2017 City of Edinburgh Council election

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2017 City of Edinburgh Council election
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All 63 seats to City of Edinburgh Council
32 seats needed for a majority
Turnout50.5% (Increase2.svg7.9%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderAdam McVeyCameron RoseCammy Day
Party SNP Conservative Labour
Leader's seat Leith Southside
/Newington 		Forth
Last election18 seats, 26.87%11 seats, 19.75%20 seats, 28.13%
Seats before171121
Seats after191812
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Increase2.svg7Decrease2.svg8
Popular vote49,99451,21233,916
Percentage27.1%27.7%18.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.2%Increase2.svg8.8%Decrease2.svg9.8%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
LeaderSteve Burgess
Party Scottish Green Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Southside
/Newington 		Corstorphine
/Murrayfield
Last election6 seats, 11.44%3 seats, 9.34%
Seats before52
Seats after86
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg3
Popular vote22,90725,154
Percentage12.4%13.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.0%Increase2.svg4.3%
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Election result by council wards
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Leader of the Council before election

Andrew Burns
Labour

Leader of the Council after election

Adam McVey
SNP

The elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on Thursday 4 May 2017, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. [1] It was the third successive Local Council election to run under the single transferable vote (STV) electoral system.

Contents

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. Following the election Leith councillor Adam McVey took over control of the SNP group from Frank Ross. Conservative group leader Cameron Rose was similarly replaced by Iain Whyte. The Labour group elected Cammy Day as their leader. [2]

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.

Boundary changes

Following the implementation of changes recommended by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland the number of councillors to be elected was increased from 58 to 63. This was also the first election contested on new boundaries since the 2007 election. While the number of wards remained at 17, five wards:

  1. Almond
  2. Pentland Hills
  3. City Centre
  4. Craigentinny/Duddingston
  5. Portobello/Craigmillar

elected four councillors instead of three.

The fourth placed and losing candidate in four wards was SNP and one ward a Lib Dem. 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 Meadows/Morningside ward was also renamed as Morningside. [3] [4]

Election result

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election
Electorate: 370,692
Turnout: 187,157 (50.5%)
Total Valid: 184,627 [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SNP 1932Increase2.svg130.1627.0849,994Increase2.svg0.21
  Conservative 1870Increase2.svg728.5727.7351,212Increase2.svg8.82
  Labour 1219Decrease2.svg819.0518.3733,916Decrease2.svg9.76
  Scottish Green 831Increase2.svg212.7012.4122,907Increase2.svg0.97
  Liberal Democrats 630Increase2.svg39.5213.6225,154Increase2.svg4.28
  Independent 000Steady2.svg00.000.671,239Decrease2.svg1.17
  Libertarian 000Steady2.svg00.000.11201New
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg00.000.07134Decrease2.svg0.27
  Socialist Labour 000Steady2.svg00.000.0466New

Ward summary

Results of the 2017 City of Edinburgh Council election by ward
Ward %Seats %Seats %Seats %Seats %Seats %SeatsTotal
Labour SNP Conservative Green Lib Dem Others
Almond 5.53022.60116.8612.64050.8021.5704
Pentland Hills 20.63128.83141.2724.3204.9500.0004
Drum Brae/Gyle 13.32026.82122.0014.34033.5210.003
Forth 20.73131.31228.3819.9907.8101.7804
Inverleith 12.37018.96136.91212.30016.5912.8704
Corstorphine/Murrayfield 7.68021.65133.4115.23030.6411.3803
Sighthill/Gorgie 21.64140.17219.09114.8803.9100.3204
Colinton/Fairmilehead 20.59120.73049.7624.2804.6400.0003
Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart 13.84021.04131.80127.6115.0400.6803
Morningside 18.21117.87029.54119.36115.0210.0004
City Centre 13.25125.07132.68120.5218.0000.4804
Leith Walk 22.49134.46214.42019.6913.7405.1904
Leith 20.35136.16115.93022.2615.2900.0003
Craigentinny/Duddingston 23.25137.11123.72111.7014.2100.0004
Southside/Newington 20.12120.54126.93120.35112.0500.0004
Liberton/Gilmerton 32.27133.80223.2415.1705.5200.0004
Portobello/Craigmillar 30.39132.56119.48115.1012.4700.0004
Total18.371227.081927.741812.41813.6260.89063

