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2012 Scottish local government election
February 2022
December 2012
2012 Scottish local elections
2012 City of Edinburgh Council election Scotland Flag of Edinburgh.svg parliamentary no 2007 City of Edinburgh Council election 2007 2012 5 3 y 2017 City of Edinburgh Council election 2017 All 58 seats to City of Edinburgh Council 30 Andrew Burns Scottish Labour 15 seats, 22.93% Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart 15 20 5 39,286 28.13% 5.45% Steve Cardownie Scottish National Party 12 seats, 20.32% Forth 13 18 6 37,537 26.87% 6.55% Jeremy Balfour Scottish Conservatives 11 seats, 22.08% Corstorphine/Murrayfield 11 11 0 27,588 19.75% 2.33% Maggie Chapman and Steve Burgess Scottish Greens 3 seats, 8.23% Leith Walk,Southside/Newington 3 6 3 15,978 11.44% 3.21% Paul Edie Scottish Liberal Democrats 17 seats, 21.99% Corstorphine/Murrayfield 17 3 14 13,040 9.34% 12.65% City of Edinburgh Council election 2012 - Alternate.svg 400px Map of council wards Leader of the Council Jenny Dawe defeated Scottish Liberal Democrats Leader of the council after election Andrew Burns Scottish Labour
Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the 2012 Scottish local elections. The election was the second using 17 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elected three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation system of election.
The main feature of the elections was the near obliteration of the Scottish Liberal Democrats as they collapsed from 17 seats on the city council to just 3, which saw them occupying the position as the smallest party. Their leader, and the leader of the council, Jenny Dawe, lost her seat in Meadows/Morningside, epitomising the poor performance. Scottish Labour replaced the Lib Dems as the largest party as they made 5 gains, winning 20 seats in total. The Scottish National Party became the second largest party, gaining 6 seats and 18 seats in total. The Scottish Conservatives retained 11 seats on the council while the Scottish Greens doubled their seat numbers to 6.
After the election a coalition was formed between the Labour Party and the SNP. This replaced the previous Lib Dem – SNP Coalition which had existed from 2007 to 2012.
Election result
2012 City of Edinburgh Council electionElectorate: 331,954Turnout: 141,552 (42.6%)Total Valid: 139,684Council Election Results 2012 The City of Edinburgh Council http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/658/state_of_the_council_2012 edinburgh.gov.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20160405153216/http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/658/state_of_the_council_2012 2016-04-05 dead
Scottish Labour
20
6
1
5
34.48
28.13
39,286
5.45
Scottish National Party
18
6
0
6
31.03
26.87
37,537
6.55
Scottish Conservatives
11
1
1
0
18.97
19.75
27,588
2.33
Scottish Greens
6
3
0
3
10.34
11.44
15,978
3.21
Scottish Liberal Democrats
3
0
14
14
5.17
9.34
13,040
12.65
Independent (politician)
0
0
0
0
0.00
1.84
2,565
New
UK Independence Party
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.34
480
New
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.33
463
New
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.26
368
New
Scottish Socialist Party
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.16
228
New
Pirate Party UK
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.14
195
New
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
Ward summary
thumb|250px|Map of Council Wards showing parties elected in each ward
Results of the 2012 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 | Labour
!colspan=2 | SNP
!colspan=2 | Conservative
!colspan=2 | Green
!colspan=2 | Lib Dem
!colspan=2 | Others
|-
|align="left"|Almond
|14.92
|0
|32.55
|1
|26.24
|1
|6.17
|0
|15.89
|1
|4.22
|0
|3
|-
|align="left"|Pentland Hills
|28.85
|1
|29.16
|1
|27.70
|1
|4.05
|0
|4.66
|0
|5.59
|0
|3
|-
|align="left"|Drum Brae/Gyle
|26.46
|1
|27.00
|1
|16.04
|0
|3.62
