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2007 City of Edinburgh Council election
2007 Scottish local government election
2007 Scottish local government election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2007 City of Edinburgh Council election |
| country | Scotland |
| flag_image | Flag of Edinburgh.svg |
| type | parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 2003 City of Edinburgh Council election |
| previous_year | 2003 |
| election_date | |
| next_election | 2012 City of Edinburgh Council election |
| next_year | 2012 |
| seats_for_election | All 58 seats to Edinburgh City Council |
| majority_seats | 30 |
| party1 | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| last_election1 | *15 seats, 26.9%* |
| seats1 | 17 |
| seat_change1 | 2 |
| popular_vote1 | 42,657 |
| percentage1 | 22.0% |
| swing1 | 5.00% |
| party2 | Scottish Labour |
| last_election2 | ''30 seats, 27.4%''' |
| seats2 | 15 |
| seat_change2 | 15 |
| popular_vote2 | **44,489** |
| percentage2 | **22.9%** |
| swing2 | **4.5%** |
| party3 | Scottish National Party |
| last_election3 | 0 seats, 15.6% |
| seats3 | 12 |
| seat_change3 | 12 |
| popular_vote3 | 39,431 |
| percentage3 | 20.3% |
| swing3 | 4.7% |
| party4 | Scottish Conservatives |
| last_election4 | 12 seats, 24.7% |
| seats4 | 11 |
| seat_change4 | 1 |
| popular_vote4 | 42,840 |
| percentage4 | 22.1% |
| swing4 | 2.6% |
| party5 | Scottish Greens |
| last_election5 | *New party* |
| seats5 | 3 |
| seat_change5 | 3 |
| popular_vote5 | 15,959 |
| percentage5 | 8.2% |
| swing5 | *New* |
| map_image | City of Edinburgh Council election 2007.svg |
| map_size | 400px |
| map_caption | Map of council wards |
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
|seats % = 29.31 |votes % = 21.99 |plus/minus = -5.00 |seats % = 25.86 |votes % = 22.93 |plus/minus = -4.75 |seats % = 20.69 |votes % = 20.32 |plus/minus = +4.60 |seats % = 18.97 |votes % = 22.08 |plus/minus = -1.91 |seats % = 5.17 |votes % = 8.23 |plus/minus = New |seats % = 0.00 |votes % = 1.07 |plus/minus = -3.10 |seats % = 0.00 |votes % = 0.85 |plus/minus = New |seats % = 0.00 |votes % =0.63 |plus/minus =+0.42 |seats % = 0.00 |votes % =1.90 |plus/minus =+0.70
Following the election, a Liberal Democrat-SNP minority administration was formed.
Ward summary
|- class="unsortable" align="centre" !rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward ! % !Seats ! % !Seats ! % !Seats ! % !Seats ! % !Seats ! % !Seats !rowspan=2|Total |- class="unsortable" align="center" !colspan=2 | Lib Dem !colspan=2 | Labour !colspan=2 | SNP !colspan=2 | Conservative !colspan=2 | Green !colspan=2 | Others |- |36.6 |1 |10.7 |0 |18.2 |1 |28.1 |1 |4.4 |0 |1.2 |0
| 3 |
|---|
| 11.4 |
| 0 |
| 19.5 |
| 1 |
| 20.3 |
| 1 |
| 41.7 |
| 1 |
| 4.3 |
| 0 |
| 2.0 |
| 0 |
| 3 |
| - |
| 44.8 |
| 2 |
| 14.8 |
| 0 |
| 18.4 |
| 1 |
| 16.1 |
