Midlothian West (ward)

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Midlothian West.svg
Location of the ward [1]

Midlothian West is one of the six wards used to elect members of the Midlothian Council. It elects three Councillors.

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Owen Thompson
(SNP)		Russell Imrie
(Labour)		Les Thacker
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Andrew Coventry
(SNP)
2015 byKelly Parry
(SNP)
2017 Pauline Winchester
(Conservative)
2022 [2]

Election results

2017 Election

2017 Midlothian Council election [3]

Midlothian West - 3 seats [4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Conservative Pauline Winchester26.91,503      
SNP Kelly Parry (incumbent)19.51,0911,092.0 1,106.3 1,159.7 1,679.7  
Labour Russell Imrie (incumbent)12.2684698.8 737.5 817.0 837.3 867.9 1,443.5
Labour Stephen Blain11.0612620.1 650.1 700.2 707.3 724.1  
SNP David Temple10.4581582.7 587.7 616.9    
Green Helen Blackburn8.4468473.4 552.3 680.8 715.9 835.8 889.4
Independent Andrew Coventry (incumbent)7.4413435.8 484.2     
Liberal Democrats Ross Laird4.2236256.6      
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 5,588  Spoilt: 91  Quota: 1,398  Turnout: 47.2%  

    2015 By-election

    Midlothian West By-election (10 September 2015) [5] - 1 Seat
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123
    SNP Kelly Parry43.2%1,5401,558 1,701
    Labour Ian Miller26.5%945977 1,082
    Conservative Pauline Winchester14.7%524570 618
    Green Daya Feldwick10.4%372420  
    Liberal Democrats Jane Davidson4.5%162  
    Independent David Tedford0.7%25  
    Electorate: 11,582  Valid: 3,568  Spoilt: 49  Quota: 1,785  Turnout: 3,617 (31.2%)  

      2012 Election

      2012 Midlothian Council election

      Midlothian West - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      SNP Andrew Coventry21.5930935 943 987 1,017 1,071 1,106
      SNP Owen Thompson (incumbent)††18.20789793 805 832 861 900 960
      Labour Russell Imrie (incumbent)17.9776778 784 823 872 966 1,595
      Labour Alex Jones17.58762764 773 794 821 856  
      Conservative Andrew Hardie10.7462480 497 567    
      Liberal Democrats Les Thacker (incumbent)5.67246247 263 309    
      Green Helen Blackburn5.2226234 258     
      Independent George McCleery2.38103115      
      TUSC Lynn Leitch0.9541      
      Electorate: 10,714  Valid: 4,335  Spoilt: 54  Quota: 1,084  Turnout: 4,389 (40.46%)  

        2007 Election

        2007 Midlothian Council election

        Midlothian council election, 2007: Midlothian West
        PartyCandidateFPv%%SeatCount
        SNP Owen Thompson 1,98133.211
        Labour Russell Imrie1,50625.221
        Liberal Democrats Les Thacker86814.5310
        Conservative Andrew Hardie63410.6
        Independent Elizabeth Veitch2594.3
        Independent George Purcell2203.7
        Independent Pat Kenny1883.2
        Scottish Socialist Lynn Leitch1081.8
        Had Enough George McCleery1051.8
        Solidarity Brian Cranston991.7

        References

        1. ↑ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
        2. ↑ "Local Government Election 2022".
        3. ↑ Midlothian Council. "2017 local council elections | Local government election results | Midlothian Council". Midlothian Council . Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
        4. ↑ "Declaration of results: Ward 4 - Midlothian West" (PDF). Midlothian Council . 5 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
        5. ↑ Midlothian Council (10 August 2015). "By election candidates announced". Midlothian Council . Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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