2007 Scottish local government election
Elections to theCity of Edinburgh Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as theScottish Parliament general election . The election was the first one using 17 newwards created as a result of theLocal Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 , each ward will elect three or four councillors using thesingle transferable vote system form ofproportional representation .[ 1] wards replace 58 single-member wards which used theplurality (first past the post ) system of election.
2007 City of Edinburgh Council election Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Liberal Democrats 17 N/A N/A +2 29.31 21.99 42,657 -5.00 Labour 15 N/A N/A -15 25.86 22.93 44,489 -4.75 SNP 12 N/A N/A +12 20.69 20.32 39,431 +4.60 Conservative 11 N/A N/A -1 18.97 22.08 42,840 -1.91 Green 3 N/A N/A +3 5.17 8.23 15,959 New Scottish Socialist 0 N/A N/A ±0 0.00 1.07 2,077 -3.10 Solidarity 0 N/A N/A ±0 0.00 0.85 1,651 New Liberal 0 N/A N/A ±0 0.00 0.63 1,221 +0.42 Independent 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.[ 2]
2007 Council election:Almond (3 seats) Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Conservative Kate Mackenzie 28.1 3,352 Liberal Democrats George Grubb 23.6 2,809 2,864.78 2,884.14 3,076.36 SNP Norman Work 18.2 2,164 2,193.84 2,219.08 2,325.21 2,341.37 2,568.21 3,300.77 Liberal Democrats Neil MacLean 13.0 1,548 1,654.82 1,664.94 1,761.03 1,823.11 2,351.21 Labour John Longstaff 10.7 1,280 1,298.24 1,317.36 1,382.61 1,399.23 Green Jill Boulton 4.4 520 548.42 586.54 Scottish Socialist Ross Clark 1.2 144 145.42 Electorate: 18,779 Valid: 11,817 Spoilt: 104 Quota: 2,955 Turnout: 62.93%
2007 Council election:Pentland Hills (3 seats) Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Conservative Alastair S Paisley 22.9 2,523 2,532 2,536 2,565 2,718 4,401 SNP Ronald Cairns 20.3 2,238 2,247 2,274 2,374 2,661 2,789 Labour Ricky Henderson 19.5 2,148 2,161 2,181 2,263 2,663 2,798 Conservative Andy MacIver 18.8 2,074 2,081 2,084 2,113 2,285 Liberal Democrats Iain J Coleman 11.4 1,255 1,281 1,299 1,471 Green Shonagh McEwan 4.3 479 488 518 Scottish Socialist Alister H Black 1.1 116 117 Liberal Irvine McMinn 0.9 94 Electorate: 17,390 Valid: 10,927 Spoilt: 104 Quota: 2,732 Turnout: 62.83%
2007 Council election:Drum Brae/Gyle (3 seats) Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Liberal Democrats Robert Aldridge 25.2 2,630 Liberal Democrats Jenny Dawe 19.6 2,049 2,078.99 2,100.27 2,113.31 2,234.21 2,702.55 SNP Colin G Keir 18.4 1,917 1,920.20 1,939.32 1,956.32 2,018.71 2,263.43 2,287.23 2,725.43 Conservative Steven Binney 16.1 1,676 1,679.60 1,684.67 1,687.67 1,716.86 1,865.21 1,889.87 Labour Cameron Day 14.8 1,545 1,549.01 1,559.12 1,576.19 1,631.28 Green Fiona A Paterson 3.2 330 331.94 337.99 361.09 Scottish Socialist Iain Pendreich 0.8 88 88.24 89.26 Liberal Roy Isserlis 0.8 85 85.84 Electorate: 17,364 Valid: 10,320 Spoilt: 113 Quota: 2,581 Turnout: 60.1%
