# 2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 17 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 58 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

## Aggregate results

2007 City of Edinburgh Council election :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 17 | N/A | N/A | +2 | 29.31 | 21.99 | 42,657 | -5.00 |
| Labour | 15 | N/A | N/A | -15 | 25.86 | 22.93 | 44,489 | -4.75 |
| SNP | 12 | N/A | N/A | +12 | 20.69 | 20.32 | 39,431 | +4.60 |
| Conservative | 11 | N/A | N/A | -1 | 18.97 | 22.08 | 42,840 | -1.91 |
| Scottish Green | 3 | N/A | N/A | +3 | 5.17 | 8.23 | 15,959 | New |
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | N/A | N/A | ±0 | 0.00 | 1.07 | 2,077 | -3.10 |
| Solidarity | 0 | N/A | N/A | ±0 | 0.00 | 0.85 | 1,651 | New |
| Liberal | 0 | N/A | N/A | ±0 | 0.00 | 0.63 | 1,221 | +0.42 |
| Independent | 0 | N/A | N/A | ±0 | 0.00 | 1.90 | 3,681 | +0.70 |
Following the election, a Liberal Democrat-SNP minority administration was formed.

## Ward summary

Results of the 2007 City of Edinburgh Council election by ward :
| Ward | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | Total |
| Ward | Lib Dem | Lib Dem | Labour | Labour | SNP | SNP | Conservative | Conservative | Green | Green | Others | Others | | Total |
| Almond | 36.6 | 1 | 10.7 | 0 | 18.2 | 1 | 28.1 | 1 | 4.4 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pentland Hills | 11.4 | 0 | 19.5 | 1 | 20.3 | 1 | 41.7 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Drum Brae/Gyle | 44.8 | 2 | 14.8 | 0 | 18.4 | 1 | 16.1 | 0 | 3.2 | 0 | 1.6 | 0 | 3 |
| Forth | 17.9 | 1 | 29.0 | 1 | 22.7 | 1 | 20.2 | 1 | 5.8 | 0 | 4.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Inverleith | 20.2 | 1 | 18.2 | 1 | 13.3 | 1 | 27.6 | 1 | 7.5 | 0 | 11.2 | 0 | 4 |
| Corstorphine/Murrayfield | 37.7 | 2 | 15.2 | 0 | 14.9 | 0 | 25.7 | 1 | 4.8 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Sighthill/Gorgie | 10.6 | 1 | 35.3 | 2 | 30.9 | 1 | 9.6 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Colinton/Fairmilehead | 14.8 | 0 | 18.7 | 1 | 14.9 | 0 | 45.7 | 2 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 3 |
| Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart | 17.1 | 1 | 22.6 | 1 | 18.6 | 0 | 27.1 | 1 | 11.2 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 3 |
| Meadows/Morningside | 30.8 | 1 | 14.0 | 1 | 10.5 | 0 | 26.4 | 1 | 15.2 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 4 |
| City Centre | 19.7 | 1 | 17.9 | 0 | 20.3 | 1 | 20.1 | 1 | 16.8 | 0 | 4.4 | 0 | 3 |
| Leith Walk | 19.0 | 1 | 26.9 | 1 | 22.3 | 1 | 9.7 | 0 | 15.3 | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Leith | 21.8 | 1 | 26.8 | 1 | 27.4 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 11.2 | 0 | 4.2 | 0 | 3 |
| Craigentinny/Duddingston | 10.0 | 1 | 34.2 | 1 | 29.2 | 1 | 14.4 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Southside/Newington | 31.0 | 1 | 18.6 | 1 | 13.1 | 0 | 18.5 | 1 | 14.1 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Liberton/Gilmerton | 14.2 | 1 | 34.7 | 2 | 26.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Portobello/Craigmillar | 08.3 | 1 | 30.8 | 1 | 28.0 | 1 | 11.0 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 13.2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 22.0 | 17 | 22.9 | 15 | 20.3 | 12 | 22.1 | 11 | 8.2 | 3 | 4.5 | 0 | 58 |

