# Forth (Edinburgh ward)

Forth is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council. Established in 2007 along with the other wards, it currently elects four Councillors. Its territory covers communities in the north of the city between Ferry Road and the coast on the Firth of Forth, including Granton, Newhaven, Pilton, Trinity, Victoria Park and Wardie, some of which historically fell within the boundaries of Leith. A 2017 boundary change caused the loss of the Muirhouse neighbourhood, but housebuilding elsewhere (including various projects in Granton) meant the overall population increased slightly. In 2019, the ward had a population of 31,823.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Steve Cardownie (SNP) | Elaine P Morris (Liberal Democrats) | | Elizabeth Maginnis (Labour) | Allan Jackson (Conservative) |
| 2008 by | Cammy Day (Labour) | Steve Cardownie (SNP) | Elaine P Morris (Liberal Democrats) | | | Allan Jackson (Conservative) |
| 2012 | Cammy Day (Labour) | Steve Cardownie (SNP) | Elaine P Morris (Liberal Democrats) | | | Allan Jackson (Conservative) |
| 2017 | Cammy Day (Labour) | Eleanor Bird (SNP) | George Gordon (SNP) | Jim Campbell (Conservative) |
| 2022 | Cammy Day (Labour) | Stuart Dobbin (SNP) | Sanne Dijkstra-Downie (Liberal Democrats) | | Kayleigh O'Neill (Green) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

Forth - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sanne Dijkstra-Downie | 19.7 | 2,077 | 2,094 | 2,113 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Cammy Day (incumbent) | 18.9 | 1,995 | 2,014 | 2,044 | 2,044 | 2,104 | 2,252 | | |
| | SNP | Stuart Dobbin | 18.2 | 1,917 | 1,923 | 1,938 | 1,938 | 3,007 | | | |
| | Conservative | Jim Campbell (incumbent) | 15.1 | 1,594 | 1,598 | 1,646 | 1,646 | 1,654 | 1,675 | 1,701 | |
| | SNP | Carrie Gooch | 12.8 | 1,353 | 1,365 | 1,369 | 1,369 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Kayleigh O'Neill | 12.7 | 1,337 | 1,375 | 1,390 | 1,390 | 1,571 | 2,014 | 2,063 | 2,321 |
| | Scottish Family | Linda Lenora Campbell | 1.4 | 152 | 162 | | | | | | |
| | Women's Equality | Kerry Elizabeth Heathcote | 1.2 | 130 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 24,934 Valid: 10,555 Spoilt: 178 Quota: 2,112 Turnout: 43.0% ||||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election
Forth - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Conservative | Jim Campbell | 28.38% | 2,951 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Cammy Day (incumbent) | 15.18% | 1,579 | 1,710 | 1,731 | 2,157 | | | | |
| | SNP | Eleanor Bird | 17.94% | 1,866 | 1,879 | 1,894 | 1,917 | 1,923 | 2,313 | | |
| | SNP | George Gordon | 13.37% | 1,390 | 1,302 | 1,421 | 1,457 | 1,463 | 1,638 | 1,836 | 2,207 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Wight | 7.81% | 812 | 1,073 | 1,149 | 1,200 | 1,220 | 1,572 | 1,582 | |
| | Scottish Green | Gillian MacKay | 9.99% | 1,039 | 1,085 | 1,130 | 1,165 | 1,178 | | | |
| | Labour | Heather Pugh | 5.55% | 577 | 623 | 651 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Nicola Ross | 1.78% | 185 | 269 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,348 Valid: 10,399 Spoilt: 214 Quota: 2,080 Turnout: 45.5% ||||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 City of Edinburgh Council election
Forth - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Labour | Cammy Day (incumbent) | 27.54% | 2,230 | | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Allan Jackson (incumbent) | 22.64% | 1,833 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Steve Cardownie (incumbent) | 17.01% | 1,377 | 1,407 | 1,422 | 1,432 | 1,443 | 1,482 | 1,554 | 2,377 |
| | SNP | George Gordon | 12.05% | 976 | 1,008 | 1,017 | 1,019 | 1,034 | 1,070 | 1,187 | |
| | Scottish Green | Kate Joester | 7.08% | 573 | 598 | 626 | 637 | 683 | 850 | | |
| | Labour | Vicki Redpath | 6.47% | 524 | 962 | 976 | 987 | 1,009 | 1,099 | 1,347 | 1,446 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Wight | 5.06% | 410 | 423 | 473 | 495 | 500 | | | |
| | TUSC | Ruth Ann Henderson | 1.44% | 117 | 127 | 130 | 132 | | | | |
| | Liberal | Seumas Stiubhard MacMhicean | 0.70% | 57 | 64 | 73 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,796 Valid: 8,097 Spoilt: 136 (1.65%) Quota: 1,620 Turnout: 8,233 (37.8%) ||||||||||||

### 2008 by-election

A by-election arose following the death of Labour councillor Elizabeth Maginnis on 7 September 2008. The seat was held by Labour's Cammy Day.
Forth By-Election (6 November 2008) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | | | |
| | Scottish 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 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,560 Valid: 6,816 Spoilt: 70 Quota: 3,409 Turnout: 6,886 |||||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 City of Edinburgh Council election
2007 Council election: Forth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 | |
| | Scottish 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% |||||||||||||
Councillor Elaine Morris defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Scottish National Party on 21 July 2011.