Forth (Edinburgh ward)

Forth is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council.[2] Established in 2007 along with the other wards, it currently elects four Councillors. Its territory covers communities in the north of the city between Ferry Road and the coast on the Firth of Forth, including Granton, Newhaven, Pilton, Trinity, Victoria Park and Wardie, some of which historically fell within the boundaries of Leith.[3] A 2017 boundary change caused the loss of the Muirhouse neighbourhood, but housebuilding elsewhere (including various projects in Granton) meant the overall population increased slightly. In 2019, the ward had a population of 31,823.[4]

Location of the ward within Edinburgh[1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Steve Cardownie
(SNP)		 Elaine P Morris
(Liberal Democrats)		 Elizabeth Maginnis
(Labour)		 Allan Jackson
(Conservative)
2008 by Cammy Day
(Labour)
2012
2017 Eleanor Bird
(SNP)		 George Gordon
(SNP)		 Jim Campbell
(Conservative)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election[5]

Forth - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Conservative Jim Campbell 28.38% 2,951              
Labour Cammy Day (incumbent) 15.18% 1,579 1,710 1,731 2,157        
SNP Eleanor Bird 17.94% 1,866 1,879 1,894 1,917 1,923 2,313    
SNP George Gordon 13.37% 1,390 1,302 1,421 1,457 1,463 1,638 1,836 2,207
Liberal Democrats Tim Wight 7.81% 812 1,073 1,149 1,200 1,220 1,572 1,582  
Green Gillian MacKay 9.99% 1,039 1,085 1,130 1,165 1,178      
Labour Heather Pugh 5.55% 577 623 651          
Independent Nicola Ross 1.78% 185 269            
Electorate: 23,348   Valid: 10,399   Spoilt: 214   Quota: 2,080   Turnout: 45.5%

    2012 Election

    2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

    Forth - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Labour Cammy Day (incumbent) 27.54% 2,230              
    Conservative Allan Jackson (incumbent) 22.64% 1,833              
    SNP Steve Cardownie (incumbent) 17.01% 1,377 1,407 1,422 1,432 1,443 1,482 1,554 2,377
    SNP George Gordon 12.05% 976 1,008 1,017 1,019 1,034 1,070 1,187  
    Green Kate Joester 7.08% 573 598 626 637 683 850    
    Labour Vicki Redpath 6.47% 524 962 976 987 1,009 1,099 1,347 1,446
    Liberal Democrats Tim Wight 5.06% 410 423 473 495 500      
    TUSC Ruth Ann Henderson 1.44% 117 127 130 132        
    Liberal Seumas Stiubhard MacMhicean 0.70% 57 64 73          
    Electorate: 21,796   Valid: 8,097   Spoilt: 136 (1.65%)   Quota: 1,620   Turnout: 8,233 (37.8%)

      2007 Election

      2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

      2007 Council election: Forth
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      SNP Steve Cardownie 22.67 2,472                
      Conservative Allan Jackson 20.23 2,206                
      Liberal Democrats Elaine P Morris 17.91 1,953 2,000.44 2,008.23 2,020.41 2,059.83 2,094.96 2,436.61    
      Labour Elizabeth Maginnis 14.82 1,616 1,640.13 1,642.50 1,650.86 1,676.12 1,694.00 1,795.54 1,856.72 3,100.78
      Labour Billy Fitzpatrick 14.19 1,547 1,581.61 1,582.56 1,588.91 1,612.69 1,672.18 1,755.67 1,797.68  
      Green Kate Joester 5.75 627 670.55 672.98 698.89 744.24 822.04      
      Independent Fred Marinello 1.84 201 217.44 218.71 225.06          
      Solidarity Willie Black 1.81 197 227.49 227.70 246.67 270.03        
      Scottish Socialist Marilyn Sangster 0.77 84 92.95 93.03            
      Electorate: 20,744   Valid: 10,903   Spoilt: 180   Quota: 2,181   Turnout: 53.4%

        Councillor Elaine Morris defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Scottish National Party on 21 July 2011.

        2008 By-election

        A by-election arose following the death of Labour councillor Elizabeth Maginnis on 7 September 2008. The seat was held by Labour's Cammy Day.

        Forth By-Election (6 November 2008) - 1 seat[6]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        Labour Cammy Day 29.53 2,013 2,014 2,023 2,042 2,134 2,228 2,543 2,810 3,735
        SNP George Gordon 27.01 1,841 1,843 1,849 1,861 1,920 2,005 2,259 2,529  
        Conservative Iain McGill 17.31 1,180 1,184 1,187 1,188 1,199 1,225 1,453    
        Liberal Democrats Sanne C Djikstra-Downie 14.45 985 987 989 995 1,033 1,155      
        Green Kate Joester 5.06 341 343 360 373 410        
        Independent John Loughton 4.36 297 303 307 323          
        Solidarity_(Scotland) Willie Black 1.17 80 80 84            
        Scottish Socialist Robert Richard 1.0 53 54              
        Independent James G MacLean 0.05 26                
        Labour hold Swing
        Electorate: 21,560   Valid: 6,816   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 3,409   Turnout: 6,886

          References
          1. "Map of City of Edinburgh wards, councillors and MSPS".
          2. "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
          3. Explore Leith with our interactive map, Leith Local History Society
          4. Electoral Ward: Forth, Scottish Government Statistics
          5. "Local Government Election 2017 results".
          6. "Forth By-Election Result (2008)" (PDF). City of Edinburgh Council. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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