 | '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 | ||
| Scottish National Party |  |
5,592 | 35.18 | 5,383 | 28.84 | + 6.34 | 11 (+ 1) | 5 (+ 4, -1) |
| Labour |  |
4,162 | 26.18 | 7,762 | 41.58 | - 15.40 | 9 | 1 (- 6) |
| Conservative & Unionist |  |
2,828 | 17.79 | 2,612 | 13.99 | + 3.80 | 11 (+ 3) | 2 (+ 1) |
| Liberal Democrats |  |
1,770 | 11.13 | 869 | 4.66 | + 6.47 | 7 (+ 1) | 2 (+ 2) |
| Independents |  |
1,133 | 7.13 | 1,348 | 7.22 | - 0.07 | 8 (+ 5) | 1 (+ 1, - 1) |
| Scottish Socialist Party |  |
285 | 1.80 | 693 | 3.71 | - 1.91 | 5 | 0 |
| Scottish Green Party |  |
109 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 | (+ 0.69 %) | 2 (+ 2) | 0 |
| New Party |  |
18 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | (+ 0.11 %) | 1 (+ 1) | 0 |
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