2007 Council election:Forth (4 seats) Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SNP Steve Cardownie 22.67 2,472 Conservative Allan Jackson 20.23 2,206 Liberal Democrats Elaine P Morris †17.91 1,953 2,000.44 2,008.23 2,020.41 2,059.83 2,094.96 2,436.61 Labour Elizabeth Maginnis 14.82 1,616 1,640.13 1,642.50 1,650.86 1,676.12 1,694.00 1,795.54 1,856.72 3,100.78 Labour Billy Fitzpatrick 14.19 1,547 1,581.61 1,582.56 1,588.91 1,612.69 1,672.18 1,755.67 1,797.68 Green Kate Joester 5.75 627 670.55 672.98 698.89 744.24 822.04 Independent Fred Marinello 1.84 201 217.44 218.71 225.06 Solidarity Willie Black 1.81 197 227.49 227.70 246.67 270.03 Scottish Socialist Marilyn Sangster 0.77 84 92.95 93.03 Electorate: 20,744 Valid: 10,903 Spoilt: 180 Quota: 2,181 Turnout: 53.4%
2007 Council election:Inverleith (4 seats) Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Labour Lesley A Hinds 18.2 2,689 2,706 2,714 2,724 2,743 2,904 3,025 Conservative Lindsay Paterson 14.1 2,085 2,087 2,089 2,102 2,114 2,166 2,284 2,288.52 2,411.12 2,449.96 Conservative Iain Whyte 13.5 1,986 1,986 1,988 1,999 1,999 2,022 2,346 2,349.91 2,465.52 2,498.29 4,277.64 SNP Stuart McIvor 13.3 1,961 1,970 1,990 2,010 2,036 2,239 2,406 2,418.74 2,563.85 2,614.11 2,729.02 Liberal Democrats Tim McKay 11.1 1,644 1,648 1,656 1,666 1,710 2,020 2,223 2,246.26 3,269.54 Liberal Democrats Tom Ponton 9.1 1,339 1,340 1,347 1,355 1,376 1,529 1,744 1,755.80 Independent Kristina Woolnough 9.0 1,323 1,324 1,329 1,364 1,367 1,449 Green Melanie A M Main 7.5 1,113 1,135 1,165 1,177 1,192 Liberal Seumas MacMhicean 1.0 148 151 151 162 Independent John Y Anderson 0.9 129 131 134 Solidarity Raymond Watt 0.7 103 117 Scottish Socialist Sean H Donnelly 0.6 92 Electorate: 22,903 Valid: 14,612 Spoilt: 138 Quota: 2,923 Turnout: 64.4%
[ edit ] 2007 Council election:Corstorphine/Murrayfield (3 seats) Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Conservative Jeremy Balfour 25.7 2,972 Liberal Democrats Paul Edie 21.1 2,444 2,474.88 2,481.88 2,633.48 3,046.01 Liberal Democrats Phil Wheeler 16.6 1,915 1,927.83 1,936.87 2,054.48 2,459.35 2,578.54 3,536.57 Labour Daniel Donaldson 15.2 1,757 1,762.90 1,773.90 1,863.38 2,136.86 2,164.33 SNP Robin J A MacCormick 14.9 1,727 1,734.77 1,750.92 1,852.76 Green Charles Kennedy 4.8 556 565.68 582.75 Scottish Socialist Andrew Weir 0.7 80 80.29 Electorate: 17,531 Valid: 11,451 Spoilt: 119 Quota: 2,863 Turnout: 66.0%
2007 Council election:Sighthill/Gorgie (4 seats) Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SNP Nick Elliott-Canon 30.9 3,785 Labour Eric Milligan 26.0 3,185 Liberal Democrats Joanna Toomey 10.6 1,300 1,510.76 1,562.88 1,581.62 1,612.21 1,649.38 1,713.14 2,158.92 2,618.40 Conservative Iain G Gibson 9.6 1,180 1,257.57 1,271.31 1,285.52 1,296.09 1,341.93 1,358.27 1,432.83 Labour Donald C Wilson 9.3 1,142 1,270.43 1,718.61 1,746.99 1,769.54 1,810.64 1,877.65 2,027.13 2,158.60 Green James N G Mackenzie 5.7 702 891.91 919.34 941.22 1,007.12 1,063.20 1,172.87 Solidarity Jason J Mangan 1.9 238 349.60 362.97 368.67 431.73 463.41 Independent Keith J Bell 1.7 209 289.50 300.63 334.49 347.87 Scottish Socialist Gerry Corbett 1.4 168 249.96 263.70 267.17 Independent Tam Smith 1.0 127 156.27 164.33 Electorate: 24,717 Valid: 11,996 Spoilt: 236 Quota: 2,400 Turnout: 49.5%
