# 2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the 2012 Scottish local elections. The election was the second using 17 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elected three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation system of election.
The main feature of the elections was the near obliteration of the Scottish Liberal Democrats as they collapsed from 17 seats on the city council to just 3, which saw them occupying the position as the smallest party. Their leader, and the leader of the council, Jenny Dawe, lost her seat in Meadows/Morningside, epitomising the poor performance. Scottish Labour replaced the Lib Dems as the largest party as they made 5 gains, winning 20 seats in total. The Scottish National Party became the second largest party, gaining 6 seats and 18 seats in total. The Scottish Conservatives retained 11 seats on the council while the Scottish Greens doubled their seat numbers to 6.
After the election a coalition was formed between the Labour Party and the SNP. This replaced the previous Lib Dem – SNP Coalition which had existed from 2007 to 2012.

## Election result

2012 City of Edinburgh Council election Electorate: 331,954 Turnout: 141,552 (42.6%) Total Valid: 139,684 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 20 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 34.48 | 28.13 | 39,286 | 5.45 |
| SNP | 18 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 31.03 | 26.87 | 37,537 | 6.55 |
| Conservative | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.97 | 19.75 | 27,588 | 2.33 |
| Scottish Green | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10.34 | 11.44 | 15,978 | 3.21 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 5.17 | 9.34 | 13,040 | 12.65 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.84 | 2,565 | New |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.34 | 480 | New |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 463 | New |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 368 | New |
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 228 | New |
| Pirate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 195 | New |
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.

## Ward summary

Results of the 2012 City of Edinburgh Council election by ward :
| Ward | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | Total |
| Ward | Labour | Labour | SNP | SNP | Conservative | Conservative | Green | Green | Lib Dem | Lib Dem | Others | Others | | Total |
| Almond | 14.92 | 0 | 32.55 | 1 | 26.24 | 1 | 6.17 | 0 | 15.89 | 1 | 4.22 | 0 | 3 |
| Pentland Hills | 28.85 | 1 | 29.16 | 1 | 27.70 | 1 | 4.05 | 0 | 4.66 | 0 | 5.59 | 0 | 3 |
| Drum Brae/Gyle | 26.46 | 1 | 27.00 | 1 | 16.04 | 0 | 3.62 | 0 | 18.77 | 1 | 8.12 | 0 | 3 |
| Forth | 34.01 | 2 | 29.06 | 1 | 22.64 | 1 | 7.08 | 0 | 5.06 | 0 | 2.14 | 0 | 4 |
| Inverleith | 24.99 | 1 | 20.22 | 1 | 29.50 | 1 | 14.92 | 1 | 10.38 | 0 | - | - | 4 |
| Corstorphine/Murrayfield | 20.45 | 0 | 24.74 | 1 | 24.96 | 1 | 6.11 | 0 | 22.77 | 1 | 1.96 | 0 | 3 |
| Sighthill/Gorgie | 42.1 | 2 | 37.4 | 2 | 9.2 | 0 | 8.2 | 0 | 3.2 | 0 | - | - | 4 |
| Colinton/Fairmilehead | 17.87 | 0 | 20.59 | 1 | 52.00 | 2 | 4.91 | 0 | 3.62 | 0 | 1.01 | 0 | 3 |
| Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart | 23.24 | 1 | 23.54 | 1 | 21.15 | 0 | 24.07 | 1 | 7.34 | 0 | 0.66 | 0 | 3 |
| Meadows/Morningside | 19.64 | 1 | 15.78 | 1 | 29.90 | 1 | 19.75 | 1 | 12.30 | 0 | 2.63 | 0 | 4 |
| City Centre | 21.33 | 1 | 24.97 | 1 | 27.69 | 1 | 17.06 | 0 | 7.94 | 0 | 1.01 | 0 | 3 |
| Leith Walk | 33.24 | 2 | 28.48 | 1 | 8.11 | 0 | 20.28 | 1 | 5.09 | 0 | 4.81 | 0 | 4 |
| Leith | 32.1 | 1 | 32.4 | 1 | 6.5 | 0 | 18.9 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 3 |
| Craigentinny/Duddingston | 36.2 | 2 | 36.9 | 1 | 10.2 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 |
| Southside/Newington | 19.78 | 1 | 18.34 | 1 | 16.72 | 1 | 19.97 | 1 | 13.97 | 0 | 11.22 | 0 | 4 |
| Liberton/Gilmerton | 40.9 | 2 | 31.6 | 1 | 12.3 | 1 | 5.2 | 0 | 7.6 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Portobello/Craigmillar | 47.4 | 2 | 32.0 | 1 | 7.2 | 0 | 8.5 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 2.9 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 28.13 | 20 | 26.87 | 18 | 19.75 | 11 | 11.55 | 6 | 9.34 | 3 | | 0 | 58 |

