Inverleith (ward)

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Location of the ward within Edinburgh [1]

Inverleith 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.

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It covers an area to the north-west of the city centre, with the northern boundary mostly on Ferry Road and much of the southern boundary formed by the Water of Leith (the main exception being the Stockbridge neighbourhood on its right bank), including Blackhall, Comely Bank, Craigleith, Dean Village, Drylaw, Inverleith, Orchard Brae and Warriston, [3] as well as part of Canonmills which is split with the Leith Walk ward. Although its residential parts are mostly fairly compact and densely populated, the ward also includes several open areas, including the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, three cemeteries, a golf course and playing fields for numerous schools. A minor 2017 boundary change saw the loss of a residential area (between Roseburn Footpath and Stewart's Melville College) with a negligible effect on the population, which in 2019 was recorded at 34,236. [4]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Stuart McIvor
(SNP)		Tim McKay
(Liberal Democrats)		 Lesley Hinds
(Labour)		Iain Whyte
(Conservative)
2012 Gavin Barrie
(SNP)		Nigel Bagshaw
(Greens)
2017 Hal Osler
(Liberal Democrats)		Max Mitchell
(Conservative)
2022 [5] Vicky Nicolson
(SNP)		Jule Bandel
(Greens)

Election results

2022 election

Inverleith - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678910
Liberal Democrats Hal Osler (incumbent)23.23,117         
SNP Vicky Nicolson19.72,6412,657 2,659 2,663 2,668 2,683 2,937   
Conservative Max Mitchell (incumbent)13.71,8361,878 1,879 1,884 1,897 2,644 2,768   
Green Jule Bandel12.81,7141,740 1,740 1,741 1,752 1,768 2,222 2,380 2,384 2,959
Labour Mhairi Munro-Brian12.61,6841,713 1,715 1,721 1,736 1,755     
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Alexander Wood10.51,4051,701 1,703 1,712 1,725 1,765 2,276 2,303 2,338  
Conservative Stuart Herring6.4853863 863 867 889      
Scottish Family Phil Holden0.79697 98 109       
Scottish Libertarian Tam Laird0.45354 54        
Independent Stephen McNamara0.11717         
Electorate: 24,608  Valid: 13,416  Spoilt: 126  Quota: 2,684  Turnout: 55.0%  

    Source: [6] [7]

    2017 election

    2017 City of Edinburgh Council election [8]

    Inverleith - 4 seats [9]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Liberal Democrats Hal Osler16.59%2,2512,253 2,388 2,870    
    Conservative Max Mitchell19.79%2,6852,691 2,707 2,840    
    SNP Gavin Barrie (incumbent)18.96%2,5722,576 2,611 2,811    
    Conservative Iain Whyte (incumbent)17.12%2,3232,325 2,371 2,411 2,459 2,571 2,573 3,103
    Green Nigel Bagshaw (incumbent)12.30%1,6691,674 1,748 2,182 2,244 2,248 2,316  
    Labour James Dalgleish12.39%1,6781,681 1,704      
    Independent Tina Woolnough2.63%357362       
    Scottish Libertarian Tom Laird0.24%32       
    Electorate: 24,275  Valid: 13,567  Spoilt: 147  Quota: 2,714  Turnout: 56.5%  

      On 23 April 2018, SNP councillor Gavin Barrie resigned from the party and became an Independent, after losing his position in the ruling administration as Economy Convener, following a vote at the SNP group AGM. [10]

      2012 election

      2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

      Inverleith - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234
      Labour Lesley Hinds (incumbent)24.99%2,751   
      Conservative Iain Whyte (incumbent)17.77%1,9561,989 2,019 2,279
      Green Nigel Bagshaw14.92%1,6421,815 1,865 2,325
      SNP Gavin Barrie13.03%1,4341,489 2,148 2,264
      Conservative Scott Douglas11.73%1,2911,312 1,326 1,487
      Liberal Democrats Tim McKay (incumbent)10.38%1,1431,226 1,252  
      SNP John Young7.19%792820   
      Electorate: 23,235  Valid: 11,009  Spoilt: 118 (1.06%)  Quota: 2,202  Turnout: 11,127 (47.9%)  

        2007 election

        2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

        2007 Council election: Inverleith
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567891011
        Labour Lesley A Hinds 18.22,6892,706 2,714 2,724 2,743 2,904 3,025    
        Conservative Lindsay Paterson14.12,0852,087 2,089 2,102 2,114 2,166 2,284 2,288.52 2,411.12 2,449.96  
        Conservative Iain Whyte13.51,9861,986 1,988 1,999 1,999 2,022 2,346 2,349.91 2,465.52 2,498.29 4,277.64
        SNP Stuart McIvor13.31,9611,970 1,990 2,010 2,036 2,239 2,406 2,418.74 2,563.85 2,614.11 2,729.02
        Liberal Democrats Tim McKay11.11,6441,648 1,656 1,666 1,710 2,020 2,223 2,246.26 3,269.54  
        Liberal Democrats Tom Ponton9.11,3391,340 1,347 1,355 1,376 1,529 1,744 1,755.80    
        Independent Kristina Woolnough9.01,3231,324 1,329 1,364 1,367 1,449      
        Green Melanie A. M. Main7.51,1131,135 1,165 1,177 1,192       
        Liberal Seumas MacMhicean1.0148151 151 162        
        Independent John Y. Anderson0.9129131 134         
        Solidarity Raymond Watt0.7103117          
        Scottish Socialist Sean H Donnelly0.692          
        Electorate: 22,903  Valid: 14,612  Spoilt: 138  Quota: 2,923  Turnout: 64.4%  

          References

          1. ↑ "Map of City of Edinburgh wards, councillors and MSPS". Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
          2. ↑ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
          3. ↑ News Index Archived 4 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine , Edinburgh Liberal Democrats
          4. ↑ Electoral Ward: Inverleith Archived 10 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine , Scottish Government Statistics
          5. ↑ "WARD 5 - Inverleith". Archived from the original on 24 May 2022.
          6. ↑ "Ward 5 Inverleith Results". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
          7. ↑ "Ward 5 Inverleith Transfer Report". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
          8. ↑ Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Local Government Election 2017 results". The City of Edinburgh Council.
          9. ↑ Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Local Government Election results 2017". www.edinburgh.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
          10. ↑ "Senior councillor Gavin Barrie quits SNP". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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