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Corstorphine/Murrayfield (ward)

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Corstorphine/Murryfield ward
Location of the ward within Edinburgh[1]

Corstorphine/Murrayfield is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council.[2] Established in 2007 along with the other wards, it currently elects three Councillors.

As its name suggests, the ward's territory is based around the suburban communities of Corstorphine and Murrayfield in the west of the city, also including Balgreen, Broomhall, Carrick Knowe, Ravelston and Roseburn, Saughtonhall,[3] with four large open areas comprising two golf courses, Edinburgh Zoo and the playing fields surrounding Murrayfield Stadium. A minor boundary change in 2017 saw the loss of the Forrester and West Coates neighbourhoods but the addition of Wester Broom and Orchard Brae South (between Roseburn Footpath and Stewart's Melville College) – there was a slight increase in the population, which in 2019 stood at 24,192.[4]

Councillors

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Election Councillors
2007 Paul Edie
(Liberal Democrats)
Phil Wheeler
(Liberal Democrats)
Jeremy Balfour
(Conservative)
2012 Frank Ross
(SNP)
2017 Gillian Gloyer
(Liberal Democrats)
Scott Douglas
(Conservative)
2022 Alan Christopher Beal
(Liberal Democrats)
Euan Robert Davidson
(Liberal Democrats)
2023 by-election Fiona Bennett
(Liberal Democrats)

Election results

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2023 by-election

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Corstorphine/Murrayfield by-election (9 March 2023) – 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Liberal Democrats Fiona Bennett 56.0 4,577
SNP Donald Rutherford 13.3 1,086
Conservative Hugh Findlay 9.6 788
Labour Richard Parker 7.0 568
Scottish Green Chris Young 5.1 417
Independent Elaine Miller 3.7 327
Independent Pete Gregson 3.6 295
Scottish Family Richard Fettes 1.1 90
Scottish Libertarian Gary Smith 0.2 20
Electorate: 19,435   Valid: 8,168   Spoilt: 57   Quota: 4,085   Turnout: 42.3%  

Source: [5][6]

2022 election

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Corstorphine/Murrayfield - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Liberal Democrats Alan Christopher Beal 34.2 3,897          
SNP Frank Ross (incumbent) 18.7 2,132 2,152 2,163 2,567 2,570 2,941
Conservative Hugh Findlay 16.0 1,818 1,856 1,878 1,894 1,905 2,015
Liberal Democrats Euan Robert Davidson 15.6 1,772 2,691 2,716 2,883    
Labour Richard Parker 7.8 893 918 928 1,090 1,099  
Scottish Green Connal Hughes 6.9 784 804 810      
Scottish Family Norman David Colville 0.8 88 94        
Electorate: 19,533   Valid: 11,384   Spoilt: 108   Quota: 2,847   Turnout: 58.8%  

Source: [7][8]

2017 election

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2017 City of Edinburgh Council election[9]

Corstorphine/Murrayfield - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Scott Douglas 33.41% 3,819          
Liberal Democrats Gillian Gloyer 30.64% 3,502          
SNP Frank Ross (incumbent) 21.65% 2,474 2,503 2,566 2,577 2,680 2,956
Labour June Whitelaw 7.68% 878 1,089 1,289 1,316 1,386 1,633
Scottish Green Kate Nevens 5.23% 598 670 780 792 852  
Independent John Ferguson Scott 0.80% 92 221 281 316    
UKIP James Nisbet 0.58% 66 150 165      
Electorate: 19,328   Valid: 11,429   Spoilt: 101   Quota: 2,858   Turnout: 11,530 (59.7%)  

2012 election

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2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

Corstorphine/Murrayfield - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Jeremy Balfour (incumbent) 24.96% 2,050 2,100        
SNP Frank Ross 24.74% 2,032 2,053 2,056      
Liberal Democrats Paul Edie (incumbent) 21.77% 1,788 1,798 1,817 1,818 1,993 2,798
Labour Tom McInally 20.45% 1,679 1,698 1,702 1,702 1,884  
Scottish Green Dominic Hinde 6.11% 502 526 530 530    
UKIP James Nisbet 1.96% 161          
Electorate: 17,445   Valid: 8,212   Spoilt: 56 (0.68%)   Quota: 2,054   Turnout: 8,268 (47.4%)  

2007 election

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2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

2007 Council election: Corstorphine/Murrayfield
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conservative Jeremy Balfour 25.7 2,972            
Liberal Democrats Paul Edie 21.1 2,444 2,474.88 2,481.88 2,633.48 3,046.01    
Liberal Democrats Phil Wheeler 16.6 1,915 1,927.83 1,936.87 2,054.48 2,459.35 2,578.54 3,536.57
Labour Daniel Donaldson 15.2 1,757 1,762.90 1,773.90 1,863.38 2,136.86 2,164.33  
SNP Robin J. A. MacCormick 14.9 1,727 1,734.77 1,750.92 1,852.76      
Scottish Green Charles Kennedy 4.8 556 565.68 582.75        
Scottish Socialist Andrew Weir 0.7 80 80.29          
Electorate: 17,531   Valid: 11,451   Spoilt: 119   Quota: 2,863   Turnout: 66.0%  

References

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  1. ^ "Map of City of Edinburgh wards, councillors and MSPS".
  2. ^ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ News Index, Edinburgh Liberal Democrats
  4. ^ Electoral Ward: Corstorphine/Murrayfield, Scottish Government Statistics
  5. ^ "Ward 6 Corstorphine/Murrayfield Decleration of Results Report". City of Edinburgh Council. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Ward 6 Corstorphine/Murrayfield Candidate Votes Per Stage Report". City of Edinburgh Council. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Ward 6 Corstorphine/Murrayfield Results". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Ward 6 Corstorphine/Murrayfield Transfer Report". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Local Government Election 2017 results".
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