Midlothian South is one of the six wards used to elect members of the Midlothian Council. It elects three Councillors.
Location of the ward [1]
Councillors
edit| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Colin Beattie (SNP) |
Wilma Chalmers (Labour) |
James Muirhead (Labour) | |||||
| 2012 | Cath Johnstone (SNP) |
Bryan Pottinger (Labour) | ||||||
| 2017 | Kieran Munro (Conservative) | |||||||
| 2022[2] | Douglas Bowen (SNP) |
Ellen Scott (SNP) |
Kelly Drummond (Labour) | |||||
Election Results
edit2017 Election
edit2017 Midlothian Council election[3]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Labour | Jim Muirhead (incumbent) | 24.6 | 1,218 | 1,257 | ||||||
| SNP | Cath Johnstone (incumbent) | 21.6 | 1,067 | 1,104 | 1,104.9 | 1,164.8 | 1,295.1 | |||
| Conservative | Kieran Munro | 15.8 | 781 | 801 | 802.0 | 867.0 | 1,048.4 | 1,050.7 | 1,249.7 | |
| SNP | Ellen Scott | 13.3 | 658 | 721 | 721.9 | 748.3 | 797.5 | 844.1 | ||
| Independent | Jason Ferry | 9.7 | 478 | 541 | 541.9 | 625.5 | ||||
| Labour | Bryan Pottinger (incumbent) | 9.4 | 464 | 497 | 510.8 | |||||
| Scottish Green | Malcolm Spaven | 5.7 | 283 | |||||||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,949 Spoilt: 76 Quota: 1,238 Turnout: 45.2% | ||||||||||
2012 Election
edit2012 Midlothian Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Labour | Jim Muirhead (incumbent) | 36.0 | 1,305 | |||||
| SNP | Cath Johnstone | 21.7 | 786 | 807.9 | 845.1 | 855.7 | 1538.5 | |
| SNP | Dougie Crawford | 19.1 | 693 | 706.1 | 729.7 | 732.3 | ||
| Labour | Bryan Pottinger | 15.4 | 559 | 870.9 | 947.9 | |||
| Conservative | Peter Smaill | 7.8 | 283 | 293.9 | ||||
| Electorate: 9,288 Valid: 3,626 Spoilt: 68 Quota: 907 Turnout: 3,694 (39.04%) | ||||||||
2007 Election
edit2007 Midlothian Council election
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Colin Beattie | 1,892 | 37.4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Labour | Wilma Chalmers | 1,336 | 26.4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Labour | James Muirhead | 1,184 | 23.4 | 3 | 2 | |
| Conservative | Peter Smaill | 486 | 9.6 | |||
| Solidarity | Willie Duncan | 84 | 1.7 | |||
| Scottish Socialist | John Carroll | 80 | 1.6 | |||
References
edit- ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Local Government Election 2022".
- ^ "Local government election results". Midlothian Council. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Declaration of results: Ward 6 - Midlothian South" (PDF). Midlothian Council. 5 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.