Southside/Newington, Edinburgh
At the most recent election (3 September 2026), Ruth Elliott (The Labour Party) won Southside/Newington, with a majority of 175 votes.
- Area type
- ward
- Within
- Edinburgh
- Elections recorded
- 5
- Recorded results
- 44
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Elliott | The Labour Party | 2,153 | 32.1% | Yes |
| Isabella Gastel Alejandre | Scottish Green Party | 1,978 | 29.5% | No |
| Sam Alexander Mackenzie | Scottish National Party | 757 | 11.3% | No |
| Nick Layden | Conservative Party | 717 | 10.7% | No |
| Artie Khovanov | Liberal Democrats | 543 | 8.1% | No |
| Gary Neill | Reform UK | 305 | 4.5% | No |
| Marc Wilkinson | Edinburgh & East Lothian People | 78 | 1.2% | No |
| Roisin Keirdashian | Independent | 63 | 0.9% | No |
| Richard Shillcock | Communist Party of Britain | 46 | 0.7% | No |
| Richard Crewe Lucas | Scottish Family Party | 38 | 0.6% | No |
| Sean Moffat | Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 12 | 0.2% | No |
| Derrick Emms | Edinburgh & East Lothian People | 9 | 0.1% | No |
| Mark Rowbotham | Edinburgh & East Lothian People | 7 | 0.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Pogson | The Labour Party | 2,837 | 24.1% | Yes |
| Steve Burgess | Green Party | 2,717 | 23% | Yes |
| Simita Kumar | Scottish National Party | 2,260 | 19.2% | Yes |
| Cameron Rose | Conservative Party | 2,077 | 17.6% | No |
| Pauline Flannery | Liberal Democrats | 1,897 | 16.1% | Yes |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Rose | Conservative Party | 3,151 | 26.9% | Yes |
| Alison Dickie | Scottish National Party | 2,403 | 20.5% | Yes |
| Steve Burgess | Green Party | 2,381 | 20.4% | Yes |
| Ian Peter Perry | The Labour Party | 2,354 | 20.1% | Yes |
| Daniel Marisco Farthing | Liberal Democrats | 1,410 | 12.1% | No |
| Dan Farthing-Sykes | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Burgess | Green Party | 1,869 | 20% | Yes |
| Ian Peter Perry | The Labour Party | 1,851 | 19.8% | Yes |
| Jim Orr | Scottish National Party | 1,717 | 18.3% | Yes |
| Cameron Rose | Conservative Party | 1,565 | 16.7% | Yes |
| Graham MacKenzie | Liberal Democrats | 1,308 | 14% | No |
| Gordon Murdie | Independent | 892 | 9.5% | No |
| William Black | TUSC | 87 | 0.9% | No |
| Margaret Lea | LIB | 71 | 0.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Peter Perry | The Labour Party | 2,530 | 18.4% | Yes |
| Cameron Rose | Conservative Party | 2,516 | 18.3% | Yes |
| Graham MacKenzie | Liberal Democrats | 2,304 | 16.8% | Yes |
| Steve Burgess | Green Party | 1,920 | 14% | Yes |
| Liz O' Malley | Liberal Democrats | 1,907 | 13.9% | No |
| Susanna Lacey | Scottish National Party | 1,780 | 13% | No |
| Neil Archibald | Conservative Party | 173 | 1.3% | No |
| Scott Simpson | Scottish Socialist Party | 146 | 1.1% | No |
| Margaret Lea | LIB | 144 | 1% | No |
| James Allinson | Other | 140 | 1% | No |
| George Pitcher | Independent | 81 | 0.6% | No |
| Graham Hodgson | BNP | 80 | 0.6% | No |