|0
|18.77
|1
|8.12
|0
|3
|-
|align="left"|Forth
|34.01
|2
|29.06
|1
|22.64
|1
|7.08
|0
|5.06
|0
|2.14
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Inverleith
|24.99
|1
|20.22
|1
|29.50
|1
|14.92
|1
|10.38
|0
| -
| -
|4
|-
|align="left"|Corstorphine/Murrayfield
|20.45
|0
|24.74
|1
|24.96
|1
|6.11
|0
|22.77
|1
|1.96
|0
|3
|-
|align="left"|Sighthill/Gorgie
|42.1
|2
|37.4
|2
|9.2
|0
|8.2
|0
|3.2
|0
| -
| -
|4
|-
|align="left"|Colinton/Fairmilehead
|17.87
|0
|20.59
|1
|52.00
|2
|4.91
|0
|3.62
|0
|1.01
|0
|3
|-
|align="left"| Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
|23.24
|1
|23.54
|1
|21.15
|0
|24.07
|1
|7.34
|0
|0.66
|0
|3
|-
|align="left"|Meadows/Morningside
|19.64
|1
|15.78
|1
|29.90
|1
|19.75
|1
|12.30
|0
|2.63
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|City Centre
|21.33
|1
|24.97
|1
|27.69
|1
|17.06
|0
|7.94
|0
|1.01
|0
|3
|-
|align="left"|Leith Walk
|33.24
|2
|28.48
|1
|8.11
|0
|20.28
|1
|5.09
|0
|4.81
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Leith
|32.1
|1
|32.4
|1
|6.5
|0
|18.9
|1
|9.0
|0
|1.1
|0
|3
|-
|align="left"|Craigentinny/Duddingston
|36.2
|2
|36.9
|1
|10.2
|0
|7.0
|0
|8.0
|0
|1.8
|0
|3
|-
|align="left"|Southside/Newington
|19.78
|1
|18.34
|1
|16.72
|1
|19.97
|1
|13.97
|0
|11.22
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Liberton/Gilmerton
|40.9
|2
|31.6
|1
|12.3
|1
|5.2
|0
|7.6
|0
|2.5
|0
|4
|-
|align="left"|Portobello/Craigmillar
|47.4
|2
|32.0
|1
|7.2
|0
|8.5
|0
|1.9
|0
|2.9
|0
|3
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom"
!align="left"| Total
!28.13
!20
!26.87
!18
!19.75
!11
!11.55
!6
!9.34
!3
!
!0
!58
|-
|}
Ward results
Almond
2007: 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP
2012: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
2007-2012 Change: No Change
2012 Council election: Almond – 3 seats
7
Scottish National Party
Norman Work (incumbent)
2,722
32.55%
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Lindsay Paterson
2,194
26.24%
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Alastair Shields††††††
1,329
15.89%
1,460
1,500
1,515
1,579
1,804
2,426
Scottish Labour Party
Billy Fitzpatrick
1,248
14.92%
1,350
1,356
1,373
1,421
1,623
Scottish Green Party
Moira Dunworth
516
6.17%
651
657
683
768
Independent
John Longstaff
208
2.49%
268
276
338
United Kingdom Independence Party
Otto Inglis
145
1.73%
168
181
7
18,996
8,362
51
2,091
8,413 (44.3%)
Pentland Hills
2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
2012: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: No Change
Pentland Hills – 3 seats
7
Scottish National Party
Bill Henderson
2,317
29.16%
Scottish Labour Party
Ricky Henderson (incumbent)
2,293
28.85%
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Dominic Heslop
1,199
15.09%
1,224
1,249
1,335
1,397
1,502 2,446
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Shelia Low
1,002
12.61%
1,017
1,040
1,099
1,154
1,240
Scottish Green Party
Phyl Meyer
322
4.05%
400
468
607
840
Independent (politician)
Mike 'Professor Pongoo' Ferrigan
444
5.59%
491
531
590
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Stuart Bridges
370
4.66%
414
462
7
18,002
7,947
51
1,987
7,998 (44.4%)
Drum Brae/Gyle
2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP
2012: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Drum Brae/Gyle – 3 seats
8
Scottish Labour Party
Karen Keil
1,981
26.46%
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Robert Aldridge (incumbent)
1,405
18.77%
1,425
1,431
1,490
1,636
1,695
1,735
2,312
Scottish National Party
Ron Cairns *
1,373
18.34%
1,383
1,386
1,406
1,466
2,052
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Mark Brown
1,201
16.04%
1,207
1,212
1,233
1,349
1,370
1,383
Scottish National Party
Alison Lindsay
648
8.66%
657
661
699
750
Independent (politician)
Steven Binney
518
6.92%
532
588
663
Scottish Green Party
Linda Hendry
271
3.62%
285
296
Independent (politician)
John Scott
90
1.20%
95
8
17,123
7,487
78
1,872
7,565 (44.2%)
=Outgoing Councillor from a different Ward.
