City of Edinburgh Council elections

City of Edinburgh Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.

Council elections

As a district council

Year SNP Labour Liberal[a] Conservative Independent
1974 1 29 3 30 1
1977 5 23 1 34 1
1980[b] 2 25 2 31 2[c]
1984 2 34 4 22 0
1988 2 33 4 23 0
1992 2 30 7 23 0
  1. ↑ SDP–Liberal Alliance from 1981 to 1988, Liberal Democrats from 1988.
  2. ↑ New ward boundaries.[1]
  3. ↑ Includes 1 Independent Labour.

As a unitary authority

Year SNP Labour Liberal Democrats Green Conservative
1995 0 34 10 0 14
1999[a] 1 31 13 0 13
2003 0 30 15 0 13
2007[b] 12 15 17 3 11
2012 18 20 3 6 11
2017[c] 19 12 6 8 18
2022 19 13 12 10 9
  1. ↑ New ward boundaries.[2]
  2. ↑ Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
  3. ↑ New ward boundaries.[3]

Results maps

By-elections

2003-2007

North Morningside/Grange By-Election 9 October 2003[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth O'Malley[5] 883 43.1 −15.6
Conservative 743 36.3 +17.1
Green 185 9.0 +9.0
Labour 141 6.9 −5.1
SNP 95 4.6 −2.0
Majority 140 6.8
Turnout 2,047
Liberal Democrats hold
Colinton By-Election 28 October 2004[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jason Rust[7] 1,830 46.0 −16.7
Liberal Democrats 1,680 42.2 +30.4
Labour 289 7.3 −8.3
SNP 145 3.6 −6.3
Scottish Socialist 38 1.0 +1.0
Majority 150 3.8
Turnout 3,982
Conservative hold
Murrayfield By-Election 10 November 2005[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Balfour 1,327 50.0 −0.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Crockart 859 32.4 +10.5
Independent Kristina Woolnough 226 8.5 +8.5
Labour Norma Hart 114 4.3 −12.0
Green Jill Boulton 58 2.2 +2.2
SNP Sheena Cleland 52 2.0 −5.7
Liberal Roy Isserlis 12 0.5 +0.5
UKIP Melville Brown 4 0.2 +0.2
Majority 468 17.6
Turnout 2,652
Conservative hold

2007-2012

Forth By-Election 6 November 2008[9]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Labour Cammy Day 29.53 2,013 2,014 2,023 2,042 2,134 2,228 2,543 2,810 3,735
SNP George Gordon 27.01 1,841 1,843 1,849 1,861 1,920 2,005 2,259 2,529  
Conservative Iain McGill 17.31 1,180 1,184 1,187 1,188 1,199 1,225 1,453    
Liberal Democrats Sanne C Djikstra-Downie 14.45 985 987 989 995 1,033 1,155      
Green Kate Joester 5.06 341 343 360 373 410        
Independent John Loughton 4.36 297 303 307 323          
Solidarity Willie Black 1.17 80 80 84            
Scottish Socialist Robert Richard 1.0 53 54              
Independent James G MacLean 0.1 26                
Labour hold
Valid: 6,816   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 3,409   Turnout: 6,886  
Liberton/Gilmerton By-Election 9 September 2010[10]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Labour Bill Cook 44.8 2,974       3,121 3,308  
SNP Richard Lewis 20.8 1,382       1,484 1,698  
Conservative Stephanie Murray 15.4 1,020       1,055 1,262  
Liberal Democrats John Christopher Knox 10.9 722       816    
Green Peter McColl 3.0 201            
Scottish Socialist Colin Fox 2.5 169            
Independent Mev Brown 1.9 128            
Pirate Philip Hunt 0.6 43            
Labour hold
Valid: 6,639   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 3,320   Turnout: 6,704  
City Centre By-Election 18 August 2011[11]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Alasdair Rankin 23.1 797 825 893 1,081 1,368
Conservative Iain McGill 24.2 837 904 1,043 1,110 1,264
Labour Karen Doran 19.7 682 716 745 968  
Green Melanie Main 14.3 494 576 635    
Independent John Carson 11.4 394 402      
Liberal Democrats Alistair Hodgson 7.3 251        
SNP hold
Valid: 3,455   Spoilt: 11   Quota: 1,728   Turnout: 3,466  

