 | 'The Conservatives and Lib Dems have one thing in common - opposition to the Labour policies of the last 20 years. That's enough to do a deal.' A senior Edinburgh Lib Dem Councillor, 19 th January 2005. |  |
| 'The Conservatives and Lib Dems have one thing in common - opposition to the Labour policies of the last 20 years. That's enough to do a deal.' A senior Edinburgh Lib Dem Councillor, 19 th January 2005. | |
| Party | Logo | By-elections | May 2003 | Change from May 2003 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % Votes | Votes | % Votes | % Change | Candidates | Councillors elected | ||
| Conservative & Unionist |  |
7,507 | 28.85 | 7,876 | 25.98 | + 2.87 | 18 (+7) | 8 (+3) |
| Independents |  |
4,990 | 19.18 | 6,259 | 20.65 | - 1.47 | 20 (+ 10) | 4 (+2, - 4) |
| Scottish National Party |  |
4,537 | 17.44 | 6,014 | 19.84 | - 2.40 | 18 (+4) | 4 (+3, - 2) |
| Labour |  |
4,424 | 17.00 | 7,493 | 24.72 | - 7.72 | 15 | 3 (-2) |
| Liberal Democrats |  |
3,824 | 14.70 | 2,433 | 8.03 | + 6.67 | 15 (+ 9) | 1 |
| Scottish Socialist Party |  |
568 | 2.18 | 237 | 0.78 | + 1.4 | 12 (+ 10) | 0 |
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party |  |
136 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 | (+ 0.53) | 3 (+ 3) | 0 |
| British National Party |  |
23 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | (+ 0.09) | 1 (+ 1) | 0 |
| National Front |  |
9 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | (+ 0.03) | 1 (+ 1) | 0 |
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