City of Edinburgh Council election, 2007

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Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on the May 3, 2007 the same day as the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 17 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation[1]. The new wards replace 58 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

[edit] Ward results

2007 Council election: Almond
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Conservative Kate Mackenzie 3352
Liberal Democrats George Grubb 2809
Scottish National Party Norman Work 2164
Labour John Longstaff 1280
Liberal Democrats Neil MacLean 1548
Scottish Green Jill Boulton 520
Scottish Socialist Ross Clark 144
2007 Council election: Pentland Hills
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Conservative Alastair S Paisley 2,523
Scottish National Party Ronald Cairns 2,238
Labour Ricky Henderson 2,148
Conservative Andy MacIver 2,074
Liberal Democrats Iain J Coleman 1,255
Scottish Green Shonagh McEwan 479
Scottish Socialist Alister H Black 116
Liberal Irvine McMinn 94
2007 Council election: Drum Brae/Gyle Ward
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
2007 Council election: Inverleith
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2007 Council election: Corstorphine/Murrayfield
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2007 Council election: Sighthill/Gorgie
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2007 Council election: Colinton/Fairmilehead
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2007 Council election: Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
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2007 Council election: Meadows/Morningside
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2007 Council election: City Centre
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
2007 Council election: Meadows/Morningside
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2007 Council election: Leith Walk
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2007 Council election: Leith
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2007 Council election: Craigentinny/Duddingston
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2007 Council election: Southside/Newington
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2007 Council election: Liberton/Gilmerton
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2007 Council election: Portobello/Craigmillar
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[edit] References

  1. ^ The City of Edinburgh Council - Elections 2007

[edit] External links

Council homepage