Council elections 2022 – the results – Ward 8 -Colinton/Fairmilehead Ward

In Colinton and Fairmilehead there are three councillors who have been elected. Two of those elected in 2017 stood again, Scott Arthur and Jason Rust, but one, the Conservatives’ Phil Doggart, moved to Liberton and Gilmerton.

In this ward the former Scottish Government minister, Marco Biagi, stood for election and has become an SNP councillor but politically there was no change in this ward.

• The electorate totals 19,454
• Votes cast 11,540
• Turnout 59.3%

FULL ANALYSIS OF ELECTION RESULTS AT FOOT OF THIS ARTICLE

The 2022 results are as follows:

Name	Political party	Stage elected
Scott Arthur	Labour	1
Marco Biagi	SNP	7
Jason Rust	Conservative	5

These are the candidates who stood in Colinton/Fairmilehead Ward

• Scottish Labour Party – ARTHUR, Scott
• Scottish National Party (SNP) – BIAGI, Marco
• Scottish Conservative and Unionist – CUTHBERT, Neil
• Scottish Family Party: Pro-Family, Pro-Marriage, Pro-Life – LUCAS, Richard Crewe
• Scottish Green Party – MCCABE, Helen
• Scottish Conservative and Unionist – RUST, Jason
• Scottish Liberal Democrats – SPENCE, Louise Watson

2017 results

• Scott Arthur – Scottish Labour Party – elected at stage four
• Phil Doggart – Scottish Conservative and Unionist – elected at stage six
• Jason Rust – Scottish Conservative and Unionist – elected at stage one

Electorate: 19,085
Votes cast:11,490
Turnout: 60.2%