Elections to the

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were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the

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. The election was the first one using 17 new

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created as a result of the

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, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the

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system form of

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. The new

replace 58 single-member wards which used the plurality (

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) system of election.

Aggregate results

Following the election, a Liberal Democrat-SNP minority administration was formed.

Ward summary

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Almond The almond (''Prunus amygdalus'', syn. ''Prunus dulcis'') is a species of tree native to Iran and surrounding countries, including the Levant. The almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree. Within the genus ...

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Inverleith Inverleith (Scottish Gaelic: ''Inbhir Lìte'') is an inner suburb in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland, on the fringes of the central region of the city. Its neighbours include Trinity to the north and the New Town to the south, with Canonmills a ...

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Leith Walk Leith Walk is one of the longest streets in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is the main road connecting the centre of the city to Leith. Forming most of the A900 road, it slopes downwards from Picardy Place at the south-western end of the street to the ...

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Leith Leith (; gd, Lìte) is a port area in the north of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded at the mouth of the Water of Leith. In 2021, it was ranked by '' Time Out'' as one of the top five neighbourhoods to live in the world. The earliest ...

, 21.8 , 1 , 26.8 , 1 , 27.4 , 1 , 7.1 , 0 , 11.2 , 0 , 4.2 , 0 , 3 , - , align="left", Craigentinny/Duddingston , 10.0 , 1 , 34.2 , 1 , 29.2 , 1 , 14.4 , 0 , 5.9 , 0 , 5.0 , 0 , 3 , - , align="left", Southside/Newington , 31.0 , 1 , 18.6 , 1 , 13.1 , 0 , 18.5 , 1 , 14.1 , 1 , 2.7 , 0 , 4 , - , align="left", Liberton/Gilmerton , 14.2 , 1 , 34.7 , 2 , 26.0 , 1 , 14.3 , 0 , 3.5 , 0 , 5.1 , 0 , 4 , - , align="left", Portobello/Craigmillar , 08.3 , 1 , 30.8 , 1 , 28.0 , 1 , 11.0 , 0 , 6.7 , 0 , 13.2 , 0 , 3 , - class="unsortable" !align="left", Total !22.0 !17 !22.9 !15 !20.3 !12 !22.1 !11 !8.2 !3 !4.5 !0 !58 , -

Ward results

Almond

Pentland Hills

Drum Brae/Gyle

Forth

Inverleith

Corstorphine/Murrayfield

Sighthill/Gorgie

Colinton/Fairmilehead

Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart

Meadows/Morningside

City Centre

Leith Walk

Leith

Craigentinny/Duddingston

Southside/Newington

Liberton/Gilmerton

Portobello/Craigmillar

2007-2011 by-elections

A by-election arose following the death of Labour Cllr Elizabeth Maginnis on 7 September 2008. The seat was held by Labour's Cammy Day A by-election arose following the resignation of Ian Murray after his election as an MP on 6 May 2010. The seat was held by Labour's Bill Cook on 9 September 2010. A by-election arose following the resignation of SNP Cllr David Beckett on 9 June 2011. The seat was held by the SNP's Alasdair Rankin on 18 August 2011.

Changes since 2007 Election

*†Forth Cllr Elaine Morris defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Scottish National Party on 21 July 2011.

References

External links

Council homepage
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2007

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