Liberton/Gilmerton (ward)

Location of the ward within Edinburgh^[1]

Liberton/Gilmerton is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council.^[2] Established in 2007 along with the other wards, it elects four Councillors.

As its name suggests, the ward's territory is based around the communities of Gilmerton and Liberton in the far south-east of the city's urban area up to the boundary with Midlothian, also including Alnwickhill, Burdiehouse, Craigour, Ferniehill, Fernieside, Gracemount, The Inch, Kaimes, Moredun, Mortonhall and Southhouse, forming a suburban cluster that is almost physically separate from the rest of Edinburgh. A minor 2017 boundary change in the north of the ward saw the loss of Nether Liberton village, the Cameron Toll Shopping Centre and Inch Park, but the overall population increased slightly due to housebuilding in several other areas (Heritage Grange, The Limes, Manor Wood, South Gilmerton Brae, etc.). In 2019, the ward had a population of 35,480.^[3]

Councillors[edit]

Election	Councillors
2007		Conor Snowden (Liberal Democrats)		Norma M Hart (Labour)		Ian Murray (Labour)	Tom Buchanan (SNP)
2010 by	Bill Cook (Labour)	Conor Snowden (Liberal Democrats)
2012			Nick Cook (Conservative)
2013 by			Nick Cook (Conservative)		Keith John Robson (Labour)
2017	Stephanie Smith (Conservative)	Lezley Marion Cameron (Labour)		Derek Howie (SNP)		Lesley MacInnes (SNP)
2022	Philip Doggart (Conservative)	Lezley Marion Cameron (Labour)	Martha Mattos Coelho (SNP)			Lesley MacInnes (SNP)

Elections[edit]

2022 election[edit]

The 2022 City of Edinburgh Council election was held on 5 May 2022.

Liberton/Gilmerton - 4 seats^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	Labour	Lezley Marion Cameron (incumbent)	27.50%	3419
	SNP	Lesley MacInnes (incumbent)	23.37%	2906
	Conservative	Philip Doggart †	18.01%	2239	2313.4	2316.7	2373.8	2388.8	2414.4	2537.1
	Scottish Green	John Nichol	8.23%	1023	1068.5	1092.2	1110.9	1138.4	1226.8	1357.4	1360.6
	SNP	Martha Mattos Coelho	7.32%	910	942.4	1300.4	1316.5	1368.9	1450.8	1484.1	1485.4	2102.8	2558.4
	Labour	Ishrat Measom	5.83%	725	1308.1	1313.5	1338.9	1369.7	1432.5	1604.2	1617.5	1947.2
	Liberal Democrats	Madeleine Rani Frances Planche	4.08%	507	548.4	550.9	565.2	579.6	608.4
	Scottish Socialist	Colin Fox	2.37%	295	321.4	324.9	335.3	375.6
	Alba	Abu Meron	1.79%	222	226.4	227.8	240.8
	Scottish Family	James Demare Christie	1.50%	187	207.4	209.2
Electorate: 28,977 Valid: 12,433 Spoilt: 232 Quota: 2,487 Turnout: 43.7%

†Incumbent councillor for Colinton/Fairmilehead.

2017 election[edit]

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election^[5]

Liberton/Gilmerton - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Labour	Lezley Marion Cameron	24.81%	2,911
	Conservative	Stephanie Smith	23.24%	2,726
	SNP	Derek Howie	17.49%	2,052	2,086	2,093	2,200	2,292	2,564
	SNP	Lesley Macinnes	16.17%	1,913	1,931	1,938	2,095	2,168	2,401
	Labour	Tim Pogson	7.46%	875	1,295	1,376	1,511	1,881
	Liberal Democrats	John Christopher Knox	5.52%	648	682	794	941
	Scottish Green	John Nichol	5.17%	606	617	637
Electorate: 25,648 Valid: 11,731 Spoilt: 264 Quota: 2,347 Turnout: 11,995 (46.8%)

On 30 July 2020, councillor Derek Howie resigned from the SNP Group to become an Independent.^[6]

2013 by-election[edit]

SNP councillor Tom Buchanan died on 3 April 2013. The by-election was held on 20 June 2013 and was won by Labour's Keith John Robson.^[7]

Liberton/Gilmerton By-election (20 June 2013)[1]- 1 Seat
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Labour	Keith John Robson	39.47	2,892	2,896	2,906	2,941	3,070	3,255	3,448
	SNP	Derek Howie	30.69	2,249	2,251	2,256	2,287	2,403	2,523	2,633
	Conservative	Stephanie Murray	11.23	823	824	836	903	934	1,098
	Liberal Democrats	John Christopher Knox	8.26	605	611	616	625	708
	Scottish Green	Alys Mumford	5.62	412	430	440	471
	UKIP	Jonathan Stanley	3.21	235	239	251
	Independent	John Scott	0.87	64	70
	Pirate	Phil Hunt	0.64	47
Electorate: 24,177 Valid: 7,246 Spoilt: 81 Quota: 3,664 Turnout: 7,327 (30.6%)

