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2007 Scottish local government election
February 2023
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2007 City of Edinburgh Council election
| country = Scotland
| flag_year =
| flag_image = Flag of Edinburgh.svg
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2003 City of Edinburgh Council election
| previous_year = 2003
| previous_mps =
| election_date = 2007 5 3 y
| elected_mps =
| next_election = 2012 City of Edinburgh Council election
| next_year = 2012
| next_mps =
| seats_for_election= All 58 seats to Edinburgh City Council
| majority_seats = 30
| opinion_polls =
| turnout =
| party1 = Scottish Liberal Democrats
| last_election1 = 15 seats, 26.9%
| seats1 = 17
| seats_after1 =
| seat_change1 = 2
| popular_vote1 = 42,657
| percentage1 = 22.0%
| swing1 = 5.0%
| party2 = Scottish Labour
| last_election2 = {{nowrap|''30 seats, 27.4%}}
| seats2 = 15
| seats_after2 =
| seat_change2 = 15
| popular_vote2 =44,489| percentage2 = 22.9%| swing2 = 4.5%|party3 = Scottish National Party
|last_election3 = 0 seats, 15.6%
|seats3 = 12
|seat_change3 = 12
|popular_vote3 = 39,431
|percentage3 = 20.3%
|swing3 = 4.7%
|party4 = Scottish Conservatives
|last_election4 = 12 seats, 24.7%
|seats4 = 11
|seat_change4 = 1
|popular_vote4 = 42,840
|percentage4 = 22.1%
|swing4 = 2.6%
|party5 = Scottish Greens
|last_election5 = New party
|seats5 = 3
|seat_change5 = 3
|popular_vote5 = 15,959
|percentage5 = 8.2%
|swing5 = New
| map_image = City of Edinburgh Council election 2007.svg
| map_size = 400px
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption = Map of council wards
| title =
| before_election =
| before_party =
| posttitle =
| after_election =
| after_party =
}}Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 17 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation.The City of Edinburgh Council – Elections 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070329082138/http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/council/elections/cec_elections_2007 29 March 2007 The new wards replace 58 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
Aggregate results
2007 City of Edinburgh Council election
Scottish Liberal Democrats
17
N/A
N/A
+2
29.31
21.99
42,657
-5.00
Scottish Labour
15
N/A
N/A
-15
25.86
22.93
44,489
-4.75
Scottish National Party
12
N/A
N/A
+12
20.69
20.32
39,431
+4.60
Scottish Conservatives
11
N/A
N/A
-1
18.97
22.08
42,840
-1.91
Scottish Greens
3
N/A
N/A
+3
5.17
8.23
15,959
New
Scottish Socialist Party
0
N/A
N/A
±0
0.00
1.07
2,077
-3.10
Solidarity (Scotland)
0
N/A
N/A
±0
0.00
0.85
1,651
New
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
0
N/A
N/A
±0
0.00
0.63
1,221
+0.42
Independent (politician)
0
N/A
N/A
±0
0.00
1.90
3,681
+0.70
Following the election, a Liberal Democrat-SNP minority administration was formed.Plenary, 01 Nov 2007 https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/meeting-of-parliament-01-11-2007?meeting=4750&iob=39103 2022-11-20 Scottish Parliament en
Ward summary
Results of the 2007 City of Edinburgh Council election by ward yes
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Seats
! %
!Seats
! %
!Seats
! %
!Seats
! %
!Seats
! %
!Seats
!rowspan=2|Total
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 | Lib Dem
!colspan=2 | Labour
!colspan=2 | SNP
!colspan=2 | Conservative
!colspan=2 | Green
!colspan=2 | Others
|-
|align="left"|Almond
|36.6
