Liberton/Gilmerton (Edinburgh ward)

Liberton/Gilmerton is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council. It elects four Councillors.

Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Conor Snowden
(Liberal Democrats)		 Norma M Hart
(Labour)		 Ian Murray
(Labour)		 Tom Buchanan
(SNP)
2010 by Bill Cook
(Labour)
2012 Nick Cook
(Conservative)
2013 by Keith John Robson
(Labour)
2017 Stephanie Smith
(Conservative)		 Lezley Marion Cameron
(Labour)		 Derek Howie
(SNP)		 Lesley MacInnes
(SNP)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election [2]

Liberton/Gilmerton - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 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%)

    2013 by-election
    Liberton/Gilmerton By-election (20 June 2013)- 1 Seat
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 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%)

      2012 Election

      2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

      Liberton/Gilmerton - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 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%)

        2007 Election

        2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

        2007 Council election: Liberton/Gilmerton
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 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 3179.72
        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%

          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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