Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. †† Originally elected as a Scottish National Party candidate. † Originally elected as a Liberal Democrat candidate. ††††††† On 30 July 2020, SNP Liberton/Gilmerton councillor Derek Howie resigned from the SNP Group to become an Independent.A by-election was held on 12 November 2020 and was won by the SNP's Ethan Young. †††††† On 21 February 2020, SNP Craigentinny/Duddingston councillor Ian Campbell stood down due to health reasons.A by-election was held on 11 April 2019 and was won by Robb Munn of the SNP. ††††† On 28 January 2019, Leith Walk Labour councillor Marion Donaldson announced she was resigning from the Council citing reports of internal party tensions.†††† On 17 July 2018, Drum Brae/Gyle SNP councillor Claire Bridgman resigned from the party for undisclosed reasons and became an Independent.††† On 4 July 2018, Sighthill/Gorgie Conservative councillor Ashley Graczyk resigned from the party and became an Independent, saying the UK government’s policies on disability issues and social justice are “incompatible with her beliefs and conscience”.†† On 23 April 2018, Inverleith SNP councillor Gavin Barrie resigned from the party and became an Independent, after losing his position in the ruling administration as Economy Convener, following a vote at the SNP group AGM.† On 20 February 2018, Leith Walk SNP councillor Lewis Ritchie resigned from the party and became an Independent, following complaints about his behaviour arising out of allegedly punching someone in a taxi.Ward summary Results of the 2017 City of Edinburgh Council election by wardĮlectorate: 25,455 Valid: 14,207 Spoilt: 129 Quota: 2,842 Turnout: 56.3% Election result City of Edinburgh Local Election Result 2017 The Meadows/Morningside ward was also renamed as Morningside. In a re-run of the 2017 election the boundary changes would have likely lead to an increase of +4 SNP Councillors and +1 Liberal Democrat. The fourth placed and losing candidate in four wards was SNP and one ward a Lib Dem. The Labour-SNP administration formed in 2012 lost their majority however were able to continue in office in a minority administration, with Labour now being the junior partner to the SNP.Įlected four councillors instead of three. The Labour group elected Cammy Day as their leader. Conservative group leader Cameron Rose was similarly replaced by Iain Whyte. Following the election Leith councillor Adam McVey took over control of the SNP group from Frank Ross. The election saw the SNP become the largest party on the council for the first time, whilst the Conservative party overcame Labour to become the second largest party. It was the third successive Local Council election to run under the single transferable vote (STV) electoral system. The most recent elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on Thursday, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |