Inverleith (Edinburgh ward)

Inverleith is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council. It elects 4 Councillors.

Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Stuart McIvor
(SNP)		 Tim McKay
(Liberal Democrats)		 Lesley Hinds
(Labour)		 Ian Whyte
(Conservative)
2012 Gavin Barrie
(SNP)		 Nigel Bagshaw
(Greens)
2017 Hal Osler
(Liberal Democrats)		 Max Mitchell
(Conservative)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election [2]

Inverleith - 4 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Liberal Democrats Hal Osler 16.59% 2,251 2,253 2,388 2,870        
Conservative Max Mitchell 19.79% 2,685 2,691 2,707 2,840        
SNP Gavin Barrie (incumbent)†† 18.96% 2,572 2,576 2,611 2,811        
Conservative Iain Whyte (incumbent) 17.12% 2,323 2,325 2,371 2,411 2,459 2,571 2,573 3,103
Scottish Green Nigel Bagshaw (incumbent) 12.30% 1,669 1,674 1,748 2,182 2,244 2,248 2,316  
Labour James Dalgleish 12.39% 1,678 1,681 1,704          
Independent Tina Woolnough 2.63% 357 362            
Scottish Libertarian Tom Laird 0.24% 32              
Electorate: 24,275   Valid: 13,567   Spoilt: 147   Quota: 2,714   Turnout: 56.5%

    2012 Election

    2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

    Inverleith - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Labour Lesley Hinds (incumbent) 24.99% 2,751      
    Conservative Iain Whyte (incumbent) 17.77% 1,956 1,989 2,019 2,279
    Scottish Green Nigel Bagshaw 14.92% 1,642 1,815 1,865 2,325
    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%)

      2007 Election

      2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

      2007 Council election: Inverleith
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      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          
      Scottish 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%

        References
        1. https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/download/13922/map-of-city-of-edinburgh-wards-councillors-and-msps
        2. https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/download/13907/local-government-election-results-2017
        3. Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Local Government Election results 2017". www.edinburgh.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2019.


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