Forth
2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Forth – 4 seats
8
Scottish Labour Party
Cammy Day (incumbent)
2,230
27.54%
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Allan Jackson (incumbent)
1,833
22.64%
Scottish National Party
Steve Cardownie (incumbent)
1,377
17.01%
1,407
1,422
1,432
1,443
1,482
1,554
2,377
Scottish National Party
George Gordon
976
12.05%
1,008
1,017
1,019
1,034
1,070
1,187
Scottish Green Party
Kate Joester
573
7.08%
598
626
637
683
850
Scottish Labour Party
Vicki Redpath
524
6.47%
962
976
987
1,009
1,099
1,347
1,446
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Tim Wight
410
5.06%
423
473
495
500
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Ruth Ann Henderson
117
1.44%
127
130
132
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
Seumas Stiubhard MacMhicean
57
0.70%
64
73
8
21,796
8,097
136 (1.65%)
1,620
8,233 (37.8%)
Inverleith
2007: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2012: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab; 1xGreen
2007-2012 Change: Green gain one seat from Lib Dem
Inverleith – 4 seats
4
Scottish Labour Party
Lesley Hinds (incumbent)
2,751
24.99%
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Iain Whyte (incumbent)
1,956
17.77%
1,989
2,019
2,279
Scottish Green Party
Nigel Bagshaw
1,642
14.92%
1,815
1,865
2,325
Scottish National Party
Gavin Barrie
1,434
13.03%
1,489
2,148
2,264
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scott Douglas
1,291
11.73%
1,312
1,326
1,487
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Tim McKay (incumbent)
1,143
10.38%
1,226
1,252
Scottish National Party
John Young
792
7.19%
820
4
23,235
11,009
118 (1.06%)
2,202
11,127 (47.9%)
Corstorphine/Murrayfield
2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xCon
2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
Corstorphine/Murrayfield – 3 seats
6
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Jeremy Balfour (incumbent)
2,050
24.96%
2,100
Scottish National Party
Frank Ross
2,032
24.74%
2,053
2,056
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Paul Edie (incumbent)
1,788
21.77%
1,798
1,817
1,818
1,993
2,798
Scottish Labour Party
Tom McInally
1,679
20.45%
1,698
1,702
1,702
1,884
Scottish Green Party
Dominic Hinde
502
6.11%
526
530
530
UK Independence Party
James Nisbet
161
1.96%
6
17,445
8,212
56 (0.68%)
2,054
8,268 (47.4%)
Sighthill/Gorgie
2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP;
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
Sighthill/Gorgie – 4 seats
6
Scottish Labour Party
Eric Milligan (incumbent)
2,266
28.3
Scottish National Party
Catherine Fullerton
1,624
20.3
Scottish National Party
Denis Dixon
1,368
17.1
1,389
1,396
1,414
1,462
1,688
Scottish Labour Party
Donald Wilson (incumbent)
1,107
13.8
1,677
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Susan Dewhurst
736
9.2
745
749
750
808
917
Scottish Green Party
Lindsay Ashford
658
8.2
674
690
691
776
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Neil MacLean
253
3.2
260
267
267
6
23,877
8,012
240 (2.91%)
1,603
8,252 (34.6%)
Colinton/Fairmilehead
2007: 2xCon; 1xLab
2012: 2xCon; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lab
Colinton/Fairmilehead – 3 seats
7
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Jason Rust (incumbent)
2,692
28.71%
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Elaine Aitken (incumbent)
2,184
23.29%
2,427
Scottish National Party
Richard Lewis
1,931
20.59%
1,953
1,962
1,975
2,021
2,187 2,816
Scottish Labour Party
Eric Barry (incumbent)
1,676
17.87%
1,699
1,708
1,724
1,831
2,070
Scottish Green Party
Andy Saunders
460
4.91%
474
484
501
647
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Alan Beal
339
3.62%
350
365
368
United Kingdom Independence Party
Malcolm MacKay
95
1.01%
100
105
7
18,521
9,377
74 (0.78%)
2,345
9,451 (51%)
Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
2007: 1xCon; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
2012: 1xGrn; 1xLab; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: Grn and SNP gain one seat each from Con and Lib Dem
2007 Council election: Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart – 3 seats
5
Scottish Green Party
Gavin Corbett
1,789
24.07%
1,801
2,004
Scottish National Party
David Key
1,750
23.54%
1,755
1,811
1,848
1,861
