# 2017 City of Edinburgh Council election

The elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on Thursday 4 May 2017, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. It was the third successive Local Council election to run under the single transferable vote (STV) electoral system.
The election saw the SNP become the largest party on the council for the first time, whilst the Conservative party overcame Labour to become the second largest party. Following the election Leith councillor Adam McVey took over control of the SNP group from Frank Ross. Conservative group leader Cameron Rose was similarly replaced by Iain Whyte. The Labour group elected Cammy Day as their leader.
The Labour-SNP administration formed in 2012 lost their majority however were able to continue in office in a minority administration, with Labour now being the junior partner to the SNP.

## Boundary changes

Following the implementation of changes recommended by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland the number of councillors to be elected was increased from 58 to 63. This was also the first election contested on new boundaries since the 2007 election. While the number of wards remained at 17, five wards:
* Almond
* Pentland Hills
* City Centre
* Craigentinny/Duddingston
* Portobello/Craigmillar
elected four councillors instead of three.
The fourth placed and losing candidate in four wards was SNP and one ward a Lib Dem. In a re-run of the 2017 election the boundary changes would have likely lead to an increase of +4 SNP Councillors and +1 Liberal Democrat.
The Meadows/Morningside ward was also renamed as Morningside.

## Election result

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election Electorate: 370,692 Turnout: 187,157 (50.5%) Total Valid: 184,627 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| SNP | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 30.16 | 27.08 | 49,994 | 0.21 |
| Conservative | 18 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28.57 | 27.73 | 51,212 | 8.82 |
| Labour | 12 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 19.05 | 18.37 | 33,916 | 9.76 |
| Scottish Green | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12.70 | 12.41 | 22,907 | 0.97 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9.52 | 13.62 | 25,154 | 4.28 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 1,239 | 1.17 |
| Scottish Libertarian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 201 | New |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 134 | 0.27 |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 66 | New |

## Ward summary

Results of the 2017 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 | 5.53 | 0 | 22.60 | 1 | 16.86 | 1 | 2.64 | 0 | 50.80 | 2 | 1.57 | 0 | 4 |
| Pentland Hills | 20.63 | 1 | 28.83 | 1 | 41.27 | 2 | 4.32 | 0 | 4.95 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 |
| Drum Brae/Gyle | 13.32 | 0 | 26.82 | 1 | 22.00 | 1 | 4.34 | 0 | 33.52 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Forth | 20.73 | 1 | 31.31 | 2 | 28.38 | 1 | 9.99 | 0 | 7.81 | 0 | 1.78 | 0 | 4 |
| Inverleith | 12.37 | 0 | 18.96 | 1 | 36.91 | 2 | 12.30 | 0 | 16.59 | 1 | 2.87 | 0 | 4 |
| Corstorphine/Murrayfield | 7.68 | 0 | 21.65 | 1 | 33.41 | 1 | 5.23 | 0 | 30.64 | 1 | 1.38 | 0 | 3 |
| Sighthill/Gorgie | 21.64 | 1 | 40.17 | 2 | 19.09 | 1 | 14.88 | 0 | 3.91 | 0 | 0.32 | 0 | 4 |
| Colinton/Fairmilehead | 20.59 | 1 | 20.73 | 0 | 49.76 | 2 | 4.28 | 0 | 4.64 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 |
| Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart | 13.84 | 0 | 21.04 | 1 | 31.80 | 1 | 27.61 | 1 | 5.04 | 0 | 0.68 | 0 | 3 |
| Morningside | 18.21 | 1 | 17.87 | 0 | 29.54 | 1 | 19.36 | 1 | 15.02 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 |
| City Centre | 13.25 | 1 | 25.07 | 1 | 32.68 | 1 | 20.52 | 1 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.48 | 0 | 4 |
| Leith Walk | 22.49 | 1 | 34.46 | 2 | 14.42 | 0 | 19.69 | 1 | 3.74 | 0 | 5.19 | 0 | 4 |
| Leith | 20.35 | 1 | 36.16 | 1 | 15.93 | 0 | 22.26 | 1 | 5.29 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 |
| Craigentinny/Duddingston | 23.25 | 1 | 37.11 | 1 | 23.72 | 1 | 11.70 | 1 | 4.21 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 |
| Southside/Newington | 20.12 | 1 | 20.54 | 1 | 26.93 | 1 | 20.35 | 1 | 12.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 |
| Liberton/Gilmerton | 32.27 | 1 | 33.80 | 2 | 23.24 | 1 | 5.17 | 0 | 5.52 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 |
| Portobello/Craigmillar | 30.39 | 1 | 32.56 | 1 | 19.48 | 1 | 15.10 | 1 | 2.47 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 18.37 | 12 | 27.08 | 19 | 27.74 | 18 | 12.41 | 8 | 13.62 | 6 | 0.89 | 0 | 63 |

