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Local Government by-elections results

Ward 8 – Colinton / Fairmilehead by-election result 2025

A by-election was held to elect two councillors on Thursday 23 January 2025.

  • Candidate elected: Conor Savage, Scottish Labour Party, elected at stage 13, and Neil Cuthbert, Scottish Conservative and Unionist, elected at stage 8. 
  • Total electorate: 19,669
  • Total number of ballot papers received: 6,281
  • Percentage turnout: 31.9%
  • Total number of ballot papers rejected: 58
  • Quota: 2,075

Candidate

Party

First preference votes

Bonnie Prince BOB

Independent

30

Mev BROWN

Independent

23

Mairianna CLYDE

Scottish National Party (SNP)

840

Neil CUTHBERT

Scottish Conservative and Unionist

2,027

David HENRY

Independent 

38

Nick HORNIG

Independent 

13

Grant LIDSTER

Reform UK

345

Richard Crewe LUCAS

Scottish Family Party

65

Daniel Aleksanteri MILLIGAN

Scottish Greens

426

Mark NEY-PARTY

Independent

5

Peter Alexander NICHOLSON

Scottish Liberal Democrats

1,009

Conor SAVAGE

Scottish Labour Party

1,146

Marc WILKINSON

Independent

256

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