Ward results

Almond

Almond - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Liberal Democrats Kevin Lang42.8%6,079         
Liberal Democrats Louise Young8.0%1,1383,652        
Conservative Graham Hutchison16.9%2,3952,727 2,995       
SNP Norrie Work (incumbent)13.9%1,9712,055 2,105 2,108 2,111 2,117 2,123 2,225 2,387 3,744
SNP Pamela Mitchell8.7%1,2401,286 1,306 1,309 1,321 1,326 1,342 1,485 1,691  
Labour Bruce Whitehead5.5%786869 966 985 996 1,014 1,037 1,167   
Scottish Green Iain McKinnon-Waddell2.6%375430 495 502 510 537 558    
Libertarian Daniel Fraser0.7%99113 119 123 134 139     
Independent John Longstaff0.4%5669 89 102 120      
UKIP Otto Inglis0.5%6879 85 100       
Electorate: 25,455  Valid: 14,207  Spoilt: 129  Quota: 2,842  Turnout: 56.3%  
    Candidate votes by stage

    City Centre

    City Centre - 4 seats [6]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Conservative Jo Mowat (incumbent)32.68%2,904     
    SNP Alasdair Rankin (incumbent)25.07%2,228     
    Scottish Green Claire Miller20.52%1,823     
    Labour Karen Doran (incumbent)13.25%1,1771,372 1,512 1,534 1,566 2,424
    Liberal Democrats David Stevens8.00%7111,185 1,304 1,318 1,388  
    Libertarian Peter Sidor0.48%4391 135 137   
    Electorate: 20,451  Valid: 8,886  Spoilt: 52  Quota: 1,776  Turnout: 8,938 (43.7%)  
      Candidate votes by stage

      Colinton/Fairmilehead

      Colinton/Fairmilehead - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Conservative Jason Rust (incumbent)33.25%3,783     
      Labour Scott Arthur20.59%2,3432,423 2,541 2,855  
      Conservative Philip Doggart16.51%1,8792,580 2,602 2,724 2,727 3,430
      SNP Richard John Lewis (incumbent)20.73%2,3592,387 2,610 2,712 2,714  
      Liberal Democrats David Richard Walker4.64%528584 680    
      Scottish Green Sara Marsden4.28%487500     
      Electorate: 19,085  Valid: 11,379  Spoilt: 111  Quota: 2,845  Turnout: 60.2%  
        Candidate votes by stage

        Corstorphine/Murrayfield

        Corstorphine/Murrayfield - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Conservative Scott Douglas33.41%3,819     
        Liberal Democrats Gillian Gloyer30.64%3,502     
        SNP Frank Ross (incumbent)21.65%2,4742,503 2,566 2,577 2,680 2,956
        Labour June Whitelaw7.68%8781,089 1,289 1,316 1,386 1,633
        Scottish Green Kate Nevens5.23%598670 780 792 852  
        Independent John Ferguson Scott0.80%92221 281 316   
        UKIP James Nisbet0.58%66150 165    
        Electorate: 19,328  Valid: 11,429  Spoilt: 101  Quota: 2,858  Turnout: 11,530 (59.7%)  
          Candidate votes by stage

