City of Edinburgh Council election, 2017

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City of Edinburgh Council election, 2017
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All 63 seats to City of Edinburgh Council
32 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 50.5% (Increase2.svg7.9%)

 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderAdam McVeyCameron RoseCammy Day
Party SNP Conservative Labour
Leader's seatLeithSouthside
/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 BurgessPaul Edie
Party Scottish Green Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatSouthside
/Newington		Corstorphine
/Murrayfield
Last election6 seats, 11.44%3 seats, 5.17%
Seats before52
Seats after86
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg3
Popular vote22,90725,154
Percentage12.4%13.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.0%Increase2.svg4.3%
City of Edinburgh Council election 2017.svg
Map of council wards (Party with highest number of 1st preference votes shaded in party colour.)
Leader of the Council before election

Andrew Burns
Labour

Leader of the Council after election

Adam McVey
SNP

The most recent 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.

The single transferable vote (STV) is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through ranked voting in multi-seat organizations or constituencies. Under STV, an elector (voter) has a single vote that is initially allocated to their most preferred candidate. Votes are totalled and a quota derived. If their candidate achieves quota, he/she is elected and in some STV systems any surplus vote is transferred to other candidates in proportion to the voters' stated preferences. If more candidates than seats remain, the bottom candidate is eliminated with his/her votes being transferred to other candidates as determined by the voters' stated preferences. These elections and eliminations, and vote transfers if applicable, continue until there are only as many candidates as there are unfilled seats. The specific method of transferring votes varies in different systems.

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]

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:

The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland is an independent body in Scotland created under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. According to its website, it is responsible for: carrying out reviews of boundaries of local authority areas; reviews of electoral arrangements for local authorities; responding to requests for ad hoc reviews of electoral or administrative arrangements; and advising on wards for Health Board elections. Its work relates to the local government of Scotland, and it reports to the Scottish Government. Its counterpart organisations elsewhere in the UK are the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales and the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland.

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

elected 4 councillors instead of 3.

The Meadows/Morningside ward was also renamed as Morningside. [3]

Election result

City of Edinburgh Local Election Result 2017
Electorate: 370,692
Turnout: 187,157 (50.5%)
Total Valid: 184,627 [4]
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.svg0.000.671,239Decrease2.svg1.17
  Libertarian 000Steady2.svg0.000.11201New
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg0.000.07134Decrease2.svg0.27
  Socialist Labour 000Steady2.svg0.000.0466New

Ward summary

e  •  d  Results of the City of Edinburgh Council election, 2017
by ward
Ward%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
Labour SNP Conservative Green Lib Dem Others
Almond5.53022.60116.8612.64050.8021.5704
Pentland Hills20.63128.83141.2724.3204.9500.0004
Drum Brae/Gyle13.32026.82122.0014.34033.5210.003
Forth20.73131.31228.3819.9907.8101.7804
Inverleith12.37018.96136.91212.30016.5912.8704
Corstorphine/Murrayfield7.68021.65133.4115.23030.6411.3803
Sighthill/Gorgie21.64140.17219.09114.8803.9100.3204
Colinton/Fairmilehead20.59120.73049.7624.2804.6400.0003
Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart13.84021.04131.80127.6115.0400.6803
Morningside18.21117.87029.54119.36115.0210.0004
City Centre13.25125.07132.68120.5218.0000.4804
Leith Walk22.49134.46214.42019.6913.7405.1904
Leith20.35136.16115.93022.2615.2900.0003
Craigentinny/Duddingston23.25137.11123.72111.7014.2100.0004
Southside/Newington20.12120.54126.93120.35112.0500.0004
Liberton/Gilmerton32.27133.80223.2415.1705.5200.0004
Portobello/Craigmillar30.39132.56119.48115.1012.4700.0004
Total18.371227.081927.741812.41813.6260.89063

Ward results

Almond

Almond - 4 seats
PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10
Liberal Democrats Kevin Lang42.8%6,079         
Liberal Democrats Louise Young8.0%1,1383,652        
Conservative Graham Hutchison16.9%2,3952,7272,995       
SNP Norrie Work (incumbent)13.9%1,9712,0552,1052,1082,1112,1172,1232,2252,3873,744
SNP Pamela Mitchell8.7%1,2401,2861,3061,3091,3211,3261,3421,4851,691 
Labour Bruce Whitehead5.5%7868699669859961,0141,0371,167  
Scottish Green Iain McKinnon-Waddell2.6%375430495502510537558   
Libertarian Daniel Fraser0.7%99113119123134139    
Independent John Longstaff0.4%566989102120     
UKIP Otto Inglis0.5%687985100      
Electorate: 25,455  Valid: 14,207  Spoilt: 129  Quota: 2,842  Turnout: 56.3%