## Ward results
### Almond

2007 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 |
| | Conservative | Kate Mackenzie | 28.1 | 3,352 | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Grubb | 23.6 | 2,809 | 2,864.78 | 2,884.14 | 3,076.36 | | | |
| | SNP | Norman Work | 18.2 | 2,164 | 2,193.84 | 2,219.08 | 2,325.21 | 2,341.37 | 2,568.21 | 3,300.77 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil MacLean | 13.0 | 1,548 | 1,654.82 | 1,664.94 | 1,761.03 | 1,823.11 | 2,351.21 | |
| | Labour | John Longstaff | 10.7 | 1,280 | 1,298.24 | 1,317.36 | 1,382.61 | 1,399.23 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Jill Boulton | 4.4 | 520 | 548.42 | 586.54 | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Ross Clark | 1.2 | 144 | 145.42 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,779 Valid: 11,817 Spoilt: 104 Quota: 2,955 Turnout: 62.93% |||||||||||

### Pentland Hills

2007 Council election: Pentland Hills (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Conservative | Alastair S Paisley | 22.9 | 2,523 | 2,532 | 2,536 | 2,565 | 2,718 | 4,401 |
| | SNP | Ronald Cairns | 20.3 | 2,238 | 2,247 | 2,274 | 2,374 | 2,661 | 2,789 |
| | Labour | Ricky Henderson | 19.5 | 2,148 | 2,161 | 2,181 | 2,263 | 2,663 | 2,798 |
| | Conservative | Andy MacIver | 18.8 | 2,074 | 2,081 | 2,084 | 2,113 | 2,285 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain J Coleman | 11.4 | 1,255 | 1,281 | 1,299 | 1,471 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Shonagh McEwan | 4.3 | 479 | 488 | 518 | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Alister H Black | 1.1 | 116 | 117 | | | | |
| | Liberal | Irvine McMinn | 0.9 | 94 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,390 Valid: 10,927 Spoilt: 104 Quota: 2,732 Turnout: 62.83% ||||||||||

### Drum Brae/Gyle

2007 Council election: 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 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Aldridge | 25.2 | 2,630 | | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Dawe | 19.6 | 2,049 | 2,078.99 | 2,100.27 | 2,113.31 | 2,234.21 | 2,702.55 | | |
| | SNP | Colin G Keir | 18.4 | 1,917 | 1,920.20 | 1,939.32 | 1,956.32 | 2,018.71 | 2,263.43 | 2,287.23 | 2,725.43 |
| | Conservative | Steven Binney | 16.1 | 1,676 | 1,679.60 | 1,684.67 | 1,687.67 | 1,716.86 | 1,865.21 | 1,889.87 | |
| | Labour | Cameron Day | 14.8 | 1,545 | 1,549.01 | 1,559.12 | 1,576.19 | 1,631.28 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Fiona A Paterson | 3.2 | 330 | 331.94 | 337.99 | 361.09 | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Iain Pendreich | 0.8 | 88 | 88.24 | 89.26 | | | | | |
| | Liberal | Roy Isserlis | 0.8 | 85 | 85.84 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,364 Valid: 10,320 Spoilt: 113 Quota: 2,581 Turnout: 60.1% ||||||||||||

### Forth

2007 Council election: Forth (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 |
| | 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% |||||||||||||