## Ward results
### Almond

* 2012: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
* 2017: 2xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP
* 2012-2017 Change: One Lib Dem gain.
Almond - 4 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 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Lang | 42.8% | 6,079 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Young | 8.0% | 1,138 | 3,652 | | | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Graham Hutchison | 16.9% | 2,395 | 2,727 | 2,995 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Norrie Work (incumbent) | 13.9% | 1,971 | 2,055 | 2,105 | 2,108 | 2,111 | 2,117 | 2,123 | 2,225 | 2,387 | 3,744 |
| | SNP | Pamela Mitchell | 8.7% | 1,240 | 1,286 | 1,306 | 1,309 | 1,321 | 1,326 | 1,342 | 1,485 | 1,691 | |
| | Labour | Bruce Whitehead | 5.5% | 786 | 869 | 966 | 985 | 996 | 1,014 | 1,037 | 1,167 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Iain McKinnon-Waddell | 2.6% | 375 | 430 | 495 | 502 | 510 | 537 | 558 | | | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Daniel Fraser | 0.7% | 99 | 113 | 119 | 123 | 134 | 139 | | | | |
| | Independent | John Longstaff | 0.4% | 56 | 69 | 89 | 102 | 120 | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Otto Inglis | 0.5% | 68 | 79 | 85 | 100 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 25,455 Valid: 14,207 Spoilt: 129 Quota: 2,842 Turnout: 56.3% ||||||||||||||

### City Centre

* 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
* 2017: 1xCon; 1xGreen; 1xLab; 1xSNP
* 2012-2017 Change: One Green gain.
City Centre - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Conservative | Jo Mowat (incumbent) | 32.68% | 2,904 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Alasdair Rankin (incumbent) | 25.07% | 2,228 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Claire Miller | 20.52% | 1,823 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Karen Doran (incumbent) | 13.25% | 1,177 | 1,372 | 1,512 | 1,534 | 1,566 | 2,424 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Stevens | 8.00% | 711 | 1,185 | 1,304 | 1,318 | 1,388 | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Peter Sidor | 0.48% | 43 | 91 | 135 | 137 | | |
| Electorate: 20,451 Valid: 8,886 Spoilt: 52 Quota: 1,776 Turnout: 8,938 (43.7%) ||||||||||

### Colinton/Fairmilehead

* 2012: 2xCon; 1xSNP
* 2017: 2xCon; 1xLab
* 2012-2017 Change: One Labour gain from SNP
Colinton/Fairmilehead - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Conservative | Jason Rust (incumbent) | 33.25% | 3,783 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Scott Arthur | 20.59% | 2,343 | 2,423 | 2,541 | 2,855 | | |
| | Conservative | Philip Doggart | 16.51% | 1,879 | 2,580 | 2,602 | 2,724 | 2,727 | 3,430 |
| | SNP | Richard John Lewis (incumbent) | 20.73% | 2,359 | 2,387 | 2,610 | 2,712 | 2,714 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Richard Walker | 4.64% | 528 | 584 | 680 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Sara Marsden | 4.28% | 487 | 500 | | | | |
| Electorate: 19,085 Valid: 11,379 Spoilt: 111 Quota: 2,845 Turnout: 60.2% ||||||||||

### Corstorphine/Murrayfield

* 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
* 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
* 2012-2017 Change: No change.
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 | Scott Douglas | 33.41% | 3,819 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Gloyer | 30.64% | 3,502 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Frank Ross (incumbent) | 21.65% | 2,474 | 2,503 | 2,566 | 2,577 | 2,680 | 2,956 |
| | Labour | June Whitelaw | 7.68% | 878 | 1,089 | 1,289 | 1,316 | 1,386 | 1,633 |
| | Scottish Green | Kate Nevens | 5.23% | 598 | 670 | 780 | 792 | 852 | |
| | Independent | John Ferguson Scott | 0.80% | 92 | 221 | 281 | 316 | | |
| | UKIP | James Nisbet | 0.58% | 66 | 150 | 165 | | | |
| Electorate: 19,328 Valid: 11,429 Spoilt: 101 Quota: 2,858 Turnout: 11,530 (59.7%) ||||||||||