[ edit ] 2007 Council election:Colinton/Fairmilehead (3 seats) Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Conservative Elaine Aitken 23.1 2,877 2,878 2,907 3,111 Conservative Jason Rust 22.6 2,815 2,816 2,844 2,994 3,012.70 3,595.21 Labour Eric Barry 18.7 2,332 2,41 2,442 2,758 2,760.15 3,639.03 SNP Thomas Kielty 14.9 1,861 1,881 1,983 Liberal Democrats Stuart Bridges 14.8 1,842 1,845 2,020 2,589 2,593.21 Green Alastair J Tibbitt 4.2 517 546 Scottish Socialist Robert Mathie 0.6 80 Electorate: 18,413 Valid: 12,324 Spoilt: 132 Quota: 3,082 Turnout: 67.6%
[ edit ] 2007 Council election:Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart (3 seats) Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Conservative Gordon Buchan 27.1 2,729 Labour Andrew Burns 22.6 2,272 2,297.42 2,308.51 2,327.68 2,568.58 SNP Denis C Dixon 18.6 1,875 1,900.25 1,919.42 1,948.60 2,157.10 2,169.89 Liberal Democrats Jim Lowrie 17.1 1,725 1,799.83 1,811.09 1,843.70 2,357.16 2,387.72 3,430.41 Green Jeni MacKay 11.2 1,123 1,146.09 1,165.35 1,215.70 Solidarity Anne Edmonds 1.4 142 143.64 163.90 Scottish Socialist Barbara J Scott 1.0 105 106.90 Electorate: 16,800 Valid: 9,970 Spoilt: 87 Quota: 2,493 Turnout: 59.9%
[ edit ] 2007 Council election:Meadows/Morningside (4 seats) Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Conservative Mark McInnes 26.4 3,844 Liberal Democrats Marilyne Angela MacLaren 19.3 2,817 3,021.25 Green Alison Johnstone 15.2 2,209 2,309.16 2,329.46 2,353.12 2,386.31 2,477.31 3,070.46 Labour Paul Godzik 14.0 2,043 2,108.95 2,122.35 2,126.64 2,142.19 2,168.09 2,358.63 2,396.23 3,103.04 Liberal Democrats Sue Tritton 11.5 1,683 1,811.71 1,879.14 1,889.71 1,927.65 1,937.82 2,235.48 2,301.73 SNP Richard Lewis 10.5 1,529 1,584.86 1,592.03 1,609.31 1,624.52 1,649.46 Scottish Socialist Helga Janzen 0.9 137 139.71 140.51 179.76 184.00 Solidarity Pat Smith 0.8 122 125.94 126.40 Independent Duncan Thorp 0.7 105 151.76 152.93 157.98 Electorate: 23,263 Valid: 14,489 Spoilt: 83 Quota: 2,898 Turnout: 62.6%
2007 Council election:City Centre (3 seats) Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SNP David Beckett 20.3 1,630 1,644 1,661 1,688 1,983 2,027.02 Conservative Joanna Mowat 20.1 1,614 1,628 1,665 1,670 1,742 1,783.63 1,788.75 2,221.13 Liberal Democrats Charles C Dundas 19.7 1,587 1,605 1,627 1,637 2,225 Labour Bill Cunningham 17.9 1,437 1,446 1,454 1,468 1,705 1,774.35 1,782.67 Green Gavin N Corbett 16.8 1,352 1,363 1,384 1,450 Scottish Socialist Catriona Grant 1.8 142 143 146 Independent Brian R Ferrier 1.6 130 133 Liberal Karen M Hetherington 1.0 83 Electorate: 15,829 Valid: 7,975 Spoilt: 73 Quota: 1,994 Turnout: 50.8%
