Midlothian West (ward)

Electoral ward in Midlothian, Scotland

Location of the ward [1]

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

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

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2007 |  | Owen Thompson
(SNP)  |  | Russell Imrie
(Labour)  |  | Les Thacker
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 |  | Andrew Coventry
(SNP)
2015 by  | Kelly Parry
(SNP)
2017 |  | Pauline Winchester
(Conservative)
2022[2]

## Election Results

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### 2017 Election

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2017 Midlothian Council election[3]

Midlothian West - 3 seats[4] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Conservative | Pauline Winchester | 26.9  | 1,503 |  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Kelly Parry (incumbent)  | 19.5  | 1,091  | 1,092.0  | 1,106.3  | 1,159.7  | 1,679.7 |  |
| Labour | Russell Imrie (incumbent)  | 12.2  | 684  | 698.8  | 737.5  | 817.0  | 837.3  | 867.9  | 1,443.5
| Labour | Stephen Blain  | 11.0  | 612  | 620.1  | 650.1  | 700.2  | 707.3  | 724.1  |
| SNP | David Temple  | 10.4  | 581  | 582.7  | 587.7  | 616.9  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Helen Blackburn  | 8.4  | 468  | 473.4  | 552.3  | 680.8  | 715.9  | 835.8  | 889.4
| Independent | Andrew Coventry (incumbent)  | 7.4  | 413  | 435.8  | 484.2  |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Laird  | 4.2  | 236  | 256.6  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 5,588  Spoilt: 91  Quota: 1,398  Turnout: 47.2%

### 2015 By-election

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Midlothian West By-election (10 September 2015)[5] \- 1 Seat  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3
| SNP | Kelly Parry | 43.2%  | 1,540  | 1,558  | 1,701
| Labour | Ian Miller  | 26.5%  | 945  | 977  | 1,082
| Conservative | Pauline Winchester  | 14.7%  | 524  | 570  | 618
| Scottish Green | Daya Feldwick  | 10.4%  | 372  | 420  |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Davidson  | 4.5%  | 162  |  |
| Independent | David Tedford  | 0.7%  | 25  |  |
Electorate: 11,582  Valid: 3,568  Spoilt: 49  Quota: 1,785  Turnout: 3,617 (31.2%)

### 2012 Election

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2012 Midlothian Council election

Midlothian West - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| SNP | Andrew Coventry | 21.5  | 930  | 935  | 943  | 987  | 1,017  | 1,071  | 1,106
| SNP | Owen Thompson (incumbent)††  | 18.20  | 789  | 793  | 805  | 832  | 861  | 900  | 960
| Labour | Russell Imrie (incumbent)  | 17.9  | 776  | 778  | 784  | 823  | 872  | 966  | 1,595
| Labour | Alex Jones  | 17.58  | 762  | 764  | 773  | 794  | 821  | 856  |
| Conservative | Andrew Hardie  | 10.7  | 462  | 480  | 497  | 567  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Les Thacker (incumbent)  | 5.67  | 246  | 247  | 263  | 309  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Helen Blackburn  | 5.2  | 226  | 234  | 258  |  |  |  |
| Independent | George McCleery  | 2.38  | 103  | 115  |  |  |  |  |
| TUSC | Lynn Leitch  | 0.95  | 41  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 10,714  Valid: 4,335  Spoilt: 54  Quota: 1,084  Turnout: 4,389 (40.46%)

### 2007 Election

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2007 Midlothian Council election

Midlothian council election, 2007: Midlothian West  Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

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| SNP | Owen Thompson | 1,981  | 33.2  | 1  | 1
| Labour | Russell Imrie | 1,506  | 25.2  | 2  | 1
| Liberal Democrats | Les Thacker | 868  | 14.5  | 3  | 10
| Conservative | Andrew Hardie  | 634  | 10.6  |  |
| Independent | Elizabeth Veitch  | 259  | 4.3  |  |
| Independent | George Purcell  | 220  | 3.7  |  |
| Independent | Pat Kenny  | 188  | 3.2  |  |
| Scottish Socialist | Lynn Leitch  | 108  | 1.8  |  |
| Had Enough | George McCleery  | 105  | 1.8  |  |
| Solidarity | Brian Cranston  | 99  | 1.7  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
2. ^ "Local Government Election 2022".
3. ^ Midlothian Council. "2017 local council elections | Local government election results | Midlothian Council". Midlothian Council. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
4. ^ "Declaration of results: Ward 4 - Midlothian West" (PDF). Midlothian Council. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
5. ^ Midlothian Council (10 August 2015). "By election candidates announced". Midlothian Council. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

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