    Pentland Hills

    Pentland Hills - 4 seats
    PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2
    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%

      Drum Brae/Gyle

      Drum Brae/Gyle Ward - 3 seats
      PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2
      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
        PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
        Conservative Jim Campbell28.38%2,951       
        Labour Cammy Day (incumbent)15.18%1,5791,7101,7312,157    
        SNP Eleanor Bird17.94%1,8661,8791,8941,9171,9232,313  
        SNP George Gordon13.37%1,3901,3021,4211,4571,4631,6381,8362,207
        Liberal Democrats Tim Wight7.81%8121,0731,1491,2001,2201,5721,582 
        Scottish Green Gillian MacKay9.99%1,0391,0851,1301,1651,178   
        Labour Heather Pugh5.55%577623651     
        Independent Nicola Ross1.78%185269      
        Electorate: 23,348  Valid: 10,399  Spoilt: 214  Quota: 2,080  Turnout: 45.5%

          Inverleith

          Inverleith - 4 seats [5]
          PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
          Liberal Democrats Hal Osler16.59%2,2512,2532,3882,870    
          Conservative Max Mitchell19.79%2,6852,6912,7072,840    
          SNP Gavin Barrie (incumbent)††18.96%2,5722,5762,6112,811    
          Conservative Iain Whyte (incumbent)17.12%2,3232,3252,3712,4112,4592,5712,5733,103
          Scottish Green Nigel Bagshaw (incumbent)12.30%1,6691,6741,7482,1822,2442,2482,316 
          Labour James Dalgleish12.39%1,6781,6811,704     
          Independent Tina Woolnough2.63%357362      
          Libertarian Tom Laird0.24%32       
          Electorate: 24,275  Valid: 13,567  Spoilt: 147  Quota: 2,714  Turnout: 56.5%

            Corstorphine/Murrayfield

            Corstorphine/Murrayfield - 3 seats
            PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
            Conservative Scott Douglas33.41%3,819     
            Liberal Democrats Gillian Gloyer30.64%3,502     
            SNP Frank Ross (incumbent)21.65%2,4742,5032,5662,5772,6802,956
            Labour June Whitelaw7.68%8781,0891,2891,3161,3861,633
            Scottish Green Kate Nevens5.23%598670780792852 
            Independent John Ferguson Scott0.80%92221281316  
            UKIP James Nisbet0.58%66150165   
            Electorate: 19,328  Valid: 11,429  Spoilt: 101  Quota: 2,858  Turnout: 11,530 (59.7%)

              Sighthill/Gorgie

              Sighthill/Gorgie - 4 seats [5]
              PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
              SNP Catherine Fullerton (incumbent)18.5%1,5741,5751,5821,888   
              Conservative Ashley Graczyk†††19.09%1,6211,6251,6941,701   
              Labour Donald Wilson (incumbent)11.69%9939951,0481,0631,071.41,071.71,821.9
              SNP Denis Dixon (incumbent)14.01%1,1901,1911,2041,4521,596.71,596.81,621.8
              Scottish Green Dan Heap14.9%1,2641,2691,3561,4051,421.31,421.61,471.4
              Labour Carmel Smith9.94%844845902909914914.5 
              SNP Simon Hayter7.63%648648653    
              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%)

                Colinton/Fairmilehead

                Colinton/Fairmilehead - 3 seats
                PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
                Conservative Jason Rust (incumbent)33.25%3,783     
                Labour Scott Arthur20.59%2,3432,4232,5412,855  
                Conservative Philip Doggart16.51%1,8792,5802,6022,7242,7273,430
                SNP Richard John Lewis (incumbent)20.73%2,3592,3872,6102,7122,714 
                Liberal Democrats David Richard Walker4.64%528584680   
                Scottish Green Sara Marsden4.28%487500    
                Electorate: 19,085  Valid: 11,379  Spoilt: 111  Quota: 2,845  Turnout: 60.2%

