City Centre (Edinburgh ward)

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Location of the ward within Edinburgh [1]

City Centre is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council. [2] Established in 2007 along with the other wards, it elects four Councillors. As its name suggests, the ward's territory is based around a compact area in the centre of Edinburgh, including Calton Hill, the Canongate, Haymarket, Lauriston, the New Town, the Old Town, West Coates and the West End. A minor 2017 boundary change saw the loss of Abbeyhill and the gain of Tollcross and Dumbiedykes, but the overall population rose considerably and one further representative was added. In 2019, the ward had a population of 32,410. [3]

Contents

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Charles C Dundas
(Liberal Democrats)
Joanna Mowat
(Conservative)
David Beckett
(SNP)
3 seats
2011 byAlasdair Rankin
(SNP)
2012 Karen Doran
(Labour)
2017 Claire Miller
(Greens)
2022 [4] Margaret Graham
(Labour)
Finlay McFarlane
(SNP)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 City of Edinburgh Council election [5]

City Centre - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
Conservative Jo Mowat (incumbent)21.4%1,896
Scottish Green Claire Miller (incumbent)19.8%1,755
Liberal Democrats Andy Foxall15.1%1,341
Labour Margaret Arma Graham14.6%1,297
SNP Finlay McFarlane13.3%1,182
SNP Marianne Mwiki11.1%984
Independent Bonnie Prince Bob1.3%117
Alba Kevan Shaw1.2%105
Independent Norrie Rowan0.9%84
Independent Kevin Illingworth0.6%50
Independent Pete Carson0.2%21
Independent Paul R. Penman0.2%14
Independent Maria Pakpahan-Campbell0.1%11
Electorate: 23,510  Valid: 8,857  Spoilt: 81  Quota: 1,772  Turnout: 37.7%  

    2017 Election

    2017 City of Edinburgh Council election [6]

    City Centre - 4 seats [7]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Conservative Jo Mowat (incumbent)32.68%2,904     
    SNP Alasdair Rankin (incumbent)25.07%2,228     
    Scottish Green Claire Miller20.52%1,823     
    Labour Karen Doran (incumbent)13.25%1,1771,372 1,512 1,534 1,566 2,424
    Liberal Democrats David Stevens8.00%7111,185 1,304 1,318 1,388  
    Libertarian Peter Sidor0.48%4391 135 137   
    Electorate: 20,451  Valid: 8,886  Spoilt: 52  Quota: 1,776  Turnout: 8,938 (43.7%)  

      2012 Election

      2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

      City Centre - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      Conservative Joanna Mowat (incumbent)27.69%1,402     
      SNP Alasdair Rankin (incumbent)24.97%1,2641,272    
      Labour Karen Doran21.33%1,0801,093 1,094 1,101 1,235 1,777
      Scottish Green Julita Mazurek17.06%864887 890 907 1,111  
      Liberal Democrats Iain Coleman7.94%402439 440 463   
      Liberal Karen Hetherington1.01%5158 59    
      Electorate: 13,943  Valid: 5,063  Spoilt: 38 (0.74%)  Quota: 1,266  Turnout: 5,101 (36.6%)  

        2007 Election

        2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

        2007 Council election: City Centre
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        SNP David Beckett20.31,6301,644 1,661 1,688 1,983 2,027.02  
        Conservative Joanna Mowat20.11,6141,628 1,665 1,670 1,742 1,783.63 1,788.75 2,221.13
        Liberal Democrats Charles C Dundas19.71,5871,605 1,627 1,637 2,225   
        Labour Bill Cunningham17.91,4371,446 1,454 1,468 1,705 1,774.35 1,782.67  
        Scottish Green Gavin N Corbett16.81,3521,363 1,384 1,450     
        Scottish Socialist Catriona Grant1.8142143 146      
        Independent Brian R Ferrier1.6130133       
        Liberal Karen M Hetherington1.083       
        Electorate: 15,829  Valid: 7,975  Spoilt: 73  Quota: 1,994  Turnout: 50.8%  

          2011 by-election

          A by-election arose following the resignation of SNP councillor David Beckett on 9 June 2011. The seat was held by the SNP's Alasdair Rankin on 18 August 2011.

          City Centre By-Election (18 August 2011) - 1 seat [8]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          Conservative Iain McGill24.2837904 1,043 1,110 1,264
          SNP Alasdair Rankin23.1797825 893 1,081 1,368
          Labour Karen Doran19.7682716 745 968  
          Scottish Green Melanie Main14.3494576 635   
          Independent John Carson11.4394402    
          Liberal Democrats Alistair Hodgson7.3251    
          SNP hold Swing
          Electorate: 14,810  Valid: 3,455  Spoilt: 11  Quota: 1,728  Turnout: 3,466  

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