City of Edinburgh Council election, 2017

City of Edinburgh Council election, 2017

5 May 2017 (2017-05-05)

All 58 seats to City of Edinburgh Council
30 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sandy Howat Cameron Rose
Party Labour SNP Conservative
Leader's seat Meadows/Morningside Southside/Newington
Last election 20 seats, 28.13% 12 seats, 26.87% 11 seats, 19.75%
Seats before 21 11 11

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Steve Burgess Paul Edie
Party Scottish Green Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Southside/Newington Corstorphine/Murrayfield
Last election 6 seats, 11.44% 3 seats, 5.17%
Seats before 5 2

Leader of the Council before election

Andrew Burns
Labour

Leader of the Council after election

TBD

The next Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council will be held on Thursday 5 May 2017, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. It will be the third successive Local Council election to run under the STV Electoral System.

Following the 2012 election a Labour-SNP coalition administration was formed.

2012 Results

City of Edinburgh Local Election Result 2012
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 20 6 1 Increase5 34.48 28.13 39,286 Increase5.45
  SNP 18 6 0 Increase6 31.03 26.87 37,537 Increase6.55
  Conservative 11 1 1 0 18.97 19.75 27,588 Decrease2.33
  Scottish Green 6 3 0 Increase3 10.34 11.44 15,978 Increase3.21
  Liberal Democrats 3 0 14 Decrease14 5.17 9.34 13,040 Decrease12.65
  Independent 0 - - - - 2,565
  UKIP 0 - - - - 480
  TUSC 0 - - - - 463
  Liberal 0 - - - - 368
  Scottish Socialist 0 - - - - 228
  Pirate 0 - - - - 195

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Retiring Councillors

Council Ward Departing Councillor Party
Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart Andrew Burns[1] Scottish Labour Party
Inverleith Lesley Hinds[2] Scottish Labour Party
Sighthill/Gorgie Eric Milligan Scottish Labour Party
Corstorphine/Murrayfield Jeremy Balfour Scottish Conservative Party
Meadows/Morningside Mark McInnes[3] Scottish Conservative Party
Corstorphine/Murrayfield Paul Edie[4] Scottish Liberal Democrats

References

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