Midlothian East (ward)

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

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Lisa Beattie
(SNP)		 Peter Boyes
(Labour)		 Katie Moffat
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Peter de Vink
(Ind.)
2014 by Kenny Young
(Labour)
2017 Kenneth Baird
(SNP)		 John Hackett
(Labour)		 Peter Smaill
(Conservative)
2022[2] Stuart Douglas McKenzie
(SNP)		 Bryan Pottinger
(Labour)

Election Results

2021 By-election
Midlothian East By-election (25 March 2021)[3] - 1 Seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Stuart McKenzie 35.38% 1,538 1,547 1,662 1,963
Conservative Alan Symon 29.42% 1,279 1,326 1,364 1,656
Labour Hazel Flanagan 24.61% 1,070 1,114 1,222  
Scottish Green Joy Hannah Godfrey 6.49% 282 332    
Liberal Democrats Margaret Louise Davis 4.09% 178      
Electorate: 12,052   Valid: 4,347   Spoilt: 21   Quota: 2,174   Turnout: 4,368 (35.8%)  

    2017 Election

    2017 Midlothian Council election[4]

    Midlothian East - 3 seats[5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Conservative Peter Smaill 26.9 1,522      
    Labour John Hackett 22.7 1,284 1,314.3 1,387.5 1,431.6
    Independent Robert Hogg 18.8 1,064 1,098.0 1,169.1 1,210.2
    SNP Kenneth Baird 15.4 872 873.1 928.1 1,485.8
    SNP Louise D'Arcy-Greig 10.8 609 610.4 677.4  
    Scottish Green Helen Armstrong 5.3 301 309.1    
    Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,652   Spoilt: 68   Quota: 1,414   Turnout: 48.3%  

      2014 By-election
      Midlothian East By-election (27 November 2014)[6] - 1 Seat
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Labour Kenny Young 32.9% 1,294 1,310 1,343 1,443 1,682
      SNP Colin Cassidy 32.1% 1,260 1,270 1,357 1,384 1,613
      Independent Robert Hogg 19.8% 780 789 831 914  
      Conservative Andrew Hardie 8.4% 331 342 359    
      Scottish Green Bill Kerr-Smith 5.0% 197 210      
      Liberal Democrats Euan Davidson 1.7% 68        
      Electorate: 11,637   Valid: 3,930   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 1,966   Turnout: 3,970 (34.1%)  

        2012 Election

        2012 Midlothian Council election

        Midlothian East - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        SNP Lisa Beattie (incumbent) 33.1 1,372            
        Labour Peter Boyes (incumbent) † 24.2 1,003 1,015.5 1,020.5 1,036.7 1,048.6    
        Labour Katie Moffat (incumbent) 11.5 475 486.9 493.2 525.7      
        Independent Peter de Vink 11.1 461 484.9 503.4 686.3 737.8 800.9 1014.3
        SNP Paul Bertram 9.8 405 656.9 665.9 689.4 721.1 781.7  
        Conservative Richard Thomson 9.1 379 388.3 388.3        
        TUSC Bob Goupillot 1.3 52 54.2          
        Electorate: 10,409   Valid: 4,147   Spoilt: 78   Quota: 1,037   Turnout: 4,225 (39.84%)  

          2007 Election

          2007 Midlothian Council election

          Midlothian council election, 2007: Midlothian East
          Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
          SNP Lisa Beattie 1,988 34.6 1 1
          Labour Peter Boyes 1,357 23.6 2 4
          Liberal Democrats Katie Moffat† 831 14.5 3 7
          Conservative Robin Traquair 812 14.1
          Labour Bob Jenkins 617 10.7
          Solidarity Derek Duncan 82 1.4
          Scottish Socialist Murray Court 63 1.1

          References
          1. "5th Reviews - ward maps". Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
          2. "Local Government Election 2022".
          3. 2021 Midlothian East by-election
          4. "2017 local council elections | Local government election results". Midlothian Council. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
          5. "Declaration of results: Ward 5 - Midlothian East" (PDF). Midlothian Council. 5 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
          6. "Midlothian East by-election". Midlothian Council. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015.
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