Drum Brae/Gyle (Edinburgh ward)

Drum Brae/Gyle is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council. It elects three Councillors.

Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Colin Keir
(SNP)		 Robert Aldridge
(Liberal Democrats)		 Jenny Dawe
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Ron Cairns
(SNP)		 Karen Keil
(Labour)
2017 Claire Bridgman
(SNP)		 Mark Brown
(Conservative)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election [2]

Drum Brae/Gyle Ward - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 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
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 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

      Drum Brae/Gyle Ward - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 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%)

        2007 Election

        2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

        2007 Council election: Drum Brae/Gyle Ward
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 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%

          References
          1. https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/download/13922/map-of-city-of-edinburgh-wards-councillors-and-msps
          2. https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/download/13907/local-government-election-results-2017
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