### Craigentinny/Duddingston

* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2017: 1xCon; 1xGreen; 1xLab; 1xSNP
* 2012-2017 Change: One Labour loss, one Conservative gain and one Green gain.
Craigentinny/Duddingston - 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 | John McLellan | 23.7 | 2,521 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Ian Campbell†††††† | 23.1 | 2,458 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour Co-op | Joan Griffiths (incumbent) | 17.4 | 1,845 | 1,910.2 | 1,928.9 | 2,095.5 | 2,124.2 | 2,727.4 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Alex Staniforth | 11.7 | 1,244 | 1,266.8 | 1,286.6 | 1,427.3 | 1,579.3 | 1,623.6 | 1,785.8 | 2,656.4 |
| | SNP | Alex Lunn (incumbent, elected as Labour) | 7.6 | 813 | 819.4 | 1,049.4 | 1,076.3 | 1,602.6 | 1,615.5 | 1,675.8 | |
| | SNP | Mridul Wadhwa | 6.3 | 674 | 676.8 | 716.8 | 731.4 | | | | |
| | Labour Co-op | Lyndsay Martin | 5.9 | 627 | 660.6 | 665.6 | 740.5 | 747.2 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Hadfield | 4.2 | 448 | 548.6 | 554.9 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,793 Valid: 10,630 Spoilt: 262 Quota: 2,127 Turnout: 10,892 ||||||||||||

### Drum Brae/Gyle

* 2012: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
* 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
* 2012-2017 Change: One Conservative gain from Labour.
Drum Brae/Gyle - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Christopher Aldridge (incumbent) | 33.5% | 3,176 | |
| | SNP | Claire Bridgman†††† | 26.8% | 2,541 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Brown | 22.0% | 2,084 | 2,411 |
| | Labour | Karen Ann Keil (incumbent) | 13.3% | 1,262 | 1,483 |
| | Scottish Green | Phyl Meyer | 4.3% | 411 | 521 |
| Electorate: 18,321 Valid: 9,474 Spoilt: 82 Quota: 2,369 Turnout: 52.2% ||||||

### Forth

* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
* 2017: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab
* 2012-2017 Change: One SNP gain from Labour.
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 | 1,402 | 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% ||||||||||||

### Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart

* 2012: 1xGreen; 1xLab; 1xSNP
* 2017: 1xCon; 1xGreen; 1xSNP
* 2012-2017 Change: One Conservative gain from Labour.
Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Johnston | 31.80% | 2,908 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Gavin Corbett (incumbent) | 27.61% | 2,525 | | | | | |
| | SNP | David Key (incumbent) | 21.04% | 1,924 | 1,939 | 2,028 | 2,043 | 2,125 | 2,755 |
| | Labour | Anne Wimberley | 13.84% | 1,266 | 1,395 | 1,458 | 1,482 | 1,864 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenni Lang | 5.04% | 461 | 659 | 705 | 732 | | |
| | Independent | Rojan Subramani | 0.68% | 62 | 91 | 101 | | | |
| Electorate: 17,032 Valid: 9,146 Spoilt: 59 Quota: 2,287 Turnout: 9,205 (54.0%) ||||||||||

### Inverleith

* 2012: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab; 1xGreen
* 2017: 2xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP
* 2012-2017 Change: One Conservative & Liberal Democrat gain from Labour and Green.
Inverleith - 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 | Hal Osler | 16.59% | 2,251 | 2,253 | 2,388 | 2,870 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Max Mitchell | 19.79% | 2,685 | 2,691 | 2,707 | 2,840 | | | | |
| | SNP | Gavin Barrie (incumbent)†† | 18.96% | 2,572 | 2,576 | 2,611 | 2,811 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Iain Whyte (incumbent) | 17.12% | 2,323 | 2,325 | 2,371 | 2,411 | 2,459 | 2,571 | 2,573 | 3,103 |
| | Scottish Green | Nigel Bagshaw (incumbent) | 12.30% | 1,669 | 1,674 | 1,748 | 2,182 | 2,244 | 2,248 | 2,316 | |
| | Labour | James Dalgleish | 12.39% | 1,678 | 1,681 | 1,704 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tina Woolnough | 2.63% | 357 | 362 | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Tom Laird | 0.24% | 32 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 24,275 Valid: 13,567 Spoilt: 147 Quota: 2,714 Turnout: 56.5% ||||||||||||

