Ward 9 - Fountainbridge / Craiglockhart by-election result 2025
Following the sad passing of Councillor Val Walker, a by-election took place on Thursday 26 June 2025.
- Candidate elected: Kevin Joseph McKay, Scottish Liberal Democrats, elected at stage 13
 - Total electorate: 18,945
 - Total number of ballot papers received: 6,264
 - Percentage turnout: 33.1%
 - Total number of ballot papers rejected: 39
 - Quota: 3,113
 
| 
			 Candidate  | 
			
			 Party  | 
			
			 First preference votes  | 
		
|---|---|---|
| 
			 Bonnie Prince BOB  | 
			
			 Independent  | 
			
			 36  | 
		
| 
			 Derrick EMMS  | 
			
			 Independent  | 
			
			 9  | 
		
| 
			 Lukasz FURMANIAK  | 
			
			 Scottish Libertarian Party  | 
			
			 25  | 
		
| 
			 Mark HOOLEY  | 
			
			 Scottish Conservative and Unionist  | 
			
			 857  | 
		
| 
			 Richard Crewe LUCAS  | 
			
			 Scottish Family Party  | 
			
			 34  | 
		
| 
			 Q MANIVANNAN  | 
			
			 Scottish Greens  | 
			
			 1,133  | 
		
| 
			 Kevin Joseph MCKAY  | 
			
			 Scottish Liberal Democrats  | 
			
			 1,269  | 
		
| 
			 Catriona MUNRO  | 
			
			 Scottish Labour Party  | 
			
			 1,293  | 
		
| 
			 Gary NEILL  | 
			
			 Reform UK  | 
			
			 489  | 
		
| 
			 Mark ROWBOTHAM  | 
			
			 Independent  | 
			
			 25  | 
		
| 
			 Murray VISENTIN  | 
			
			 Scottish National Party (SNP)  | 
			
			 905  | 
		
| 
			 Steve Christopher WEST  | 
			
			 Independent  | 
			39 | 
| 
			 Marc WILKINSON  | 
			
			 Independent  | 
			111 | 
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