Dalkeith (ward)

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Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Dalkeith is one of the six wards used to elect members of the Midlothian Council. It elects three Councillors.

Councillors[edit]

Election Councillors
2007 Craig Statham
(SNP)
Alex Bennett
(Labour)
Margot Russell
(Labour)
2012 Jim Bryant
(SNP)
2017 Colin Cassidy
(SNP)
Stephen Curran
(Labour)
2022[2]

Election Results[edit]

2017 Election[edit]

2017 Midlothian Council election[3]

Dalkeith - 3 seats[4]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Colin Cassidy 27.2 1,142            
Labour Stephen Curran 23.2 976 980.7 1,000.9 1,051.6      
Labour Margot Russell (incumbent) 19.1 800 804.2 840.4 884.7 885.9 993.5 1,317.5
Conservative Robin Traquair 16.8 706 707.3 716.3 779.4 779.4 791.8  
Independent Jim Bryant (incumbent) 5.9 248 249.9 275.1        
Scottish Green Jill Simon 4.0 168 171.9          
SNP Gary Young 3.8 158 229.1 282.0 330.4 330.5    
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,198   Spoilt: 121   Quota: 1,050   Turnout: 41.9%  

2012 Election[edit]

2012 Midlothian Council election

Dalkeith - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Alex Bennett 31.6 1,021        
SNP Jim Bryant 24.9 803 816.9      
Labour Margot Russell (incumbent) 18.7 604 760.2 760.6 774.9 810.6
SNP Colin Cassidy 12.7 410 417.7 425.6 447.6 469.1
Conservative Robin Traquair 5.7 184 187.3 187.4 194.8 235.2
Liberal Democrats George Boyd 4.1 133 138.8 138.9 152.4  
TUSC Willie Duncan 2.3 75 80.8 80.9    
Electorate: 8,678   Valid: 3,230   Spoilt: 81   Quota: 808   Turnout: 3,311 (37.22%)  

2007 Election[edit]

2007 Midlothian Council election

Midlothian council election, 2007: Dalkeith
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
SNP Craig Statham 1,333 29.9 1 1
Labour Alex Bennett††† 1,331 29.9 2 1
Labour Margot Russell 761 17.1 3 7
Liberal Democrats Ray Prior 657 14.8
Conservative Rosemary McDougall 217 4.9
Solidarity Alan Boyce 94 2.1
Scottish Socialist Bob Goupillot 60 1.3

References[edit]

  1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Local Government Election 2022".
  3. ^ "Local government election results". Midlothian Council. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Candidate votes per stage report: Ward 3 - Dalkeith" (PDF). Midlothian Council. 5 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.