### Leith

* 2012: 1xLab; 1xGreen; 1xSNP
* 2017: 1xGreen; 1xLab; 1xSNP
* 2012-2017 Change: No change.
Leith - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SNP | Adam McVey (incumbent) | 36.16% | 2,753 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Chas Booth (incumbent) | 22.26% | 1,695 | 2,213 | | |
| | Labour Co-op | Gordon John Munro (incumbent) | 20.35% | 1,549 | 1,690 | 1,821 | 2,106 |
| | Conservative | Paul Penman | 15.93% | 1,213 | 1,236 | 1,246 | 1,354 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sanne Dijkstra-Downie | 5.29% | 403 | 448 | 552 | |
| Electorate: 17,432 Valid: 7,613 Spoilt: 62 Quota: 1,904 Turnout: 7,675 (44.0%) ||||||||

### Leith Walk

* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xGreen
* 2017: 2xSNP; 1xGreen; 1xLab
* 2012-2017 Change: One SNP gain from Labour.
Leith Walk - 4 seats :
| 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 |
| | Scottish Green | Susan Rae | 19.69% | 2,097 | 2,105 | 2,125 | 2,246 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Lewis Ritchie (incumbent)† | 17.84% | 1,900 | 1,901 | 1,903 | 1,923 | 1,949.4 | 2,052.2 | 2,090.4 | 2,125.9 | 2,209.4 |
| | SNP | Amy McNeese-Mechan | 16.62% | 1,770 | 1,772 | 1,777 | 1,788 | 1,817.5 | 1,870.9 | 1,912.9 | 1,971.4 | 2,107.7 |
| | Labour | Marion Donaldson (incumbent)††††† | 15.04% | 1,602 | 1,605 | 1,617 | 1,692 | 1,715.9 | 1,821.6 | 2,529.8 | | |
| | Conservative | Cristina Marga | 14.42% | 1,536 | 1,541 | 1,544 | 1,600 | 1,602.6 | 1,683.2 | 1,719.3 | 1,784.5 | |
| | Labour | Nick Gardner (incumbent) | 7.45% | 793 | 795 | 803 | 839 | 849.3 | 912.7 | | | |
| | Independent | Harald Tobermann | 4.06% | 432 | 459 | 463 | 511 | 522.6 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vita Zaporozcenko | 3.74% | 398 | 400 | 403 | | | | | | |
| | Socialist Labour | David Don Jacobsen | 0.62% | 66 | 67 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Alan Gordon Melville | 0.52% | 55 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 24,160 Valid: 10,649 Spoilt: 167 Quota: 2,130 Turnout: 10,816 (44.8%) |||||||||||||

### Liberton/Gilmerton

* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
* 2017: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab
* 2012-2017 Change: One SNP gain from Labour.
Liberton/Gilmerton - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Labour | Lezley Marion Cameron | 24.81% | 2,911 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Smith | 23.24% | 2,726 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Derek Howie ††††††† | 17.49% | 2,052 | 2,086 | 2,093 | 2,200 | 2,292 | 2,564 |
| | SNP | Lesley MacInnes | 16.17% | 1,913 | 1,931 | 1,938 | 2,095 | 2,168 | 2,401 |
| | Labour | Tim Pogson | 7.46% | 875 | 1,295 | 1,376 | 1,511 | 1,881 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Christopher Knox | 5.52% | 648 | 682 | 794 | 941 | | |
| | Scottish Green | John Nichol | 5.17% | 606 | 617 | 637 | | | |
| Electorate: 25,648 Valid: 11,731 Spoilt: 264 Quota: 2,347 Turnout: 11,995 (46.8%) ||||||||||

### Morningside

* 2012: 1xCon; 1xGreen; 1xLab; 1xSNP
* 2017: 1xCon; 1xGreen; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab
* 2012-2017 Change: One Liberal Democrat gain from SNP.
Morningside - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | Nick Cook * | 22.17% | 3,010 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Melanie Main (incumbent) | 19.36% | 2,629 | 2,631 | 2,721 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Ross | 15.02% | 2,039 | 2,054 | 2,508 | 2,510 | 3,477 |
| | Labour | Mandy Watt | 18.21% | 2,473 | 2,480 | 2,699 | 2,701 | 3,441 |
| | SNP | Sandy Howat (incumbent) | 17.87% | 2,427 | 2,429 | 2,450 | 2,452 | |
| | Conservative | Chris Land | 7.37% | 1,001 | 1,260 | | | |
| Electorate: 23,861 Valid: 13,579 Spoilt: 103 Quota: 2,716 Turnout: 13,682 (57.3%) |||||||||
* = Outgoing Councillor from a different Ward.

