Sighthill/Gorgie (Edinburgh ward)

Sighthill/Gorgie is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council. It elects four Councillors.

Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Joanna Toomey
(Liberal Democrats)		 Nick Elliott-Canon
(SNP)		 Donald C Wilson
(Labour)		 Eric Milligan
(Labour)
2012 Catherine Fullerton
(SNP)		 Denis Dixon
(SNP)
2017 Ashley Graczyk
(Conservative)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election [2]

Sighthill/Gorgie - 4 seats[3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
SNP Catherine Fullerton (incumbent) 18.5% 1,574 1,575 1,582 1,888      
Conservative Ashley Graczyk††† 19.09% 1,621 1,625 1,694 1,701      
Labour Donald Wilson (incumbent) 11.69% 993 995 1,048 1,063 1,071.4 1,071.7 1,821.9
SNP Denis Dixon (incumbent) 14.01% 1,190 1,191 1,204 1,452 1,596.7 1,596.8 1,621.8
Scottish Green Dan Heap 14.9% 1,264 1,269 1,356 1,405 1,421.3 1,421.6 1,471.4
Labour Carmel Smith 9.94% 844 845 902 909 914 914.5  
SNP Simon Hayter 7.63% 648 648 653        
Liberal Democrats Devin Scott Scobie 3.91% 332 338          
Libertarian Calum Strange 0.32% 27            
Electorate: 21,885   Valid: 8,493   Spoilt: 219   Quota: 1,699   Turnout: 8,712 (39.8%)

    2012 Election

    2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

    Sighthill/Gorgie - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
    Labour Eric Milligan (incumbent) 28.3 2,266          
    SNP Catherine Fullerton 20.3 1,624          
    SNP Denis Dixon 17.1 1,368 1,389 1,396 1,414 1,462 1,688
    Labour Donald Wilson (incumbent) 13.8 1,107 1,677        
    Conservative Susan Dewhurst 9.2 736 745 749 750 808 917
    Scottish Green Lindsay Ashford 8.2 658 674 690 691 776  
    Liberal Democrats Neil MacLean 3.2 253 260 267 267    
    Electorate: 23,877   Valid: 8,012   Spoilt: 240 (2.91%)   Quota: 1,603   Turnout: 8,252 (34.6%)

      2007 Election

      2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

      2007 Council election: Sighthill/Gorgie
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
      SNP Nick Elliott-Canon 30.9 3,785                
      Labour Eric Milligan 26.0 3,185                
      Liberal Democrats Joanna Toomey 10.6 1,300 1,510.76 1,562.88 1,581.62 1,612.21 1,649.38 1,713.14 2,158.92 2,618.40
      Conservative Iain G Gibson 9.6 1,180 1,257.57 1,271.31 1,285.52 1,296.09 1,341.93 1,358.27 1,432.83  
      Labour Donald C Wilson 9.3 1,142 1,270.43 1,718.61 1,746.99 1,769.54 1,810.64 1,877.65 2,027.13 2,158.60
      Scottish Green James N G Mackenzie 5.7 702 891.91 919.34 941.22 1,007.12 1,063.20 1,172.87    
      Solidarity Jason J Mangan 1.9 238 349.60 362.97 368.67 431.73 463.41      
      Independent Keith J Bell 1.7 209 289.50 300.63 334.49 347.87        
      Scottish Socialist Gerry Corbett 1.4 168 249.96 263.70 267.17          
      Independent Tam Smith 1.0 127 156.27 164.33            
      Electorate: 24,717   Valid: 11,996   Spoilt: 236   Quota: 2,400   Turnout: 49.5%
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        References
        1. https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/download/13922/map-of-city-of-edinburgh-wards-councillors-and-msps
        2. https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/download/13907/local-government-election-results-2017
        3. Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Local Government Election results 2017". www.edinburgh.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2019.


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