2007 Council election:Leith Walk (4 seats) Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SNP Deidre Brock 22.3 2,550 Liberal Democrats Louise A Lang 19.0 2,170 2,217.17 2,217.29 2,240.22 2,291.06 Labour Angela Blacklock 16.9 1,937 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 Green Maggie Chapman 15.3 1,754 1,824.81 1,829.81 1,911.26 1,953.36 1,967.18 2,103.10 2,424.74 Labour Trevor Davies 10.0 1,144 1,156.81 1,156.81 1,165.28 1,180.09 1,183.88 1,196.35 1,312.35 1,333.29 Conservative Iain McGill 9.7 1,114 1,129.49 1,133.61 1,133.96 1,149.24 1,154.49 1,162.67 Solidarity Adrian Cannon 1.8 203 228.16 230.27 273.069 283.23 284.33 Liberal John Hein 1.7 193 207.33 207.44 211.02 Scottish Socialist Linda Somerville 1.6 182 192.95 193.06 Independent Peter Clifford 0.1 16 16.58 Electorate: 21,485 Valid: 11,263 Spoilt: 188 Quota: 2,253 Turnout: 53.3%
2007 Council election:Leith (3 seats) Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SNP Rob Munn 27.4 2,333 Liberal Democrats Marjorie Thomas 21.8 1,854 1,891.37 1,912.39 1,976.82 2,191.85 Labour Gordon Munro 18.1 1,544 1,569.18 1,586.49 1,617.60 1,694.31 1,705.06 2,243.18 Green Chas Booth 11.2 957 1,010.38 1,090.54 1,132.27 1,205.39 1,238.08 1,325.58 Labour Matthew Wilson 8.7 741 751.27 763.58 778.09 801.59 818.81 Conservative Andrew Robertson 7.1 604 614.37 616.18 632.39 Liberal Joseph Hill 2.4 208 224.62 234.93 Scottish Socialist Grzegorz J Rybak 1.8 150 169.14 Electorate: 16,178 Valid: 8,391 Spoilt: 124 Quota: 2,098 Turnout: 52.6%
[ edit ] 2007 Council election:Craigentinny/Duddingston (3 seats) Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Labour Ewan Aitken 29.2 3,487 SNP Stefan Tymkewycz 29.2 3,484 Conservative Victoria Roberts 14.4 1,720 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 Liberal Democrats Gary J Peacock 10.0 1,190 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 Green Stan Blackley 5.9 701 741.64 819.14 824.00 854.96 884.39 913.46 1,012.66 1,184.22 Labour Shami Khan 5.0 600 881.07 922.61 938.21 938.21 948.23 963.96 989.98 Solidarity Kevin Connor 1.6 187 203.66 242.56 246.81 272.77 279.48 294.89 Liberal Peter McDougall 1.3 152 163.06 192.81 196.90 202.46 215.01 Independent Jet Cameron 0.8 100 107.63 118.63 149.00 152.24 Scottish Socialist Nick Eardley 0.7 82 89.79 105.59 107.06 Independent John Wallace 0.6 69 75.23 89.95 Electorate: 19,693 Valid: 11,772 Spoilt: 169 Quota: 2,944 Turnout: 60.6%
[ edit ] 2007 Council election:Southside/Newington (4 seats) Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Labour Ian Perry 18.6 2,530 2,537 2,548 2,554 2,568 2,763 Conservative Cameron Rose 18.5 2,516 2,529 2,531 2,546 2,551 2,686 2,691.32 2,835.77 Liberal Democrats Gordon Mackenzie 17.0 2,304 2,309 2,315 2,356 2,378 2,670 2,681.66 4,168.10 Green Steve Burgess 14.1 1,920 1,935 1,961 1,974 2,062 2,610 2,623.58 2,893.41 Liberal Democrats Liz O' Malley 14.0 1,907 1,913 1,917 1,939 1,945 2,087 2,097.96 SNP Susanna Lacey 13.1 1,780 1,790 1,824 1,845 1,876 Scottish Socialist Scott Simpson 1.1 146 150 183 189 Liberal Margaret Lea 1.1 144 148 156 Solidarity James C Allinson 1.0 140 142 Independent George E Pitcher 0.6 81 Electorate: 23,620 Valid: 13,468 Spoilt: 121 Quota: 2,694 Turnout: 57.5%