## Ward results
### Almond

2007: 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP 2012: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem 2007-2012 Change: No Change
2012 Council election: Almond – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Norman Work (incumbent) | 32.55% | 2,722 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Lindsay Paterson | 26.24% | 2,194 | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alastair Shields†††††† | 15.89% | 1,329 | 1,460 | 1,500 | 1,515 | 1,579 | 1,804 | 2,426 |
| | Labour | Billy Fitzpatrick | 14.92% | 1,248 | 1,350 | 1,356 | 1,373 | 1,421 | 1,623 | |
| | Scottish Green | Moira Dunworth | 6.17% | 516 | 651 | 657 | 683 | 768 | | |
| | Independent | John Longstaff | 2.49% | 208 | 268 | 276 | 338 | | | |
| | UKIP | Otto Inglis | 1.73% | 145 | 168 | 181 | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,996 Valid: 8,362 Spoilt: 51 Quota: 2,091 Turnout: 8,413 (44.3%) |||||||||||

### Pentland Hills

2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon 2007-2012 Change: No Change
Pentland Hills – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Bill Henderson | 29.16% | 2,317 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Ricky Henderson (incumbent) | 28.85% | 2,293 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Dominic Heslop | 15.09% | 1,199 | 1,224 | 1,249 | 1,335 | 1,397 | 1,502 | 2,446 |
| | Conservative | Shelia Low | 12.61% | 1,002 | 1,017 | 1,040 | 1,099 | 1,154 | 1,240 | |
| | Scottish Green | Phyl Meyer | 4.05% | 322 | 400 | 468 | 607 | 840 | | |
| | Independent | Mike 'Professor Pongoo' Ferrigan | 5.59% | 444 | 491 | 531 | 590 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Bridges | 4.66% | 370 | 414 | 462 | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,002 Valid: 7,947 Spoilt: 51 Quota: 1,987 Turnout: 7,998 (44.4%) |||||||||||

### Drum Brae/Gyle

2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP 2012: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Drum Brae/Gyle – 3 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 | Karen Keil | 26.46% | 1,981 | | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Aldridge (incumbent) | 18.77% | 1,405 | 1,425 | 1,431 | 1,490 | 1,636 | 1,695 | 1,735 | 2,312 |
| | SNP | Ron Cairns * | 18.34% | 1,373 | 1,383 | 1,386 | 1,406 | 1,466 | 2,052 | | |
| | Conservative | Mark Brown | 16.04% | 1,201 | 1,207 | 1,212 | 1,233 | 1,349 | 1,370 | 1,383 | |
| | SNP | Alison Lindsay | 8.66% | 648 | 657 | 661 | 699 | 750 | | | |
| | Independent | Steven Binney | 6.92% | 518 | 532 | 588 | 663 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Linda Hendry | 3.62% | 271 | 285 | 296 | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Scott | 1.20% | 90 | 95 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,123 Valid: 7,487 Spoilt: 78 Quota: 1,872 Turnout: 7,565 (44.2%) ||||||||||||
* =Outgoing Councillor from a different Ward.

