | - 0.33 | 40 (+ 23) | 5 (+ 3, - 9) |
| Scottish Socialist Party |  |
1,493 | 2.40 | 2,380 | 3.18 | - 0.78 | 25 (+ 8) | 0 |
| Scottish Green Party |  |
423 | 0.68 | 0 | 0.00 | + 0.68 | 8 (+ 8) | 0 |
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party |  |
136 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | + 0.22 | 3 (+ 3) | 0 |
| British National Party |  |
23 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | + 0.04 | 1 (+ 1) | 0 |
| Liberal Party |  |
12 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | + 0.02 | 1 (+ 1) | 0 |
| National Front |  |
9 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | + 0.01 | 1 (+ 1) | 0 |
| New Party |  |
8 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | + 0.01 | 1 (+ 1) | 0 |
| Socialist Labour Party |  |
7 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | + 0.01 | 1 (+ 1) | 0 |
| UK Independence Party |  |
4 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | + 0.01 | 1 (+ 1) | 0 |
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