Scottish Labour Party
Andrew Burns (incumbent)
1,728
23.24%
1,734
1,851
1,905
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Will Searle
1,572
21.15%
1,578
1,714
1,731
1,738
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Jim Lowrie (incumbent)
546
7.34%
561
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
Tim Strode
49
0.66%
5
17,069
7,434
70 (0.93%)
1,859
7,504 (44%)
Meadows/Morningside
2007: 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xGRN; 1xLab
2012: 1xCon; 1xGRN; 1xLab; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
Meadows/Morningside – 4 seats
7
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Mark McInnes (incumbent)
3,125
29.90
Scottish Green Party
Melanie Main
2,064
19.75
2,209
Scottish Labour Party
Paul Godzik (incumbent)
2,053
19.64
2,171
2171
Scottish National Party
Sandy Howat
1,650
15.79
1,723
1,754
1,767
1,784
1,857
2,390
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Jenny Dawe *
1,285
12.30
1,574
1,615
1,639
1,661
1,730
Pirate Party UK
Phil Hunt
195
1.87
211
224
230
264
United Kingdom Independence Party
William Macadam
79
0.76
170
173
175
7
22,328
10,451
39
2,091
10,490 (47%)
= Outgoing Councillor from a different Ward.
City Centre
2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
City Centre – 3 seats
6
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Joanna Mowat (incumbent)
1,402
27.69%
Scottish National Party
Alasdair Rankin (incumbent)
1,264
24.97%
1,272
Scottish Labour Party
Karen Doran
1,080
21.33%
1,093
1,094
1,101
1,235
1,777
Scottish Green Party
Julita Mazurek
864
17.06%
887
890
907
1,111
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Iain Coleman
402
7.94%
439
440
463
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
Karen Hetherington
51
1.01%
58
59
6
13,943
5,063
38 (0.74%)
1,266
5,101 (36.6%)
Leith Walk
2007: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab; 1xGRN
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xGRN
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Leith Walk – 4 seats
11
Scottish National Party
Deidre Brock (incumbent)†††
1735
22.1
Scottish Labour Party
Angela Blacklock (incumbent)
1674
21.3
Scottish Green Party
Maggie Chapman †††† (incumbent)
1593
20.3
Scottish Labour Party
Nick Gardner
937
11.9
947
1029
1035
1050
1065
1089
1115
1225
1350
1519
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Miles Briggs
637
8.1
640
644
645
651
653
656
675
784
816
Scottish National Party
Seumas Ross Skinner
502
6.4
630
632
635
639
649
674
708
741
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Jamie Paterson
400
5.1
403
406
410
424
429
434
445
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
John McArdle
109
1.4
110
111
113
119
128
Independent (politician)
Alex Wilson
109
1.4
110
110
111
112
153
181
Independent (politician)
Jimmy McIntosh
91
1.2
92
93
93
97
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
John Hein
69
0.9
71
72
72
11
22,147
7,856
156
1572
35.47%
Leith
2007: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab
2012: 1xLab; 1xGRN; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: GRN gain one seat from Lib Dem
2007 Council election: Leith – 3 seats
7
Scottish Labour Party
Gordon Munro (incumbent)
2010
32.1%
Scottish Green Party
Chas Booth
1181
18.9%
1306
1331
1427
1780
Scottish National Party
Adam McVey
1104
17.6%
1140
1145
1163
1228
1280
2240
Scottish National Party
Rob Munn (incumbent)
926
14.8%
984
993
1013
1135
1169
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Marjorie Thomas (incumbent)
565
9.0%
618
641
825
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Nicola Ross
405
6.5%
428
433
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
Irvine McMinn
71
1.1%
85
7
16,972
6262
122
1566
32.6%
Craigentinny/Duddingston
2007: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Craigentinny/Duddingston – 3 seats
8
Scottish National Party
Stefan Tymkewycz (incumbent)
2180
25.8%
Scottish Labour Party
Joan Griffiths
2174
25.7%
Scottish National Party
Colin Williamson
937
11.1%
989
991
1008
1138
1260
1354
Scottish Labour Party
Alex Lunn††
886
10.5%
887
935
954
1080
1261
1430
1740
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Jason Lingiah
866
10.2%
867
868
877
911
1080
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Gary Peacock (incumbent)
673
8.0%
675
677
688
