Corstorphine/Murrayfield (ward)

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Location of the ward within Edinburgh [1]

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.

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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

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Paul Edie
(Liberal Democrats)
Phil Wheeler
(Liberal Democrats)
Jeremy Balfour
(Conservative)
2012 Frank Ross
(SNP)
2017 Gillian Gloyer
(Liberal Democrats)
Scott Douglas
(Conservative)
2022 Alan Christopher Beal
(Liberal Democrats)
Euan Robert Davidson
(Liberal Democrats)
2023 by-electionFiona Bennett
(Liberal Democrats)

Election results

2023 by-election

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Corstorphine/Murrayfield by-election (10 March 2023) – 1 seat [6] [7] [8]
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Liberal Democrats Fiona Bennett56.04,577
SNP Donald Rutherford13.31,086
Conservative Hugh Findlay9.6788
Labour Richard Parker7.0568
Scottish Green Chris Young5.1417
Independent Elaine Miller3.7327
Independent Pete Gregson3.6295
Scottish Family Richard Fettes1.190
Libertarian Gary Smith0.220
Electorate: 19,435  Valid: 8,168  Spoilt: 57  Quota: 4,085  Turnout: 42.3%  

    2022 election

    2022 City of Edinburgh Council election [9]

    Corstorphine/Murrayfield - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Liberal Democrats Alan Christopher Beal34.2%3,897     
    Liberal Democrats Euan Robert Davidson15.6%1,7722,691 2,716 2,883  
    SNP Frank Ross (incumbent)18.7%2,1322,152 2,163 2,567 2,570 2,941
    Conservative Hugh Findlay16.0%1,8181,856 1,878 1,894 1,905 2,015
    Labour Richard Parker7.8%893918 928 1,090 1,099  
    Scottish Green Connal Hughes6.9%784804 810    
    Scottish Family Norman David Colville0.8%8894     
    Electorate: 19,533  Valid: 11,384  Spoilt: 108  Quota: 2,847  Turnout: 58.8%  

      2017 Election

      2017 City of Edinburgh Council election [10]

      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%)  

        2012 Election

        2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

        Corstorphine/Murrayfield - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        Conservative Jeremy Balfour (incumbent)24.96%2,0502,100    
        SNP Frank Ross24.74%2,0322,053 2,056   
        Liberal Democrats Paul Edie (incumbent)21.77%1,7881,798 1,817 1,818 1,993 2,798
        Labour Tom McInally20.45%1,6791,698 1,702 1,702 1,884  
        Scottish Green Dominic Hinde6.11%502526 530 530   
        UKIP James Nisbet1.96%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 Edie21.12,4442,474.88 2,481.88 2,633.48 3,046.01  
          Liberal Democrats Phil Wheeler16.61,9151,927.83 1,936.87 2,054.48 2,459.35 2,578.54 3,536.57
          Labour Daniel Donaldson15.21,7571,762.90 1,773.90 1,863.38 2,136.86 2,164.33  
          SNP Robin J A MacCormick14.91,7271,734.77 1,750.92 1,852.76    
          Scottish Green Charles Kennedy4.8556565.68 582.75     
          Scottish Socialist Andrew Weir0.78080.29      
          Electorate: 17,531  Valid: 11,451  Spoilt: 119  Quota: 2,863  Turnout: 66.0%  

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