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Two new councillors elected in ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ as by-election result announced

By election winners
Neil Cuthbert (left) and Conor Savage

The Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election result has been announced at Waverley Court in ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½.

Neil Cuthbert of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and Conor Savage of the Scottish Labour Party have been duly elected to serve in the City of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Council as members for the Colinton/Fairmilehead Ward.

The declaration was made in the early hours of Friday, 24 January by Returning Officer for ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, Paul Lawrence.

Returning Officer for ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Paul Lawrence, said:

Thanks to everyone who took part in the by-election to elect two new councillors to represent their communities on matters affecting their ward and the wider city. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Neil and Conor as new councillors and look forward to working with them.

I would also like to thank our elections team and council colleagues who have worked so hard on this by-election in recent months – not least given the extremely challenging circumstances of rescheduling the count at such short notice due to Storm Eowyn.

The turnout for the by-election was 31.9%.

For further details of the results, please visit the Elections section of the Council website.

Published: January 24th 2025