### Forth

* 2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab
* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
* 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
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%) ||||||||||||

### Inverleith

* 2007: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
* 2012: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab; 1xGreen
* 2007-2012 Change: Green gain one seat from Lib Dem
Inverleith – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | 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%) ||||||||

### Corstorphine/Murrayfield

* 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xCon
* 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
* 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
Corstorphine/Murrayfield – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Balfour (incumbent) | 24.96% | 2,050 | 2,100 | | | | |
| | SNP | Frank Ross | 24.74% | 2,032 | 2,053 | 2,056 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Edie (incumbent) | 21.77% | 1,788 | 1,798 | 1,817 | 1,818 | 1,993 | 2,798 |
| | Labour | Tom McInally | 20.45% | 1,679 | 1,698 | 1,702 | 1,702 | 1,884 | |
| | Scottish Green | Dominic Hinde | 6.11% | 502 | 526 | 530 | 530 | | |
| | UKIP | James Nisbet | 1.96% | 161 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,445 Valid: 8,212 Spoilt: 56 (0.68%) Quota: 2,054 Turnout: 8,268 (47.4%) ||||||||||

### Sighthill/Gorgie

2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP; 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
Sighthill/Gorgie – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Labour | Eric Milligan (incumbent) | 28.3 | 2,266 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Catherine Fullerton | 20.3 | 1,624 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Denis Dixon | 17.1 | 1,368 | 1,389 | 1,396 | 1,414 | 1,462 | 1,688 |
| | Labour | Donald Wilson (incumbent) | 13.8 | 1,107 | 1,677 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Susan Dewhurst | 9.2 | 736 | 745 | 749 | 750 | 808 | 917 |
| | Scottish Green | Lindsay Ashford | 8.2 | 658 | 674 | 690 | 691 | 776 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil MacLean | 3.2 | 253 | 260 | 267 | 267 | | |
| Electorate: 23,877 Valid: 8,012 Spoilt: 240 (2.91%) Quota: 1,603 Turnout: 8,252 (34.6%) ||||||||||

### Colinton/Fairmilehead

* 2007: 2xCon; 1xLab
* 2012: 2xCon; 1xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lab
Colinton/Fairmilehead – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Conservative | Jason Rust (incumbent) | 28.71% | 2,692 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Elaine Aitken (incumbent) | 23.29% | 2,184 | 2,427 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Richard Lewis | 20.59% | 1,931 | 1,953 | 1,962 | 1,975 | 2,021 | 2,187 | 2,816 |
| | Labour | Eric Barry (incumbent) | 17.87% | 1,676 | 1,699 | 1,708 | 1,724 | 1,831 | 2,070 | |
| | Scottish Green | Andy Saunders | 4.91% | 460 | 474 | 484 | 501 | 647 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Beal | 3.62% | 339 | 350 | 365 | 368 | | | |
| | UKIP | Malcolm MacKay | 1.01% | 95 | 100 | 105 | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,521 Valid: 9,377 Spoilt: 74 (0.78%) Quota: 2,345 Turnout: 9,451 (51%) |||||||||||

### Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart

* 2007: 1xCon; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
* 2012: 1xGrn; 1xLab; 1xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: Grn and SNP gain one seat each from Con and Lib Dem
2007 Council election: Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Scottish Green | Gavin Corbett | 24.07% | 1,789 | 1,801 | 2,004 | | |
| | SNP | David Key | 23.54% | 1,750 | 1,755 | 1,811 | 1,848 | 1,861 |
| | Labour | Andrew Burns (incumbent) | 23.24% | 1,728 | 1,734 | 1,851 | 1,905 | |
| | Conservative | Will Searle | 21.15% | 1,572 | 1,578 | 1,714 | 1,731 | 1,738 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Lowrie (incumbent) | 7.34% | 546 | 561 | | | |
| | Liberal | Tim Strode | 0.66% | 49 | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,069 Valid: 7,434 Spoilt: 70 (0.93%) Quota: 1,859 Turnout: 7,504 (44%) |||||||||

