2007 City of Edinburgh Council election
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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.[1] The new wards replace 58 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.
Aggregate results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | 17 | N/A | N/A | +2 | 29.31 | 21.99 | 42,657 | -5.00 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | 15 | N/A | N/A | -15 | 25.86 | 22.93 | 44,489 | -4.75 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | 12 | N/A | N/A | +12 | 20.69 | 20.32 | 39,431 | +4.60 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | 11 | N/A | N/A | -1 | 18.97 | 22.08 | 42,840 | -1.91 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | 3 | N/A | N/A | +3 | 5.17 | 8.23 | 15,959 | New | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | 0 | N/A | N/A | ±0 | 0.00 | 1.07 | 2,077 | -3.10 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | 0 | N/A | N/A | ±0 | 0.00 | 0.85 | 1,651 | New | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | 0 | N/A | N/A | ±0 | 0.00 | 0.63 | 1,221 | +0.42 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | 0 | N/A | N/A | ±0 | 0.00 | 1.90 | 3,681 | +0.70 | |
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Following the election, a Liberal Democrat-SNP minority administration was formed.[2]
Ward summary
| Ward | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lib Dem | Labour | SNP | Conservative | 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
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Pentland Hills
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Drum Brae/Gyle
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Forth
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Inverleith
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Corstorphine/Murrayfield
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Sighthill/Gorgie
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Colinton/Fairmilehead
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Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
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Meadows/Morningside
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City Centre
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Leith Walk
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Leith
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Craigentinny/Duddingston
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Southside/Newington
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Liberton/Gilmerton
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Portobello/Craigmillar
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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
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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.[3] Template:STV Election box begin2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2
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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. Template:STV Election box begin2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2 Template:STV Election box candidate2
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Changes since 2007 Election
- †Forth Cllr Elaine Morris defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Scottish National Party on 21 July 2011.
See also
References
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- ↑ The City of Edinburgh Council – Elections 2007 Template:Webarchive
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External links
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