### Inverleith

2007 Council election: Inverleith (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 |
| | Labour | Lesley A Hinds | 18.2 | 2,689 | 2,706 | 2,714 | 2,724 | 2,743 | 2,904 | 3,025 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Lindsay Paterson | 14.1 | 2,085 | 2,087 | 2,089 | 2,102 | 2,114 | 2,166 | 2,284 | 2,288.52 | 2,411.12 | 2,449.96 | |
| | Conservative | Iain Whyte | 13.5 | 1,986 | 1,986 | 1,988 | 1,999 | 1,999 | 2,022 | 2,346 | 2,349.91 | 2,465.52 | 2,498.29 | 4,277.64 |
| | SNP | Stuart McIvor | 13.3 | 1,961 | 1,970 | 1,990 | 2,010 | 2,036 | 2,239 | 2,406 | 2,418.74 | 2,563.85 | 2,614.11 | 2,729.02 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim McKay | 11.1 | 1,644 | 1,648 | 1,656 | 1,666 | 1,710 | 2,020 | 2,223 | 2,246.26 | 3,269.54 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Ponton | 9.1 | 1,339 | 1,340 | 1,347 | 1,355 | 1,376 | 1,529 | 1,744 | 1,755.80 | | | |
| | Independent | Kristina Woolnough | 9.0 | 1,323 | 1,324 | 1,329 | 1,364 | 1,367 | 1,449 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Melanie A M Main | 7.5 | 1,113 | 1,135 | 1,165 | 1,177 | 1,192 | | | | | | |
| | Liberal | Seumas MacMhicean | 1.0 | 148 | 151 | 151 | 162 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Y Anderson | 0.9 | 129 | 131 | 134 | | | | | | | | |
| | Solidarity | Raymond Watt | 0.7 | 103 | 117 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Sean H Donnelly | 0.6 | 92 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,903 Valid: 14,612 Spoilt: 138 Quota: 2,923 Turnout: 64.4% |||||||||||||||

### Corstorphine/Murrayfield

2007 Council election: Corstorphine/Murrayfield (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 | Jeremy Balfour | 25.7 | 2,972 | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Edie | 21.1 | 2,444 | 2,474.88 | 2,481.88 | 2,633.48 | 3,046.01 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Wheeler | 16.6 | 1,915 | 1,927.83 | 1,936.87 | 2,054.48 | 2,459.35 | 2,578.54 | 3,536.57 |
| | Labour | Daniel Donaldson | 15.2 | 1,757 | 1,762.90 | 1,773.90 | 1,863.38 | 2,136.86 | 2,164.33 | |
| | SNP | Robin J A MacCormick | 14.9 | 1,727 | 1,734.77 | 1,750.92 | 1,852.76 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Charles Kennedy | 4.8 | 556 | 565.68 | 582.75 | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Andrew Weir | 0.7 | 80 | 80.29 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,531 Valid: 11,451 Spoilt: 119 Quota: 2,863 Turnout: 66.0% |||||||||||

### Sighthill/Gorgie

2007 Council election: Sighthill/Gorgie (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 |
| | SNP | Nick Elliott-Canon | 30.9 | 3,785 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Eric Milligan | 26.0 | 3,185 | | | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Toomey | 10.6 | 1,300 | 1,510.76 | 1,562.88 | 1,581.62 | 1,612.21 | 1,649.38 | 1,713.14 | 2,158.92 | 2,618.40 |
| | Conservative | Iain G Gibson | 9.6 | 1,180 | 1,257.57 | 1,271.31 | 1,285.52 | 1,296.09 | 1,341.93 | 1,358.27 | 1,432.83 | |
| | Labour | Donald C Wilson | 9.3 | 1,142 | 1,270.43 | 1,718.61 | 1,746.99 | 1,769.54 | 1,810.64 | 1,877.65 | 2,027.13 | 2,158.60 |
| | Scottish Green | James N G Mackenzie | 5.7 | 702 | 891.91 | 919.34 | 941.22 | 1,007.12 | 1,063.20 | 1,172.87 | | |
| | Solidarity | Jason J Mangan | 1.9 | 238 | 349.60 | 362.97 | 368.67 | 431.73 | 463.41 | | | |
| | Independent | Keith J Bell | 1.7 | 209 | 289.50 | 300.63 | 334.49 | 347.87 | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Gerry Corbett | 1.4 | 168 | 249.96 | 263.70 | 267.17 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Tam Smith | 1.0 | 127 | 156.27 | 164.33 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 24,717 Valid: 11,996 Spoilt: 236 Quota: 2,400 Turnout: 49.5% |||||||||||||