### Meadows/Morningside

* 2007: 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xGRN; 1xLab
* 2012: 1xCon; 1xGRN; 1xLab; 1xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
Meadows/Morningside – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Conservative | Mark McInnes (incumbent) | 29.90 | 3,125 | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Melanie Main | 19.75 | 2,064 | 2,209 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Paul Godzik (incumbent) | 19.64 | 2,053 | 2,171 | 2171 | | | | |
| | SNP | Sandy Howat | 15.79 | 1,650 | 1,723 | 1,754 | 1,767 | 1,784 | 1,857 | 2,390 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Dawe * | 12.30 | 1,285 | 1,574 | 1,615 | 1,639 | 1,661 | 1,730 | |
| | Pirate | Phil Hunt | 1.87 | 195 | 211 | 224 | 230 | 264 | | |
| | UKIP | William Macadam | 0.76 | 79 | 170 | 173 | 175 | | | |
| Electorate: 22,328 Valid: 10,451 Spoilt: 39 Quota: 2,091 Turnout: 10,490 (47%) |||||||||||
* = Outgoing Councillor from a different Ward.

### City Centre

* 2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
* 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
* 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
City Centre – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Conservative | Joanna Mowat (incumbent) | 27.69% | 1,402 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Alasdair Rankin (incumbent) | 24.97% | 1,264 | 1,272 | | | | |
| | Labour | Karen Doran | 21.33% | 1,080 | 1,093 | 1,094 | 1,101 | 1,235 | 1,777 |
| | Scottish Green | Julita Mazurek | 17.06% | 864 | 887 | 890 | 907 | 1,111 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Coleman | 7.94% | 402 | 439 | 440 | 463 | | |
| | Liberal | Karen Hetherington | 1.01% | 51 | 58 | 59 | | | |
| Electorate: 13,943 Valid: 5,063 Spoilt: 38 (0.74%) Quota: 1,266 Turnout: 5,101 (36.6%) ||||||||||

### Leith Walk

* 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab; 1xGRN
* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xGRN
* 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Leith Walk – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | SNP | Deidre Brock (incumbent)††† | 22.1 | 1735 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Angela Blacklock (incumbent) | 21.3 | 1674 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Maggie Chapman †††† (incumbent) | 20.3 | 1593 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Nick Gardner | 11.9 | 937 | 947 | 1029 | 1035 | 1050 | 1065 | 1089 | 1115 | 1225 | 1350 | 1519 |
| | Conservative | Miles Briggs | 8.1 | 637 | 640 | 644 | 645 | 651 | 653 | 656 | 675 | 784 | 816 | |
| | SNP | Seumas Ross Skinner | 6.4 | 502 | 630 | 632 | 635 | 639 | 649 | 674 | 708 | 741 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Paterson | 5.1 | 400 | 403 | 406 | 410 | 424 | 429 | 434 | 445 | | | |
| | TUSC | John McArdle | 1.4 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 113 | 119 | 128 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Alex Wilson | 1.4 | 109 | 110 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 153 | 181 | | | | |
| | Independent | Jimmy McIntosh | 1.2 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 97 | | | | | | |
| | Liberal | John Hein | 0.9 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,147 Valid: 7,856 Spoilt: 156 Quota: 1572 Turnout: 35.47% |||||||||||||||