|1
|10.7
|0
|18.2
|1
|28.1
|1
|4.4
|0
|1.2
|0
|3|-
|align="left"|Pentland Hills
|11.4
|0
|19.5
|1
|20.3
|1
|41.7
|1
|4.3
|0
|2.0
|0
|3|-
|align="left"|Drum Brae/Gyle
|44.8
|2
|14.8
|0
|18.4
|1
|16.1
|0
|3.2
|0
|1.6
|0
|3|-
|align="left"|Forth
|17.9
|1
|29.0
|1
|22.7
|1
|20.2
|1
|5.8
|0
|4.4
|0
|4|-
|align="left"|Inverleith
|20.2
|1
|18.2
|1
|13.3
|1
|27.6
|1
|7.5
|0
|11.2
|0
|4|-
|align="left"|Corstorphine/Murrayfield
|37.7
|2
|15.2
|0
|14.9
|0
|25.7
|1
|4.8
|0
|2.7
|0
|3|-
|align="left"|Sighthill/Gorgie
|10.6
|1
|35.3
|2
|30.9
|1
|9.6
|0
|5.7
|0
|6.0
|0
|4|-
|align="left"|Colinton/Fairmilehead
|14.8
|0
|18.7
|1
|14.9
|0
|45.7
|2
|4.2
|0
|0.6
|0
|3|-
|align="left"|Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
|17.1
|1
|22.6
|1
|18.6
|0
|27.1
|1
|11.2
|0
|2.4
|0
|3|-
|align="left"|Meadows/Morningside
|30.8
|1
|14.0
|1
|10.5
|0
|26.4
|1
|15.2
|1
|1.4
|0
|4|-
|align="left"|City Centre
|19.7
|1
|17.9
|0
|20.3
|1
|20.1
|1
|16.8
|0
|4.4
|0
|3|-
|align="left"|Leith Walk
|19.0
|1
|26.9
|1
|22.3
|1
|9.7
|0
|15.3
|1
|3.4
|0
|4|-
|align="left"|Leith
|21.8
|1
|26.8
|1
|27.4
|1
|7.1
|0
|11.2
|0
|4.2
|0
|3|-
|align="left"|Craigentinny/Duddingston
|10.0
|1
|34.2
|1
|29.2
|1
|14.4
|0
|5.9
|0
|5.0
|0
|3|-
|align="left"|Southside/Newington
|31.0
|1
|18.6
|1
|13.1
|0
|18.5
|1
|14.1
|1
|2.7
|0
|4|-
|align="left"|Liberton/Gilmerton
|14.2
|1
|34.7
|2
|26.0
|1
|14.3
|0
|3.5
|0
|5.1
|0
|4|-
|align="left"|Portobello/Craigmillar
|08.3
|1
|30.8
|1
|28.0
|1
|11.0
|0
|6.7
|0
|13.2
|0
|3|- class="unsortable"
!align="left"| Total!22.0
!17
!22.9
!15
!20.3
!12
!22.1
!11
!8.2
!3
!4.5
!0
!58'''
|-
|}
Ward results
Almond
2007 Council election: Almond (3 seats)
7
Scottish Conservative Party
Kate Mackenzie
3,352
28.1
Scottish Liberal Democrats
George Grubb
2,809
23.6
2,864.78
2,884.14
3,076.36
Scottish National Party
Norman Work
2,164
18.2
2,193.84
2,219.08
2,325.21
2,341.37
2,568.21
3,300.77
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Neil MacLean
1,548
13.0
1,654.82
1,664.94
1,761.03
1,823.11
2,351.21
Scottish Labour Party
John Longstaff
1,280
10.7
1,298.24
1,317.36
1,382.61
1,399.23
Scottish Green Party
Jill Boulton
520
4.4
548.42
586.54
Scottish Socialist Party
Ross Clark
144
1.2
145.42
7
18,779
11,817
104
2,955
62.93%
Pentland Hills
2007 Council election: Pentland Hills (3 seats)
6
Scottish Conservative Party
Alastair S Paisley
2,523
22.9
2,532
2,536
2,565
2,718
4,401
Scottish National Party
Ronald Cairns
2,238
20.3
2,247
2,274
2,374
2,661
2,789
Scottish Labour Party
Ricky Henderson
2,148
19.5
2,161
2,181
2,263
2,663
2,798
Scottish Conservative Party
Andy MacIver
2,074
18.8
2,081
2,084
2,113
2,285
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Iain J Coleman
1,255
11.4
1,281
1,299
1,471
Scottish Green Party
Shonagh McEwan
479
4.3
488
518
Scottish Socialist Party
Alister H Black
116
1.1
117
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
Irvine McMinn
94
0.9
6
17,390
10,927
104
2,732
62.83%
Drum Brae/Gyle
2007 Council election: Drum Brae/Gyle (3 seats)
8
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Robert Aldridge
2,630
25.2
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Jenny Dawe
2,049
19.6
2,078.99
2,100.27
2,113.31
2,234.21
2,702.55
Scottish National Party
Colin G Keir
1,917
18.4
1,920.20
1,939.32
1,956.32
2,018.71
2,263.43
2,287.23
2,725.43
Scottish Conservative Party
Steven Binney
1,676
16.1
1,679.60
1,684.67
1,687.67
1,716.86
1,865.21
1,889.87
