2017 City of Edinburgh Council election information
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2017 City of Edinburgh Council election
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All 63 seats to City of Edinburgh Council 32 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
50.5% (7.9%)
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Adam McVey
Cameron Rose
Cammy Day
Party
SNP
Conservative
Labour
Leader's seat
Leith
Southside /Newington
Forth
Last election
18 seats, 26.87%
11 seats, 19.75%
20 seats, 28.13%
Seats before
17
11
21
Seats after
19
18
12
Seat change
1
7
8
Popular vote
49,994
51,212
33,916
Percentage
27.1%
27.7%
18.4%
Swing
0.2%
8.8%
9.8%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Leader
Steve Burgess
Party
Scottish Green
Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat
Southside /Newington
Corstorphine /Murrayfield
Last election
6 seats, 11.44%
3 seats, 9.34%
Seats before
5
2
Seats after
8
6
Seat change
2
3
Popular vote
22,907
25,154
Percentage
12.4%
13.6%
Swing
1.0%
4.3%
Overall Result
SNP vote share by wards
Conservative vote share by wards
Labour vote share by wards
Green vote share by wards
Liberal Democrats share by wards
Election result by council wards
Leader of the Council before election
Andrew Burns
Labour
Leader of the Council after election
Adam McVey
SNP
The elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on Thursday 4 May 2017, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland.[1] It was the third successive Local Council election to run under the single transferable vote (STV) electoral system.
The election saw the SNP become the largest party on the council for the first time, whilst the Conservative party overcame Labour to become the second largest party. Following the election Leith councillor Adam McVey took over control of the SNP group from Frank Ross. Conservative group leader Cameron Rose was similarly replaced by Iain Whyte. The Labour group elected Cammy Day as their leader.[2]
The Labour-SNP administration formed in 2012 lost their majority however were able to continue in office in a minority administration, with Labour now being the junior partner to the SNP.
^King, Hannah. "Upcoming elections". www.edinburgh.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
^"Adam McVey to replace Frank Ross as SNP group leader". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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