### Leith

* 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab
* 2012: 1xLab; 1xGRN; 1xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: GRN gain one seat from Lib Dem
2007 Council election: Leith – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Labour | Gordon Munro (incumbent) | 32.1% | 2010 | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Chas Booth | 18.9% | 1181 | 1306 | 1331 | 1427 | 1780 | | |
| | SNP | Adam McVey | 17.6% | 1104 | 1140 | 1145 | 1163 | 1228 | 1280 | 2240 |
| | SNP | Rob Munn (incumbent) | 14.8% | 926 | 984 | 993 | 1013 | 1135 | 1169 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Thomas (incumbent) | 9.0% | 565 | 618 | 641 | 825 | | | |
| | Conservative | Nicola Ross | 6.5% | 405 | 428 | 433 | | | | |
| | Liberal | Irvine McMinn | 1.1% | 71 | 85 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,972 Valid: 6262 Spoilt: 122 Quota: 1566 Turnout: 32.6% |||||||||||

### Craigentinny/Duddingston

* 2007: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Craigentinny/Duddingston – 3 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 |
| | SNP | Stefan Tymkewycz (incumbent) | 25.8% | 2180 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Joan Griffiths | 25.7% | 2174 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Colin Williamson | 11.1% | 937 | 989 | 991 | 1008 | 1138 | 1260 | 1354 | |
| | Labour | Alex Lunn†† | 10.5% | 886 | 887 | 935 | 954 | 1080 | 1261 | 1430 | 1740 |
| | Conservative | Jason Lingiah | 10.2% | 866 | 867 | 868 | 877 | 911 | 1080 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Peacock (incumbent) | 8.0% | 673 | 675 | 677 | 688 | 836 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | John Palmer | 7.0% | 590 | 592 | 594 | 661 | | | | |
| | TUSC | Kevin Furguson | 1.8% | 150 | 150 | 151 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,871 Valid: 8,456 Spoilt: 212 Quota: 2115 Turnout: 45.9% ||||||||||||

### Southside/Newington

* 2007: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xGRN
* 2012: 1xGrn; 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
* 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
Southside/Newington – 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 |
| | 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%) ||||||||||||

### Liberton/Gilmerton

* 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
* 2007-2012 Change: Con gain one seat from Lib Dem
Liberton/Gilmerton – 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 | Norma Austin-Hart (incumbent) | 21.4 | 1,941 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Tom Buchanan (incumbent)† | 19.6 | 1,780 | 1,789 | 1,794 | 1,826 | | | | |
| | Labour | Bill Cook (incumbent) | 19.5 | 1,768 | 1,868 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Nick Cook | 12.3 | 1,111 | 1,112 | 1,115 | 1,124 | 1,125 | 1,171 | 1,455 | 1,696 |
| | SNP | Derek Howie | 12.0 | 1,084 | 1,086 | 1,090 | 1,127 | 1,138 | 1,268 | 1,441 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Knox | 7.6 | 687 | 689 | 694 | 711 | 711 | 848 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Joan Carter | 5.2 | 469 | 473 | 480 | 549 | 550 | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Colin Fox | 2.5 | 228 | 229 | 233 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,187 Valid: 9,068 Spoilt: 191 (2.06%) Quota: 1,814 Turnout: 9,259 (39.9%) ||||||||||||

### Portobello/Craigmillar

* 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Portobello/Craigmillar – 3 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 | Maureen Child (incumbent) | 36.6 | 2,645 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Michael A. Bridgeman (incumbent) | 20.4 | 1,477 | 1,559 | 1,565 | 1,607 | 1,649 | 2,381 | | |
| | SNP | David Manson | 11.6 | 837 | 879 | 891 | 921 | 953 | | | |
| | Labour | David Walker | 10.8 | 784 | 1,212 | 1,237 | 1,270 | 1,319 | 1,356 | 1,431 | 1,744 |
| | Scottish Green | Peter McColl | 8.5 | 615 | 723 | 768 | 825 | 974 | 1,059 | 1,203 | |
| | Conservative | Henry Christian | 7.2 | 523 | 549 | 574 | 601 | | | | |
| | Independent | Norrie Davies | 2.9 | 213 | 253 | 261 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Veart | 1.9 | 137 | 155 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,603 Valid: 7,231 Spoilt: 169 (2.28%) Quota: 1,808 Turnout: 7,400 (42%) ||||||||||||

