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City of Edinburgh 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

17 ward races

63 seats

38 elected below the proportional quota

60.3% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 17 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 63 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Scottish National Party	48,199	25.9%	19	30.2%	17	27.0%	+2
Liberal Democrats	38,263	20.5%	12	19.0%	13	20.6%	-1
Labour Party	35,608	19.1%	13	20.6%	13	20.6%	0
Conservative Party	32,612	17.5%	9	14.3%	11	17.5%	-2
Green Party	26,411	14.2%	10	15.9%	9	14.3%	+1
Independent	1,663	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Scottish Family Party	1,355	0.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Alba Party	1,029	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Scottish Socialist Party	295	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Women's Equality Party	228	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Scottish Libertarian Party	202	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Communist Party of Britain	119	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Socialist Labour Party	113	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Workers Party of Britain	61	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Freedom Alliance- Integrity, Society, Economy	60	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	186,218	100.0%	63	100.0%	63	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

The 2022 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2022 election (current) and on the eve of it (2021), so you can see what the result replaced.

Current (2022)

Previous (2021)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Almond · 4 seats · won at 1.4% · −18.6 pts below quota
Drum Brae/Gyle · 3 seats · won at 9.6% · −15.4 pts below quota
Liberton/Gilmerton · 4 seats · won at 7.3% · −12.7 pts below quota
Pentland Hills · 4 seats · won at 10.1% · −9.9 pts below quota
Corstorphine/Murrayfield · 3 seats · won at 15.6% · −9.4 pts below quota
Leith Walk · 4 seats · won at 12.0% · −8.0 pts below quota
Colinton/Fairmilehead · 3 seats · won at 17.3% · −7.7 pts below quota
Forth · 4 seats · won at 12.7% · −7.3 pts below quota
Inverleith · 4 seats · won at 12.8% · −7.2 pts below quota
Sighthill/Gorgie · 4 seats · won at 13.3% · −6.7 pts below quota
City Centre · 4 seats · won at 13.3% · −6.7 pts below quota
Portobello/Craigmillar · 4 seats · won at 15.3% · −4.7 pts below quota
Southside/Newington · 4 seats · won at 16.1% · −3.9 pts below quota
Leith · 3 seats · won at 21.4% · −3.6 pts below quota
Craigentinny/Duddingston · 4 seats · won at 16.5% · −3.5 pts below quota
Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart · 3 seats · won at 22.4% · −2.6 pts below quota
Morningside · 4 seats · won at 17.6% · −2.4 pts below quota

Race results

Almond · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 1.4% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −18.6 pts Valid ballots 13,909

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kevin Lang	Liberal Democrats	5,904	42.4%	+22.4 pts	Elected
2	Norman Work	Scottish National Party	2,911	20.9%	+0.9 pts	Elected
3	Louise Young	Liberal Democrats	2,221	16.0%	−4.0 pts	Elected
4	James Hill	Conservative Party	1,040	7.5%	—
5	Andrew Brough	Green Party	736	5.3%	—
6	Fred Hessler	Labour Party	688	4.9%	—
7	Lewis James Younie	Liberal Democrats	200	1.4%	−18.6 pts	Elected
8	Stewart Geddes	Scottish Family Party	148	1.1%	—
9	Annemarie Baillie	Workers Party of Britain	61	0.4%	—

Electorate 27,454 · Ballots cast 14,024 · Invalid 115 · EC ward code gss-S13002919 · Back to ward index

Drum Brae/Gyle · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 9.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −15.4 pts Valid ballots 9,451

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Robert Aldridge	Liberal Democrats	3,988	42.2%	+17.2 pts	Elected
2	Euan Hyslop	Scottish National Party	2,263	23.9%	−1.1 pts	Elected
3	Mark Brown	Conservative Party	1,047	11.1%	—
4	Ed Thornley	Liberal Democrats	909	9.6%	−15.4 pts	Elected
5	Nkechi Okoro	Labour Party	587	6.2%	—
6	Anne Scott	Green Party	554	5.9%	—
7	Eileen Johnston	Scottish Family Party	79	0.8%	—
8	Gary Smith	Scottish Libertarian Party	24	0.3%	—

Electorate 18,822 · Ballots cast 9,560 · Invalid 109 · EC ward code gss-S13002921 · Back to ward index

Liberton/Gilmerton · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 7.3% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −12.7 pts Valid ballots 12,433

