COUNCIL ELECTION -May 2012

STATE OF THE COUNCIL SUMMARY

Electorate 331954 Votes cast 141552 Turnout 42.6% Rejected Votes (2012) 1868 % of votes cast 1.3% % of votes cast (2007) 1.3%

% Turnout Council Elections 1995-2012 70.0 61.3 58.3 60.0 51.8 50.0 44.5 42.6 40.0

30.0

20.0

10.0

0.0 2012 2007 2003 1999 1995

Seats 4 May Pre Election Change Party 20 15 5 (SNP) 18 13 5 Scottish Conservative and Unionis 11 11 0 Scottish Green Party 6 3 3 Scottish Liberal Democrats 3 16 -13 Grand Total 58 58 0

No seats Seats by Party - Edinburgh Wards 2012

25 4 May Pre Election 20

15

10

5

0 Scottish Labour Party Scottish National Scottish Conservative Scottish Green Party Scottish Liberal Party (SNP) and Unionist Democrats COUNCIL ELECTION -May 2012

Ward Name Party Lindsay PATERSON Scottish Conservative and Unionist Turnout (%) 44.3 Alastair Gordon SHIELDS Scottish Liberal Democrats Norman James WORK * Scottish National Party (SNP) Pentland Hills Bill HENDERSON Scottish National Party (SNP) Turnout (%) 44.4 Ricky HENDERSON* Scottish Labour Party Dominic HESLOP Scottish Conservative and Unionist Drum Brae/Gyle Robert ALDRIDGE* Scottish Liberal Democrats Turnout (%) 44.2 Ron CAIRNS* Scottish National Party (SNP) Karen KEIL Scottish Labour Party Steve CARDOWNIE* Scottish National Party (SNP) Turnout (%) 37.8 Cammy DAY* Scottish Labour Party Allan George JACKSON* Scottish Conservative and Unionist Vicki REDPATH Scottish Labour Party Inverleith Nigel BAGSHAW Scottish Green Party Turnout (%) 47.9 Gavin BARRIE Scottish National Party (SNP) Lesley HINDS* Scottish Labour Party Iain WHYTE* Scottish Conservative and Unionist Corstorphine/Murrayfield Jeremy Ross BALFOUR* Scottish Conservative and Unionist Turnout (%) 47.4 Paul EDIE* Scottish Liberal Democrats Frank ROSS Scottish National Party (SNP) Sighthill/Gorgie Denis Charles DIXON Scottish National Party (SNP) Turnout (%) 34.6 Catherine FULLERTON Scottish National Party (SNP) Eric MILLIGAN* Scottish Labour Party Donald WILSON* Scottish Labour Party Colinton/Fairmilehead Elaine AITKEN* Scottish Conservative and Unionist Turnout (%) 51.0 Richard LEWIS Scottish National Party (SNP) Jason Geoffrey RUST* Scottish Conservative and Unionist Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart Andrew BURNS* Scottish Labour Party Turnout (%) 44.0 Gavin CORBETT Scottish Green Party David KEY Scottish National Party (SNP) Meadows/Morningside Paul GODZIK* The Labour & Co-operative Party Turnout (%) 47.0 Sandy HOWAT Scottish National Party (SNP) Melanie MAIN Scottish Green Party Mark MCINNES* Scottish Conservative and Unionist City Centre Karen DORAN Scottish Labour Party Turnout (%) 36.6 Joanna MOWAT* Scottish Conservative and Unionist Alasdair RANKIN* Scottish National Party (SNP) Walk Angela BLACKLOCK* Scottish Labour Party Turnout (%) 36.2 Deidre Leanne BROCK* Scottish National Party (SNP) Maggie CHAPMAN* Scottish Green Party Nick GARDNER Scottish Labour Party Leith Chas BOOTH Scottish Green Party Turnout (%) 37.6 Adam MCVEY Scottish National Party (SNP) Gordon MUNRO* Scottish Labour Party Craigentinny/Duddingston Joan GRIFFITHS Scottish Labour Party Turnout (%) 45.9 Alex LUNN Scottish Labour Party Stefan TYMKEWYCZ* Scottish National Party (SNP) Southside/Newington Steve BURGESS* Scottish Green Party Turnout (%) 45.3 Jim ORR Scottish National Party (SNP) Ian PERRY* Scottish Labour Party Cameron ROSE* Scottish Conservative and Unionist Liberton/Gilmerton Norma AUSTIN HART* Scottish Labour Party Turnout (%) 39.9 Tom BUCHANAN* Scottish National Party (SNP) Bill COOK* Scottish Labour Party Nick COOK Scottish Conservative and Unionist Portobello/Craigmillar Mike BRIDGMAN* Scottish National Party (SNP) Turnout (%) 42.0 Maureen CHILD* Scottish Labour Party David WALKER Scottish Labour Party

* Councillor before 3 May