Scottish Labour Party
Cameron Day
1,545
14.8
1,549.01
1,559.12
1,576.19
1,631.28
Scottish Green Party
Fiona A Paterson
330
3.2
331.94
337.99
361.09
Scottish Socialist Party
Iain Pendreich
88
0.8
88.24
89.26
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
Roy Isserlis
85
0.8
85.84
8
17,364
10,320
113
2,581
60.1%
Forth
2007 Council election: Forth (4 seats)
9
Scottish National Party
Steve Cardownie
2,472
22.67
Scottish Conservative Party
Allan Jackson 2,206
20.23
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Elaine P Morris†
1,953
17.91
2,000.44
2,008.23
2,020.41
2,059.83
2,094.96
2,436.61
Scottish Labour Party
Elizabeth Maginnis
1,616
14.82
1,640.13
1,642.50
1,650.86
1,676.12
1,694.00
1,795.54
1,856.72
3,100.78
Scottish Labour Party
Billy Fitzpatrick
1,547
14.19
1,581.61
1,582.56
1,588.91
1,612.69
1,672.18
1,755.67
1,797.68
Scottish Green Party
Kate Joester
627
5.75
670.55
672.98
698.89
744.24
822.04
Independent (politician)
Fred Marinello
201
1.84
217.44
218.71
225.06
Solidarity (Scotland)
Willie Black
197
1.81
227.49
227.70
246.67
270.03
Scottish Socialist Party
Marilyn Sangster
84
0.77
92.95
93.03
9
20,744
10,903
180
2,181
53.4%
Inverleith
2007 Council election: Inverleith (4 seats)
11
Scottish Labour Party
Lesley A Hinds
2,689
18.2
2,706
2,714
2,724
2,743
2,904
3,025
Scottish Conservative Party
Lindsay Paterson
2,085
14.1
2,087
2,089
2,102
2,114
2,166
2,284
2,288.52
2,411.12
2,449.96
Scottish Conservative Party
Iain Whyte
1,986
13.5
1,986
1,988
1,999
1,999
2,022
2,346
2,349.91
2,465.52
2,498.29
4,277.64
Scottish National Party
Stuart McIvor
1,961
13.3
1,970
1,990
2,010
2,036
2,239
2,406
2,418.74
2,563.85
2,614.11
2,729.02
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Tim McKay
1,644
11.1
1,648
1,656
1,666
1,710
2,020
2,223
2,246.26
3,269.54
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Tom Ponton
1,339
9.1
1,340
1,347
1,355
1,376
1,529
1,744
1,755.80
Independent (politician)
Kristina Woolnough
1,323
9.0
1,324
1,329
1,364
1,367
1,449
Scottish Green Party
Melanie A M Main
1,113
7.5
1,135
1,165
1,177
1,192
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
Seumas MacMhicean
148
1.0
151
151
162
Independent (politician)
John Y Anderson
129
0.9
131
134
Solidarity (Scotland)
Raymond Watt
103
0.7
117
Scottish Socialist Party
Sean H Donnelly
92
0.6
11
22,903
14,612
138
2,923
64.4%
Corstorphine/Murrayfield
2007 Council election: Corstorphine/Murrayfield (3 seats)
7
Scottish Conservative Party
Jeremy Balfour
2,972
25.7
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Paul Edie
2,444
21.1
2,474.88
2,481.88
2,633.48
3,046.01
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Phil Wheeler
1,915
16.6
1,927.83
1,936.87
2,054.48
2,459.35
2,578.54
3,536.57
Scottish Labour Party
Daniel Donaldson
1,757
15.2
1,762.90
1,773.90
1,863.38
2,136.86
2,164.33
Scottish National Party
Robin J A MacCormick
1,727
14.9
1,734.77
1,750.92
1,852.76
Scottish Green Party
Charles Kennedy
556
4.8
565.68
582.75
Scottish Socialist Party
Andrew Weir
80
0.7
80.29
7
17,531
11,451
119
2,863
66.0%
Sighthill/Gorgie
2007 Council election: Sighthill/Gorgie (4 seats)
9
Scottish National Party
Nick Elliott-Canon
3,785
30.9
Scottish Labour Party
Eric Milligan
3,185
26.0
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Joanna Toomey
1,300
10.6
1,510.76
1,562.88
1,581.62
1,612.21
1,649.38
1,713.14
2,158.92
2,618.40
Scottish Conservative Party
Iain G Gibson
1,180
9.6
1,257.57
1,271.31
