Dalkeith (ward)
Location of the ward [1]
Dalkeith is one of the six wards used to elect members of the Midlothian Council. It elects three Councillors.
Councillors
[edit]| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Craig Statham (SNP) |
Alex Bennett (Labour) |
Margot Russell (Labour) | |||||
| 2012 | Jim Bryant (SNP) | |||||||
| 2017 | Colin Cassidy (SNP) |
Stephen Curran (Labour) | ||||||
| 2022[2] | ||||||||
Election Results
[edit]2017 Election
[edit]2017 Midlothian Council election[3]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| SNP | Colin Cassidy | 27.2 | 1,142 | |||||||
| Labour | Stephen Curran | 23.2 | 976 | 980.7 | 1,000.9 | 1,051.6 | ||||
| Labour | Margot Russell (incumbent) | 19.1 | 800 | 804.2 | 840.4 | 884.7 | 885.9 | 993.5 | 1,317.5 | |
| Conservative | Robin Traquair | 16.8 | 706 | 707.3 | 716.3 | 779.4 | 779.4 | 791.8 | ||
| Independent | Jim Bryant (incumbent) | 5.9 | 248 | 249.9 | 275.1 | |||||
| Scottish Green | Jill Simon | 4.0 | 168 | 171.9 | ||||||
| SNP | Gary Young | 3.8 | 158 | 229.1 | 282.0 | 330.4 | 330.5 | |||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,198 Spoilt: 121 Quota: 1,050 Turnout: 41.9% | ||||||||||
2012 Election
[edit]2012 Midlothian Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Labour | Alex Bennett | 31.6 | 1,021 | |||||
| SNP | Jim Bryant | 24.9 | 803 | 816.9 | ||||
| Labour | Margot Russell (incumbent) | 18.7 | 604 | 760.2 | 760.6 | 774.9 | 810.6 | |
| SNP | Colin Cassidy | 12.7 | 410 | 417.7 | 425.6 | 447.6 | 469.1 | |
| Conservative | Robin Traquair | 5.7 | 184 | 187.3 | 187.4 | 194.8 | 235.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | George Boyd | 4.1 | 133 | 138.8 | 138.9 | 152.4 | ||
| TUSC | Willie Duncan | 2.3 | 75 | 80.8 | 80.9 | |||
| Electorate: 8,678 Valid: 3,230 Spoilt: 81 Quota: 808 Turnout: 3,311 (37.22%) | ||||||||
2007 Election
[edit]2007 Midlothian Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Craig Statham | 1,333 | 29.9 | 1 | 1 | |
| Labour | Alex Bennett††† | 1,331 | 29.9 | 2 | 1 | |
| Labour | Margot Russell | 761 | 17.1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ray Prior | 657 | 14.8 | |||
| Conservative | Rosemary McDougall | 217 | 4.9 | |||
| Solidarity | Alan Boyce | 94 | 2.1 | |||
| Scottish Socialist | Bob Goupillot | 60 | 1.3 | |||
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.
- ^ "Candidate votes per stage report: Ward 3 - Dalkeith" (PDF). Midlothian Council. 5 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.