Midlothian East (ward)

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Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Midlothian East is one of the six wards used to elect members of the Midlothian Council. It elects three Councillors.

Councillors[]

Election Councillors
2007 Lisa Beattie
(SNP) 		Peter Boyes
(Labour) 		Katie Moffat
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Peter de Vink
(Ind.)
2014 by Kenny Young
(Labour)
2017 Kenneth Baird
(SNP) 		John Hackett
(Labour) 		Peter Smaill
(Conservative)

Election Results[]

2021 byelection[]

2017 Election[]

2017 Midlothian Council election[2]

Midlothian East - 3 seats[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Conservative Peter Smaill 26.9 1,522      
Labour John Hackett 22.7 1,284 1,314.3 1,387.5 1,431.6
Independent Robert Hogg 18.8 1,064 1,098.0 1,169.1 1,210.2
SNP Kenneth Baird 15.4 872 873.1 928.1 1,485.8
SNP Louise D'Arcy-Greig 10.8 609 610.4 677.4  
Green Helen Armstrong 5.3 301 309.1    
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,652   Spoilt: 68   Quota: 1,414   Turnout: 48.3%

2014 By-election[]

Midlothian East By-election (27 November 2014)[4] - 1 Seat
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    
Green Bill Kerr-Smith 5.0% 197 210      
Liberal Democrats Euan Davidson 1.7% 68        
Electorate: 11,637   Valid: 3,930   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 1,966   Turnout: 3,970 (34.1%)

2012 Election[]

2012 Midlothian Council election

Midlothian East - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Lisa Beattie (incumbent) 33.1 1,372            
Labour Peter Boyes (incumbent) † 24.2 1,003 1,015.5 1,020.5 1,036.7 1,048.6    
Labour Katie Moffat (incumbent) 11.5 475 486.9 493.2 525.7      
Independent Peter de Vink 11.1 461 484.9 503.4 686.3 737.8 800.9 1014.3
SNP Paul Bertram 9.8 405 656.9 665.9 689.4 721.1 781.7  
Conservative Richard Thomson 9.1 379 388.3 388.3        
TUSC Bob Goupillot 1.3 52 54.2          
Electorate: 10,409   Valid: 4,147   Spoilt: 78   Quota: 1,037   Turnout: 4,225 (39.84%)

2007 Election[]

2007 Midlothian Council election

Midlothian council election, 2007: Midlothian East
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
SNP Lisa Beattie 1,988 34.6 1 1
Labour Peter Boyes 1,357 23.6 2 4
Liberal Democrats Katie Moffat† 831 14.5 3 7
Conservative Robin Traquair 812 14.1
Labour Bob Jenkins 617 10.7
Solidarity Derek Duncan 82 1.4
Scottish Socialist Murray Court 63 1.1

References[]

  1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  2. ^ https://www.midlothian.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/430/local_government_election_results
  3. ^ https://www.midlothian.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/2145/extended_ward_5_mid_east_results.pdf
  4. ^ http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/1400/midlothian_east_by-election
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