1,285.52
1,296.09
1,341.93
1,358.27
1,432.83
Scottish Labour Party
Donald C Wilson
1,142
9.3
1,270.43
1,718.61
1,746.99
1,769.54
1,810.64
1,877.65
2,027.13
2,158.60
Scottish Green Party
James N G Mackenzie
702
5.7
891.91
919.34
941.22
1,007.12
1,063.20
1,172.87
Solidarity (Scotland)
Jason J Mangan
238
1.9
349.60
362.97
368.67
431.73
463.41
Independent (politician)
Keith J Bell
209
1.7
289.50
300.63
334.49
347.87
Scottish Socialist Party
Gerry Corbett
168
1.4
249.96
263.70
267.17
Independent (politician)
Tam Smith
127
1.0
156.27
164.33
9
24,717
11,996
236
2,400
49.5%
Colinton/Fairmilehead
2007 Council election: Colinton/Fairmilehead (3 seats)
6
Scottish Conservative Party
Elaine Aitken
2,877
23.1
2,878
2,907
3,111
Scottish Conservative Party
Jason Rust
2,815
22.6
2,816
2,844
2,994
3,012.70
3,595.21
Scottish Labour Party
Eric Barry
2,332
18.7
2,41
2,442
2,758
2,760.15
3,639.03
Scottish National Party
Thomas Kielty
1,861
14.9
1,881
1,983
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Stuart Bridges
1,842
14.8
1,845
2,020
2,589
2,593.21
Scottish Green Party
Alastair J Tibbitt
517
4.2
546
Scottish Socialist Party
Robert Mathie
80
0.6
6
18,413
12,324
132
3,082
67.6%
Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
2007 Council election: Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart (3 seats)
7
Scottish Conservative Party
Gordon Buchan
2,729
27.1
Scottish Labour Party
Andrew Burns
2,272
22.6
2,297.42
2,308.51
2,327.68
2,568.58
Scottish National Party
Denis C Dixon
1,875
18.6
1,900.25
1,919.42
1,948.60
2,157.10
2,169.89
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Jim Lowrie
1,725
17.1
1,799.83
1,811.09
1,843.70
2,357.16
2,387.72
3,430.41
Scottish Green Party
Jeni MacKay
1,123
11.2
1,146.09
1,165.35
1,215.70
Solidarity (Scotland)
Anne Edmonds
142
1.4
143.64
163.90
Scottish Socialist Party
Barbara J Scott
105
1.0
106.90
7
16,800
9,970
87
2,493
59.9%
Meadows/Morningside
2007 Council election: Meadows/Morningside (4 seats)
9
Scottish Conservative Party
Mark McInnes
3,844
26.4
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Marilyne Angela MacLaren
2,817
19.3
3,021.25
Scottish Green Party
Alison Johnstone
2,209
15.2
2,309.16
2,329.46
2,353.12
2,386.31
2,477.31
3,070.46
Scottish Labour Party
Paul Godzik
2,043
14.0
2,108.95
2,122.35
2,126.64
2,142.19
2,168.09
2,358.63
2,396.23
3,103.04
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Sue Tritton
1,683
11.5
1,811.71
1,879.14
1,889.71
1,927.65
1,937.82
2,235.48
2,301.73
Scottish National Party
Richard Lewis
1,529
10.5
1,584.86
1,592.03
1,609.31
1,624.52
1,649.46
Scottish Socialist Party
Helga Janzen
137
0.9
139.71
140.51
179.76
184.00
Solidarity (Scotland)
Pat Smith
122
0.8
125.94
126.40
Independent (politician)
Duncan Thorp
105
0.7
151.76
152.93
157.98
9
23,263
14,489
83
2,898
62.6%
City Centre
2007 Council election: City Centre (3 seats)
8
Scottish National Party
David Beckett
1,630
20.3
1,644
1,661
1,688
1,983
2,027.02
Scottish Conservative Party
Joanna Mowat
1,614
20.1
1,628
1,665
1,670
1,742
1,783.63
1,788.75
2,221.13
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Charles C Dundas
1,587
19.7
1,605
1,627
1,637
2,225
Scottish Labour Party
Bill Cunningham
1,437
17.9
1,446
1,454
1,468
1,705
1,774.35
1,782.67
Scottish Green Party
Gavin N Corbett
1,352
16.8
1,363
1,384
1,450
Scottish Socialist Party
Catriona Grant
142
1.8
143
146
Independent (politician)
Brian R Ferrier
130
1.6
133
