Inverleith (Edinburgh ward)

Inverleith 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 currently elects four Councillors.

Location of the ward within Edinburgh[1]

It covers an area to the north-west of the city centre, with the northern boundary mostly on Ferry Road and much of the southern boundary formed by the Water of Leith (the main exception being the Stockbridge neighbourhood on its right bank), including Blackhall, Comely Bank, Craigleith, Dean Village, Drylaw, Inverleith, Orchard Brae and Warriston,[3] as well as part of Canonmills which is split with the Leith Walk ward. Although its residential parts are mostly fairly compact and densely populated, the ward also includes several open areas, including the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, three cemeteries, a golf course and playing fields for numerous schools. A minor 2017 boundary change saw the loss of a residential area (between Roseburn Footpath and Stewart's Melville College) with a negligible effect on the population, which in 2019 was recorded at 34,236.[4]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Stuart McIvor
(SNP)		 Tim McKay
(Liberal Democrats)		 Lesley Hinds
(Labour)		 Iain Whyte
(Conservative)
2012 Gavin Barrie
(SNP)		 Nigel Bagshaw
(Greens)
2017 Hal Osler
(Liberal Democrats)		 Max Mitchell
(Conservative)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election[5]

Inverleith - 4 seats[6]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Liberal Democrats Hal Osler 16.59% 2,251 2,253 2,388 2,870        
Conservative Max Mitchell 19.79% 2,685 2,691 2,707 2,840        
SNP Gavin Barrie (incumbent) 18.96% 2,572 2,576 2,611 2,811        
Conservative Iain Whyte (incumbent) 17.12% 2,323 2,325 2,371 2,411 2,459 2,571 2,573 3,103
Green Nigel Bagshaw (incumbent) 12.30% 1,669 1,674 1,748 2,182 2,244 2,248 2,316  
Labour James Dalgleish 12.39% 1,678 1,681 1,704          
Independent Tina Woolnough 2.63% 357 362            
Libertarian Tom Laird 0.24% 32              
Electorate: 24,275   Valid: 13,567   Spoilt: 147   Quota: 2,714   Turnout: 56.5%

    On 23 April 2018, SNP Cllr. 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.[7]

    2012 Election

    2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

    Inverleith - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Labour Lesley Hinds (incumbent) 24.99% 2,751      
    Conservative Iain Whyte (incumbent) 17.77% 1,956 1,989 2,019 2,279
    Green Nigel Bagshaw 14.92% 1,642 1,815 1,865 2,325
    SNP Gavin Barrie 13.03% 1,434 1,489 2,148 2,264
    Conservative Scott Douglas 11.73% 1,291 1,312 1,326 1,487
    Liberal Democrats Tim McKay (incumbent) 10.38% 1,143 1,226 1,252  
    SNP John Young 7.19% 792 820    
    Electorate: 23,235   Valid: 11,009   Spoilt: 118 (1.06%)   Quota: 2,202   Turnout: 11,127 (47.9%)

      2007 Election

      2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

      2007 Council election: Inverleith
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011
      Labour Lesley A Hinds 18.2 2,689 2,706 2,714 2,724 2,743 2,904 3,025        
      Conservative Lindsay Paterson 14.1 2,085 2,087 2,089 2,102 2,114 2,166 2,284 2,288.52 2,411.12 2,449.96  
      Conservative Iain Whyte 13.5 1,986 1,986 1,988 1,999 1,999 2,022 2,346 2,349.91 2,465.52 2,498.29 4,277.64
      SNP Stuart McIvor 13.3 1,961 1,970 1,990 2,010 2,036 2,239 2,406 2,418.74 2,563.85 2,614.11 2,729.02
      Liberal Democrats Tim McKay 11.1 1,644 1,648 1,656 1,666 1,710 2,020 2,223 2,246.26 3,269.54    
      Liberal Democrats Tom Ponton 9.1 1,339 1,340 1,347 1,355 1,376 1,529 1,744 1,755.80      
      Independent Kristina Woolnough 9.0 1,323 1,324 1,329 1,364 1,367 1,449          
      Green Melanie A M Main 7.5 1,113 1,135 1,165 1,177 1,192            
      Liberal Seumas MacMhicean 1.0 148 151 151 162              
      Independent John Y Anderson 0.9 129 131 134                
      Solidarity Raymond Watt 0.7 103 117                  
      Scottish Socialist Sean H Donnelly 0.6 92                    
      Electorate: 22,903   Valid: 14,612   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 2,923   Turnout: 64.4%

        References
        1. "Map of City of Edinburgh wards, councillors and MSPS".
        2. "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
        3. News Index, Edinburgh Liberal Democrats
        4. Electoral Ward: Inverleith, Scottish Government Statistics
        5. "Local Government Election 2017 results".
        6. Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Local Government Election results 2017". www.edinburgh.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
        7. "Senior councillor Gavin Barrie quits SNP". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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