2007 Council election:Liberton/Gilmerton (4 seats) Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SNP Tom Buchanan 26.0 3,471 Labour Norma M Hart 18.9 2,524 2,610.82 Labour Ian Murray 15.8 2,104 2,142.45 2,143.08 2,156.82 2,176.04 2,207.78 2,252.96 2,356.10 2,569.78 Conservative Gavin Easton 14.3 1,912 1,976.74 1,976.76 1,985.00 1,991.48 2,017.96 2,032.43 2,101.05 Liberal Democrats Conor Snowden 14.2 1,902 2,028.26 2,028.29 2,049.51 2,068.47 2,113.43 2,161.85 2,449.48 3,179.72 Green Joan E Carter 3.5 464 589.02 589.04 605.50 639.44 639.44 788.50 Scottish Socialist Colin A Fox 1.6 208 265.30 265.31 268.05 310.22 330.45 Independent Max Volino 1.6 207 225.60 225.61 276.49 302.45 Solidarity John Wight 1.0 132 180.62 180.62 194.10 Independent Alex Scott 0.9 123 161.94 161.95 Electorate: 24,133 Valid: 13,047 Spoilt: 306 Quota: 2,610 Turnout: 55.3%
[ edit ] 2007 Council election:Portobello/Craigmillar (3 seats) Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SNP Michael A Bridgeman 28.0 3,471 Labour Maureen Child 21.9 2,076 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 Conservative Alison Miller 11.0 1,041 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 Labour Lawrence Marshall 8.9 849 857.91 857.91 858.91 862.28 867.79 880.42 900.42 935.80 958.30 967.58 1,100.53 Liberal Democrats Stephen I Hawkins 8.3 791 817.98 817.98 817.98 820.98 857.87 875.25 910.76 923.76 1,006.27 1,007.97 1,290.09 1,481.76 1,850.76 Green Peter McColl 6.7 635 668.63 668.63 668.63 693.01 701.89 762.80 803.30 827.56 885.08 886.40 Independent Norrie Davies 3.2 302 316.30 316.43 317.81 320.18 325.68 342.81 367.32 Independent Archie Burns 3.1 291 306.56 307.93 310.19 311.31 315.94 332.70 376.83 415.09 Independent Margaret Munro 2.6 244 251.40 251.65 257.78 260.41 262.91 268.41 Solidarity Caroline J Hosking 2.0 187 214.35 214.73 214.85 231.61 238.62 Liberal Massimo Circi 1.2 114 131.94 131.94 131.94 133.07 Scottish Socialist Jan Moran 0.8 73 81.91 82.03 82.03 Independent John Smart 0.2 19 20.13 20.13 Independent Gerry Kerr 0.1 5 7.001 Electorate: 17,404 Valid: 9,281 Spoilt: 206 Quota: 2,321 Turnout: 54.5%
2007-2012 by-elections [ edit ] 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 seat[ 3] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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 0.05 26 Labour hold Swing Electorate: 21,560 Valid: 6,816 Spoilt: 70 Quota: 3,409 Turnout: 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.[ 4]
Liberton/Gilmerton By-Election (9 September 2010) – 1 seat[ 5] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 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 Swing Electorate: 23,912 Valid: 6,639 Spoilt: 65 Quota: 3,320 Turnout: 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 seat[ 6] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Conservative Iain McGill 24.2 837 904 1,043 1,110 1,264 SNP Alasdair Rankin 23.1 797 825 893 1,081 1,368 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 Swing Electorate: 14,810 Valid: 3,455 Spoilt: 11 Quota: 1,728 Turnout: 3,466
Changes since 2007 Election [ edit ] †Forth Cllr Elaine Morris defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Scottish National Party on 21 July 2011.