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
Karen M Hetherington
83
1.0
8
15,829
7,975
73
1,994
50.8%
Leith Walk
2007 Council election: Leith Walk (4 seats)
10
Scottish National Party
Deidre Brock
2,550
22.3
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Louise A Lang
2,170
19.0
2,217.17
2,217.29
2,240.22
2,291.06
Scottish Labour Party
Angela Blacklock
1,937
16.9
1,965.54
1,966.54
1,975.35
1,997.40
2,003.09
2,041.43
2,173.28
2,215.25
3,161.41
Scottish Green Party
Maggie Chapman
1,754
15.3
1,824.81
1,829.81
1,911.26
1,953.36
1,967.18
2,103.10
2,424.74
Scottish Labour Party
Trevor Davies
1,144
10.0
1,156.81
1,156.81
1,165.28
1,180.09
1,183.88
1,196.35
1,312.35
1,333.29
Scottish Conservative Party
Iain McGill
1,114
9.7
1,129.49
1,133.61
1,133.96
1,149.24
1,154.49
1,162.67
Solidarity (Scotland)
Adrian Cannon
203
1.8
228.16
230.27
273.069
283.23
284.33
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
John Hein
193
1.7
207.33
207.44
211.02
Scottish Socialist Party
Linda Somerville
182
1.6
192.95
193.06
Independent (politician)
Peter Clifford
16
0.1
16.58
10
21,485
11,263
188
2,253
53.3%
Leith
2007 Council election: Leith (3 seats)
7
Scottish National Party
Rob Munn
2,333
27.4
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Marjorie Thomas
1,854
21.8
1,891.37
1,912.39
1,976.82
2,191.85
Scottish Labour Party
Gordon Munro
1,544
18.1
1,569.18
1,586.49
1,617.60
1,694.31
1,705.06
2,243.18
Scottish Green Party
Chas Booth
957
11.2
1,010.38
1,090.54
1,132.27
1,205.39
1,238.08
1,325.58
Scottish Labour Party
Matthew Wilson
741
8.7
751.27
763.58
778.09
801.59
818.81
Scottish Conservative Party
Andrew Robertson
604
7.1
614.37
616.18
632.39
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
Joseph Hill
208
2.4
224.62
234.93
Scottish Socialist Party
Grzegorz J Rybak
150
1.8
169.14
7
16,178
8,391
124
2,098
52.6%
Craigentinny/Duddingston
2007 Council election: Craigentinny/Duddingston (3 seats)
11
Scottish Labour Party
Ewan Aitken
3,487
29.2
Scottish National Party
Stefan Tymkewycz
3,484
29.2
Scottish Conservative Party
Victoria Roberts
1,720
14.4
1,741.18
1,787.05
1,793.61
1,795.76
1,809.50
1,828.19
1,843.14
1,899.42
1,966.96
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Gary J Peacock
1,190
10.0
1,228.77
1,308.59
1,318.99
1,323.01
1,341.42
1,413.95
1,447.78
1,607.02
2,087.98
2,706.74
Scottish Green Party
Stan Blackley
701
5.9
741.64
819.14
824.00
854.96
884.39
913.46
1,012.66
1,184.22
Scottish Labour Party
Shami Khan
600
5.0
881.07
922.61
938.21
938.21
948.23
963.96
989.98
Solidarity (Scotland)
Kevin Connor
187
1.6
203.66
242.56
246.81
272.77
279.48
294.89
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
Peter McDougall
152
1.3
163.06
192.81
196.90
202.46
215.01
Independent (politician)
Jet Cameron
100
0.8
107.63
118.63
149.00
152.24
Scottish Socialist Party
Nick Eardley
82
0.7
89.79
105.59
107.06
Independent (politician)
John Wallace
69
0.6
75.23
89.95
11
19,693
11,772
169
2,944
60.6%
Southside/Newington
2007 Council election: Southside/Newington (4 seats)
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Scottish Labour Party
Ian Perry
2,530
18.6
2,537
2,548
2,554
2,568
2,763
Scottish Conservative Party
Cameron Rose
2,516
18.5
2,529
2,531
2,546
2,551
2,686
2,691.32
2,835.77
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Gordon Mackenzie
2,304
17.0
2,309
2,315
2,356
2,378
2,670
2,681.66
4,168.10
Scottish Green Party
Steve Burgess
1,920
14.1