836
Scottish Green Party
John Palmer
590
7.0%
592
594
661
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Kevin Furguson
150
1.8%
150
151
8
18,871
8,456
212
2115
45.9%
Southside/Newington
2007: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xGRN
2012: 1xGrn; 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
Southside/Newington – 4 seats
8
Scottish Green Party
Steve Burgess (incumbent)
1,869
19.97%
1,883
Scottish Labour Party
Ian Perry (incumbent)
1,851
19.78%
1,856
1,858
1,886
Scottish National Party
Jim Orr†††
1,717
18.34%
1,723
1,725
1,742
1,744
1,886
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Cameron Rose (incumbent)
1,565
16.72%
1,568
1,568
1,570
1,571
1,855
1,857
2,501
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Gordon MacKenzie (incumbent)
1,308
13.97%
1,341
1,343
1,348
1,351
1,548
1,551
Independent (politician)
Gordon Murdie
892
9.53%
895
896
921
923
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
William Black
87
0.93%
90
91
Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
Margaret Lea
71
0.76%
8
20,821
9,360
67 (0.71%)
1,873
9,427 (45.3%)
Liberton/Gilmerton
2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: Con gain one seat from Lib Dem
Liberton/Gilmerton – 4 seats
8
Scottish Labour Party
Norma Austin-Hart (incumbent)
1,941
21.4
Scottish National Party
Tom Buchanan (incumbent)†
1,780
19.6
1,789
1,794
1,826
Scottish Labour Party
Bill Cook (incumbent)
1,768
19.5
1,868
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Nick Cook
1,111
12.3
1,112
1,115
1,124
1,125
1,171
1,455
1,696
Scottish National Party
Derek Howie
1,084
12.0
1,086
1,090
1,127
1,138
1,268
1,441
Scottish Liberal Democrats
John Knox
687
7.6
689
694
711
711
848
Scottish Green Party
Joan Carter
469
5.2
473
480
549
550
Scottish Socialist Party
Colin Fox
228
2.5
229
233
8
23,187
9,068
191 (2.06%)
1,814
9,259 (39.9%)
Portobello/Craigmillar
2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Portobello/Craigmillar – 3 seats
8
Scottish Labour Party
Maureen Child (incumbent)
2,645
36.6
Scottish National Party
Michael A. Bridgeman (incumbent)
1,477
20.4
1,559
1,565
1,607
1,649
2,381
Scottish National Party
David Manson
837
11.6
879
891
921
953
Scottish Labour Party
David Walker
784
10.8
1,212
1,237
1,270
1,319
1,356
1,431
1,744
Scottish Green Party
Peter McColl
615
8.5
723
768
825
974
1,059
1,203
Scottish Conservative Party
Henry Christian
523
7.2
549
574
601
Independent (politician)
Norrie Davies
213
2.9
253
261
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Martin Veart
137
1.9
155
8
17,603
7,231
169 (2.28%)
1,808
7,400 (42%)
Post-election changes
† Liberton/Gilmerton SNP councillor Tom Buchanan died on 3 April 2013. A by-election was held on 20 June 2013 and was won by Labour's Keith John Robson.http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/1989/ward_16_liberton_gilmerton_by-election Information for the Public – Ward 16 Liberton/Gilmerton By-Election – City of Edinburgh Council 25 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130625011444/http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/1989/ward_16_liberton_gilmerton_by-election 25 June 2013
†† Craigentinny/Duddingston Labour councillor Alex Dunn defected from the Labour Party and joined the SNP on 4 December 2013.2013-12-04 councillor Alex Lunn defects from Labour to SNP – Edinburgh Evening News http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/councillor-alex-lunn-defects-from-labour-to-snp-1-3219753 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131206143422/http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/councillor-alex-lunn-defects-from-labour-to-snp-1-3219753 2013-12-06 edinburghnews.scotsman.com
††† On 1 March 2014 Southside/Newington SNP councillor Jim Orr resigned from the party and became an Independent citing disillusionment with internal political spats.McCann David 2014-03-01 Jim Orr quits SNP over 'internal spats' – Edinburgh Evening News http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/jim-orr-quits-snp-over-internal-spats-1-3324716 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150924005203/http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/jim-orr-quits-snp-over-internal-spats-1-3324716 2015-09-24 edinburghnews.scotsman.com