## Post-election changes

* † Liberton/Gilmerton SNP councillor Tom Buchanan died on 3 April 2013. A by-election was held on 20 June 2013 and was won by Labour's Keith John Robson.
* †† Craigentinny/Duddingston Labour councillor Alex Dunn defected from the Labour Party and joined the SNP on 4 December 2013.
* ††† On 1 March 2014 Southside/Newington SNP councillor Jim Orr resigned from the party and became an Independent citing disillusionment with internal political spats.
* †††† Leith Walk SNP councillor Deidre Brock was elected as an MP for Edinburgh North and Leith (UK Parliament constituency) on 7 May 2015 and resigned her Council seat on 24 June 2015. Leith Walk Green councillor Maggie Chapman resigned her seat on 30 June 2015 to focus her efforts on winning a Scottish Parliament seat in North East Scotland. A by-election for both seats was held on 10 September 2015, Lewis Ritchie defending the SNP seat and Labour's Marion Donaldson taking the other.
* †††††† Almond Liberal Democrat councillor Alastair Shields resigned from the party and became an Independent after having been de-selected. He originally indicated that he would contest the 2017 local elections as an Independent, but ruled this out in October 2016.

## By Elections since 2012

Liberton/Gilmerton By-election (20 June 2013)- 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Labour | Keith John Robson | 39.47 | 2,892 | 2,896 | 2,906 | 2,941 | 3,070 | 3,255 | 3,448 |
| | SNP | Derek Howie | 30.69 | 2,249 | 2,251 | 2,256 | 2,287 | 2,403 | 2,523 | 2,633 |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Murray | 11.23 | 823 | 824 | 836 | 903 | 934 | 1,098 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Christopher Knox | 8.26 | 605 | 611 | 616 | 625 | 708 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Alys Mumford | 5.62 | 412 | 430 | 440 | 471 | | | |
| | UKIP | Jonathan Stanley | 3.21 | 235 | 239 | 251 | | | | |
| | Independent | John Scott | 0.87 | 64 | 70 | | | | | |
| | Pirate | Phil Hunt | 0.64 | 47 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 24,177 Valid: 7,246 Spoilt: 81 Quota: 3,664 Turnout: 7,327 (30.6%) |||||||||||
Leith Walk By-election (10 September 2015)- 2 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | SNP | John Ritchie | 36.2% | 2,290 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Marion Donaldson | 25.7% | 1,623 | 1,650.1 | 1,653.1 | 1,659.6 | 1,661.7 | 1,680.4 | 1,697.6 | 1,798.2 | 1,990.2 | 2,717.3 |
| | Scottish Green | Susan Rae | 21.8% | 1,381 | 1,464.6 | 1,469.8 | 1,483.4 | 1,495.3 | 1,502.7 | 1,576.1 | 1,653.3 | 1,729.9 | |
| | Conservative | Gordon Murdie | 7.9% | 501 | 503.8 | 505.8 | 506.9 | 507 | 540.2 | 541.2 | 574.6 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mo Hussain | 4.0% | 255 | 261.6 | 263 | 265.3 | 265.3 | 267.4 | 271.6 | | | |
| | UKIP | Alan Melville | 1.6% | 102 | 105.6 | 105.6 | 106.8 | 106.8 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Natalie Reid | 1.5% | 97 | 107.7 | 107.7 | 108.2 | 122 | 125.2 | | | | |
| | Left Unity | Bruce Whitehead | 0.5% | 32 | 33.6 | 33.7 | 33.9 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Scott | 0.4% | 26 | 29 | 30 | | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Tom Laird | 0.3% | 17 | 17.9 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 25,521 Valid: 6,324 Spoilt: 83 Quota: 2,109 Turnout: 6,407 (25.1%) ||||||||||||||