1,935
1,961
1,974
2,062
2,610
2,623.58
2,893.41
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Liz O' Malley
1,907
14.0
1,913
1,917
1,939
1,945
2,087
2,097.96
Scottish National Party
Susanna Lacey
1,780
13.1
1,790
1,824
1,845
1,876
Scottish Socialist Party
Scott Simpson
146
1.1
150
183
189
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
Margaret Lea
144
1.1
148
156
Solidarity (Scotland)
James C Allinson
140
1.0
142
Independent (politician)
George E Pitcher
81
0.6
8
23,620
13,468
121
2,694
57.5%
Liberton/Gilmerton
2007 Council election: Liberton/Gilmerton (4 seats)
9
Scottish National Party
Tom Buchanan
3,471
26.0
Scottish Labour Party
Norma M Hart
2,524
18.9
2,610.82
Scottish Labour Party
Ian Murray
2,104
15.8
2,142.45
2,143.08
2,156.82
2,176.04
2,207.78
2,252.96
2,356.10
2,569.78
Scottish Conservative Party
Gavin Easton
1,912
14.3
1,976.74
1,976.76
1,985.00
1,991.48
2,017.96
2,032.43
2,101.05
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Conor Snowden
1,902
14.2
2,028.26
2,028.29
2,049.51
2,068.47
2,113.43
2,161.85
2,449.48
3,179.72
Scottish Green Party
Joan E Carter
464
3.5
589.02
589.04
605.50
639.44
639.44
788.50
Scottish Socialist Party
Colin A Fox
208
1.6
265.30
265.31
268.05
310.22
330.45
Independent (politician)
Max Volino
207
1.6
225.60
225.61
276.49
302.45
Solidarity (Scotland)
John Wight
132
1.0
180.62
180.62
194.10
Independent (politician)
Alex Scott
123
0.9
161.94
161.95
9
24,133
13,047
306
2,610
55.3%
Portobello/Craigmillar
2007 Council election: Portobello/Craigmillar (3 seats)
14
Scottish National Party
Michael A Bridgeman
3,471
28.0
Scottish Labour Party
Maureen Child
2,076
21.9
2,125.94
2,125.94
2127.94
2,138.44
2,158.45
2,189.70
2,227.08
2,295.83
2,337.97
Scottish Conservative Party
Alison Miller
1,041
11.0
1,057.31
1,058.69
1,058.69
1,061.44
1,068.82
1,072.45
1,089.45
1,102.83
1,156.59
1,157.08
1,202.78
1,262.92
Scottish Labour Party
Lawrence Marshall
849
8.9
857.91
857.91
858.91
862.28
867.79
880.42
900.42
935.80
958.30
967.58
1,100.53
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Stephen I Hawkins
791
8.3
817.98
817.98
817.98
820.98
857.87
875.25
910.76
923.76
1,006.27
1,007.97
1,290.09
1,481.76
1,850.76
Scottish Green Party
Peter McColl
635
6.7
668.63
668.63
668.63
693.01
701.89
762.80
803.30
827.56
885.08
886.40
Independent (politician)
Norrie Davies
302
3.2
316.30
316.43
317.81
320.18
325.68
342.81
367.32
Independent (politician)
Archie Burns
291
3.1
306.56
307.93
310.19
311.31
315.94
332.70
376.83
415.09
Independent (politician)
Margaret Munro
244
2.6
251.40
251.65
257.78
260.41
262.91
268.41
Solidarity (Scotland)
Caroline J Hosking
187
2.0
214.35
214.73
214.85
231.61
238.62
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
Massimo Circi
114
1.2
131.94
131.94
131.94
133.07
Scottish Socialist Party
Jan Moran
73
0.8
81.91
82.03
82.03
Independent (politician)
John Smart
19
0.2
20.13
20.13
Independent (politician)
Gerry Kerr
5
0.1
7.001
14
17,404
9,281
206
2,321
54.5%
2007-2012 by-elections
A by-election arose following the death of Labour Cllr Elizabeth Maginnis on 7 September 2008. The seat was held by Labour's Cammy Day
Forth By-Election (6 November 2008) – 1 seatForth By-Election Result (2008) http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/463/forth_ward_results_2007.pdf City of Edinburgh Council 8 September 2019 3 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200903214733/http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/463/forth_ward_results_2007.pdf dead
