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Revision as of 16:56, 7 May 2012

Main article: Scottish local elections, 2012
City of Edinburgh Council election, 2012
← 2007 May 3, 2012 (2012-05-03) 2017 →
All 58 seats to Edinburgh City Council
30 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Andrew Burns Steve Cardownie Jeremy Balfour
Party Labour SNP Conservative
Leader's seat Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart Forth Corstorphine/Murrayfield
Last election 15 seats, 22.93% 12 seats, 20.32% 11 seats, 22.08%
Seats won 20 18 11
Seat change Increase5 Increase6 Steady0
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Maggie Chapman/Steve Burgess Jenny Dawe
Party Scottish Green Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Leith Walk, Southside/Newington ran in Meadows/Morningside
(defeated)
Last election 3 seats, 8.23% 17 seats, 21.99%
Seats won 6 3
Seat change Increase3 Decrease14
Map of council wards
Leader of the Council before election

Jenny Dawe
Liberal Democrats

Leader of the Council after election

TBC

Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council will be held on the May 3, 2012 the same day as the Scottish local elections, 2012. The election are the second using 17 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation system of election.

Election result

City of Edinburgh Local Election Result 2012
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 3
  Labour 20
  SNP 18
  Conservative 11
  Scottish Green 6
  UKIP
  TUSC
  Liberal
  Pirate 0 0 0 0 0 195
  Scottish Socialist
  Independent

Ward summary

e • d Results of the City of Edinburgh Council election, 2007
by ward
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
colspan=2 bgcolor="Template:Scottish Liberal Democrats/meta/color" | Lib Dem colspan=2 bgcolor="Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/color" | Lab colspan=2 bgcolor="Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color" | SNP colspan=2 bgcolor="Template:Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party/meta/color"| Conservative colspan=2 bgcolor="Template:Scottish Green Party/meta/color" | Green Others
Almond 36.6 1 10.7 0 18.2 1 28.1 1 4.4 0 1.2 0 3
Pentland Hills 11.4 0 19.5 1 20.3 1 41.7 1 4.3 0 2.0 0 3
Drum Brae/Gyle 44.8 2 14.8 0 18.4 1 16.1 0 3.2 0 1.6 0 3
Forth 17.9 1 29.0 1 22.7 1 20.2 1 5.8 0 4.4 0 4
Inverleith 20.2 1 18.2 1 13.3 1 27.6 1 7.5 0 11.2 0 4
Corstorphine/Murrayfield 37.7 2 15.2 0 14.9 0 25.7 1 4.8 0 2.7 0 3
Sighthill/Gorgie 10.6 1 35.3 2 30.9 1 9.6 0 5.7 0 6.0 0 4
Colinton/Fairmilehead 14.8 0 18.7 1 14.9 0 45.7 2 4.2 0 0.6 0 3
Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart 17.1 1 22.6 1 18.6 0 27.1 1 11.2 0 2.4 0 3
Meadows/Morningside 30.8 1 14.0 1 10.5 0 26.4 1 15.2 1 1.4 0 4
City Centre 19.7 1 17.9 0 20.3 1 20.1 1 16.8 0 4.4 0 3
Leith Walk 19.0 1 26.9 1 22.3 1 9.7 0 15.3 1 3.4 0 4
Leith 21.8 1 26.8 1 27.4 1 7.1 0 11.2 0 4.2 0 3
Craigentinny/Duddingston 10.0 1 34.2 1 29.2 1 14.4 0 5.9 0 5.0 0 3
Southside/Newington 31.0 1 18.6 1 13.1 0 18.5 1 14.1 1 2.7 0 4
Liberton/Gilmerton 14.2 1 34.7 2 26.0 1 14.3 0 3.5 0 5.1 0 4
Portobello/Craigmillar 08.3 1 30.8 1 28.0 1 11.0 0 6.7 0 13.2 0 3
Total 22.0 17 22.9 15 20.3 12 22.1 11 8.2 3 4.5 0 58

Ward results

Almond

2007: 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP

2011: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem

2007-2011: No Change

2007 Council election: Almond - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Norman Work (incumbent) 32.55% 2,722            
Conservative Lindsay Paterson 26.24% 2,194            
Liberal Democrats Alastair Shields 15.89% 1,329 1,460 1,500 1,515 1,579 1,804 2,426
Labour Billy Fitzpatrick 14.92% 1,248 1,350 1,356 1,373 1,421 1,623  
Scottish Green Moira Dunworth 6.17% 516 651 657 683 768    
Independent (politician) John Longstaff 2.49% 208 268 276 338      
UKIP Otto Inglis 1.73% 145 168 181        
Electorate: 18,996   Valid: 8,362   Spoilt: 51   Quota: 2,091   Turnout: 8,413 (44.3%)  