2012 election[edit]

2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

Liberton/Gilmerton - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Labour	Norma Austin-Hart (incumbent)	21.4	1,941
	SNP	Tom Buchanan (incumbent)†	19.6	1,780	1,789	1,794	1,826
	Labour	Bill Cook (incumbent)	19.5	1,768	1,868
	Conservative	Nick Cook	12.3	1,111	1,112	1,115	1,124	1,125	1,171	1,455	1,696
	SNP	Derek Howie	12.0	1,084	1,086	1,090	1,127	1,138	1,268	1,441
	Liberal Democrats	John Knox	7.6	687	689	694	711	711	848
	Scottish Green	Joan Carter	5.2	469	473	480	549	550
	Scottish Socialist	Colin Fox	2.5	228	229	233
Electorate: 23,187 Valid: 9,068 Spoilt: 191 (2.06%) Quota: 1,814 Turnout: 9,259 (39.9%)

2010 by-election[edit]

A by-election arose following the resignation of Ian Murray after his election as an MP on 6 May 2010. The seat was held by Labour's Bill Cook on 9 September 2010.^[8]

Liberton/Gilmerton By-Election (9 September 2010) - 1 seat^[9]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Labour	Bill Cook	44.8	2,974
	SNP	Richard Lewis	20.8	1,382
	Conservative	Stephanie Murray	15.4	1,020
	Liberal Democrats	John Christopher Knox	10.9	722
	Scottish Green	Peter McColl	3.0	201
	Scottish Socialist	Colin Fox	2.5	169
	Independent	Mev Brown	1.9	128
	Pirate	Philip Hunt	0.6	43
	Labour hold		Swing
Electorate: 23,912 Valid: 6,639 Spoilt: 65 Quota: 3,320 Turnout: 6,704

2007 election[edit]

2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

2007 Council election: Liberton/Gilmerton
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	SNP	Tom Buchanan	26.0	3,471
	Labour	Norma M Hart	18.9	2,524	2,610.82
	Labour	Ian Murray	15.8	2,104	2,142.45	2,143.08	2,156.82	2,176.04	2,207.78	2,252.96	2,356.10	2,569.78
	Conservative	Gavin Easton	14.3	1,912	1,976.74	1,976.76	1,985.00	1,991.48	2,017.96	2,032.43	2,101.05
	Liberal Democrats	Conor Snowden	14.2	1,902	2,028.26	2,028.29	2,049.51	2,068.47	2,113.43	2,161.85	2,449.48	3179.72
	Scottish Green	Joan E Carter	3.5	464	589.02	589.04	605.50	639.44	639.44	788.50
	Scottish Socialist	Colin A Fox	1.6	208	265.30	265.31	268.05	310.22	330.45
	Independent	Max Volino	1.6	207	225.60	225.61	276.49	302.45
	Solidarity	John Wight	1.0	132	180.62	180.62	194.10
	Independent	Alex Scott	0.9	123	161.94	161.95
Electorate: 24,133 Valid: 13,047 Spoilt: 306 Quota: 2,610 Turnout: 55.3%

References[edit]

^ "Map of City of Edinburgh wards, councillors and MSPS".
^ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ Electoral Ward: Liberton/Gilmerton, Scottish Government Statistics
^ "Local Government Election 2022 results". The City of Edinburgh Council. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
^ "Local Government Election 2017 results".
^ "Edinburgh politicians and residents respond to local councillor's resignation from the SNP".
^ "Information for the Public - Ward 16 Liberton/Gilmerton By-Election - City of Edinburgh Council". www.edinburgh.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ MacLeod, Michael (10 September 2010). "New Labour member elected to Edinburgh council". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
^ "Liberton/Gilmerton By-Election Result (2010)". City of Edinburgh Council. Retrieved 8 September 2019.

External links[edit]

Listed Buildings in Liberton/Gilmerton Ward, City of Edinburgh at British Listed Buildings

[1] "Map of City of Edinburgh wards, councillors and MSPS".

[2] "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

[3] Electoral Ward: Liberton/Gilmerton, Scottish Government Statistics

[4] "Local Government Election 2022 results". The City of Edinburgh Council. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

[5] "Local Government Election 2017 results".

[6] "Edinburgh politicians and residents respond to local councillor's resignation from the SNP".

[7] "Information for the Public - Ward 16 Liberton/Gilmerton By-Election - City of Edinburgh Council". www.edinburgh.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[8] MacLeod, Michael (10 September 2010). "New Labour member elected to Edinburgh council". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2019.

[9] "Liberton/Gilmerton By-Election Result (2010)". City of Edinburgh Council. Retrieved 8 September 2019.

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