Location of the ward [1]
Midlothian South is one of the six wards used to elect members of the Midlothian Council. It elects three Councillors.
Midlothian South is one of the six wards used to elect members of the Midlothian Council. It elects three Councillors.
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Colin Beattie (SNP) | Wilma Chalmers (Labour) | James Muirhead (Labour) | |||||
| 2012 | Cath Johnstone (SNP) | Bryan Pottinger (Labour) | ||||||
| 2017 | Kieran Munro (Conservative) | |||||||
| 2022 [2] | Douglas Bowen (SNP) | Ellen Scott (SNP) | Kelly Drummond (Labour) | |||||
2017 Midlothian Council election [3]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Labour | Jim Muirhead (incumbent) | 24.6 | 1,218 | 1,257 | ||||||
| SNP | Cath Johnstone (incumbent) | 21.6 | 1,067 | 1,104 | 1,104.9 | 1,164.8 | 1,295.1 | |||
| Conservative | Kieran Munro | 15.8 | 781 | 801 | 802.0 | 867.0 | 1,048.4 | 1,050.7 | 1,249.7 | |
| SNP | Ellen Scott | 13.3 | 658 | 721 | 721.9 | 748.3 | 797.5 | 844.1 | ||
| Independent | Jason Ferry | 9.7 | 478 | 541 | 541.9 | 625.5 | ||||
| Labour | Bryan Pottinger (incumbent) | 9.4 | 464 | 497 | 510.8 | |||||
| Scottish Green | Malcolm Spaven | 5.7 | 283 | |||||||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,949 Spoilt: 76 Quota: 1,238 Turnout: 45.2% | ||||||||||
2012 Midlothian Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Labour | Jim Muirhead (incumbent) | 36.0 | 1,305 | |||||
| SNP | Cath Johnstone | 21.7 | 786 | 807.9 | 845.1 | 855.7 | 1538.5 | |
| SNP | Dougie Crawford | 19.1 | 693 | 706.1 | 729.7 | 732.3 | ||
| Labour | Bryan Pottinger | 15.4 | 559 | 870.9 | 947.9 | |||
| Conservative | Peter Smaill | 7.8 | 283 | 293.9 | ||||
| Electorate: 9,288 Valid: 3,626 Spoilt: 68 Quota: 907 Turnout: 3,694 (39.04%) | ||||||||
2007 Midlothian Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Colin Beattie | 1,892 | 37.4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Labour | Wilma Chalmers | 1,336 | 26.4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Labour | James Muirhead | 1,184 | 23.4 | 3 | 2 | |
| Conservative | Peter Smaill | 486 | 9.6 | |||
| Solidarity | Willie Duncan | 84 | 1.7 | |||
| Scottish Socialist | John Carroll | 80 | 1.6 | |||
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