There are six candidates here including the current Conservative Group leader, Iain Whyte who jumped ship from the Inverleith Ward.
This ward was represented by journalist and Conservative politician, John McLellan for the last five years, but he is now stepping away from politics.
Iain Whyte reflected on the poor showing for the Conservatives in these elections – their councillor numbers halved this time round – when we spoke to him after the final result. The Conservatives first preference votes reduced here by several percentage points.
Ian Campbell (SNP) who was elected in 2017 stepped down during the term for health reasons and the SNP’s Ethan Young was elected in his place.
There is no change to the political representation in this ward, but a newly elected councillor, Danny Aston, will take his seat at the City Chambers. Cllr Aston has worked with SNP MP Tommy Sheppard previously.
- Electorate 23,924
- Votes cast 10,568
- Turnout 44.2%
FINAL ANALYSIS OF THE ELECTION RESULTS AT THE FOOT OF THE ARTICLE
The 2022 results are as follows:
| Name | Political Party | Stage elected |
| Danny Aston | SNP | 1 |
| Joan Griffiths | Labour | 1 |
| Alex Staniforth | Green | 6 |
| Iain Whyte | Conservative | 4 |
The 2022 candidates who stood in this ward:
- Scottish National Party (SNP) – ASTON, Danny
- Scottish National Party (SNP) – BROWN, Shelly-Ann
- Scottish Liberal Democrats – FORD, Elaine Ruth
- Labour and Co-operative Party – GRIFFITHS, Joan
- Scottish Green Party – STANIFORTH, Alex
- Scottish Conservative and Unionist – WHYTE, Iain
2017 results
- Ian Campbell – Scottish National Party (SNP) – elected at stage one
- Joan Griffiths – Labour and Co-operative Party – elected at stage six
- John Mclellan – Scottish Conservative and Unionist – elected at stage one
- Alex Staniforth – Scottish Green Party – elected at stage eight
Electorate: 22,793
Votes cast: 10,892
Turnout: 47.8%
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