2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 17 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 58 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

2007 City of Edinburgh Council election
3 May 2007 (2007-05-03)
All 58 seats to Edinburgh City Council
30 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Labour SNP
Last election 15 seats, 26.9% 30 seats, 27.4%' 0 seats, 15.6%
Seats won 17 15 12
Seat change 2 15 12
Popular vote 42,657 44,489 39,431
Percentage 22.0% 22.9% 20.3%
Swing 5.00% 4.5% 4.7%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Conservative Scottish Green
Last election 12 seats, 24.7% New party
Seats won 11 3
Seat change 1 3
Popular vote 42,840 15,959
Percentage 22.1% 8.2%
Swing 2.6% New
Map of council wards
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