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Scottish Labour
Cammy Day
2,013
29.53
2,014
2,023
2,042
2,134
2,228
2,543
2,810
3,735
Scottish National Party
George Gordon
1,841
27.01
1,843
1,849
1,861
1,920
2,005
2,259
2,529
Scottish Conservatives
Iain McGill
1,180
17.31
1,184
1,187
1,188
1,199
1,225
1,453
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Sanne C Djikstra-Downie
985
14.45
987
989
995
1,033
1,155
Scottish Greens
Kate Joester
341
5.06
343
360
373
410
Independent politician
John Loughton
297
4.36
303
307
323
Solidarity (Scotland)
Willie Black
80
1.17
80
84
Scottish Socialist Party
Robert Richard
53
1.0
54
Independent politician
James G MacLean
26
0.05
Scottish Labour
9
21,560
6,816
70
3,409
6,886
A by-election arose following the resignation of Ian Murray after his election as an MP on 6 May 2010. The seat was held by Labour's Bill Cook on 9 September 2010.MacLeod Michael New Labour member elected to Edinburgh council https://www.theguardian.com/edinburgh/2010/sep/10/edinburgh-council-by-election-bill-cook-labour-liberton-gilmerton 8 September 2019 The Guardian 10 September 2010
Liberton/Gilmerton By-Election (9 September 2010) – 1 seatLiberton/Gilmerton By-Election Result (2010) https://beta.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/23047/ward-16-liberton-gilmerton-by-election-result-2010- City of Edinburgh Council 8 September 2019 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot
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Scottish Labour Party
Bill Cook
2,974
44.8
3,121
3,308
Scottish National Party
Richard Lewis
1,382
20.8
1,484
1,698
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Stephanie Murray
1,020
15.4
1,055
1,262
Scottish Liberal Democrats
John Christopher Knox
722
10.9
816
Scottish Green Party
Peter McColl
201
3.0
Scottish Socialist Party
Colin Fox
169
2.5
Independent (politician)
Mev Brown
128
1.9
Pirate Party UK
Philip Hunt
43
0.6
Scottish Labour Party
3
23,912
6,639
65
3,320
6,704
A by-election arose following the resignation of SNP Cllr David Beckett on 9 June 2011. The seat was held by the SNP's Alasdair Rankin on 18 August 2011.
City Centre By-Election (18 August 2011) – 1 seatCity Centre By-Election Result Stages (2011) http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/276/ward_11_-_city_centre_by-election_result_stages_2011.pdf City of Edinburgh Council 8 September 2019 8 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190908184616/http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/276/ward_11_-_city_centre_by-election_result_stages_2011.pdf dead
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Iain McGill
837
24.2
904
1,043
1,110
1,264
Scottish National Party
Alasdair Rankin
797
23.1
825
893
1,081
1,368
Scottish Labour Party
Karen Doran
682
19.7
716
745
968
Scottish Green Party
Melanie Main
494
14.3
576
635
Independent (politician)
John Carson
394
11.4
402
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Alistair Hodgson
251
7.3
Scottish National Party
6
14,810
3,455
11
1,728
3,466
Changes since 2007 Election
†Forth Cllr Elaine Morris defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Scottish National Party on 21 July 2011.
See also
2012 City of Edinburgh Council election
References
External links
Council homepage
2007
Category:2007 Scottish local elections
Category:2000s in Edinburgh