          Craigentinny/Duddingston

          Craigentinny/Duddingston - 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678
          Conservative John McLellan23.72,521       
          SNP Ian Campbell††††††23.12,458       
          Labour Co-op Joan Griffiths (incumbent)17.41,8451,910.2 1,928.9 2,095.5 2,124.2 2,727.4  
          Scottish Green Alex Staniforth11.71,2441,266.8 1,286.6 1,427.3 1,579.3 1,623.6 1,785.8 2,656.4
          SNP Alex Lunn (incumbent, elected as Labour)7.6813819.4 1,049.4 1,076.3 1,602.6 1,615.5 1,675.8  
          SNP Mridul Wadhwa6.3674676.8 716.8 731.4     
          Labour Co-op Lyndsay Martin5.9627660.6 665.6 740.5 747.2    
          Liberal Democrats Patrick Hadfield4.2448548.6 554.9      
          Electorate: 22,793  Valid: 10,630  Spoilt: 262  Quota: 2,127  Turnout: 10,892  

            Drum Brae/Gyle

            Drum Brae/Gyle - 3 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12
            Liberal Democrats Robert Christopher Aldridge (incumbent)33.5%3,176 
            SNP Claire Bridgman††††26.8%2,541 
            Conservative Mark Brown22.0%2,0842,411
            Labour Karen Ann Keil (incumbent)13.3%1,2621,483
            Scottish Green Phyl Meyer4.3%411521
            Electorate: 18,321  Valid: 9,474  Spoilt: 82  Quota: 2,369  Turnout: 52.2%  

              Forth

              Forth - 4 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345678
              Conservative Jim Campbell28.38%2,951       
              Labour Cammy Day (incumbent)15.18%1,5791,710 1,731 2,157    
              SNP Eleanor Bird17.94%1,8661,879 1,894 1,917 1,923 2,313  
              SNP George Gordon13.37%1,3901,402 1,421 1,457 1,463 1,638 1,836 2,207
              Liberal Democrats Tim Wight7.81%8121,073 1,149 1,200 1,220 1,572 1,582  
              Scottish Green Gillian Mackay 9.99%1,0391,085 1,130 1,165 1,178    
              Labour Heather Pugh5.55%577623 651      
              Independent Nicola Ross1.78%185269       
              Electorate: 23,348  Valid: 10,399  Spoilt: 214  Quota: 2,080  Turnout: 45.5%  

                Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart

                Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart - 3 seats
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                123456
                Conservative Andrew Johnston31.80%2,908     
                Scottish Green Gavin Corbett (incumbent)27.61%2,525     
                SNP David Key (incumbent)21.04%1,9241,939 2,028 2,043 2,125 2,755
                Labour Anne Wimberley13.84%1,2661,395 1,458 1,482 1,864  
                Liberal Democrats Jenni Lang5.04%461659 705 732   
                Independent Rojan Subramani0.68%6291 101    
                Electorate: 17,032  Valid: 9,146  Spoilt: 59  Quota: 2,287  Turnout: 9,205 (54.0%)  

                  Inverleith

                  Inverleith - 4 seats [6]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  12345678
                  Liberal Democrats Hal Osler16.59%2,2512,253 2,388 2,870    
                  Conservative Max Mitchell19.79%2,6852,691 2,707 2,840    
                  SNP Gavin Barrie (incumbent)††18.96%2,5722,576 2,611 2,811    
                  Conservative Iain Whyte (incumbent)17.12%2,3232,325 2,371 2,411 2,459 2,571 2,573 3,103
                  Scottish Green Nigel Bagshaw (incumbent)12.30%1,6691,674 1,748 2,182 2,244 2,248 2,316  
                  Labour James Dalgleish12.39%1,6781,681 1,704      
                  Independent Tina Woolnough2.63%357362       
                  Libertarian Tom Laird0.24%32       
                  Electorate: 24,275  Valid: 13,567  Spoilt: 147  Quota: 2,714  Turnout: 56.5%  

                    Leith

                    Leith - 3 seats
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    1234
                    SNP Adam McVey (incumbent)36.16%2,753   
                    Scottish Green Chas Booth (incumbent)22.26%1,6952,213  
                    Labour Co-op Gordon John Munro (incumbent)20.35%1,5491,690 1,821 2,106
                    Conservative Paul Penman15.93%1,2131,236 1,246 1,354
                    Liberal Democrats Sanne Dijkstra-Downie5.29%403448 552  
                    Electorate: 17,432  Valid: 7,613  Spoilt: 62  Quota: 1,904  Turnout: 7,675 (44.0%)  