### Colinton/Fairmilehead

2007 Council election: 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 | Elaine Aitken | 23.1 | 2,877 | 2,878 | 2,907 | 3,111 | | |
| | Conservative | Jason Rust | 22.6 | 2,815 | 2,816 | 2,844 | 2,994 | 3,012.70 | 3,595.21 |
| | Labour | Eric Barry | 18.7 | 2,332 | 2,41 | 2,442 | 2,758 | 2,760.15 | 3,639.03 |
| | SNP | Thomas Kielty | 14.9 | 1,861 | 1,881 | 1,983 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Bridges | 14.8 | 1,842 | 1,845 | 2,020 | 2,589 | 2,593.21 | |
| | Scottish Green | Alastair J Tibbitt | 4.2 | 517 | 546 | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Robert Mathie | 0.6 | 80 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 18,413 Valid: 12,324 Spoilt: 132 Quota: 3,082 Turnout: 67.6% ||||||||||

### Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart

2007 Council election: Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart (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 | Gordon Buchan | 27.1 | 2,729 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Andrew Burns | 22.6 | 2,272 | 2,297.42 | 2,308.51 | 2,327.68 | 2,568.58 | | |
| | SNP | Denis C Dixon | 18.6 | 1,875 | 1,900.25 | 1,919.42 | 1,948.60 | 2,157.10 | 2,169.89 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Lowrie | 17.1 | 1,725 | 1,799.83 | 1,811.09 | 1,843.70 | 2,357.16 | 2,387.72 | 3,430.41 |
| | Scottish Green | Jeni MacKay | 11.2 | 1,123 | 1,146.09 | 1,165.35 | 1,215.70 | | | |
| | Solidarity | Anne Edmonds | 1.4 | 142 | 143.64 | 163.90 | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Barbara J Scott | 1.0 | 105 | 106.90 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,800 Valid: 9,970 Spoilt: 87 Quota: 2,493 Turnout: 59.9% |||||||||||

### Meadows/Morningside

2007 Council election: Meadows/Morningside (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 |
| | Conservative | Mark McInnes | 26.4 | 3,844 | | | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marilyne Angela MacLaren | 19.3 | 2,817 | 3,021.25 | | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Alison Johnstone | 15.2 | 2,209 | 2,309.16 | 2,329.46 | 2,353.12 | 2,386.31 | 2,477.31 | 3,070.46 | | |
| | Labour | Paul Godzik | 14.0 | 2,043 | 2,108.95 | 2,122.35 | 2,126.64 | 2,142.19 | 2,168.09 | 2,358.63 | 2,396.23 | 3,103.04 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Tritton | 11.5 | 1,683 | 1,811.71 | 1,879.14 | 1,889.71 | 1,927.65 | 1,937.82 | 2,235.48 | 2,301.73 | |
| | SNP | Richard Lewis | 10.5 | 1,529 | 1,584.86 | 1,592.03 | 1,609.31 | 1,624.52 | 1,649.46 | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Helga Janzen | 0.9 | 137 | 139.71 | 140.51 | 179.76 | 184.00 | | | | |
| | Solidarity | Pat Smith | 0.8 | 122 | 125.94 | 126.40 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Duncan Thorp | 0.7 | 105 | 151.76 | 152.93 | 157.98 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,263 Valid: 14,489 Spoilt: 83 Quota: 2,898 Turnout: 62.6% |||||||||||||