2012-2017

Liberton/Gilmerton By-Election 20 June 2013[12][13]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Labour Keith John Robson 39.5 2,892 2,896 2,906 2,941 3,070 3,255 3,448
SNP Derek Howie 30.7 2,249 2,251 2,256 2,287 2,403 2,523 2,633
Conservative Stephanie Murray 11.2 823 824 836 903 934 1,098  
Liberal Democrats John Christopher Knox 8.3 605 611 616 625 708    
Green Alys Mumford 5.6 412 430 440 471      
UKIP Jonathan Stanley 3.2 235 239 251        
Independent John Scott 0.9 64 70          
Pirate Phil Hunt 0.6 47            
Labour gain from SNP
Valid: 7,246   Spoilt: 81   Quota: 3,664   Turnout: 7,327  
Leith Walk By-Election 10 September 2015[14]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP John Ritchie 36.2 2,290                  
Labour 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
Green 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  
Conservative Gordon Murdie 7.9 501 503.8 505.8 506.9 507.0 540.2 541.2 574.6    
Liberal Democrats Mo Hussain 4.0 255 261.6 263.0 265.3 265.3 267.4 271.6      
UKIP Alan Melville 1.6 102 105.6 105.6 106.8 106.8          
Scottish Socialist Natalie Reid 1.5 97 107.7 107.7 108.2 122.0 125.2        
Left Unity Bruce Whitehead 0.5 32 33.6 33.7 33.9            
Independent John Scott 0.4 26 29.0 30.0              
Scottish Libertarian Tom Laird 0.3 17 17.9                
SNP hold
Labour gain from Green
Valid: 6,324   Spoilt: 83   Quota: 2,109   Turnout: 6,407  

2017-2022

Leith Walk By-Election 11 April 2019[15]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Rob Munn 35.7 2,596 2,598 2,598 2,598 2,612 2,616 2,630 2,721 2,763 3,021 4,487
Green Lorna Slater 25.5 1,855 1,856 1,856 1,856 1,865 1,869 1,904 2,093 2,223 2,765  
Labour Nick Gardner 15.5 1,123 1,124 1,124 1,126 1,136 1,140 1,157 1,320 1,497    
Conservative Dan McCroskrie 10.7 777 777 779 781 784 811 825 912      
Liberal Democrats Jack Caldwell 8.6 623 624 624 626 628 633 652        
Independent Kevin Illingworth 1.5 110 112 112 122 126 143          
UKIP Steven Alexander 1.2 85 88 97 97 98            
Socialist Labour David Jacobsen 0.8 56 56 56 56              
Independent John Scott 0.2 16 16 17                
For Britain Paul Stirling 0.2 14 14                  
Scottish Libertarian Tom Laird 0.2 12                    
SNP gain from Labour
Valid: 7,267   Spoilt: 67   Quota: 3,634   Turnout: 7,334  
Craigentinny/Duddingston By-election (12 November 2020)[16]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Ethan Young 38.9 2,920 2,924 2,936 3,004 3,716 3,818
Labour Margaret Graham 16.1 1,205 1,205 1,216 1,359 1,682 2,085
Conservative Eleanor Price 18.9 1,420 1,428 1,448 1,582 1,620  
Green Benjamin Parker 15.8 1,185 1,189 1,203 1,340    
Liberal Democrats Elaine Ford 8.4 631 634 647      
Independent Andrew McDonald 1.2 93 100        
Scottish Libertarian Tam Laird 0.6 42          
SNP hold
Valid: 7,496   Spoilt: 86   Quota: 3,749   Turnout: 7,582  

