Forth (Edinburgh ward)

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Location of the ward within Edinburgh [1]

Forth 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 four Councillors. Its territory covers communities in the north of the city between Ferry Road and the coast on the Firth of Forth, including Granton, Newhaven, Pilton, Trinity, Victoria Park and Wardie, some of which historically fell within the boundaries of Leith. [3] A 2017 boundary change caused the loss of the Muirhouse neighbourhood, but housebuilding elsewhere (including various projects in Granton) meant the overall population increased slightly. In 2019, the ward had a population of 31,823. [4]

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Steve Cardownie
(SNP)		Elaine P Morris
(Liberal Democrats)		Elizabeth Maginnis
(Labour)		Allan Jackson
(Conservative)
2008 byCammy Day
(Labour)
2012
2017 Eleanor Bird
(SNP)		George Gordon
(SNP)		Jim Campbell
(Conservative)
2022 [5] Stuart Dobbin
(SNP)		Sanne Dijkstra-Downie
(Liberal Democrats)		Kayleigh O'Neill
(Green)

Election results

2022 election

Forth - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Liberal Democrats Sanne Dijkstra-Downie19.72,0772,094 2,113     
Labour Cammy Day (incumbent)18.91,9952,014 2,044 2,044 2,104 2,252  
SNP Stuart Dobbin18.21,9171,923 1,938 1,938 3,007   
Conservative Jim Campbell (incumbent)15.11,5941,598 1,646 1,646 1,654 1,675 1,701  
SNP Carrie Gooch12.81,3531,365 1,369 1,369     
Scottish Green Kayleigh O'Neill12.71,3371,375 1,390 1,390 1,571 2,014 2,063 2,321
Scottish Family Linda Lenora Campbell1.4152162       
Women's Equality Kerry Elizabeth Heathcote1.2130       
Electorate: 24,934  Valid: 10,555  Spoilt: 178  Quota: 2,112  Turnout: 43.0%  

    Source: [6] [7]

    2017 election

    2017 City of Edinburgh Council election [8]

    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%1,3901,302 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 MacKay9.99%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%  

      2012 election

      2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

      Forth - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Labour Cammy Day (incumbent)27.54%2,230       
      Conservative Allan Jackson (incumbent)22.64%1,833       
      SNP Steve Cardownie (incumbent)17.01%1,3771,407 1,422 1,432 1,443 1,482 1,554 2,377
      SNP George Gordon12.05%9761,008 1,017 1,019 1,034 1,070 1,187  
      Scottish Green Kate Joester7.08%573598 626 637 683 850   
      Labour Vicki Redpath6.47%524962 976 987 1,009 1,099 1,347 1,446
      Liberal Democrats Tim Wight5.06%410423 473 495 500    
      TUSC Ruth Ann Henderson1.44%117127 130 132     
      Liberal Seumas Stiubhard MacMhicean0.70%5764 73      
      Electorate: 21,796  Valid: 8,097  Spoilt: 136 (1.65%)  Quota: 1,620  Turnout: 8,233 (37.8%)  

        2008 by-election

        A by-election arose following the death of Labour councillor Elizabeth Maginnis on 7 September 2008. The seat was held by Labour's Cammy Day.

        Forth By-Election (6 November 2008) - 1 seat [9]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        Labour Cammy Day29.532,0132,014 2,023 2,042 2,134 2,228 2,543 2,810 3,735
        SNP George Gordon27.011,8411,843 1,849 1,861 1,920 2,005 2,259 2,529  
        Conservative Iain McGill17.311,1801,184 1,187 1,188 1,199 1,225 1,453   
        Liberal Democrats Sanne C. Djikstra-Downie14.45985987 989 995 1,033 1,155    
        Scottish Green Kate Joester5.06341343 360 373 410     
        Independent John Loughton4.36297303 307 323      
        Solidarity Willie Black1.178080 84       
        Scottish Socialist Robert Richard1.05354        
        Independent James G MacLean0.0526        
        Electorate: 21,560  Valid: 6,816  Spoilt: 70  Quota: 3,409  Turnout: 6,886  

          2007 election

          2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

          2007 Council election: Forth
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789
          SNP Steve Cardownie 22.67 2,472        
          Conservative Allan Jackson20.232,206        
          Liberal Democrats Elaine P Morris17.911,9532,000.44 2,008.23 2,020.41 2,059.83 2,094.96 2,436.61  
          Labour Elizabeth Maginnis14.821,6161,640.13 1,642.50 1,650.86 1,676.12 1,694.00 1,795.54 1,856.72 3,100.78
          Labour Billy Fitzpatrick14.191,5471,581.61 1,582.56 1,588.91 1,612.69 1,672.18 1,755.67 1,797.68  
          Scottish Green Kate Joester5.75627670.55 672.98 698.89 744.24 822.04    
          Independent Fred Marinello1.84201217.44 218.71 225.06      
          Solidarity Willie Black1.81197227.49 227.70 246.67 270.03     
          Scottish Socialist Marilyn Sangster0.778492.95 93.03       
          Electorate: 20,744  Valid: 10,903  Spoilt: 180  Quota: 2,181  Turnout: 53.4%  

            Councillor Elaine Morris defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Scottish National Party on 21 July 2011.

            References

            1. ↑ Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Map of City of Edinburgh wards and councillors". The City of Edinburgh Council.
            2. ↑ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
            3. ↑ Explore Leith with our interactive map, Leith Local History Society
            4. ↑ Electoral Ward: Forth, Scottish Government Statistics
            5. ↑ "COUNCIL ELECTION - MAY 2022 - WARD 4 - FORTH". May 2022.
            6. ↑ "Ward 4 Forth Results". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
            7. ↑ "Ward 4 Forth Transfer Report". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
            8. ↑ "Local Government Election 2017 results".
            9. ↑ "Forth By-Election Result (2008)" (PDF). City of Edinburgh Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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