### City Centre

2007 Council election: City Centre (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 | David Beckett | 20.3 | 1,630 | 1,644 | 1,661 | 1,688 | 1,983 | 2,027.02 | | |
| | Conservative | Joanna Mowat | 20.1 | 1,614 | 1,628 | 1,665 | 1,670 | 1,742 | 1,783.63 | 1,788.75 | 2,221.13 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles C Dundas | 19.7 | 1,587 | 1,605 | 1,627 | 1,637 | 2,225 | | | |
| | Labour | Bill Cunningham | 17.9 | 1,437 | 1,446 | 1,454 | 1,468 | 1,705 | 1,774.35 | 1,782.67 | |
| | Scottish Green | Gavin N Corbett | 16.8 | 1,352 | 1,363 | 1,384 | 1,450 | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Catriona Grant | 1.8 | 142 | 143 | 146 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Brian R Ferrier | 1.6 | 130 | 133 | | | | | | |
| | Liberal | Karen M Hetherington | 1.0 | 83 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,829 Valid: 7,975 Spoilt: 73 Quota: 1,994 Turnout: 50.8% ||||||||||||

### Leith Walk

2007 Council election: Leith Walk (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 |
| | SNP | Deidre Brock | 22.3 | 2,550 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise A Lang | 19.0 | 2,170 | 2,217.17 | 2,217.29 | 2,240.22 | 2,291.06 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Angela Blacklock | 16.9 | 1,937 | 1,965.54 | 1,966.54 | 1,975.35 | 1,997.40 | 2,003.09 | 2,041.43 | 2,173.28 | 2,215.25 | 3,161.41 |
| | Scottish Green | Maggie Chapman | 15.3 | 1,754 | 1,824.81 | 1,829.81 | 1,911.26 | 1,953.36 | 1,967.18 | 2,103.10 | 2,424.74 | | |
| | Labour | Trevor Davies | 10.0 | 1,144 | 1,156.81 | 1,156.81 | 1,165.28 | 1,180.09 | 1,183.88 | 1,196.35 | 1,312.35 | 1,333.29 | |
| | Conservative | Iain McGill | 9.7 | 1,114 | 1,129.49 | 1,133.61 | 1,133.96 | 1,149.24 | 1,154.49 | 1,162.67 | | | |
| | Solidarity | Adrian Cannon | 1.8 | 203 | 228.16 | 230.27 | 273.069 | 283.23 | 284.33 | | | | |
| | Liberal | John Hein | 1.7 | 193 | 207.33 | 207.44 | 211.02 | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Linda Somerville | 1.6 | 182 | 192.95 | 193.06 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Peter Clifford | 0.1 | 16 | 16.58 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,485 Valid: 11,263 Spoilt: 188 Quota: 2,253 Turnout: 53.3% ||||||||||||||

### Leith

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 |
| | SNP | Rob Munn | 27.4 | 2,333 | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Thomas | 21.8 | 1,854 | 1,891.37 | 1,912.39 | 1,976.82 | 2,191.85 | | |
| | Labour | Gordon Munro | 18.1 | 1,544 | 1,569.18 | 1,586.49 | 1,617.60 | 1,694.31 | 1,705.06 | 2,243.18 |
| | Scottish Green | Chas Booth | 11.2 | 957 | 1,010.38 | 1,090.54 | 1,132.27 | 1,205.39 | 1,238.08 | 1,325.58 |
| | Labour | Matthew Wilson | 8.7 | 741 | 751.27 | 763.58 | 778.09 | 801.59 | 818.81 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Robertson | 7.1 | 604 | 614.37 | 616.18 | 632.39 | | | |
| | Liberal | Joseph Hill | 2.4 | 208 | 224.62 | 234.93 | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Grzegorz J Rybak | 1.8 | 150 | 169.14 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,178 Valid: 8,391 Spoilt: 124 Quota: 2,098 Turnout: 52.6% |||||||||||