2022-2027

Corstorphine/Murrayfield By-Election 9 March 2023[17][18]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Liberal Democrats Fiona Bennett 56.0 4,577
SNP Donald Rutherford 13.3 1,086
Conservative Hugh Findlay 9.6 788
Labour Richard Parker 7.0 568
Green Chris Young 5.1 417
Independent Elaine Miller 3.7 327
Independent Pete Gregson 3.6 295
Scottish Family Richard Fettes 1.1 90
Scottish Libertarian Gary Smith 0.2 20
Liberal Democrats gain from SNP
Valid: 8,168   Spoilt: 57   Quota: 4,085   Turnout: 8,225  
Colinton/Fairmilehead By-Election 14 November 2024[19][20]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Liberal Democrats Louise Spence 36.3 2,683 2,684 2,685 2,687 2,697 2,704 2,763 2,793 2,898 3,096 3,751
Labour Sheila Gilmore 19.5 1,441 1,441 1,444 1,446 1,453 1,463 1,480 1,495 1,611 1,886 2,055
Conservative Neil Cuthbert 19.6 1,454 1,458 1,458 1,465 1,476 1,483 1,517 1,638 1,643 1,676  
SNP Marianna Clyde 10.8 800 800 800 801 806 816 826 835 963    
Green Daniel Milligan 5.3 393 393 396 397 402 407 414 423      
Reform Grant Lidster 3.6 268 269 269 281 283 287 300        
Independent Marc Wilkinson 2.3 173 173 175 177 179 190          
Independent David Henry 0.8 57 57 57 63 75            
Independent Mev Brown 0.7 50 51 60 62              
Scottish Family Richard Lucas 0.7 51 51 51                
Independent Bonnie Prince Bob 0.3 22 22                  
Scottish Libertarian Tam Laird 0.1 9                    
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Electorate: 19,907   Valid: 7,401   Spoilt: 45   Quota: 3,701   Turnout: 7,446  
Colinton/Fairmilehead By-Election 23 January 2025[21][22]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Conservative Neil Cuthbert 32.6 2,027 2,027 2,028 2,030 2,034 2,039 2,050 2,100          
Labour Connor Savage 18.4 1,146 1,147 1,148 1,149 1,152 1,159 1,166 1,191 1,193 1,209 1,342 1,615 2,192
Liberal Democrats Peter Nicholson 16.2 1,009 1,009 1,009 1,009 1,012 1,015 1,023 1,059 1,064 1,103 1,187 1,380  
SNP Marianna Clyde 13.5 840 840 840 843 843 848 849 870 870 892 1,032    
Green Daniel Milligan 6.8 426 426 426 426 432 436 444 460 460 467      
Reform Grant Lidster 5.5 345 345 345 347 348 354 364 384 387        
Independent Marc Wilkinson 4.1 256 256 258 260 264 278 288            
Scottish Family Richard Lucas 1.0 65 65 68 69 70 70              
Independent David Henry 0.6 38 38 43 54 61                
Independent Bonnie Prince Bob 0.5 30 32 32 32                  
Independent Mev Brown 0.4 23 23 25                    
Independent Nick Horning 0.2 13 15                      
Independent Mark Ney-Party 0.1 5                        
Conservative gain from SNP
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Valid: 6,223   Spoilt: 58   Quota: 2,075   Turnout: 6,281  
Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart By-Election 26 June 2025[23]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Liberal Democrats Kevin McKay 20.4 1,269 1,270 1,270 1,276 1,279 1,285 1,288 1,321 1,364 1,480 1,867 2,316 3,409
Labour Catriona Munro 20.8 1,293 1,293 1,295 1,297 1,304 1,307 1,314 1,335 1,368 1,502 1,668 2,219  
Green Q Manivannan 18.2 1,133 1,135 1,136 1,136 1,138 1,157 1,166 1,175 1,187 1,595 1,636    
Conservative Mark Hooley 13.8 857 858 861 862 865 865 868 884 1,080 1,109      
SNP Murray Visentin 14.5 905 905 905 907 909 913 919 930 950        
Reform Gary Neill 7.9 489 489 490 491 498 499 500 512          
Independent Marc Wilkinson 1.8 111 111 118 119 120 124 130            
Independent Bonnie Prince Bob 0.6 36 38 42 43 46 48              
Independent Steve West 0.6 39 40 45 45 45                
Scottish Family Richard Lucas 0.5 34 34 34 39                  
Scottish Libertarian Lukasz Furmaniak 0.4 25 26 26                    
Independent Mark Rowbotham 0.4 25 25                      
Independent Derrick Emms 0.1 9                        
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Valid: 6,264   Spoilt: 39   Quota: 3,113   Turnout: 6,303  

References

  1. ↑ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements - City of Edinburgh Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements Final Recommendations - City of Edinburgh Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — North Morningside/Grange Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "By-Election - No 46 North Morningside/Grange Ward" (PDF). City of Edinburgh Council. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Colinton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "By-Election - No 43 Colinton Ward" (PDF). City of Edinburgh Council. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL BY-ELECTION – 10 NOVEMBER 2005 ELECTORAL WARD NO. 15 MURRAYFIELD". City of Edinburgh Council. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "Forth By-Election Result (2008)" (PDF). City of Edinburgh Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Liberton/Gilmerton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "City Centre By-Election Result Stages (2011)" (PDF). City of Edinburgh Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  12. ↑ "WARD 16- Liberton/Gilmerton". Elections Edinburgh. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Liberton/Gilmerton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  14. ↑ "Electoral Ward 12 ‐ Leith Walk" (PDF). Elections Edinburgh. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  15. ↑ Council, The City of Edinburgh. "By-election for electoral ward 12: Leith Walk result - The City of Edinburgh Council". www.edinburgh.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  16. ↑ Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Election Results - The City of Edinburgh Council". www.edinburgh.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  17. ↑ "Ward 6 Corstorphine/Murrayfield Declaration of Results Report". City of Edinburgh Council. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "Ward 6 Corstorphine/Murrayfield Candidate Votes Per Stage Report". City of Edinburgh Council. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  19. ↑ "Decleration of Results Report Ward 8 Colinton-Fairmilehead". City of Edinburgh Council. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  20. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 8 Colinton-Fairmilehead". City of Edinburgh Council. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  21. ↑ "Decleration of Results Report Ward 8 - Colinton-Fairmilehead". City of Edinburgh Council. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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  23. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 9 - Fountainbridge-Craiglockhart". City of Edinburgh Council. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
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