Southside/Newington (Edinburgh ward)

Southside/Newington is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council. It elects four Councillors.

Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Gordon Mackenzie
(Liberal Democrats)		 Ian Perry
(Labour)		 Steve Burgess
(Greens)		 Cameron Rose
(Conservative)
2012 Jim Orr
(SNP)
2017 Alison Dickie
(SNP)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election [2]

Southside/Newington - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Conservative Cameron Rose (incumbent) 26.93% 3,151
SNP Alison Dickie 20.54% 2,403
Scottish Green Steve Burgess (incumbent) 20.35% 2,381
Labour Ian Perry (incumbent) 20.12% 2,354
Liberal Democrats Dan Farthing 12.05% 1,410
Electorate: 22,338   Valid: 11,699   Spoilt: 73   Quota: 2,340   Turnout: 11,772 (52.7%)

    2012 Election

    2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

    Southside/Newington - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Scottish Green Steve Burgess (incumbent) 19.97% 1,869 1,883            
    Labour Ian Perry (incumbent) 19.78% 1,851 1,856 1,858 1,886        
    SNP Jim Orr††† 18.34% 1,717 1,723 1,725 1,742 1,744 1,886    
    Conservative Cameron Rose (incumbent) 16.72% 1,565 1,568 1,568 1,570 1,571 1,855 1,857 2,501
    Liberal Democrats Gordon MacKenzie (incumbent) 13.97% 1,308 1,341 1,343 1,348 1,351 1,548 1,551  
    Independent Gordon Murdie 9.53% 892 895 896 921 923      
    TUSC William Black 0.93% 87 90 91          
    Liberal Margaret Lea 0.76% 71              
    Electorate: 20,821   Valid: 9,360   Spoilt: 67 (0.71%)   Quota: 1,873   Turnout: 9,427 (45.3%)

      2007 Election

      2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

      2007 Council election: Southside/Newington
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      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
      Scottish 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%

        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
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