| 0 |
| 3.2 |
| 0 |
| 1.6 |
| 0 |
| 3 |
| - |
| 17.9 |
| 1 |
| 29.0 |
| 1 |
| 22.7 |
| 1 |
| 20.2 |
| 1 |
| 5.8 |
| 0 |
| 4.4 |
| 0 |
| 4 |
| - |
| 20.2 |
| 1 |
| 18.2 |
| 1 |
| 13.3 |
| 1 |
| 27.6 |
| 1 |
| 7.5 |
| 0 |
| 11.2 |
| 0 |
| 4 |
| - |
| 37.7 |
| 2 |
| 15.2 |
| 0 |
| 14.9 |
| 0 |
| 25.7 |
| 1 |
| 4.8 |
| 0 |
| 2.7 |
| 0 |
| 3 |
| - |
| 10.6 |
| 1 |
| 35.3 |
| 2 |
| 30.9 |
| 1 |
| 9.6 |
| 0 |
| 5.7 |
| 0 |
| 6.0 |
| 0 |
| 4 |
| - |
| 14.8 |
| 0 |
| 18.7 |
| 1 |
| 14.9 |
| 0 |
| 45.7 |
| 2 |
| 4.2 |
| 0 |
| 0.6 |
| 0 |
| 3 |
| - |
| 17.1 |
| 1 |
| 22.6 |
| 1 |
| 18.6 |
| 0 |
| 27.1 |
| 1 |
| 11.2 |
| 0 |
| 2.4 |
| 0 |
| 3 |
| - |
| 30.8 |
| 1 |
| 14.0 |
| 1 |
| 10.5 |
| 0 |
| 26.4 |
| 1 |
| 15.2 |
| 1 |
| 1.4 |
| 0 |
| 4 |
| - |
| 19.7 |
| 1 |
| 17.9 |
| 0 |
| 20.3 |
| 1 |
| 20.1 |
| 1 |
| 16.8 |
| 0 |
| 4.4 |
| 0 |
| 3 |
| - |
| 19.0 |
| 1 |
| 26.9 |
| 1 |
| 22.3 |
| 1 |
| 9.7 |
| 0 |
| 15.3 |
| 1 |
| 3.4 |
| 0 |
| 4 |
| - |
| 21.8 |
| 1 |
| 26.8 |
| 1 |
| 27.4 |
| 1 |
| 7.1 |
| 0 |
| 11.2 |
| 0 |
| 4.2 |
| 0 |
| 3 |
| - |
| 10.0 |
| 1 |
| 34.2 |
| 1 |
| 29.2 |
| 1 |
| 14.4 |
| 0 |
| 5.9 |
| 0 |
| 5.0 |
| 0 |
| 3 |
| - |
| 31.0 |
| 1 |
| 18.6 |
| 1 |
| 13.1 |
| 0 |
| 18.5 |
| 1 |
| 14.1 |
| 1 |
| 2.7 |
| 0 |
| 4 |
| - |
| 14.2 |
| 1 |
| 34.7 |
| 2 |
| 26.0 |
| 1 |
| 14.3 |
| 0 |
| 3.5 |
| 0 |
| 5.1 |
| 0 |
| 4 |
| - |
| 08.3 |
| 1 |
| 30.8 |
| 1 |
| 28.0 |
| 1 |
| 11.0 |
| 0 |
| 6.7 |
| 0 |
| 13.2 |
| 0 |
| 3 |
| - class="unsortable" |
| !align="left" |
| !22.0 |
| !17 |
| !22.9 |
| !15 |
| !20.3 |
| !12 |
| !22.1 |
| !11 |
| !8.2 |
| !3 |
| !4.5 |
| !0 |
| !58 |
| - |
| } |
Ward results
Almond
Pentland Hills
Drum Brae/Gyle
Forth
Inverleith
Corstorphine/Murrayfield
Sighthill/Gorgie
Colinton/Fairmilehead
Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
Meadows/Morningside
City Centre
Leith Walk
Leith
Craigentinny/Duddingston
Southside/Newington
Liberton/Gilmerton
Portobello/Craigmillar
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
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.
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.
Changes since 2007 Election
- †Forth Cllr Elaine Morris defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Scottish National Party on 21 July 2011.
References
References
- [http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/Council/Elections/CEC_elections_2007 The City of Edinburgh Council – Elections 2007] {{webarchive. link. (29 March 2007)
- "Plenary, 01 Nov 2007". Scottish Parliament.
- "Forth By-Election Result (2008)". [[City of Edinburgh Council]].
- (10 September 2010). "New Labour member elected to Edinburgh council". [[The Guardian]].
- "Liberton/Gilmerton By-Election Result (2010)". [[City of Edinburgh Council]].
- "City Centre By-Election Result Stages (2011)". [[City of Edinburgh Council]].
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