Maryfield (ward)

Maryfield is one of the eight wards used to elect members of the Dundee City Council. It elects three Councillors.

Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Joe Morrow
(Labour)		 Elizabeth Fordyce
(SNP)		 Ken Lynn
(SNP)
2009 by- Craig Melville
(SNP)
2012 Georgia Cruickshank
(Labour)
2016 by- Lynne Short
(SNP)
2017

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 Dundee City Council election [2]

Maryfield - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
SNP Ken Lynn (incumbent) 30.3% 1,240        
Labour Georgia Cruickshank (incumbent) 21.6% 885 894.8 902.9 968.3 1,051.9
SNP Lynne Short (incumbent) 19.1% 782 968.2 972.9 997.4 1,084.3
Conservative James Clancy 17.6% 722 722.8 726.9 775.9 792.9
TUSC Stuart Fairweather 6.1% 250 253.3 253.5 270.8  
Liberal Democrats Jenny Blain 4.1% 168 169.2 194.7    
Liberal Democrats Robbie McKaig 1.2% 48 49.6      
Electorate: 12,021   Valid: 4,095   Spoilt: 89   Quota: 1,024   Turnout: 4,184 (34.8%)

    2016 By-election
    Maryfield By-election (31 March 2016) - 1 Seat[3]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    SNP Lynne Short 49.5% 1,383 1,389 1,399
    Labour Alan Cowan 22.7% 634 637 648
    Conservative James Clancy 10.5% 294 304 317
    Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts Stuart Fairweather 5.1% 142 147 161
    Scottish Green Jacob Ellis 4.1% 116 118 123
    Liberal Democrats Christopher McIntyre 3% 85 87 92
    Independent Brian McLeod 2.6% 73 81  
    UKIP Calum Walker 2.5% 69    
    Electorate: 11,669   Valid: 2,796   Spoilt: 28   Quota: 1,399   Turnout: 2,824 (24.2%)

      2012 Election

      2012 Dundee City Council election

      Maryfield - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      SNP Ken Lynn (incumbent) 34.57% 1,187            
      Labour Georgia Cruickshank 18.11% 622 634.7 643.9 644.1 675.6 736.5 1,334.7
      Labour George McIrvine 18.32% 629 640.1 650.1 650.2 673 713.9  
      SNP Craig Melville (incumbent)† 16.28% 559 840.8 859.9        
      Conservative Stephen MacSporran 7.25% 249 253.7 253.7 253.7 296.3    
      Liberal Democrats Christopher Hall 3.67% 126 129.6 136.9 136.9      
      TUSC Derek Milligan 1.81% 62 64.8          
      Electorate: 11,555   Valid: 3,434   Spoilt: 93   Quota: 859   Turnout: 3,527 (29.72%)

        2009 By-election
        Maryfield By-Election (12 March 2009)- 1 seat[4]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        SNP Craig Melville 47.6 1,550 1,551 1,557 1,571 1,620 1,747
        Labour George McIrvine 31.1 1,013 1,018 1,021 1,031 1,052 1,189
        Liberal Democrats Chris Hall 10.9 354 356 362 367 455  
        Conservative Colin Stewart 6.9 224 226 237 241    
        Scottish Socialist Angela Gorrie 1.6 52 52 55      
        Independent Grant Simmons 1.1 35 48        
        Independent Dave Young 0.9 28          
        Electorate: 11,195   Valid: 2,607   Spoilt: 34   Quota: 1,629   Turnout: 3,290 (29.39%)

          2007 Election

          2007 Dundee City Council election

          2007 Council election: Maryfield (3 seats)
          Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
          SNP Elizabeth Fordyce 1,247 25.3 1 1
          Labour Joe Morrow 1,172 23.8 2 5
          SNP Ken Lynn 941 19.1 3 8
          Liberal Democrats Claire Matthew 644 13.1
          Conservative John McCraw 410 8.3
          Labour Alex Perry 339 6.9
          Scottish Socialist Grant Cromar 96 1.9
          Solidarity Mark Walker 83 1.7
          Turnout 46.21

          References
          1. https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/childpoverty.pdf
          2. https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/elections-results-2012-more-detailed-information
          3. https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/maryfieldbyelection/notices
          4. http://www.alba.org.uk/localby/maryfield2009.html
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