                      Leith Walk

                      Leith Walk - 4 seats [6]
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                      123456789
                      Scottish Green Susan Rae19.69%2,0972,105 2,125 2,246     
                      SNP Lewis Ritchie (incumbent)†17.84%1,9001,901 1,903 1,923 1,949.4 2,052.2 2,090.4 2,125.9 2,209.4
                      SNP Amy McNeese-Mechan16.62%1,7701,772 1,777 1,788 1,817.5 1,870.9 1,912.9 1,971.4 2,107.7
                      Labour Marion Donaldson (incumbent)†††††15.04%1,6021,605 1,617 1,692 1,715.9 1,821.6 2,529.8  
                      Conservative Cristina Marga14.42%1,5361,541 1,544 1,600 1,602.6 1,683.2 1,719.3 1,784.5  
                      Labour Nick Gardner (incumbent)7.45%793795 803 839 849.3 912.7    
                      Independent Harald Tobermann4.06%432459 463 511 522.6     
                      Liberal Democrats Vita Zaporozcenko3.74%398400 403       
                      Socialist Labour David Don Jacobsen0.62%6667        
                      Independent Alan Gordon Melville0.52%55        
                      Electorate: 24,160  Valid: 10,649  Spoilt: 167  Quota: 2,130  Turnout: 10,816 (44.8%)  

                        Liberton/Gilmerton

                        Liberton/Gilmerton - 4 seats
                        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                        123456
                        Labour Lezley Marion Cameron24.81%2,911     
                        Conservative Stephanie Smith23.24%2,726     
                        SNP Derek Howie †††††††17.49%2,0522,086 2,093 2,200 2,292 2,564
                        SNP Lesley MacInnes16.17%1,9131,931 1,938 2,095 2,168 2,401
                        Labour Tim Pogson7.46%8751,295 1,376 1,511 1,881  
                        Liberal Democrats John Christopher Knox5.52%648682 794 941   
                        Scottish Green John Nichol5.17%606617 637    
                        Electorate: 25,648  Valid: 11,731  Spoilt: 264  Quota: 2,347  Turnout: 11,995 (46.8%)  

                          Morningside

                          Morningside - 4 seats
                          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                          12345
                          Conservative Nick Cook *22.17%3,010    
                          Scottish Green Melanie Main (incumbent)19.36%2,6292,631 2,721  
                          Liberal Democrats Neil Ross15.02%2,0392,054 2,508 2,510 3,477
                          Labour Mandy Watt18.21%2,4732,480 2,699 2,701 3,441
                          SNP Sandy Howat (incumbent)17.87%2,4272,429 2,450 2,452  
                          Conservative Chris Land7.37%1,0011,260    
                          Electorate: 23,861  Valid: 13,579  Spoilt: 103  Quota: 2,716  Turnout: 13,682 (57.3%)  

                            * = Outgoing Councillor from a different Ward.

                            Pentland Hills

                            Pentland Hills - 4 seats
                            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                            12
                            Conservative Graeme Bruce27.2%3,083 
                            SNP Neil Gardiner21.1%2,382 
                            Labour Ricky Henderson (incumbent)20.6%2,334 
                            Conservative Susan Webber14.0%1,5872,293
                            SNP Ernesta Noreikiene7.8%880888
                            Liberal Democrats Emma Farthing4.9%560608
                            Scottish Green Evelyn Weston4.3%489499
                            Electorate: 22,920  Valid: 11,315  Spoilt: 262  Quota: 2,264  Turnout: 50.5%  