### Pentland Hills

* 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
* 2017: 2xCon; 1xLab; 1xSNP
* 2012-2017 Change: One Conservative gain.
Pentland Hills - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Conservative | Graeme Bruce | 27.2% | 3,083 | |
| | SNP | Neil Gardiner | 21.1% | 2,382 | |
| | Labour | Ricky Henderson (incumbent) | 20.6% | 2,334 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Webber | 14.0% | 1,587 | 2,293 |
| | SNP | Ernesta Noreikiene | 7.8% | 880 | 888 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Farthing | 4.9% | 560 | 608 |
| | Scottish Green | Evelyn Weston | 4.3% | 489 | 499 |
| Electorate: 22,920 Valid: 11,315 Spoilt: 262 Quota: 2,264 Turnout: 50.5% ||||||

### Portobello/Craigmillar

* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2017: 1xCon; 1xGreen; 1xLab; 1xSNP
* 2012-2017 Change: One Labour loss, one Conservative gain and one Green gain.
Portobello/Craigmillar - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Labour | Maureen Child (incumbent) | 22.80% | 2,378 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Callum Laidlaw | 19.48% | 2,032 | 2,057 | 2,114 | | | |
| | SNP | Kate Campbell | 16.96% | 1,769 | 1,785 | 1,799 | 1,800 | 1,906 | 3,355 |
| | Scottish Green | Mary Campbell | 15.10% | 1,575 | 1,621 | 1,702 | 1,705 | 1,950 | 2,073 |
| | SNP | Mike Bridgman (incumbent) | 15.60% | 1,627 | 1,640 | 1,652 | 1,653 | 1,749 | |
| | Labour | David Walker (incumbent) | 7.59% | 792 | 941 | 1,001 | 1,010 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Callum Leslie | 2.47% | 258 | 271 | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,360 Valid: 10,431 Spoilt: 223 Quota: 2,087 Turnout: 10,654 (47.6%) ||||||||||

### Sighthill/Gorgie

* 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
* 2017: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab
* 2012-2017 Change: One Conservative gain from Labour.
Sighthill/Gorgie - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Catherine Fullerton (incumbent) | 18.5% | 1,574 | 1,575 | 1,582 | 1,888 | | | |
| | Conservative | Ashley Graczyk††† | 19.09% | 1,621 | 1,625 | 1,694 | 1,701 | | | |
| | Labour | Donald Wilson (incumbent) | 11.69% | 993 | 995 | 1,048 | 1,063 | 1,071.4 | 1,071.7 | 1,821.9 |
| | SNP | Denis Dixon (incumbent) | 14.01% | 1,190 | 1,191 | 1,204 | 1,452 | 1,596.7 | 1,596.8 | 1,621.8 |
| | Scottish Green | Dan Heap | 14.9% | 1,264 | 1,269 | 1,356 | 1,405 | 1,421.3 | 1,421.6 | 1,471.4 |
| | Labour | Carmel Smith | 9.94% | 844 | 845 | 902 | 909 | 914 | 914.5 | |
| | SNP | Simon Hayter | 7.63% | 648 | 648 | 653 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Devin Scott Scobie | 3.91% | 332 | 338 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Calum Strange | 0.32% | 27 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,885 Valid: 8,493 Spoilt: 219 Quota: 1,699 Turnout: 8,712 (39.8%) |||||||||||

### Southside/Newington

* 2012: 1xGreen; 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
* 2017: 1xCon; 1xGreen; 1xLab 1xSNP
* 2012-2017 Change: No Change.
Southside/Newington - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | 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%) |||||