### Craigentinny/Duddingston

2007 Council election: Craigentinny/Duddingston (3 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 |
| | Labour | Ewan Aitken | 29.2 | 3,487 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Stefan Tymkewycz | 29.2 | 3,484 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Victoria Roberts | 14.4 | 1,720 | 1,741.18 | 1,787.05 | 1,793.61 | 1,795.76 | 1,809.50 | 1,828.19 | 1,843.14 | 1,899.42 | 1,966.96 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary J Peacock | 10.0 | 1,190 | 1,228.77 | 1,308.59 | 1,318.99 | 1,323.01 | 1,341.42 | 1,413.95 | 1,447.78 | 1,607.02 | 2,087.98 | 2,706.74 |
| | Scottish Green | Stan Blackley | 5.9 | 701 | 741.64 | 819.14 | 824.00 | 854.96 | 884.39 | 913.46 | 1,012.66 | 1,184.22 | | |
| | Labour | Shami Khan | 5.0 | 600 | 881.07 | 922.61 | 938.21 | 938.21 | 948.23 | 963.96 | 989.98 | | | |
| | Solidarity | Kevin Connor | 1.6 | 187 | 203.66 | 242.56 | 246.81 | 272.77 | 279.48 | 294.89 | | | | |
| | Liberal | Peter McDougall | 1.3 | 152 | 163.06 | 192.81 | 196.90 | 202.46 | 215.01 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jet Cameron | 0.8 | 100 | 107.63 | 118.63 | 149.00 | 152.24 | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Nick Eardley | 0.7 | 82 | 89.79 | 105.59 | 107.06 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Wallace | 0.6 | 69 | 75.23 | 89.95 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 19,693 Valid: 11,772 Spoilt: 169 Quota: 2,944 Turnout: 60.6% |||||||||||||||

### Southside/Newington

2007 Council election: 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 |
| | 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% ||||||||||||

### Liberton/Gilmerton

2007 Council election: Liberton/Gilmerton (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 |
| | SNP | Tom Buchanan | 26.0 | 3,471 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Norma M Hart | 18.9 | 2,524 | 2,610.82 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Ian Murray | 15.8 | 2,104 | 2,142.45 | 2,143.08 | 2,156.82 | 2,176.04 | 2,207.78 | 2,252.96 | 2,356.10 | 2,569.78 |
| | Conservative | Gavin Easton | 14.3 | 1,912 | 1,976.74 | 1,976.76 | 1,985.00 | 1,991.48 | 2,017.96 | 2,032.43 | 2,101.05 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Conor Snowden | 14.2 | 1,902 | 2,028.26 | 2,028.29 | 2,049.51 | 2,068.47 | 2,113.43 | 2,161.85 | 2,449.48 | 3,179.72 |
| | Scottish Green | Joan E Carter | 3.5 | 464 | 589.02 | 589.04 | 605.50 | 639.44 | 639.44 | 788.50 | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Colin A Fox | 1.6 | 208 | 265.30 | 265.31 | 268.05 | 310.22 | 330.45 | | | |
| | Independent | Max Volino | 1.6 | 207 | 225.60 | 225.61 | 276.49 | 302.45 | | | | |
| | Solidarity | John Wight | 1.0 | 132 | 180.62 | 180.62 | 194.10 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Alex Scott | 0.9 | 123 | 161.94 | 161.95 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 24,133 Valid: 13,047 Spoilt: 306 Quota: 2,610 Turnout: 55.3% |||||||||||||

