Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
Ward summary
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Ward results
Almond
2007: 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP
2012: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
2007-2012 Change: No Change
Pentland Hills
2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
2012: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: No Change
Drum Brae/Gyle
2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP
2012: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
=Outgoing Councillor from a different Ward.
Forth
2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Inverleith
2007: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2012: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab; 1xGreen
2007-2012 Change: Green gain one seat from Lib Dem
Corstorphine/Murrayfield
2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xCon
2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
Sighthill/Gorgie
2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP;
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
Colinton/Fairmilehead
2007: 2xCon; 1xLab
2012: 2xCon; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lab
Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
2007: 1xCon; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
2012: 1xGrn; 1xLab; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: Grn and SNP gain one seat each from Con and Lib Dem
Meadows/Morningside
2007: 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xGRN; 1xLab
2012: 1xCon; 1xGRN; 1xLab; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
= Outgoing Councillor from a different Ward.
City Centre
2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Leith Walk
2007: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab; 1xGRN
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xGRN
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Leith
2007: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab
2012: 1xLab; 1xGRN; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: GRN gain one seat from Lib Dem
Craigentinny/Duddingston
2007: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Southside/Newington
2007: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xGRN
2012: 1xGrn; 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
Liberton/Gilmerton
2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: Con gain one seat from Lib Dem
Portobello/Craigmillar
2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Post Election Changes
† Liberton/Gilmerton SNP Cllr Tom Buchanan died on 3 April 2013. The by-election was held on 20 June 2013 and was won by Labour's Keith John Robson.
†† Craigentinny/Duddingston Labour Cllr Alex Dunn defected from the Labour Party and joined the SNP on 4 December 2013.
††† Southside/Newington On 1 March 2014 SNP Cllr Jim Orr resigned from the party and became an Independent citing disillusionment with internal political spats.
†††† Leith Walk SNP Cllr Deidre Brock was elected as an MP for Edinburgh North and Leith on 7 May 2015 and she resigned her Council seat on 24 June 2015. A by-election was held on 10 September 2015 and it was held by the SNP's Lewis Ritchie.
††††† Leith Walk Green Councillor Maggie Chapman resigned her seat on 30 June 2015 to focus her efforts on winning a Scottish Parliament seat in North East Scotland A by-election was held on 10 September 2015 and it was won by Labour's Marion Donaldson.
†††††† Almond Liberal Democrat Councillor Alastair Shields resigned from the party and became an Independent after having been de-selected and will contest the 2017 local elections as an Independent.