                              Portobello/Craigmillar

                              Portobello/Craigmillar - 4 seats
                              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                              123456
                              Labour Maureen Child (incumbent)22.80%2,378     
                              Conservative Callum Laidlaw19.48%2,0322,057 2,114   
                              SNP Kate Campbell16.96%1,7691,785 1,799 1,800 1,906 3,355
                              Scottish Green Mary Campbell15.10%1,5751,621 1,702 1,705 1,950 2,073
                              SNP Mike Bridgman (incumbent)15.60%1,6271,640 1,652 1,653 1,749  
                              Labour David Walker (incumbent)7.59%792941 1,001 1,010   
                              Liberal Democrats Callum Leslie2.47%258271     
                              Electorate: 22,360  Valid: 10,431  Spoilt: 223  Quota: 2,087  Turnout: 10,654 (47.6%)  

                                Sighthill/Gorgie

                                Sighthill/Gorgie - 4 seats [6]
                                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                1234567
                                SNP Catherine Fullerton (incumbent)18.5%1,5741,575 1,582 1,888   
                                Conservative Ashley Graczyk†††19.09%1,6211,625 1,694 1,701   
                                Labour Donald Wilson (incumbent)11.69%993995 1,048 1,063 1,071.4 1,071.7 1,821.9
                                SNP Denis Dixon (incumbent)14.01%1,1901,191 1,204 1,452 1,596.7 1,596.8 1,621.8
                                Scottish Green Dan Heap14.9%1,2641,269 1,356 1,405 1,421.3 1,421.6 1,471.4
                                Labour Carmel Smith9.94%844845 902 909 914 914.5  
                                SNP Simon Hayter7.63%648648 653     
                                Liberal Democrats Devin Scott Scobie3.91%332338      
                                Libertarian Calum Strange0.32%27      
                                Electorate: 21,885  Valid: 8,493  Spoilt: 219  Quota: 1,699  Turnout: 8,712 (39.8%)  

                                  Southside/Newington

                                  Southside/Newington - 4 seats
                                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                  1
                                  Conservative Cameron Rose (incumbent)26.93%3,151
                                  SNP Alison Dickie20.54%2,403
                                  Scottish Green Steve Burgess (incumbent)20.35%2,381
                                  Labour Ian Perry (incumbent)20.12%2,354
                                  Liberal Democrats Dan Farthing12.05%1,410
                                  Electorate: 22,338  Valid: 11,699  Spoilt: 73  Quota: 2,340  Turnout: 11,772 (52.7%)  

                                    Changes since 2017

                                    By-elections since 2017

                                    Leith Walk By-election (11 April 2019) [16]
                                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                    1234567891011
                                    SNP Rob Munn35.72,5962,598 2,598 2,598 2,612 2,616 2,630 2,721 2,763 3,021 4,487
                                    Scottish Green Lorna Slater 25.51,8551,856 1,856 1,856 1,865 1,869 1,904 2,093 2,223 2,765  
                                    Labour Nick Gardner15.51,1231,124 1,124 1,126 1,136 1,140 1,157 1,320 1,497   
                                    Conservative Dan McCroskrie10.7777777 779 781 784 811 825 912    
                                    Liberal Democrats Jack Caldwell8.6623624 624 626 628 633 652     
                                    Independent Kevin Illingworth1.5110112 112 122 126 143      
                                    UKIP Steven Alexander1.28588 97 97 98       
                                    Socialist Labour David Jacobsen0.85656 56 56        
                                    Independent John Scott0.21616 17         
                                    For Britain Paul Stirling0.21414          
                                    Libertarian Tom Laird0.212          
                                    Electorate: 24,197  Valid: 7,267  Spoilt: 67  Quota: 3,634  Turnout: 30.3%  
                                      Craigentinny/Dunningston By-election (12 November 2020) [17]
                                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                      123456
                                      SNP Ethan Young38.92,9202,924 2,936 3,004 3,716 3,818
                                      Conservative Eleanor Price18.91,4201,428 1,448 1,582 1,620  
                                      Labour Margaret Graham16.11,2051,205 1,216 1,359 1,682 2,085
                                      Scottish Green Benjamin Parker15.81,1851,189 1,203 1,340   
                                      Liberal Democrats Elaine Ford8.4631634 647    
                                      Independent Andrew McDonald1.293100     
                                      Libertarian Tam Laird0.642     
                                      Electorate: 23,972  Valid: 7,496  Spoilt: 86  Quota: 3,749  Turnout: 31.6%  

