Local Government by-elections results

Ward 8 – Colinton / Fairmilehead by-election result 2024

A by-election took place on Thursday 14 November 2024.

  • Candidate elected: Louise Watson SPENCE - Scottish Liberal Democrats - elected at stage 11
  • Total electorate: 19,907
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 7,446
  • Percentage turnout: 37.4%
  • Total number of ballot papers rejected: 45
  • Quota: 3,701

Candidate

Party

First preference votes

Bonnie Prince BOB

-

22

Mev BROWN

Independent

50

Mairianna CLYDE

Scottish National Party (SNP)

800

Neil CUTHBERT

Scottish Conservative and Unionist

1,454

Sheila GILMORE

Scottish Labour Party

1,441

David Ian HENRY

Independent 

57

Tam LAIRD

Scottish Libertarian Party

9

Grant LIDSTER

Reform UK

268

Richard Crewe LUCAS

Scottish Family Party

51

Daniel Aleksanteri MILLIGAN

Scottish Greens

393

Louise Watson SPENCE

Scottish Liberal Democrats

2,683

Marc WILKINSON

-

173

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