Council elections 2022 – the results – Ward 9 – Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart Ward

There are three councillors elected to represent this ward and only one who was elected in 2017, David Key SNP, stood again.

The others – Green councillor Gavin Corbett resigned to take up a position at The Scottish Parliament with the Scottish Greens, and Andrew Johnstone a Conservative stepped down after one term. Greens lost their seat here to Labour whose Val Walker had 22.4% of the vote.

• The electorate totals 18,284
• Votes cast 9,112
• Turnout 49.8%

FINAL ANALYSIS OF RESULTS AT THE FOOT OF THE ARTICLE

The 2022 results are as follows:

Name	Political Party	Stage elected
Christopher Cowdy	Conservative	1
David Key	SNP	7
Val Walker	Labour	5

These are the candidates who stood in 2022:

• Scottish Conservative and Unionist – COWDY, Christopher
• Scottish Liberal Democrats – GRAHAM, Fraser John Ashmore
• Scottish National Party (SNP) – KEY, David
• Scottish Libertarian Party – MASSON, Gregor
• Scottish Green Party – MCHANEY, Megan
• Scottish Family Party: Pro-Family, Pro-Marriage, Pro-Life – RAMSAY, Fraser Kenneth
• Labour and Co-operative Party – WALKER, Val

2017 results

In 2017 the candidates who were elected included:

• Gavin Corbett – Scottish Green Party – elected at stage one
• Andrew Johnston – Scottish Conservative and Unionist – elected at stage one
• David Key – Scottish National Party (SNP) – elected at stage six

Electorate: 17,032
Votes cast: 9,205
Turnout: 54.0%