2017 Midlothian Council election

2017 Midlothian Council election

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All 18 seats to Midlothian Council 10 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Derek Milligan Kelly Parry Peter Smaill Party Labour SNP Conservative Leader's seat Bonnyrigg Midlothian West Midlothian East Last election 8 seats, 39.49% 8 seats, 39.47% 0 seats, 8.51% Seats before 8 8 0 Seats won 7 6 5 Seat change 1 2 5 Popular vote 9,887 10,038 7,444   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Ian Baxter Peter de Vink Party Scottish Green Independent Leader's seat Bonnyrigg Midlothian East Last election 1 seats, 4.49% 1 seats, 3.75% Seats before 1 1 Seats won 0 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 2,250 2,453
Council Leader before election Cath Johnstone SNP Council Leader after election Derek Milligan Labour

The 2017 Midlothian Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Midlothian Council. The election used the six wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 18 Councillors being elected.

It was the first time that the Conservative party had won council seats in Midlothian since the 1995 election.