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Lezley Marion Cameron	Labour Party	3,419	27.5%	+7.5 pts	Elected
2	Lesley Macinnes	Scottish National Party	2,906	23.4%	+3.4 pts	Elected
3	Phil Doggart	Conservative Party	2,239	18.0%	−2.0 pts	Elected
4	John Nichol	Green Party	1,023	8.2%	—
5	Martha Mattos Coelho	Scottish National Party	910	7.3%	−12.7 pts	Elected
6	Ishrat Measom	Labour Party	725	5.8%	—
7	Madeleine Rani Frances Planche	Liberal Democrats	507	4.1%	—
8	Colin Fox	Scottish Socialist Party	295	2.4%	—
9	Abu Meron	Alba Party	222	1.8%	—
10	James Demare Christie	Scottish Family Party	187	1.5%	—

Electorate 28,977 · Ballots cast 12,665 · Invalid 232 · EC ward code gss-S13002934 · Back to ward index

Pentland Hills · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 10.1% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −9.9 pts Valid ballots 11,087

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Graeme Bruce	Conservative Party	2,531	22.8%	+2.8 pts	Elected
2	Neil Gardiner	Scottish National Party	2,360	21.3%	+1.3 pts	Elected
3	Stephen Jenkinson	Labour Party	1,896	17.1%	−2.9 pts	Elected
4	Emma Gilchrist	Conservative Party	1,239	11.2%	—
5	Fiona Glasgow	Scottish National Party	1,115	10.1%	−9.9 pts	Elected
6	Michael Chappell	Liberal Democrats	885	8.0%	—
7	Ross Muller	Green Party	870	7.8%	—
8	Richard Fettes	Scottish Family Party	159	1.4%	—
9	Louis Rowlands	Scottish Libertarian Party	32	0.3%	—

Electorate 24,312 · Ballots cast 11,266 · Invalid 179 · EC ward code gss-S13002920 · Back to ward index

Corstorphine/Murrayfield · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −9.4 pts Valid ballots 11,384

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Alan Beal	Liberal Democrats	3,897	34.2%	+9.2 pts	Elected
2	Frank Ross	Scottish National Party	2,132	18.7%	−6.3 pts	Elected
3	Hugh Findlay	Conservative Party	1,818	16.0%	—
4	Euan Davidson	Liberal Democrats	1,772	15.6%	−9.4 pts	Elected
5	Richard Parker	Labour Party	893	7.8%	—
6	Connal Hughes	Green Party	784	6.9%	—
7	Norman Colville	Scottish Family Party	88	0.8%	—

Electorate 19,533 · Ballots cast 11,492 · Invalid 108 · EC ward code gss-S13002924 · Back to ward index

Leith Walk · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.0% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −8.0 pts Valid ballots 10,996

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Susan Rae	Green Party	2,847	25.9%	+5.9 pts	Elected
2	Amy McNeese-Mechan	Scottish National Party	2,248	20.4%	+0.4 pts	Elected
3	James Dalgleish	Labour Party	2,058	18.7%	−1.3 pts	Elected
4	Jack Caldwell	Liberal Democrats	1,317	12.0%	−8.0 pts	Elected
5	Rob Munn	Scottish National Party	1,132	10.3%	—
6	Bonus Fombo	Conservative Party	763	6.9%	—
7	Joe Smith	Alba Party	135	1.2%	—
8	Richard Charles Shillcock	Communist Party of Britain	119	1.1%	—
9	David Jon Jacobson	Socialist Labour Party	113	1.0%	—
10	Niel Deepnarain	Scottish Family Party	106	1.0%	—
11	David Renton	Women's Equality Party	98	0.9%	—
12	Jon Pullman	Freedom Alliance- Integrity, Society, Economy	60	0.5%	—

Electorate 26,683 · Ballots cast 11,130 · Invalid 134 · EC ward code gss-S13002930 · Back to ward index

Colinton/Fairmilehead · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −7.7 pts Valid ballots 11,414

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Scott Arthur	Labour Party	3,812	33.4%	+8.4 pts	Elected
2	Jason Rust	Conservative Party	2,317	20.3%	−4.7 pts	Elected
3	Marco Biagi	Scottish National Party	1,969	17.3%	−7.7 pts	Elected
4	Louise Spence	Liberal Democrats	1,416	12.4%	—
5	Neil Cuthbert	Conservative Party	1,100	9.6%	—
6	Helen McCabe	Green Party	621	5.4%	—
7	Richard Lucas	Scottish Family Party	179	1.6%	—