                                        Retiring Councillors

                                        Council WardDeparting CouncillorParty
                                        AlmondLindsay Paterson [18] Conservative
                                        AlmondAlastair Shields† [19] Independent
                                        Corstorphine/Murrayfield Jeremy Balfour [18] Conservative
                                        Corstorphine/MurrayfieldPaul Edie [20] Liberal Democrat
                                        Colinton/FairmileheadElaine Aitken [18] Conservative
                                        Craigentinny/DuddingstonStefan Tymkewycz [21] Scottish National Party
                                        Drum Brae/GyleRonald Cairns Scottish National Party
                                        Fountainbridge/CraiglockhartAndrew Burns [22] Labour
                                        ForthAllan Jackson [23] Conservative
                                        Inverleith Lesley Hinds [24] Labour
                                        Liberton/GilmertonNorma Austin Hart Labour
                                        Liberton/GilmertonKeith Robson Labour
                                        Meadows/MorningsidePaul Godzik Labour
                                        Meadows/Morningside Mark McInnes [25] Conservative
                                        Pentland HillsBill Henderson [26] Scottish National Party
                                        Pentland HillsDominic Heslop [18] Conservative
                                        Sighthill/GorgieEric Milligan [26] Labour
                                        Southside/NewingtonJim Orr†† Independent

                                        † Originally elected as a Liberal Democrat candidate.
                                        †† Originally elected as a Scottish National Party candidate.

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                                        The 2012 Renfrewshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Renfrewshire Council. The election used the eleven wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with 40 Councillors being elected.

                                        <span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 East Renfrewshire Council election</span>

                                        The 2012 East Renfrewshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of East Renfrewshire Council. The election used the six wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with 20 Councillors being elected.

                                        Elections to East Dunbartonshire Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the eight wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 24 Councillors being elected. Each ward elected 3 members, using the STV electoral system.

                                        <span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Dundee City Council election</span>

                                        Elections to Dundee City Council were held on 4 May 2017 on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the eight wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system. A total of 29 Councillors were elected.

                                        <span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Fife Council election</span>

                                        Elections to Fife Council were held on 4 May 2017, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 22 wards created as a result of the Local Government Commission for Scotland's 5th review which was published in September 2016, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 75 councillors elected; a decrease of three seats from 2012 as one ward, The Lochs, was abolished.

                                        The 2017 elections to Inverclyde Council were held on Thursday 4 May 2017, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. It was the third successive Local Council election to run under the STV Electoral System. The election used seven wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 22 Councillors being elected, an increase of 2 from 2012 and an additional ward. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.

                                        <span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Renfrewshire Council election</span> Scottish local election


                                        The 2017 Renfrewshire Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Renfrewshire Council. The election was first to use the twelve wards created as a result of the 2015-16 Boundary Commission review, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation, with 43 Councillors being elected, a net increase of 3 members compared to the 2012 Council.

                                        <span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Perth and Kinross Council election</span>

                                        Elections to Perth and Kinross Council were held on 4 May 2017, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election covered the twelve wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 40 Councillors being elected, a reduction of 1 member compared to 2012.

                                        <span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Aberdeen City Council election</span>

                                        The 2017 Aberdeen City Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Aberdeen City Council. The election used the 13 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with a total of 45 Councillors elected, an increase in two members from 2012.

                                        The 2017 Highland Council election was held on 4 May 2017 to elect members of the Highland Council. The election used the 21 wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004; each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system. A total of 74 councillors were elected, six less than in 2012.

                                        <span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Dumfries and Galloway Council election</span>

                                        The 2017 Dumfries and Galloway Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Dumfries and Galloway Council. The election used the twelve wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 43 councillors being elected, a reduction of 4 members and 1 ward since 2012.

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                                        4. ↑ Edinburgh to have five more councillors from next year, Phyllis Stephen, The Edinburgh Reporter, 14 September 2016
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