In this ward there are four councillor positions and one of those elected in 2017, Donald Wilson, stepped down after a long council career including a spell as Lord Provost.
Ashley Graczyk who has represented her local area most ably was first elected as a Conservative councillor at the last election, but resigned the whip and is now standing for re-election as an Independent. It is very difficult to be elected without the benefit of party backing, and Ms Graczyk was not returned as a councillor.
Instead the large proportion of first preference votes – 23% – went to school nurse, Ross McKenzie. He told The Edinburgh Reporter: “I want to use the position to amplify the voices of local residents, whose interests are too often ignored in favour of developers, landlords and big business.”
- The electorate totals
- Votes cast
- Turnout
FULL ANALYSIS OF RESULTS AT FOOT OF ARTICLE
The 2022 results are as follows:
| Name | Political Party | Stage elected |
| Denis Dixon | SNP | 6 |
| Catherine Fullerton | SNP | 5 |
| Dan Heap | Green | 8 |
| Ross McKenzie | Labour | 1 |
These are the candidates who stood in Sighthill/Gorgie Ward:
- Scottish National Party (SNP) – DIXON, Denis
- Scottish National Party (SNP) – FULLERTON, Catherine
- Independent – GRACZYK, Ashley
- Scottish Green Party – HEAP, Dan
- Alba Party for independence – HENRY, David
- Scottish Conservative and Unionist – HOOLEY, Mark
- Scottish Labour Party – MCKENZIE, Ross
- Scottish Liberal Democrats – SCOBIE, Devin
2017 results
- Denis Dixon – Scottish National Party (SNP) – elected at stage nine
- Catherine Fullerton – Scottish National Party (SNP) – elected at stage four
- Ashley Graczyk- Scottish Conservative and Unionist – elected at stage four
- Donald Wilson – Scottish Labour Party – elected at stage seven
Electorate: 21,885
Votes cast: 8,712
Turnout: 39.8%
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