2022 Midlothian Council election

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2022 Midlothian Council election
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All 18 seats to Midlothian Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Registered75,636
Turnout42.4%
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderKelly ParryLawrence Fitzpatrick
Party SNP Labour
Leader's seat Midlothian West Bonnyrigg
Last election6 seats, 37.3%7 seats, 29.0%
Seats before76
Seats after87
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Steady2.svg0
 Third party
 
LeaderDamian Timson
Party Conservative
Leader's seat Midlothian East
Last election5 seats, 23.2%
Seats before5
Seats after3
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2
Midlothian UK ward map 2017 (blank).svg
Council Leader before election

Derek Milligan
Labour

Council Leader after election

Kelly Parry
SNP

The 2022 Midlothian Council election took place on 5 May 2022 as part of the 2022 Scottish local elections. The election used the seven wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 23 councillors being elected. Each ward elected three members, using the STV electoral system. [1]

Contents

For the first time, the Scottish National Party emerged as the largest party on the council with eight seats, with Scottish Labour winning seven and the Scottish Conservatives three. [2]

Results

2022 Midlothian Council election [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SNP 820Increase2.svg244.4437.611,844{{{plus/minus}}}
  Labour 700Steady2.svg038.8933.510,575{{{plus/minus}}}
  Conservative 302Decrease2.svg216.6716.75,270{{{plus/minus}}}
  Scottish Green 000Steady2.svg00.005.272,542{{{plus/minus}}}
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg00.004.781,025{{{plus/minus}}}
  Alba 000Steady2.svg00.000.7220{{{plus/minus}}}
  Libertarian 000Steady2.svg00.000.258{{{plus/minus}}}

Wards

Penicuik

Penicuik - 3 seats [4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
SNP Debbi McCall (incumbent)31.801,639      
Labour Willie McEwan23.901,2341,261.76 1,268.97 1,418.90   
Conservative Richard Thomson17.70912917.12 923.12 1,003.12 1,037.30 1,073.01  
SNP Connor McManus11.43589857.42 869.06 889.34 904.96 1,159.25 1,276.17
Scottish Green Helen Armstrong7.43383409.27 416.27 482.19 508.33   
Liberal Democrats Ken Brown6.81351356.98 364.98     
Alba George Boyd0.834646.85      
Electorate: 11,133  Valid: 5,154  Spoilt: 88  Quota: 1,289  Turnout: 5,242 (47.1%)  

    Bonnyrigg

    Bonnyrigg - 3 seats [5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Labour Derek Milligan (incumbent)40.362,428   
    SNP Dianne Alexander35.192,117   
    Conservative David Virgo23.521,0121,299.0 1,323.87 1,720.07
    Scottish Green Daya Feldwick7.63459735.74 1,155.49  
    Electorate: 14,239  Valid: 6,016  Spoilt: 57  Quota: 1,505  Turnout: 6,073 (48.5%)  

      Dalkeith

      Dalkeith - 3 seats [6]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Labour Stephen Curran (incumbent)27.001,163     
      SNP Colin Cassidy (incumbent)23.501,0121,017.92 1,035.92 1,133.21  
      Labour Margot Russell (incumbent)18.58800881.14 894.36 953 956.86 1,199.24
      SNP Karen Green11.63501503.29 508.29 602.51 648.35 663.57
      Conservative Mark Wells10.66459462.77 464.77 482.77 483.42  
      Scottish Green Marion Black6.90299301.29 311.37    
      Alba Jamie Bryant1.605656.37     
      Electorate: 11,594  Valid: 4,306  Spoilt: 117  Quota: 1,077  Turnout: 4,423 (38.1%)  

        Midlothian West

        Midlothian West - 3 seats [7]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Labour Russell Imrie (incumbent)26.701,645     
        SNP Pat Kenny18.651,1491,158.29 1,176.36 1,206.94 1,370.59  
        Conservative Pauline Winchester (incumbent)18.571,1441,161.7 1,167.89 1,323.75 1,386.98 1,397.23
        SNP Kelly Parry (incumbent)18.271,1261,131.56 1,143.56 1,159.52 1,449.55 2,643.65
        Scottish Green Jill Simon10.13624636.77 649.22 773.32   
        Liberal Democrats Richard Chandler6.49400431.1 441.18    
        Alba Andrew Coventry1.207476.09     
        Electorate: 13,917  Valid: 6,162  Spoilt: 105  Quota: 1,541  Turnout: 6,267 (45%)  

          Midlothian East

          Midlothian East - 3 seats [8]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          Labour Bryan Pottinger29.811,473    
          Conservative Peter Smaill (incumbent)22.381,1061,153.30 1,255.71  
          SNP Stuart McKenzie (incumbent)21.151,0451,060.93 1,079.79 1,080.28 1,254.15
          SNP Ann Montague12.46616634.34 657.59 658.26 805.99
          Scottish Green Bill Kerr-Smith8.66428456.16 575.88 578.78  
          Liberal Democrats Jenny Marr5.54274336.91    
          Electorate: 12,229  Valid: 4,942  Spoilt: 58  Quota: 1,236  Turnout: 5,000 (40.9%)  

            Midlothian South

            Midlothian South - 3 seats [9]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1234567
            Labour Kelly Drummond (incumbent)25.091,243      
            SNP Ellen Scott21.091,0451,045.09 1,051.09 1,053.09 1,185.1 1,206.12 1,345.55
            SNP Douglas Bowen20.291,0051,005.13 1,013.13 1,018.13 1,072.13 1,097.13 1,223.54
            Conservative Robin Stenhouse12.86637637.10 642.1 658.11 678.11   
            Labour Hazel Flanagan11.57573576.46 579.47 588.07 680.50 999.59  
            Scottish Green Malcolm Spaven7.04349349.06 356.06 370.06    
            Libertarian Daniel Fraser1.175858 63     
            Alba Christopher Hampton0.884444      
            Electorate: 12,524  Valid: 4,954  Spoilt: 120  Quota: 1,239  Turnout: 5,074 (40.5%)  

              Aftermath

              On 24 May, the SNP group announced that it had secured support to run a minority administration in Midlothian. [10] Kelly Parry was elected leader of the council with Debbi McCall serving as provost. [11]

              Notes

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                References

                1. ↑ Map showing the_Wards within the Midlothian Area
                2. ↑ Sharp, Marie (7 May 2022). "SNP take most seats in Midlothian". Midlothian View. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
                3. ↑ "Midlothian result - Scottish Council Elections 2022". BBC News. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
                4. ↑ Cochrane, Lynn. "Local Government Election 2022". www.midlothian.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
                5. ↑ "Declaration of Results - Ward 2 Bonnyrigg". midlothian.gov.uk.
                6. ↑ "Candidate Votes per Stage Report - Ward 3 Dalkeith". midlothian.gov.uk.
                7. ↑ "Declaration of Results - Ward 4 Midlothian" (PDF). midlothian.gov.uk.
                8. ↑ "Declaration of Results - Ward 5 Midlothian East". midlothian.gov.uk.
                9. ↑ "Declaration of Results - Ward 6 Midlothian South". midlothian.gov.uk.
                10. ↑ Morrison, Hamish (24 May 2022). "Midlothian Council: SNP take control after 'Better Together' deal". The National. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
                11. ↑ Bowen, Phil (24 May 2022). "Midlothian's new Provost and Council Leader elected". Midlothian View. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
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