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Midlothian Council Elections
Midlothian Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007. Council elections As a district council As a unitary authority Results maps File:Midlothian District Council election 1980.svg, 1980 results map File:Midlothian District Council election 1988.svg, 1988 results map File:Midlothian District Council election 1992.svg, 1992 results map File:Midlothian Council election 1999.svg, 1999 results map File:Midlothian Council election 2003.svg, 2003 results map File:Midlothian Council election 2007.svg, 2007 results map File:Midlothian Council election 2012.svg, 2012 results map By-elections 2003-2007 2012-2017 2012-2017 References {{Midlothian elections Midlothian Council elections, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midlothian Council
Midlothian Council is the local authority for Midlothian, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, covering an area immediately south of the city of Edinburgh. The council is based in Dalkeith. Since the last boundary changes in 2017, eighteen councillors have been elected from six wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, wards. History Midlothian District Council was created in 1975 as one of four districts of Scotland, districts within the Lothian region. The Midlothian district took its name from the historic Midlothian (historic), county of Midlothian, which had covered a larger area. The Lothian region was abolished in 1996, when the four districts in the region, including Midlothian, became unitary council areas. Political control The first election to the Midlothian District Council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new system came into force on 16 May 1975. A shadow authority was again ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Greens
The Scottish Greens (also known as the Scottish Green Party; ) are a green political party in Scotland. The party has 7 MSPs of 129 in the Scottish Parliament, the party holds 35 of the 1226 councillors at Scottish local Government level. They held two ministerial posts in the first Yousaf government following a power-sharing agreement with the SNP from August 2021 until the end of the Bute House Agreement in April 2024, marking the first time Green Party politicians formed part of a government in the UK. The Scottish Greens were created in 1990 when the former Green Party separated into two independent parties, representing Scotland and England and Wales. The party is affiliated to the Global Greens and the European Green Party. Party membership increased dramatically following the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, during which it supported Scotland's independence from the United Kingdom. History Origins in the Ecology Party (1978–1999) The Scottish Green ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midlothian West (ward)
Midlothian West is one of the six wards used to elect members of the Midlothian Council Midlothian Council is the local authority for Midlothian, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, covering an area immediately south of the city of Edinburgh. The council is based in Dalkeith. Since the last boundary changes in 2017, eighteen c .... It elects three Councillors. Councillors Election Results 2017 Election 2017 Midlothian Council election 2015 By-election 2012 Election 2012 Midlothian Council election 2007 Election 2007 Midlothian Council election References {{Wards of Midlothian Wards of Midlothian Loanhead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midlothian East (ward)
Midlothian East is one of the six wards used to elect members of the Midlothian Council Midlothian Council is the local authority for Midlothian, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, covering an area immediately south of the city of Edinburgh. The council is based in Dalkeith. Since the last boundary changes in 2017, eighteen c .... It elects three Councillors. Councillors Election Results 2021 By-election 2017 Election 2017 Midlothian Council election 2014 By-election 2012 Election 2012 Midlothian Council election 2007 Election 2007 Midlothian Council election References {{Wards of Midlothian Wards of Midlothian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Thompson
Owen George Thompson (born 17 March 1978) is a Scottish National Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Midlothian from 2015 to 2017 and from 2019 to 2024. He was elected in 2015, defeated at the 2017 general election, and regained the seat at the 2019 general election. Early life and education Owen Thompson was born on 17 March 1978, the son of Robert Thompson and Margaret Thompson. He was brought up in Loanhead after moving there when he was seven. He studied accounting and finance at Edinburgh Napier University. Political career Thompson had previously been the leader of Midlothian Council. He was first elected to the council at the Loanhead by-election in 2005. At the age of 27, he was Scotland's youngest councillor at the time. He was then re-elected in the 2007 council election and again in the 2012 council election. He became deputy leader of the council in 2012, and leader in November 2013, succeeding his party colleague Bob Constable. He remai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Midlothian Council Election
The 2022 Midlothian Council election took place on 5 May 2022 as part of the 2022 Scottish local elections. The election used the seven wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 23 councillors being elected. Each ward elected three members, using the STV electoral system. For the first time, the Scottish National Party emerged as the largest party on the council with eight seats, with Scottish Labour winning seven and the Scottish Conservatives three. Results Wards Penicuik *2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab *2022: 2xSNP; 1xLab *2017-2022: 1 SNP gain from Con Bonnyrigg *2017: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon *2022: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon *2017-2022 Change: No change Dalkeith *2017: 2xLab; 1xSNP *2022: 2xLab; 1xSNP *2017-2022 Change: No change Midlothian West *2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab *2022: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab *2017-2022 Change: No change Midlothian East *2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab *2022: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab *2017-2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Midlothian Council Election
The 2017 Midlothian Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Midlothian Council. The election used the six wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 18 Councillors being elected. It was the first time that the Conservative party had won council seats in Midlothian since the 1995 election. Summary of results Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils. Ward results Penicuik *2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab *2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab *2012-2017: 1 Con gain from SNP Bonnyrigg *2012: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xGreen *2017: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon *2012-2017 Change: 1 Con gai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Midlothian Council Election
The 2012 Midlothian Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Midlothian Council. The election used the six wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 18 Councillors being elected. The election saw Labour retain their traditional position as the largest party on the council though they lost compared to the 2007 election. The Scottish National Party significantly increased their representation with 2 net gains and a significant rise in vote share to have the same seat numbers as the Labour Party. The Scottish Green Party gained a seat on the council for the first time and so too did Independent, former Conservative member, Peter de Vink. The Scottish Liberal Democrats The Scottish Liberal Democrats () is a liberal, federalist political party in Scotland, part of UK Liberal Democrats. The part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single Transferable Vote
The single transferable vote (STV) or proportional-ranked choice voting (P-RCV) is a multi-winner electoral system in which each voter casts a single vote in the form of a ranked ballot. Voters have the option to rank candidates, and their vote may be transferred according to alternative preferences if their preferred candidate is eliminated or elected with surplus votes, so that their vote is used to elect someone they prefer over others in the running. STV aims to approach proportional representation based on votes cast in the district where it is used, so that each vote is worth about the same as another. STV is a family of multi-winner proportional representation electoral systems. The proportionality of its results and the proportion of votes actually used to elect someone are equivalent to those produced by proportional representation election systems based on lists. STV systems can be thought of as a variation on the largest remainders method that uses candidate-based so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Midlothian Council Election
Elections to Midlothian Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using six new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. Each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 18 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. Labour lost control of the council to no overall control, something which the party suffered in many other parts of Scotland. However, they regained control in 2008 when Cllr Katie Moffat defected from the Liberal Democrats to Labour. Overall, Labour lost six seats and the single independent lost their seat, with most going to the Scottish National Party as well as a single gain for the Liberal Democrats. Election results Ward results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Midlothian Council Election ...
Elections to Midlothian Council were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the last one using the 18 single-member wards using the plurality (first past the post) system of election. Labour retained their dominance of the council, with the Liberal Democrats forming the second largest party on the council. Election results Ward results References {{United Kingdom local elections, 2003 2003 Scottish local elections 2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Midlothian Council Election ...
Elections to Midlothian Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. Labour retained their dominance of the council, with the Liberal Democrats forming the second largest party on the council. Election results Ward results References {{United Kingdom local elections, 1999 1999 Scottish local elections 1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