## Changes since 2017

* † On 20 February 2018, Leith Walk SNP councillor Lewis Ritchie resigned from the party and became an Independent, following complaints about his behaviour arising out of allegedly punching someone in a taxi.
* †† On 23 April 2018, Inverleith SNP councillor Gavin Barrie resigned from the party and became an Independent, after losing his position in the ruling administration as Economy Convener, following a vote at the SNP group AGM.
* ††† On 4 July 2018, Sighthill/Gorgie Conservative councillor Ashley Graczyk resigned from the party and became an Independent, saying the UK government’s policies on disability issues and social justice are “incompatible with her beliefs and conscience”.
* †††† On 17 July 2018, Drum Brae/Gyle SNP councillor Claire Bridgman resigned from the party for undisclosed reasons and became an Independent.
* ††††† On 28 January 2019, Leith Walk Labour councillor Marion Donaldson announced she was resigning from the Council citing reports of internal party tensions. A by-election was held on 11 April 2019 and was won by Robb Munn of the SNP.
* †††††† On 21 February 2020, SNP Craigentinny/Duddingston councillor Ian Campbell stood down for health reasons. A by-election was held on 12 November 2020 and was won by the SNP's Ethan Young.
* ††††††† On 30 July 2020, SNP Liberton/Gilmerton councillor Derek Howie resigned from the SNP Group to become an Independent.

## By-elections since 2017

Leith Walk By-election (11 April 2019) :
| 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 | Rob Munn | 35.7 | 2,596 | 2,598 | 2,598 | 2,598 | 2,612 | 2,616 | 2,630 | 2,721 | 2,763 | 3,021 | 4,487 |
| | Scottish Green | Lorna Slater | 25.5 | 1,855 | 1,856 | 1,856 | 1,856 | 1,865 | 1,869 | 1,904 | 2,093 | 2,223 | 2,765 | |
| | Labour | Nick Gardner | 15.5 | 1,123 | 1,124 | 1,124 | 1,126 | 1,136 | 1,140 | 1,157 | 1,320 | 1,497 | | |
| | Conservative | Dan McCroskrie | 10.7 | 777 | 777 | 779 | 781 | 784 | 811 | 825 | 912 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Caldwell | 8.6 | 623 | 624 | 624 | 626 | 628 | 633 | 652 | | | | |
| | Independent | Kevin Illingworth | 1.5 | 110 | 112 | 112 | 122 | 126 | 143 | | | | | |
| | UKIP | Steven Alexander | 1.2 | 85 | 88 | 97 | 97 | 98 | | | | | | |
| | Socialist Labour | David Jacobsen | 0.8 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Scott | 0.2 | 16 | 16 | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| | For Britain | Paul Stirling | 0.2 | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Tom Laird | 0.2 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 24,197 Valid: 7,267 Spoilt: 67 Quota: 3,634 Turnout: 30.3% |||||||||||||||
Craigentinny/Duddingston By-election (12 November 2020) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Ethan Young | 38.9 | 2,920 | 2,924 | 2,936 | 3,004 | 3,716 | 3,818 |
| | Conservative | Eleanor Price | 18.9 | 1,420 | 1,428 | 1,448 | 1,582 | 1,620 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Graham | 16.1 | 1,205 | 1,205 | 1,216 | 1,359 | 1,682 | 2,085 |
| | Scottish Green | Benjamin Parker | 15.8 | 1,185 | 1,189 | 1,203 | 1,340 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Ford | 8.4 | 631 | 634 | 647 | | | |
| | Independent | Andrew McDonald | 1.2 | 93 | 100 | | | | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Tam Laird | 0.6 | 42 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,972 Valid: 7,496 Spoilt: 86 Quota: 3,749 Turnout: 31.6% ||||||||||

## Retiring Councillors

| Council Ward | Departing Councillor | Party |
| Almond | Lindsay Paterson | Conservative |
| Almond | Alastair Shields† | Independent |
| Corstorphine/Murrayfield | Jeremy Balfour | Conservative |
| Corstorphine/Murrayfield | Paul Edie | Liberal Democrat |
| Colinton/Fairmilehead | Elaine Aitken | Conservative |
| Craigentinny/Duddingston | Stefan Tymkewycz | Scottish National Party |
| Drum Brae/Gyle | Ronald Cairns | Scottish National Party |
| Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart | Andrew Burns | Labour |
| Forth | Allan Jackson | Conservative |
| Inverleith | Lesley Hinds | Labour |
| Liberton/Gilmerton | Norma Austin Hart | Labour |
| Liberton/Gilmerton | Keith Robson | Labour |
| Meadows/Morningside | Paul Godzik | Labour |
| Meadows/Morningside | Mark McInnes | Conservative |
| Pentland Hills | Bill Henderson | Scottish National Party |
| Pentland Hills | Dominic Heslop | Conservative |
| Sighthill/Gorgie | Eric Milligan | Labour |
| Southside/Newington | Jim Orr†† | Independent |
† Originally elected as a Liberal Democrat candidate. †† Originally elected as a Scottish National Party candidate.