Pentland Hills

2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab

2011: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon

2007-2011: No change

Pentland Hills - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Bill Henderson 29.16% 2,317            
Labour Ricky Henderson (incumbent) 28.85% 2,293            
Conservative Dominic Heslop 15.09% 1,199 1,224 1,249 1,335 1,397 1,502 2,446
Conservative Shelia Low 12.61% 1,002 1,017 1,040 1,099 1,154 1,240  
Scottish Green Phyl Meyer 4.05% 322 400 468 607 840    
Independent Mike 'Professor Pongoo' Ferrigan 5.59% 444 491 531 590      
Liberal Democrats Stuart Bridges 4.66% 370 414 462        
Electorate: 18,002   Valid: 7,947   Spoilt: 51   Quota: 1,987   Turnout: 7,998 (44.4%)  

Drum Brae/Gyle

2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP

2011: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem

2007-2011: Lab GAIN from Lib Dem

Drum Brae/Gyle Ward - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Labour Karen Keil 26.46% 1,981              
SNP Ron Cairns * 18.34% 1,373 1,383 1,386 1,406 1,466 2,052    
Liberal Democrats Robert Aldridge (incumbent) 18.77% 1,405 1,425 1,431 1,490 1,636 1,695 1,735 2,312
Conservative Mark Brown 16.04% 1,201 1,207 1,212 1,233 1,349 1,370 1,383  
SNP Alison Lindsay 8.66% 648 657 661 699 750      
Independent Steven Binney 6.92% 518 532 588 663        
Scottish Green Linda Hendry 3.62% 271 285 296          
Independent John Scott 1.20% 90 95            
Electorate: 17,123   Valid: 7,487   Spoilt: 78   Quota: 1,872   Turnout: 7,565 (44.2%)  
  • =Outgoing Councillor from a different Ward.

Forth

2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab
2012: Labour gain from Lib Dem

Forth - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Labour Cammy Day (incumbent) 27.54% 2,230              
Conservative Allan Jackson (incumbent) 22.64% 1,833              
SNP Steve Cardownie (incumbent) 17.01% 1,377 1,407 1,422 1,432 1,443 1,482 1,554 2,377
Labour Vicki Redpath 6.47% 524 962 976 987 1,009 1,099 1,347 1,446
SNP George Gordon 12.05% 976 1,008 1,017 1,019 1,034 1,070 1,187  
Scottish Green Kate Joester 7.08% 573 598 626 637 683 850    
Liberal Democrats Tim Wight 5.06% 410 423 473 495 500      
TUSC Ruth Ann Henderson 1.44% 117 127 130 132        
Liberal Seumas Stiubhard MacMhicean 0.70% 57 64 73          
Electorate: 21,796   Valid: 8,097   Spoilt: 136 (1.65%)   Quota: 1,620   Turnout: 8,233 (37.8%)  

Inverleith

2007: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2012: Green gain from Lib Dem

Inverleith - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Labour Lesley Hinds (incumbent) 24.99% 2,751      
Scottish Green Nigel Bagshaw 14.92% 1,642 1,815 1,865 2,325
Conservative Iain Whyte (incumbent) 17.77% 1,956 1,989 2,019 2,279
SNP Gavin Barrie 13.03% 1,434 1,489 2,148 2,264
Conservative Scott Douglas 11.73% 1,291 1,312 1,326 1,487
Liberal Democrats Tim McKay (incumbent) 10.38% 1,143 1,226 1,252  
SNP John Young 7.19% 792 820    
Electorate: 23,235   Valid: 11,009   Spoilt: 118 (1.06%)   Quota: 2,202   Turnout: 11,127 (47.9%)  

Corstorphine/Murrayfield

2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xCon

Corstorphine/Murrayfield - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Conservative Jeremy Balfour (incumbent)
Liberal Democrats Paul Edie (incumbent)
Scottish Green Dominic Hinde
Labour Tom McInally
SNP Frank Ross
Quota:  

Sighthill/Gorgie

2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem

Sighthill/Gorgie - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Scottish Green Lindsay Ashford 8.2 658
Conservative Susan Dewhurst 9.2 736
SNP Denis Dixon 17.1 1368
SNP Catherine Fullerton 20.3 1624
Liberal Democrats Neil MacLean 3.2 353
Labour Eric Milligan (incumbent) 28.3 2266
Labour Donald Wilson (incumbent) 13.8 1107
Quota:  

