Corstorphine/Murrayfield (Edinburgh ward)

Corstorphine/Murrayfield 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 three Councillors.

Location of the ward within Edinburgh[1]

As its name suggests, the ward's territory is based around the suburban communities of Corstorphine and Murrayfield in the west of the city, also including Balgreen, Broomhall, Carrick Knowe, Ravelston and Roseburn, Saughtonhall,[3] with four large open areas comprising two golf courses, Edinburgh Zoo and the playing fields surrounding Murrayfield Stadium. A minor boundary change in 2017 saw the loss of the Forrester and West Coates neighbourhoods but the addition of Wester Broom and Orchard Brae South (between Roseburn Footpath and Stewart's Melville College) – there was a slight increase in the population, which in 2019 stood at 24,192.[4]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Paul Edie
(Liberal Democrats)		 Phil Wheeler
(Liberal Democrats)		 Jeremy Balfour
(Conservative)
2012 Frank Ross
(SNP)
2017 Gillian Gloyer
(Liberal Democrats)		 Scott Douglas
(Conservative)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election[5]

Corstorphine/Murrayfield - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Conservative Scott Douglas 33.41% 3,819          
Liberal Democrats Gillian Gloyer 30.64% 3,502          
SNP Frank Ross (incumbent) 21.65% 2,474 2,503 2,566 2,577 2,680 2,956
Labour June Whitelaw 7.68% 878 1,089 1,289 1,316 1,386 1,633
Green Kate Nevens 5.23% 598 670 780 792 852  
Independent John Ferguson Scott 0.80% 92 221 281 316    
UKIP James Nisbet 0.58% 66 150 165      
Electorate: 19,328   Valid: 11,429   Spoilt: 101   Quota: 2,858   Turnout: 11,530 (59.7%)

    2012 Election

    2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

    Corstorphine/Murrayfield - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Conservative Jeremy Balfour (incumbent) 24.96% 2,050 2,100        
    SNP Frank Ross 24.74% 2,032 2,053 2,056      
    Liberal Democrats Paul Edie (incumbent) 21.77% 1,788 1,798 1,817 1,818 1,993 2,798
    Labour Tom McInally 20.45% 1,679 1,698 1,702 1,702 1,884  
    Green Dominic Hinde 6.11% 502 526 530 530    
    UKIP James Nisbet 1.96% 161          
    Electorate: 17,445   Valid: 8,212   Spoilt: 56 (0.68%)   Quota: 2,054   Turnout: 8,268 (47.4%)

      2007 Election

      2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

      2007 Council election: Corstorphine/Murrayfield
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Conservative Jeremy Balfour 25.7 2,972            
      Liberal Democrats Paul Edie 21.1 2,444 2,474.88 2,481.88 2,633.48 3,046.01    
      Liberal Democrats Phil Wheeler 16.6 1,915 1,927.83 1,936.87 2,054.48 2,459.35 2,578.54 3,536.57
      Labour Daniel Donaldson 15.2 1,757 1,762.90 1,773.90 1,863.38 2,136.86 2,164.33  
      SNP Robin J A MacCormick 14.9 1,727 1,734.77 1,750.92 1,852.76      
      Green Charles Kennedy 4.8 556 565.68 582.75        
      Scottish Socialist Andrew Weir 0.7 80 80.29          
      Electorate: 17,531   Valid: 11,451   Spoilt: 119   Quota: 2,863   Turnout: 66.0%

        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: Corstorphine/Murrayfield, Scottish Government Statistics
        5. "Local Government Election 2017 results".
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