Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart

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Location of the ward within Edinburgh Fountainbridge Craiglockhart.svg
Location of the ward within Edinburgh

Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart is one of the 17 wards of the City of Edinburgh Council. [1] It elects three councillors. [2] Established in 2007 along with the other wards, it covers a compact suburban area south-west of the centre of Edinburgh including the Chesser, Craiglockhart, Greenbank Village, Hutchison, Kingsknowe (added in a minor boundary change in 2017) and Slateford neighbourhoods, and a thin, densely populated corridor leading towards the centre taking in Fountainbridge and North Merchiston / Shandon. In 2019, the ward had a population of 23,715. [3]

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Gordon Buchan
(Conservative)
Andrew Burns
(Labour)
Jim Lowrie
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Gavin Corbett
(Green)
David Key
(SNP)
2017 Andrew Johnston
(Conservative)
2022 [4] Val Walker
(Labour)
Christopher Cowdy
(Conservative)
2025 by-electionKevin McKay
(Liberal Democrats)

Election results

2025 by-election

Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart by-election (26 June 2025) – 1 seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910111213
Liberal Democrats Kevin McKay20.41,2691,270 1,270 1,276 1,279 1,285 1,288 1,321 1,364 1,480 1,867 2,316 3,409
Labour Catriona Munro20.81,2931,293 1,295 1,297 1,304 1,307 1,314 1,335 1,368 1,502 1,668 2,219  
Scottish Green Q Manivannan18.21,1331,135 1,136 1,136 1,138 1,157 1,166 1,175 1,187 1,595 1,636   
Conservative Mark Hooley13.8857858 861 862 865 865 868 884 1,080 1,109    
SNP Murray Visentin14.5905905 905 907 909 913 919 930 950     
Reform UK Gary Neill7.9489489 490 491 498 499 500 512      
Independent Marc Wilkinson1.8111111 118 119 120 124 130       
Independent Bonnie Prince Bob0.63638 42 43 46 48        
Independent Steve West0.63940 45 45 45         
Scottish Family Richard Lucas0.53434 34 39          
Scottish Libertarian Lukasz Furmaniak0.42526 26           
Independent Mark Rowbotham0.42525            
Independent Derrick Emms0.19            
Electorate: 18,945  Valid: 6,264  Spoilt: 39  Quota: 3,113  Turnout: 33.1%  

    Source: [5] [6]

    2022 election

    Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Conservative Christopher Cowdy26.62,399      
    SNP David Key (incumbent)22.72,0512,053 2,058 2,064 2,121 2,145 3,546
    Labour Val Walker22.42,0262,061 2,067 2,083 2,408  
    Scottish Green Megan McHaney19.91,8001,805 1,812 1,824 1,971 2,026  
    Liberal Democrats Fraser John Ashmore Graham7.1642691 700 719    
    Scottish Family Fraser Kenneth Ramsay0.86976 85     
    Scottish Libertarian Gregor Masson0.54144      
    Electorate: 18,284  Valid: 9,028  Spoilt: 84  Quota: 2,258  Turnout: 49.8%  

      Source: [7] [8]

      2017 election

      2017 Council election: Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart - 3 seats [9]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Conservative Andrew Johnston31.80%2,908     
      Scottish Green Gavin Corbett (incumbent)27.61%2,525     
      SNP David Key (incumbent)21.04%1,9241,939 2,028 2,043 2,125 2,755
      Labour Anne Wimberley13.84%1,2661,395 1,458 1,482 1,864  
      Liberal Democrats Jenni Lang5.04%461659 705 732   
      Independent Rojan Subramani0.68%6291 101    
      Electorate: 17,032  Valid: 9,146  Spoilt: 59  Quota: 2,287  Turnout: 9,205 (54.0%)  

        2012 election

        2012 Council election: Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        Scottish Green Gavin Corbett24.07%1,7891,801 2,004  
        SNP David Key23.54%1,7501,755 1,811 1,848 1,861
        Labour Andrew Burns (incumbent)23.24%1,7281,734 1,851 1,905 
        Conservative Will Searle21.15%1,5721,578 1,714 1,731 1,738
        Liberal Democrats Jim Lowrie (incumbent)7.34%546561    
        Liberal Tim Strode0.66%49    
        Electorate: 17,069  Valid: 7,434  Spoilt: 70 (0.93%)  Quota: 1,859  Turnout: 7,504 (44%)  

          2007 election

          2007 Council election: Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart (3 seats)
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          Conservative Gordon Buchan 27.12,729      
          Labour Andrew Burns22.62,2722,297.42 2,308.51 2,327.68 2,568.58  
          SNP Denis C Dixon18.61,8751,900.25 1,919.42 1,948.60 2,157.10 2,169.89  
          Liberal Democrats Jim Lowrie17.11,7251,799.83 1,811.09 1,843.70 2,357.16 2,387.72 3,430.41
          Scottish Green Jeni MacKay11.21,1231,146.09 1,165.35 1,215.70    
          Solidarity Anne Edmonds1.4142143.64 163.90     
          Scottish Socialist Barbara J. Scott1.0105106.90      
          Electorate: 16,800  Valid: 9,970  Spoilt: 87  Quota: 2,493  Turnout: 59.9%  

            References

            1. "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
            2. Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Map of City of Edinburgh wards, councillors and MSPs". The City of Edinburgh Council.
            3. Electoral Ward: Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart, Scottish Government Statistics
            4. https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/31004/ward-9-fountainbridge-craiglockhart-results-2022
            5. "Declaration of Results Report Ward 9 - Fountainbridge-Craiglockhart". City of Edinburgh Council. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
            6. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report Ward 9 - Fountainbridge-Craiglockhart". City of Edinburgh Council. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
            7. "Ward 9 Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart Results". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
            8. "Ward 9 Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart Transfer Report". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
            9. Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Local Government Election 2017 results". The City of Edinburgh Council.