Colinton/Fairmilehead

2007: 2xCon; 1xLab

Colinton/Fairmilehead - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Conservative Elaine Aitken (incumbent)
Labour Eric Barry (incumbent)
Liberal Democrats Alan Beal
SNP Richard Lewis
UKIP Malcolm MacKay
Conservative Jason Rust (incumbent)
Scottish Green Andy Saunders
Quota:  

Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart

2007: 1xCon; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem

2007 Council election: Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Andrew Burns (incumbent)
Scottish Green Gavin Corbett
SNP David Key
Liberal Democrats Jim Lowrie (incumbent)
Conservative Will Searle
Liberal Tim Strode
Quota:  

Meadows/Morningside

2007: 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xGRN; 1xLab

Meadows/Morningside - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conservative Mark McInnes (incumbent) 29.90 3,125
Scottish Green Melanie Main 19.75 2,064 2,209
Labour Paul Godzik (incumbent) 19.64 2,053 2,171 2171
SNP Sandy Howat 15.79 1,650 1,723 1,754 1,767 1,784 1,857 2,390
Liberal Democrats Jenny Dawe * 12.30 1,285 1,574 1,615 1,639 1,661 1,730
Pirate Phil Hunt 1.87 195 211 224 230 264
UKIP William Macadam 0.76 79 170 173 175
Valid: 10451   Spoilt: 39   Quota: 2091  
  • = Outgoing Councillor from a different Ward.

City Centre

2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem

City Centre - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Liberal Democrats Iain Coleman
Labour Karen Doran
Liberal Karen Hetherington
Scottish Green Julita Mazurek
Conservative Joanna Mowat (incumbent)
SNP Alasdair Rankin (incumbent)
Quota:  

Leith Walk

2007: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab; 1xGRN

Leith Walk - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Angela Blacklock (incumbent)
Conservative Miles Briggs
SNP Deidre Brock (incumbent)
Scottish Green Maggie Chapman (incumbent)
Labour Nick Gardner
Liberal John Hein
TUSC John McArdle
Independent Jimmy McIntosh
Liberal Democrats Jamie Paterson
SNP Seumas Ross Skinner
Independent Alex Wilson
Quota:  

Leith

2007: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab

2007 Council election: Leith - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Scottish Green Chas Booth
Liberal Irvine McMinn
SNP Adam McVey
SNP Rob Munn (incumbent)
Labour Gordon Munro (incumbent)
Conservative Nicola Ross
Liberal Democrats Marjorie Thomas (incumbent)
Quota:  

Craigentinny/Duddingston

2007: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem

Craigentinny/Duddingston - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
TUSC Kevin Furguson
Labour Joan Griffiths
Conservative Jason Lingiah
Labour Alex Lunn
Scottish Green John Palmer
Liberal Democrats Gary Peacock (incumbent)
SNP Stefan Tymkewycz (incumbent)
SNP Colin Williamson
Quota:  

Southside/Newington

2007: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xGRN

Southside/Newington - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
TUSC William Black
Scottish Green Steve Burgess (incumbent)
Liberal Margaret Lea
Liberal Democrats Gordon MacKenzie (incumbent)
Independent Gordon Murdie
SNP Jim Orr
Labour Ian Perry (incumbent)
Conservative Cameron Rose (incumbent)
Quota:  

Liberton/Gilmerton

2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem

Liberton/Gilmerton - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Labour Norma Austin-Hart (incumbent) 21.4 1941
SNP Tom Buchanan (incumbent) 19.6 1780
Scottish Green Joan Carter 5.2 469
Labour Bill Cook (incumbent) 19.5 1768
Conservative Nick Cook 12.3 1111
Scottish Socialist Colin Fox 2.5 228
SNP Derek Howie
Liberal Democrats John Knox
Quota:  

Portobello/Craigmillar

2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem

Portobello/Craigmillar - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
SNP Michael A. Bridgeman (incumbent) 20.4 1477
Labour Maureen Child (incumbent) 36.6 2645
Conservative Henry Christian 7.2 523
Independent Norrie Davies 2.9 213
SNP David Manson 11.6 837
Scottish Green Peter McColl 8.5 615
Liberal Democrats Martin Veart 1.9 137
Labour David Walker 10.8 784
Quota:  

References

Preceded by
City of Edinburgh Council election, 2007 		City of Edinburgh Council elections Succeeded by
City of Edinburgh Council election, 2017
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