Forth (Edinburgh ward)

Electoral ward in Edinburgh, Scotland

Location of the ward within Edinburgh[1]

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]

## Councillors

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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)
2022[5] | Stuart Dobbin
(SNP)  |  | Sanne Dijkstra-Downie
(Liberal Democrats)  |  | Kayleigh O'Neill
(Green)

## Election results

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### 2022 election

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Main article: 2022 City of Edinburgh Council election

Forth \- 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Liberal Democrats | Sanne Dijkstra-Downie | 19.7  | 2,077  | 2,094  | 2,113 |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Cammy Day (incumbent)  | 18.9  | 1,995  | 2,014  | 2,044  | 2,044  | 2,104  | 2,252 |  |
| SNP | Stuart Dobbin | 18.2  | 1,917  | 1,923  | 1,938  | 1,938  | 3,007 |  |  |
| Conservative | Jim Campbell (incumbent)  | 15.1  | 1,594  | 1,598  | 1,646  | 1,646  | 1,654  | 1,675  | 1,701  |
| SNP | Carrie Gooch  | 12.8  | 1,353  | 1,365  | 1,369  | 1,369  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Kayleigh O'Neill | 12.7  | 1,337  | 1,375  | 1,390  | 1,390  | 1,571  | 2,014  | 2,063  | 2,321
| Scottish Family | Linda Lenora Campbell  | 1.4  | 152  | 162  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Women's Equality | Kerry Elizabeth Heathcote  | 1.2  | 130  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 24,934  Valid: 10,555  Spoilt: 178  Quota: 2,112  Turnout: 43.0%

Source: [6][7]

### 2017 election

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2017 City of Edinburgh Council election[8]

Forth - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| 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  |
| Scottish 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

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2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

Forth - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| 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  |
| Scottish 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%)

### 2008 by-election

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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[9] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| 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  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Kate Joester  | 5.06  | 341  | 343  | 360  | 373  | 410  |  |  |  |
| Independent | John Loughton  | 4.36  | 297  | 303  | 307  | 323  |  |  |  |  |
| Solidarity | Willie Black  | 1.17  | 80  | 80  | 84  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Socialist | Robert Richard  | 1.0  | 53  | 54  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | James G MacLean  | 0.05  | 26  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 21,560  Valid: 6,816  Spoilt: 70  Quota: 3,409  Turnout: 6,886

### 2007 election

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2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

2007 Council election: Forth  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| 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  |
| Scottish 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.

## References

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1. ^ Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Map of City of Edinburgh wards and councillors". The City of Edinburgh Council.
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. ^ "COUNCIL ELECTION - MAY 2022 - WARD 4 - FORTH". May 2022.
6. ^ "Ward 4 Forth Results". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
7. ^ "Ward 4 Forth Transfer Report". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
8. ^ "Local Government Election 2017 results".
9. ^ "Forth By-Election Result (2008)" (PDF). City of Edinburgh Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.

## External links

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* Listed Buildings in Forth Ward, City of Edinburgh at British Listed Buildings

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Wards of Edinburgh

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* Drum Brae/Gyle
* Forth
* Inverleith
* Corstorphine/Murrayfield
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* Colinton/Fairmilehead
* Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
* Morningside
* City Centre
* Leith Walk
* Leith
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