†††† Leith Walk SNP councillor Deidre Brock was elected as an MP for Edinburgh North and Leith (UK Parliament constituency) on 7 May 2015 and resigned her Council seat on 24 June 2015.2015-06-24 BROCK STEPS DOWN FROM WARD 12 Broughton Spurtle http://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/brock-steps-down-ward-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150626121312/http://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/brock-steps-down-ward-12 2015-06-26 broughtonspurtle.org.uk Leith Walk Green councillor Maggie Chapman resigned her seat on 30 June 2015 to focus her efforts on winning a Scottish Parliament seat in North East Scotland.Brooks Cameron 2015-06-30 Edinburgh councillor resigns to focus on becoming north-east MSP https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/politics/scottish-politics/624499/edinburgh-councillor-resigns-focus-becoming-north-east-msp/ live 2021-06-17 pressandjournal.co.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20210303201640/https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/politics/scottish-politics/624499/edinburgh-councillor-resigns-focus-becoming-north-east-msp/ 3 March 2021 A by-election for both seats was held on 10 September 2015, Lewis Ritchie defending the SNP seat and Labour's Marion Donaldson taking the other.2015-08-14 Notices for the Leith Walk Ward By-Election Leith Walk Ward By-Election The City of Edinburgh Council http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20033/elections_and_voting/1326/leith_walk_ward_by-election 2021-06-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20150814081852/http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20033/elections_and_voting/1326/leith_walk_ward_by-election 14 August 2015
†††††† Almond Liberal Democrat councillor Alastair Shields resigned from the party and became an Independent after having been de-selected. He originally indicated that he would contest the 2017 local elections as an Independent, but ruled this out in October 2016.2016-01-13 Alastair Shields leaves Lib Dems after being dumped for vote – Edinburgh Evening News http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/alastair-shields-leaves-lib-dems-after-being-dumped-for-vote-1-3981260 2021-06-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160113115628/http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/alastair-shields-leaves-lib-dems-after-being-dumped-for-vote-1-3981260 13 January 2016https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/ex-lib-dem-councillor-quit-next-election-613809 Ex-Lib dem councillor to quit at next election
By Elections since 2012
Liberton/Gilmerton By-election (20 June 2013)- 1 Seat
7
Scottish Labour Party
Keith John Robson
39.47
2,892
2,896
2,906
2,941
3,070
3,255
3,448
Scottish National Party
Derek Howie
30.69
2,249
2,251
2,256
2,287
2,403
2,523
2,633
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Stephanie Murray
11.23
823
824
836
903
934
1,098
Scottish Liberal Democrats
John Christopher Knox
8.26
605
611
616
625
708
Scottish Green Party
Alys Mumford
5.62
412
430
440
471
United Kingdom Independence Party
Jonathan Stanley
3.21
235
239
251
Independent (politician)
John Scott
0.87
64
70
Pirate Party
Phil Hunt
0.64
47
7
24,177
7,246
81
3,664
7,327 (30.6%)
Leith Walk By-election (10 September 2015)- 2 Seats
10
Scottish National Party
John Ritchie
36.2%
2,290
Scottish Labour Party
Marion Donaldson
25.7%
1,623
1,650.1
1,653.1
1,659.6
1,661.7
1,680.4
1,697.6
1,798.2
1,990.2
2,717.3
Scottish Green Party
Susan Rae
21.8%
1,381
1,464.6
1,469.8
1,483.4
1,495.3
1,502.7
1,576.1
1,653.3
1,729.9
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Gordon Murdie
7.9%
501
503.8
505.8
506.9
507
540.2
541.2
574.6
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Mo Hussain
4.0%
255
261.6
263
265.3
265.3
267.4
271.6
United Kingdom Independence Party
Alan Melville
102
1.6%
105.6
105.6
106.8
106.8
Scottish Socialist Party
Natalie Reid
1.5%
97
107.7
107.7
108.2
122
125.2
Left Unity (UK)
Bruce Whitehead
0.5%
32
33.6
33.7
33.9
Independent (politician)
John Scott
0.4%
26
29
30
Scottish Libertarian Party
Tom Laird
0.3%
17
17.9
10
25,521
6,324
83
2,109
6,407 (25.1%)
References
External links
election results 2012 on Council homepage
2012
Category:2012 Scottish local elections
Category:2010s in Edinburgh