                  Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart

                  2012 Council election: Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart - 3 seats
                  PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
                  Conservative Andrew Johnston31.80%2,908     
                  Scottish Green Gavin Corbett (incumbent)27.61%2,525     
                  SNP David Key (incumbent)21.04%1,9241,9392,0282,0432,1252,755
                  Labour Anne Wimberley13.84%1,2661,3951,4581,4821,864 
                  Liberal Democrats Jenni Lang5.04%461659705732  
                  Independent Rojan Subramani0.68%6291101   
                  Electorate: 17,032  Valid: 9,146  Spoilt: 59  Quota: 2,287  Turnout: 9,205 (54.0%)

                    Morningside

                    Morningside - 4 seats
                    PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
                    Conservative Nick Cook *22.17%3,010    
                    Scottish Green Melanie Main (incumbent)19.36%2,6292,6312,721  
                    Liberal Democrats Neil Ross15.02%2,0392,0542,5082,5103,477
                    Labour Mandy Watt18.21%2,4732,4802,6992,7013,441
                    SNP Sandy Howat (incumbent)17.87%2,4272,4292,4502,452 
                    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.

                      City Centre

                      City Centre - 4 seats [5]
                      PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
                      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%1,1771,3721,5121,5341,5662,424
                      Liberal Democrats David Stevens8.00%7111,1851,3041,3181,388 
                      Libertarian Peter Sidor0.48%4391135137  
                      Electorate: 20,451  Valid: 8,886  Spoilt: 52  Quota: 1,776  Turnout: 8,938 (43.7%)

                        Leith Walk

                        Leith Walk - 4 seats [5]
                        PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
                        Scottish Green Susan Rae19.69%2,0972,1052,1252,246     
                        SNP Lewis Ritchie (incumbent)†17.84%1,9001,9011,9031,9231,949.42,052.22,090.42,125.92,209.4
                        SNP Amy McNeese-Mechan16.62%1,7701,7721,7771,7881,817.51,870.91,912.91,971.42,107.7
                        Labour Marion Donaldson (incumbent)15.04%1,6021,6051,6171,6921,715.91,821.62,529.8  
                        Conservative Cristina Marga14.42%1,5361,5411,5441,6001,602.61,683.21,719.31,784.5 
                        Labour Nick Gardner (incumbent)7.45%793795803839849.3912.7   
                        Independent Harald Tobermann4.06%432459463511522.6    
                        Liberal Democrats Vita Zaporozcenko3.74%398400403      
                        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%)

                          Leith

                          Leith - 3 seats
                          PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4
                          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%1,5491,6901,8212,106
                          Conservative Paul Penman15.93%1,2131,2361,2461,354
                          Liberal Democrats Sanne Dijkstra-Downie5.29%403448552 
                          Electorate: 17,432  Valid: 7,613  Spoilt: 62  Quota: 1,904  Turnout: 7,675 (44.0%)

                            Craigentinny/Duddingston

                            Craigentinny/Duddingston - 4 seats
                            PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
                            Conservative John McLellan23.72,521       
                            SNP Ian Campbell23.12,458       
                            Labour Co-op Joan Griffiths (incumbent)17.41,8451,910.21,928.92,095.52,124.22,727.4  
                            Scottish Green Alex Staniforth11.71,2441,266.81,286.61,427.31,579.31,623.61,785.82,656.4
                            SNP Alex Lunn (incumbent, elected as Labour)7.6813819.41,049.41,076.31,602.61,615.51,675.8 
                            SNP Mridul Wadhwa6.3674676.8716.8731.4    
                            Labour Co-op Lyndsay Martin5.9627660.6665.6740.5747.2   
                            Liberal Democrats Patrick Hadfield4.2448548.6554.9     
                            Electorate: 22,793  Valid: 10,630  Spoilt: 262  Quota: 2,127  Turnout: 10,892

                              Southside/Newington

                              Southside/Newington - 4 seats
                              PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 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%)

                                Liberton/Gilmerton

                                Liberton/Gilmerton - 4 seats
                                PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
                                Labour Lezley Marion Cameron24.81%2,911     
                                Conservative Stephanie Smith23.24%2,726     
                                SNP Derek Howie17.49%2,0522,0862,0932,2002,2922,564
                                SNP Lesley MacInnes16.17%1,9131,9311,9382,0952,1682,401
                                Labour Tim Pogson7.46%8751,2951,3761,5111,881 
                                Liberal Democrats John Christopher Knox5.52%648682794941  
                                Scottish Green John Nichol5.17%606617637   
                                Electorate: 25,648  Valid: 11,731  Spoilt: 264  Quota: 2,347  Turnout: 11,995 (46.8%)

