Colinton/Fairmilehead (Edinburgh ward)

Colinton/Fairmilehead is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council. It elects three Councillors.

Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Elaine Aitken
(Conservative)		 Jason Rust
(Conservative)		 Eric Barry
(Labour)
2012 Richard Lewis
(SNP)
2017 Philip Doggart
(Conservative)		 Scott Arthur
(Labour)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election [2]

Colinton/Fairmilehead - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Conservative Jason Rust (incumbent) 33.25% 3,783          
Labour Scott Arthur 20.59% 2,343 2,423 2,541 2,855    
Conservative Philip Doggart 16.51% 1,879 2,580 2,602 2,724 2,727 3,430
SNP Richard John Lewis (incumbent) 20.73% 2,359 2,387 2,610 2,712 2,714  
Liberal Democrats David Richard Walker 4.64% 528 584 680      
Scottish Green Sara Marsden 4.28% 487 500        
Electorate: 19,085   Valid: 11,379   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 2,845   Turnout: 60.2%

    2012 Election

    2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

    Colinton/Fairmilehead - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Conservative Jason Rust (incumbent) 28.71% 2,692            
    Conservative Elaine Aitken (incumbent) 23.29% 2,184 2,427          
    SNP Richard Lewis 20.59% 1,931 1,953 1,962 1,975 2,021 2,187 2,816
    Labour Eric Barry (incumbent) 17.87% 1,676 1,699 1,708 1,724 1,831 2,070  
    Scottish Green Andy Saunders 4.91% 460 474 484 501 647    
    Liberal Democrats Alan Beal 3.62% 339 350 365 368      
    UKIP Malcolm MacKay 1.01% 95 100 105        
    Electorate: 18,521   Valid: 9,377   Spoilt: 74 (0.78%)   Quota: 2,345   Turnout: 9,451 (51%)

      2007 Election

      2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

      References

      1. Map of City of Edinburgh wards, councillors and MSPs – The City of Edinburgh Council
      2. Local Government Election 2017 results – The City of Edinburgh Council
      2007 Council election: Colinton/Fairmilehead
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Conservative Elaine Aitken 23.1 2,877 2,878 2,907 3,111    
      Conservative Jason Rust 22.6 2,815 2,816 2,844 2,994 3,012.70 3,595.21
      Labour Eric Barry 18.7 2,332 2,41 2,442 2,758 2,760.15 3,639.03
      SNP Thomas Kielty 14.9 1,861 1,881 1,983      
      Liberal Democrats Stuart Bridges 14.8 1,842 1,845 2,020 2,589 2,593.21  
      Scottish Green Alastair J Tibbitt 4.2 517 546        
      Scottish Socialist Robert Mathie 0.6 80          
      Electorate: 18,413   Valid: 12,324   Spoilt: 132   Quota: 3,082   Turnout: 67.6%
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