### Portobello/Craigmillar

2007 Council election: Portobello/Craigmillar (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | 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 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| | SNP | Michael A Bridgeman | 28.0 | 3,471 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Maureen Child | 21.9 | 2,076 | 2,125.94 | 2,125.94 | 2127.94 | 2,138.44 | 2,158.45 | 2,189.70 | 2,227.08 | 2,295.83 | 2,337.97 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Alison Miller | 11.0 | 1,041 | 1,057.31 | 1,058.69 | 1,058.69 | 1,061.44 | 1,068.82 | 1,072.45 | 1,089.45 | 1,102.83 | 1,156.59 | 1,157.08 | 1,202.78 | 1,262.92 | |
| | Labour | Lawrence Marshall | 8.9 | 849 | 857.91 | 857.91 | 858.91 | 862.28 | 867.79 | 880.42 | 900.42 | 935.80 | 958.30 | 967.58 | 1,100.53 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen I Hawkins | 8.3 | 791 | 817.98 | 817.98 | 817.98 | 820.98 | 857.87 | 875.25 | 910.76 | 923.76 | 1,006.27 | 1,007.97 | 1,290.09 | 1,481.76 | 1,850.76 |
| | Scottish Green | Peter McColl | 6.7 | 635 | 668.63 | 668.63 | 668.63 | 693.01 | 701.89 | 762.80 | 803.30 | 827.56 | 885.08 | 886.40 | | | |
| | Independent | Norrie Davies | 3.2 | 302 | 316.30 | 316.43 | 317.81 | 320.18 | 325.68 | 342.81 | 367.32 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Archie Burns | 3.1 | 291 | 306.56 | 307.93 | 310.19 | 311.31 | 315.94 | 332.70 | 376.83 | 415.09 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Margaret Munro | 2.6 | 244 | 251.40 | 251.65 | 257.78 | 260.41 | 262.91 | 268.41 | | | | | | | |
| | Solidarity | Caroline J Hosking | 2.0 | 187 | 214.35 | 214.73 | 214.85 | 231.61 | 238.62 | | | | | | | | |
| | Liberal | Massimo Circi | 1.2 | 114 | 131.94 | 131.94 | 131.94 | 133.07 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Jan Moran | 0.8 | 73 | 81.91 | 82.03 | 82.03 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Smart | 0.2 | 19 | 20.13 | 20.13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Gerry Kerr | 0.1 | 5 | 7.001 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,404 Valid: 9,281 Spoilt: 206 Quota: 2,321 Turnout: 54.5% ||||||||||||||||||

## 2007-2012 by-elections

A by-election arose following the death of Labour Cllr 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 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Electorate: 21,560 Valid: 6,816 Spoilt: 70 Quota: 3,409 Turnout: 6,886 |||||||||||||
A by-election arose following the resignation of Ian Murray after his election as an MP on 6 May 2010. The seat was held by Labour's Bill Cook on 9 September 2010.
Liberton/Gilmerton By-Election (9 September 2010) – 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Labour | Bill Cook | 44.8 | 2,974 | 3,121 | 3,308 |
| | SNP | Richard Lewis | 20.8 | 1,382 | 1,484 | 1,698 |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Murray | 15.4 | 1,020 | 1,055 | 1,262 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Christopher Knox | 10.9 | 722 | 816 | |
| | Scottish Green | Peter McColl | 3.0 | 201 | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Colin Fox | 2.5 | 169 | | |
| | Independent | Mev Brown | 1.9 | 128 | | |
| | Pirate | Philip Hunt | 0.6 | 43 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Electorate: 23,912 Valid: 6,639 Spoilt: 65 Quota: 3,320 Turnout: 6,704 |||||||
A by-election arose following the resignation of SNP Cllr David Beckett on 9 June 2011. The seat was held by the SNP's Alasdair Rankin on 18 August 2011.
City Centre By-Election (18 August 2011) – 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | Iain McGill | 24.2 | 837 | 904 | 1,043 | 1,110 | 1,264 |
| | SNP | Alasdair Rankin | 23.1 | 797 | 825 | 893 | 1,081 | 1,368 |
| | Labour | Karen Doran | 19.7 | 682 | 716 | 745 | 968 | |
| | Scottish Green | Melanie Main | 14.3 | 494 | 576 | 635 | | |
| | Independent | John Carson | 11.4 | 394 | 402 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Hodgson | 7.3 | 251 | | | | |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | | |
| Electorate: 14,810 Valid: 3,455 Spoilt: 11 Quota: 1,728 Turnout: 3,466 |||||||||

## Changes since 2007 Election

* †Forth Cllr Elaine Morris defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Scottish National Party on 21 July 2011.