Forth (Edinburgh ward)

Forth 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 currently elects four Councillors. Its territory covers communities in the north of the city between Ferry Road and the coast on the Firth of Forth, including Granton, Newhaven, Pilton, Trinity, Victoria Park and Wardie, some of which historically fell within the boundaries of Leith.[3] A 2017 boundary change caused the loss of the Muirhouse neighbourhood, but housebuilding elsewhere (including various projects in Granton) meant the overall population increased slightly. In 2019, the ward had a population of 31,823.[4]

Forth (Edinburgh ward) ward
Location of the ward within Edinburgh[1]

Councillors

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Election Councillors
2007 Steve Cardownie
(SNP)
Elaine P Morris
(Liberal Democrats)
Elizabeth Maginnis
(Labour)
Allan Jackson
(Conservative)
2008 by Cammy Day
(Labour)
2012
2017 Eleanor Bird
(SNP)
George Gordon
(SNP)
Jim Campbell
(Conservative)
2022[5] Stuart Dobbin
(SNP)
Sanne Dijkstra-Downie
(Liberal Democrats)
Kayleigh O'Neill
(Green)

Election results

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2022 election

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Forth - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Liberal Democrats Sanne Dijkstra-Downie 19.7 2,077 2,094 2,113          
Labour Cammy Day (incumbent) 18.9 1,995 2,014 2,044 2,044 2,104 2,252    
SNP Stuart Dobbin 18.2 1,917 1,923 1,938 1,938 3,007      
Conservative Jim Campbell (incumbent) 15.1 1,594 1,598 1,646 1,646 1,654 1,675 1,701  
SNP Carrie Gooch 12.8 1,353 1,365 1,369 1,369        
Scottish Green Kayleigh O'Neill 12.7 1,337 1,375 1,390 1,390 1,571 2,014 2,063 2,321
Scottish Family Linda Lenora Campbell 1.4 152 162            
Women's Equality Kerry Elizabeth Heathcote 1.2 130              
Electorate: 24,934   Valid: 10,555   Spoilt: 178   Quota: 2,112   Turnout: 43.0%  

Source: [6][7]

2017 election

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2017 City of Edinburgh Council election[8]

Forth - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Conservative Jim Campbell 28.38% 2,951              
Labour Cammy Day (incumbent) 15.18% 1,579 1,710 1,731 2,157        
SNP Eleanor Bird 17.94% 1,866 1,879 1,894 1,917 1,923 2,313    
SNP George Gordon 13.37% 1,390 1,302 1,421 1,457 1,463 1,638 1,836 2,207
Liberal Democrats Tim Wight 7.81% 812 1,073 1,149 1,200 1,220 1,572 1,582  
Scottish Green Gillian MacKay 9.99% 1,039 1,085 1,130 1,165 1,178      
Labour Heather Pugh 5.55% 577 623 651          
Independent Nicola Ross 1.78% 185 269            
Electorate: 23,348   Valid: 10,399   Spoilt: 214   Quota: 2,080   Turnout: 45.5%  

2012 election

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2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

Forth - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Labour Cammy Day (incumbent) 27.54% 2,230              
Conservative Allan Jackson (incumbent) 22.64% 1,833              
SNP Steve Cardownie (incumbent) 17.01% 1,377 1,407 1,422 1,432 1,443 1,482 1,554 2,377
SNP George Gordon 12.05% 976 1,008 1,017 1,019 1,034 1,070 1,187  
Scottish Green Kate Joester 7.08% 573 598 626 637 683 850    
Labour Vicki Redpath 6.47% 524 962 976 987 1,009 1,099 1,347 1,446
Liberal Democrats Tim Wight 5.06% 410 423 473 495 500      
TUSC Ruth Ann Henderson 1.44% 117 127 130 132        
Liberal Seumas Stiubhard MacMhicean 0.70% 57 64 73          
Electorate: 21,796   Valid: 8,097   Spoilt: 136 (1.65%)   Quota: 1,620   Turnout: 8,233 (37.8%)  

2008 by-election

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A by-election arose following the death of Labour councillor Elizabeth Maginnis on 7 September 2008. The seat was held by Labour's Cammy Day.

Forth By-Election (6 November 2008) - 1 seat[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Labour Cammy Day 29.53 2,013 2,014 2,023 2,042 2,134 2,228 2,543 2,810 3,735
SNP George Gordon 27.01 1,841 1,843 1,849 1,861 1,920 2,005 2,259 2,529  
Conservative Iain McGill 17.31 1,180 1,184 1,187 1,188 1,199 1,225 1,453    
Liberal Democrats Sanne C. Djikstra-Downie 14.45 985 987 989 995 1,033 1,155      
Scottish Green Kate Joester 5.06 341 343 360 373 410        
Independent John Loughton 4.36 297 303 307 323          
Solidarity Willie Black 1.17 80 80 84            
Scottish Socialist Robert Richard 1.0 53 54              
Independent James G MacLean 0.05 26                
Electorate: 21,560   Valid: 6,816   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 3,409   Turnout: 6,886  

2007 election

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2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

2007 Council election: Forth
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SNP Steve Cardownie 22.67 2,472                
Conservative Allan Jackson 20.23 2,206                
Liberal Democrats Elaine P Morris 17.91 1,953 2,000.44 2,008.23 2,020.41 2,059.83 2,094.96 2,436.61    
Labour Elizabeth Maginnis 14.82 1,616 1,640.13 1,642.50 1,650.86 1,676.12 1,694.00 1,795.54 1,856.72 3,100.78
Labour Billy Fitzpatrick 14.19 1,547 1,581.61 1,582.56 1,588.91 1,612.69 1,672.18 1,755.67 1,797.68  
Scottish Green Kate Joester 5.75 627 670.55 672.98 698.89 744.24 822.04      
Independent Fred Marinello 1.84 201 217.44 218.71 225.06          
Solidarity Willie Black 1.81 197 227.49 227.70 246.67 270.03        
Scottish Socialist Marilyn Sangster 0.77 84 92.95 93.03            
Electorate: 20,744   Valid: 10,903   Spoilt: 180   Quota: 2,181   Turnout: 53.4%  

Councillor Elaine Morris defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Scottish National Party on 21 July 2011.

References

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  1. ^ Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Map of City of Edinburgh wards and councillors". The City of Edinburgh Council.
  2. ^ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ Explore Leith with our interactive map, Leith Local History Society
  4. ^ Electoral Ward: Forth, Scottish Government Statistics
  5. ^ "COUNCIL ELECTION - MAY 2022 - WARD 4 - FORTH". May 2022.
  6. ^ "Ward 4 Forth Results". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Ward 4 Forth Transfer Report". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Local Government Election 2017 results".
  9. ^ "Forth By-Election Result (2008)" (PDF). City of Edinburgh Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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