                                  Portobello/Craigmillar

                                  Portobello/Craigmillar - 4 seats
                                  PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
                                  Labour Maureen Child (incumbent)22.80%2,378     
                                  Conservative Callum Laidlaw19.48%2,0322,0572,114   
                                  SNP Kate Campbell16.96%1,7691,7851,7991,8001,9063,355
                                  Scottish Green Mary Campbell15.10%1,5751,6211,7021,7051,9502,073
                                  SNP Mike Bridgman (incumbent)15.60%1,6271,6401,6521,6531,749 
                                  Labour David Walker (incumbent)7.59%7929411,0011,010  
                                  Liberal Democrats Callum Leslie2.47%258271    
                                  Electorate: 22,360  Valid: 10,431  Spoilt: 223  Quota: 2,087  Turnout: 10,654 (47.6%)

                                    Changes since 2017

                                    Retiring Councillors

                                    Council WardDeparting CouncillorParty
                                    AlmondLindsay Paterson [11] Conservative
                                    AlmondAlastair Shields† [12] Independent
                                    Corstorphine/Murrayfield Jeremy Balfour [11] Conservative
                                    Corstorphine/MurrayfieldPaul Edie [13] Liberal Democrat
                                    Colinton/FairmileheadElaine Aitken [11] Conservative
                                    Craigentinny/DuddingstonStefan Tymkewycz [14] Scottish National Party
                                    Drum Brae/GyleRonald Cairns Scottish National Party
                                    Fountainbridge/CraiglockhartAndrew Burns [15] Labour
                                    ForthAllan Jackson [16] Conservative
                                    Inverleith Lesley Hinds [17] Labour
                                    Liberton/GilmertonNorma Austin Hart Labour
                                    Liberton/GilmertonKeith Robson Labour
                                    Meadows/MorningsidePaul Godzik Labour
                                    Meadows/Morningside Mark McInnes [18] Conservative
                                    Pentland HillsBill Henderson [19] Scottish National Party
                                    Pentland HillsDominic Heslop [11] Conservative
                                    Sighthill/GorgieEric Milligan [20] Labour
                                    Southside/NewingtonJim Orr†† Independent

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

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                                    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 a form of proportional representation, with 75 councillors elected; a decrease of three seats from 2012 as one ward, The Lochs, was abolished.

                                    2017 Perth and Kinross Council election

                                    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 a form of proportional representation, with 40 Councillors being elected, a reduction of 1 member compared to 2012.

                                    2017 Aberdeen City Council election

                                    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 2 members from 2012.

                                    2017 Aberdeenshire Council election

                                    The Aberdeenshire Council election of 2017 was held on 4 May 2017, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election will use the 19 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 70 councillors being elected, an increase of one member compared to 2012.

                                    The 2017 Highland Council election was held on 4 May 2017 to elect members of 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.

                                    References

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                                    2. ↑ http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/adam-mcvey-to-replace-frank-ross-as-snp-group-leader-1-4438641
                                    3. ↑ http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/reviews/5th_electoral/edinburgh/
                                    4. ↑ http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/9294/state_of_council_2017
                                    5. 1 2 3 4 http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20112/election_results/1556/local_government_election_results_2017
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                                    7. ↑ https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/senior-councillor-gavin-barrie-quits-snp-1-4728860
                                    8. ↑ https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/edinburgh-tory-councillor-quits-in-protest-at-benefit-changes-1-4763630
                                    9. ↑ https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/ashley-graczyk-why-i-quit-as-tory-councillor-and-now-back-independence-1-4781415
                                    10. ↑ https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/conservatives-are-biggest-party-in-edinburgh-after-third-snp-councillor-quits-1-4769865
                                    11. 1 2 3 4 Swanson, Ian (23 October 2016). "Half Edinburgh's Tory group to quit at next year's elections". Edinburgh Evening News.
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                                    13. ↑ http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/edinburgh-councillor-paul-edie-to-step-down-next-year-1-4133466
                                    14. ↑ http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/snp-councillor-to-quit-at-may-local-elections-1-4361986
                                    15. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-37116752
                                    16. ↑ http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/tory-stalwart-to-join-exodus-from-edinburgh-council-1-4215826
                                    17. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-37155797
                                    18. ↑ https://www.holyrood.com/articles/news/edinburgh-conservative-councillor-gets-peerage-david-cameron%E2%80%99s-honours-list
                                    19. ↑ http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/edinburgh-s-longest-serving-councillor-to-stand-down-in-2017-1-4180704
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