Location of the ward [1]
Dalkeith is one of the six wards used to elect members of the Midlothian Council. It elects three Councillors.
Dalkeith is one of the six wards used to elect members of the Midlothian Council. It elects three Councillors.
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Craig Statham (SNP) | Alex Bennett (Labour) | Margot Russell (Labour) | |||||
| 2012 | Jim Bryant (SNP) | |||||||
| 2017 | Colin Cassidy (SNP) | Stephen Curran (Labour) | ||||||
| 2022 [2] | ||||||||
2017 Midlothian Council election [3]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| SNP | Colin Cassidy | 27.2 | 1,142 | |||||||
| Labour | Stephen Curran | 23.2 | 976 | 980.7 | 1,000.9 | 1,051.6 | ||||
| Labour | Margot Russell (incumbent) | 19.1 | 800 | 804.2 | 840.4 | 884.7 | 885.9 | 993.5 | 1,317.5 | |
| Conservative | Robin Traquair | 16.8 | 706 | 707.3 | 716.3 | 779.4 | 779.4 | 791.8 | ||
| Independent | Jim Bryant (incumbent) | 5.9 | 248 | 249.9 | 275.1 | |||||
| Scottish Green | Jill Simon | 4.0 | 168 | 171.9 | ||||||
| SNP | Gary Young | 3.8 | 158 | 229.1 | 282.0 | 330.4 | 330.5 | |||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,198 Spoilt: 121 Quota: 1,050 Turnout: 41.9% | ||||||||||
2012 Midlothian Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Labour | Alex Bennett | 31.6 | 1,021 | |||||
| SNP | Jim Bryant | 24.9 | 803 | 816.9 | ||||
| Labour | Margot Russell (incumbent) | 18.7 | 604 | 760.2 | 760.6 | 774.9 | 810.6 | |
| SNP | Colin Cassidy | 12.7 | 410 | 417.7 | 425.6 | 447.6 | 469.1 | |
| Conservative | Robin Traquair | 5.7 | 184 | 187.3 | 187.4 | 194.8 | 235.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | George Boyd | 4.1 | 133 | 138.8 | 138.9 | 152.4 | ||
| TUSC | Willie Duncan | 2.3 | 75 | 80.8 | 80.9 | |||
| Electorate: 8,678 Valid: 3,230 Spoilt: 81 Quota: 808 Turnout: 3,311 (37.22%) | ||||||||
2007 Midlothian Council election
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Craig Statham | 1,333 | 29.9 | 1 | 1 | |
| Labour | Alex Bennett††† | 1,331 | 29.9 | 2 | 1 | |
| Labour | Margot Russell | 761 | 17.1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ray Prior | 657 | 14.8 | |||
| Conservative | Rosemary McDougall | 217 | 4.9 | |||
| Solidarity | Alan Boyce | 94 | 2.1 | |||
| Scottish Socialist | Bob Goupillot | 60 | 1.3 | |||
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