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Colinton/Fairmilehead (ward)

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Colinton/Fairmilehead is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council.[2] Established in 2007 along with the other wards, it elects three Councillors.

Colinton/Fairmilehead ward
Location of the ward within Edinburgh[1]

As its name suggests, the ward's territory is based around the communities of Colinton and Fairmilehead in the far south of the city's urban area up to the boundary with Midlothian, also including Bonaly, Comiston, Firrhill, Hunter's Tryst / New Swanston, Oxgangs and Redford, plus the separate hamlet of Swanston. In 2019, the ward had a population of 25,257.[3]

Councillors

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Election Councillors
2007 Elaine Aitken
(Conservative) 		Jason Rust
(Conservative) 		Eric Barry
(Labour)
2012 Richard Lewis
(SNP)
2017 Philip Doggart
(Conservative) 		Scott Arthur
(Labour)
2022 Marco Biagi
(SNP)

Election results

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2024 by-election

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Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election (14 November 2024) – 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Liberal Democrats Louise Spence 36.3 2,683 2,684 2,685 2,687 2,697 2,704 2,763 2,793 2,898 3,096 3,751
Conservative Neil Cuthbert 19.6 1,454 1,458 1,458 1,465 1,476 1,483 1,517 1,638 1,643 1,676  
Labour Sheila Gilmore 19.5 1,441 1,441 1,444 1,446 1,453 1,463 1,480 1,495 1,611 1,886 2,055
SNP Marianna Clyde 10.8 800 800 800 801 806 816 826 835 963    
Scottish Green Daniel Milligan 5.3 393 393 396 397 402 407 414 423      
Reform UK Grant Lidster 3.6 268 269 269 281 283 287 300        
Independent Marc Wilkinson 2.3 173 173 175 177 179 190          
Independent David Henry 0.8 57 57 57 63 75            
Scottish Family Richard Lucas 0.7 51 51 51                
Independent Mev Brown 0.7 50 51 60 62              
Independent Bonnie Prince Bob 0.3 22 22                  
Scottish Libertarian Tam Laird 0.1 9                    
Electorate: 19,907   Valid: 7,401   Spoilt: 45   Quota: 3,701   Turnout: 37.4%  

Source: [4][5]

2022 election

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Main article: 2022 City of Edinburgh Council election
Colinton/Fairmilehead - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Scott Arthur (incumbent) 33.4 3,812            
Conservative Jason Rust (incumbent) 20.3 2,317 2,435 2,480 2,507 3,512    
SNP Marco Biagi 17.3 1,969 2,123 2,142 2,561 2,590 2,614 3,216
Liberal Democrats Louise Watson Spence 12.4 1,416 1,719 1,739 1,950 2,044 2,329  
Conservative Neil Cuthbert 9.6 1,100 1,185 1,211 1,221      
Scottish Green Helen McCabe 5.4 621 739 763        
Scottish Family Richard Crewe Lucas 1.6 179 195          
Electorate: 19,454   Valid: 11,414   Spoilt: 126   Quota: 2,854   Turnout: 59.3%  

Source: [6][7]

2017 election

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2017 City of Edinburgh Council election[8]

Colinton/Fairmilehead - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Jason Rust (incumbent) 33.25% 3,783          
Labour Scott Arthur 20.59% 2,343 2,423 2,541 2,855    
Conservative Philip Doggart 16.51% 1,879 2,580 2,602 2,724 2,727 3,430
SNP Richard John Lewis (incumbent) 20.73% 2,359 2,387 2,610 2,712 2,714  
Liberal Democrats David Richard Walker 4.64% 528 584 680      
Scottish Green Sara Marsden 4.28% 487 500        
Electorate: 19,085   Valid: 11,379   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 2,845   Turnout: 60.2%  

2012 election

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2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

Colinton/Fairmilehead - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conservative Jason Rust (incumbent) 28.71% 2,692            
Conservative Elaine Aitken (incumbent) 23.29% 2,184 2,427          
SNP Richard Lewis 20.59% 1,931 1,953 1,962 1,975 2,021 2,187 2,816
Labour Eric Barry (incumbent) 17.87% 1,676 1,699 1,708 1,724 1,831 2,070  
Scottish Green Andy Saunders 4.91% 460 474 484 501 647    
Liberal Democrats Alan Beal 3.62% 339 350 365 368      
UKIP Malcolm MacKay 1.01% 95 100 105        
Electorate: 18,521   Valid: 9,377   Spoilt: 74 (0.78%)   Quota: 2,345   Turnout: 9,451 (51%)  

2007 Election

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2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

2007 Council election: Colinton/Fairmilehead
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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%  

References

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  1. ^ Map of City of Edinburgh wards, councillors and MSPs – The City of Edinburgh Council
  2. ^ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ Electoral Ward: Colinton/Fairmilehead, Scottish Government Statistics
  4. ^ "Decleration of Results Report Ward 8 Colinton-Fairmilehead". City of Edinburgh Council. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 8 Colinton-Fairmilehead". City of Edinburgh Council. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Ward 8 Colinton/Fairmilehead Results". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Ward 8 Colinton/Fairmilehead Transfer Report". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  8. ^ Local Government Election 2017 results – The City of Edinburgh Council
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