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Local Elections Archive Project

Forth Ward — Edinburgh

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This ward was abolished or subjected to boundary changes in 2017.

3rd May 2012 (4 seats) [1 Lab gain from LD]

Cammy Day Lab 2230 27.5%
Allan Jackson C 1833 22.6%
Steve Cardownie SNP 1377 17.0%
George Gordon SNP 976 12.1%
Kate Joester Grn 573 7.1%
Vicki Redpath Lab 524 6.5%
Tim Wight LD 410 5.1%
Ruth Henderson TUSC 117 1.4%
Seumas MacMhicean Lib 57 0.7%

Consolidated results:— Lab 2754 (34.0%; 2 seats); SNP 2353 (29.1%; 1 seat); C 1833 (22.6%; 1 seat); Grn 573 (7.1%); LD 410 (5.1%); TUSC 117 (1.4%); Lib 57 (0.7%)

Transfers (Quota = 1620)
Stage I II III V VI VII
Cammy Day 2230 1620 1620 1620 1620 1620
Allan Jackson 1833 1833 1620 1620 1620 1620
Steve Cardownie 1377 1407 1422 1442 1481 1554
George Gordon 976 1008 1017 1034 1070 1186
Kate Joester 573 597 625 683 847
Vicki Redpath 524 961 975 1008 1098 1346
Tim Wight 410 423 473 499
Ruth Henderson 117 127 129
Seumas MacMhicean 57 64 73

6th November 2008 [By-election]

Cammy Day Lab 2013 29.5%
George Gordon SNP 1841 27.0%
Iain McGill C 1180 17.3%
Sanne Dijkstra-Downie LD 985 14.5%
Kate Joester Grn 341 5.0%
John Loughton Ind 297 4.4%
Willie Black Sol 80 1.2%
Robert Richard SSP 53 0.8%
James MacLean Ind 26 0.4%
Transfers (Quota = 3409)
Stage I VI VII VIII
Cammy Day 2013 2228 2543 2810
George Gordon 1841 2005 2259 2529
Iain McGill 1180 1225 1453
Sanne Dijkstra-Downie 985 1155
Kate Joester 341
John Loughton 297
Willie Black 80
Robert Richard 53
James MacLean 26

3rd May 2007 (4 seats)

Steve Cardownie SNP 2472 22.7%
Allan Jackson C 2206 20.2%
Elaine Morris LD 1953 17.9%
Elizabeth Maginnis Lab 1616 14.8%
Billy Fitzpatrick Lab 1547 14.2%
Kate Joester Grn 627 5.8%
Fred Marinello Ind 201 1.8%
Willie Black Sol 197 1.8%
Marilyn Sangster SSP 84 0.8%

Consolidated results:— Lab 3163 (29.0%; 1 seat); SNP 2472 (22.7%; 1 seat); C 2206 (20.2%; 1 seat); LD 1953 (17.9%; 1 seat); Grn 627 (5.8%); Ind 201 (1.8%); Sol 197 (1.8%); SSP 84 (0.8%)

Transfers (Quota = 2181)
Stage I II III IV V VI VII VIII
Steve Cardownie 2472 2181 2181 2181 2181 2181 2181 2181
Allan Jackson 2205 2206 2181 2181 2181 2181 2181 2181
Elaine Morris 1953 2000 2008 2020 2059 2094 2436 2181
Elizabeth Maginnis 1616 1640 1642 1650 1676 1694 1795 1856
Billy Fitzpatrick 1547 1581 1582 1588 1612 1672 1755 1797
Kate Joester 627 670 672 698 744 822
Fred Marinello 201 217 218 226
Willie Black 197 227 227 246 270
Marilyn Sangster 84 92 93

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