Midlothian Council elections
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Local government elections in Midlothian, Scotland
Midlothian Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.
As a district council
| Year | SNP | Labour | Conservative | Liberal[a] | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1977 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1980[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
- ↑ Alliance from 1981 to 1988, Liberal Democrats from 1988 to 1995.
- ↑ New ward boundaries.[1]
As a unitary authority
| Year | SNP | Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Green | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999[a] | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007[b] | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017[c] | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results maps
1980 results map
1988 results map
1992 results map
1999 results map
2003 results map
2007 results map
2012 results map
By-elections
2003-2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 742 | 52.6 | +30.4 | ||
| Labour | 418 | 29.6 | −18.6 | ||
| SNP | 179 | 12.7 | −4.9 | ||
| Scottish Socialist | 48 | 3.4 | −5.3 | ||
| Conservative | 24 | 1.7 | −1.6 | ||
| Majority | 324 | 23.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,411 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Owen Thompson[6] | 768 | 45.4 | +29.3 | |
| Labour | 311 | 18.4 | −15.4 | ||
| Independent | 268 | 15.8 | +15.8 | ||
| Independent | 217 | 12.8 | +12.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 97 | 5.7 | −5.3 | ||
| Conservative | 13 | 0.8 | −3.8 | ||
| Independent | 9 | 0.5 | +0.5 | ||
| Scottish Green | 8 | 0.5 | +0.5 | ||
| Majority | 457 | 27.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,691 | ||||
| SNP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2012-2017
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Labour | Kenny Young | 32.9 | 1,294 | 1,310 | 1,343 | 1,443 | 1,682 | |
| SNP | Colin Cassidy | 32.1 | 1,260 | 1,270 | 1,357 | 1,384 | 1,613 | |
| Independent | Robert Hogg | 19.8 | 780 | 789 | 831 | 914 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Hardie | 8.4 | 331 | 342 | 359 | |||
| Scottish Green | Bill Kerr-Smith | 5.0 | 197 | 210 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Euan Davidson | 1.7 | 68 | |||||
| Labour hold | ||||||||
| Valid: 3,930 Spoilt: 40 Quota: 1,966 Turnout: 3,970 | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| SNP | Kelly Parry | 43.2 | 1,540 | 1,558 | 1,701 | |
| Labour | Ian Miller | 26.5 | 945 | 977 | 1,082 | |
| Conservative | Pauline Winchester | 14.7 | 524 | 570 | 618 | |
| Scottish Green | Daya Feldwick | 10.4 | 372 | 420 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Davidson | 4.5 | 162 | |||
| Independent | David Tedford | 0.7 | 25 | |||
| SNP hold | ||||||
| Valid: 3,568 Spoilt: 49 Quota: 1,785 Turnout: 3,617 | ||||||
2012-2017
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| SNP | Joe Wallace | 35.0 | 1,663 | 1,803 | 2,237 | |
| Conservative | Murdo MacDonald | 30.2 | 1,433 | 1,469 | 1,788 | |
| Labour | Vivienne Wallace | 27.6 | 1,310 | 1,414 | ||
| Scottish Green | Helen Armstrong | 7.2 | 344 | |||
| Valid: 4,781 Spoilt: 31 Quota: 2,376 Turnout: 4,812 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| SNP | Stuart McKenzie | 35.4 | 1,538 | 1,547 | 1,662 | 1,963 | |
| Conservative | Alan Symon | 29.4 | 1,279 | 1,326 | 1,364 | 1,656 | |
| Labour | Hazel Flanagan | 24.6 | 1,070 | 1,114 | 1,222 | ||
| Scottish Green | Joy Godfrey | 6.5 | 282 | 332 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Davis | 4.1 | 178 | ||||
| Valid: 4,347 Spoilt: 21 Quota: 2,174 Turnout: 4,368 | |||||||
References
- ↑ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ↑ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements - Midlothian Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ↑ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements Final Recommendations - Midlothian Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Dalkeith/Woodburn Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Loanhead Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ↑ "EDM (Early Day Motion) 1023: SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY VICTORY IN LOANHEAD BY-ELECTION". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ↑ "Midlothian East by-election". Midlothian Council. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Midlothian West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ↑ Scotland, Ballot Box (25 March 2018). "By-Election Results March 2018". Ballot Box Scotland. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ↑ "Almond and Earn / Midlothian East By-Election Results". Ballot Box Scotland. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2025.