Electorate 19,454 · Ballots cast 11,540 · Invalid 126 · EC ward code gss-S13002926 · Back to ward index

Forth · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.7% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −7.3 pts Valid ballots 10,555

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sanne Dijkstra-Downie	Liberal Democrats	2,077	19.7%	−0.3 pts	Elected
2	Cammy Day	Labour Party	1,995	18.9%	−1.1 pts	Elected
3	Stuart Dobbin	Scottish National Party	1,917	18.2%	−1.8 pts	Elected
4	Jim Campbell	Conservative Party	1,594	15.1%	—
5	Carrie Gooch	Scottish National Party	1,353	12.8%	—
6	Kayleigh O'Neill	Green Party	1,337	12.7%	−7.3 pts	Elected
7	Linda Lenora Campbell	Scottish Family Party	152	1.4%	—
8	Kerry Elizabeth Heathcote	Women's Equality Party	130	1.2%	—

Electorate 24,934 · Ballots cast 10,733 · Invalid 178 · EC ward code gss-S13002922 · Back to ward index

Inverleith · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.8% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −7.2 pts Valid ballots 13,416

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Hal Osler	Liberal Democrats	3,117	23.2%	+3.2 pts	Elected
2	Vicky Nicolson	Scottish National Party	2,641	19.7%	−0.3 pts	Elected
3	Max Mitchell	Conservative Party	1,836	13.7%	−6.3 pts	Elected
4	Jule Bandel	Green Party	1,714	12.8%	−7.2 pts	Elected
5	Mhairi Munro-Brian	Labour Party	1,684	12.6%	—
6	Malcolm Wood	Liberal Democrats	1,405	10.5%	—
7	Stuart Herring	Conservative Party	853	6.4%	—
8	Phil Holden	Scottish Family Party	96	0.7%	—
9	Tam Laird	Scottish Libertarian Party	53	0.4%	—
10	Stephen McNamara	Independent	17	0.1%	—

Electorate 24,608 · Ballots cast 13,542 · Invalid 126 · EC ward code gss-S13002923 · Back to ward index

Sighthill/Gorgie · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.3% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −6.7 pts Valid ballots 8,375

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ross Mckenzie	Labour Party	1,929	23.0%	+3.0 pts	Elected
2	Catherine Fullerton	Scottish National Party	1,567	18.7%	−1.3 pts	Elected
3	Denis Dixon	Scottish National Party	1,462	17.5%	−2.5 pts	Elected
4	Dan Heap	Green Party	1,116	13.3%	−6.7 pts	Elected
5	Mark Hooley	Conservative Party	986	11.8%	—
6	Ashley Graczyk	Independent	797	9.5%	—
7	Devin Scott Scobie	Liberal Democrats	354	4.2%	—
8	David Henry	Alba Party	164	2.0%	—

Electorate 23,850 · Ballots cast 8,557 · Invalid 182 · EC ward code gss-S13002925 · Back to ward index

City Centre · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.3% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −6.7 pts Valid ballots 8,857

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jo Mowat	Conservative Party	1,896	21.4%	+1.4 pts	Elected
2	Claire Miller	Green Party	1,755	19.8%	−0.2 pts	Elected
3	Andy Foxall	Liberal Democrats	1,341	15.1%	—
4	Margaret Graham	Labour Party	1,297	14.6%	−5.4 pts	Elected
5	Finlay McFarlane	Scottish National Party	1,182	13.3%	−6.7 pts	Elected
6	Marianne Mwiki	Scottish National Party	984	11.1%	—
7	Bonnie Prince Bob	Independent	117	1.3%	—
8	Kevan Shaw	Alba Party	105	1.2%	—
9	Norrie Rowan	Independent	84	0.9%	—
10	Kevin Illingworth	Independent	50	0.6%	—
11	Pete Carson	Independent	21	0.2%	—
12	Paul Penman	Independent	14	0.2%	—
13	Maria Pakpahan-Campbell	Independent	11	0.1%	—

Electorate 23,510 · Ballots cast 8,938 · Invalid 81 · EC ward code gss-S13002929 · Back to ward index

Portobello/Craigmillar · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.3% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −4.7 pts Valid ballots 11,183

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kate Campbell	Scottish National Party	3,438	30.7%	+10.7 pts	Elected
2	Jane Meagher	Labour Party	2,099	18.8%	−1.2 pts	Elected
3	Alys Mumford	Green Party	1,808	16.2%	−3.8 pts	Elected
4	Tim Jones	Conservative Party	1,712	15.3%	−4.7 pts	Elected
5	Simon Clark Shedden	Scottish National Party	744	6.7%	—
6	Heather Pugh	Labour Party	578	5.2%	—
7	Jill Reilly	Liberal Democrats	480	4.3%	—
8	Andrew McDonald	Independent	182	1.6%	—
9	Anne Todd	Alba Party	142	1.3%	—

Electorate 26,118 · Ballots cast 11,426 · Invalid 243 · EC ward code gss-S13002935 · Back to ward index

Southside/Newington · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.1% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −3.9 pts Valid ballots 11,788

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Tim Pogson	Labour Party	2,837	24.1%	+4.1 pts	Elected
2	Steve Burgess	Green Party	2,717	23.0%	+3.0 pts	Elected
3	Simita Kumar	Scottish National Party	2,260	19.2%	−0.8 pts	Elected
4	Cameron Rose	Conservative Party	2,077	17.6%	—
5	Pauline Flannery	Liberal Democrats	1,897	16.1%	−3.9 pts	Elected

Electorate 24,152 · Ballots cast 11,884 · Invalid 96 · EC ward code gss-S13002933 · Back to ward index

Leith · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −3.6 pts Valid ballots 8,442

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Adam McVey	Scottish National Party	2,754	32.6%	+7.6 pts	Elected
2	Chas Booth	Green Party	2,169	25.7%	+0.7 pts	Elected
3	Katrina Faccenda	Labour Party	1,804	21.4%	−3.6 pts	Elected
4	Teresa Perchard	Conservative Party	764	9.0%	—
5	Andy Mackenzie	Independent	370	4.4%	—
6	Robin Rea	Liberal Democrats	360	4.3%	—
7	Euan McGlynn	Alba Party	129	1.5%	—
8	Jacqueline Mary Isseri	Scottish Family Party	92	1.1%	—

Electorate 19,420 · Ballots cast 8,546 · Invalid 104 · EC ward code gss-S13002931 · Back to ward index

Craigentinny/Duddingston · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.5% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −3.5 pts Valid ballots 10,353

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Joan Griffiths	Labour Party	2,136	20.6%	+0.6 pts	Elected
2	Danny Aston	Scottish National Party	2,129	20.6%	+0.6 pts	Elected
3	Iain Whyte	Conservative Party	2,011	19.4%	−0.6 pts	Elected
4	Alex Staniforth	Green Party	1,706	16.5%	−3.5 pts	Elected
5	Shelly-Ann Brown	Scottish National Party	1,674	16.2%	—
6	Elaine Ford	Liberal Democrats	697	6.7%	—

Electorate 23,924 · Ballots cast 10,568 · Invalid 215 · EC ward code gss-S13002932 · Back to ward index

Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −2.6 pts Valid ballots 9,028

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Christopher Cowdy	Conservative Party	2,399	26.6%	+1.6 pts	Elected
2	David Key	Scottish National Party	2,051	22.7%	−2.3 pts	Elected
3	Val Walker	Labour Party	2,026	22.4%	−2.6 pts	Elected
4	Megan McHaney	Green Party	1,800	19.9%	—
5	Fraser John Ashmore Graham	Liberal Democrats	642	7.1%	—
6	Fraser Kenneth Ramsay	Scottish Family Party	69	0.8%	—
7	Gregor Masson	Scottish Libertarian Party	41	0.5%	—

Electorate 18,284 · Ballots cast 9,112 · Invalid 84 · EC ward code gss-S13002927 · Back to ward index

Morningside · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.6% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −2.4 pts Valid ballots 13,547

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Mandy Watt	Labour Party	3,145	23.2%	+3.2 pts	Elected
2	Neil Ross	Liberal Democrats	2,877	21.2%	+1.2 pts	Elected
3	Ben Parker	Green Party	2,854	21.1%	+1.1 pts	Elected
4	Marie-Clair Munro	Conservative Party	2,390	17.6%	−2.4 pts	Elected
5	Mairianna Clyde	Scottish National Party	2,097	15.5%	—
6	Leah Gunn Barrett	Alba Party	132	1.0%	—
7	Peter Sidor	Scottish Libertarian Party	52	0.4%	—

Electorate 25,204 · Ballots cast 13,618 · Invalid 71 · EC ward code gss-S13002928 · Back to ward index