Craigentinny/Duddingston (ward)

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Location of the ward [1]

Craigentinny/Duddingston 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 currently elects four Councillors.

Contents

The ward's territory lies to the east of the city centre, with the Firth of Forth providing its eastern boundary and Holyrood Park occupying most of its western half. As its name suggests, it covers the communities of Craigentinny and Duddingston, as well as Jock's Lodge, Lochend, Meadowbank, Meadowfield, Mountcastle, Northfield, Piershill, Restalrig and Willowbrae. [3] Originally returning three members, a minor boundary change in 2017 saw the loss of Abbeyhill, Dumbiedykes and Durham neighbourhoods to three other adjoining wards; however the population increased slightly due to the addition of streets south of Restalrig Railway Path (including two tower blocks) and housebuilding in other areas, and due to this an additional councillor was allocated. In 2019, the ward had a population of 29,927. [4]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Gary J Peacock
(Liberal Democrats)		 Stefan Tymkewycz
(SNP)		Ewan Aitken
(Labour)		3 seats
2012 Alex Lunn
(Labour)		Joan Griffiths
(Labour)
2017 Alex Staniforth
(Greens)		Ian Campbell
(SNP)		John McLellan
(Conservative)
2020Ethan Young
(SNP)
2022 Danny Aston
(SNP)		Ian Whyte
(Conservative)

Election results

2022 election

Craigentinny/Duddingston - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Labour Joan Griffiths (incumbent)20.62,136     
SNP Danny Aston20.62,129     
Conservative Ian Whyte [note 1] 19.42,0112,020 2,020 2,199  
Scottish Green Alex Staniforth (incumbent)16.51,7061,719 1,723 1,938 1,956 3,286
SNP Shelly-Ann Brown16.21,6741,682 1,732 1,833 1,838  
Liberal Democrats Elaine Ruth Ford6.7697716 717    
Electorate: 23,924  Valid: 10,353  Spoilt: 215  Quota: 2,071  Turnout: 44.2%  

    Source: [5] [6]

    2020 by-election

    On 21 February 2020, SNP councillor Ian Campbell stood down for health reasons. A by-election was held on 12 November 2020 and was won by the SNP's Ethan Young. [7]

    Craigentinny/Dunningston By-election (12 November 2020) [8]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    SNP Ethan Young38.92,9202,924 2,936 3,004 3,716 3,818
    Conservative Eleanor Price18.91,4201,428 1,448 1,582 1,620  
    Labour Margaret Graham16.11,2051,205 1,216 1,359 1,682 2,085
    Scottish Green Benjamin Parker15.81,1851,189 1,203 1,340   
    Liberal Democrats Elaine Ford8.4631634 647    
    Independent Andrew McDonald1.293100     
    Scottish Libertarian Tam Laird0.642     
    Electorate: 23,972  Valid: 7,496  Spoilt: 86  Quota: 3,749  Turnout: 31.6  

      2017 election

      2017 City of Edinburgh Council election [9]

      Craigentinny/Duddingston - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Conservative John McLellan23.72,521       
      SNP Ian Campbell23.12,458       
      Labour Co-op Joan Griffiths (incumbent)17.41,8451,910.2 1,928.9 2,095.5 2,124.2 2,727.4  
      Scottish Green Alex Staniforth11.71,2441,266.8 1,286.6 1,427.3 1,579.3 1,623.6 1,785.8 2,656.4
      SNP Alex Lunn (incumbent)7.6813819.4 1,049.4 1,076.3 1,602.6 1,615.5 1,675.8  
      SNP Mridul Wadhwa6.3674676.8 716.8 731.4     
      Labour Co-op Lyndsay Martin5.9627660.6 665.6 740.5 747.2    
      Liberal Democrats Patrick Hadfield4.2448548.6 554.9      
      Electorate: 22,793  Valid: 10,630  Spoilt: 262  Quota: 2,127  Turnout: 10,892  

        2012 election

        2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

        Craigentinny/Duddingston - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        SNP Stefan Tymkewycz (incumbent)25.8%2180       
        Labour Joan Griffiths25.7%2174       
        SNP Colin Williamson11.1%937989 991 1008 1138 1260 1354  
        Labour Alex Lunn10.5%886887 935 954 1080 1261 1430 1740
        Conservative Jason Lingiah10.2%866867 868 877 911 1080   
        Liberal Democrats Gary Peacock (incumbent)8.0%673675 677 688 836    
        Scottish Green John Palmer7.0%590592 594 661     
        TUSC Kevin Furguson1.8%150150 151      
        Electorate: 18,871  Valid: 8,456  Spoilt: 212  Quota: 2115  Turnout: 45.9%  

          2007 election

          2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

          2007 Council election: Craigentinny/Duddingston
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567891011
          Labour Ewan Aitken29.23,487          
          SNP Stefan Tymkewycz 29.2 3,484          
          Conservative Victoria Roberts14.41,7201,741.18 1,787.05 1,793.61 1,795.76 1,809.50 1,828.19 1,843.14 1,899.42 1,966.96  
          Liberal Democrats Gary J Peacock10.01,1901,228.77 1,308.59 1,318.99 1,323.01 1,341.42 1,413.95 1,447.78 1,607.02 2,087.98 2,706.74
          Scottish Green Stan Blackley5.9701741.64 819.14 824.00 854.96 884.39 913.46 1,012.66 1,184.22   
          Labour Shami Khan5.0600881.07 922.61 938.21 938.21 948.23 963.96 989.98    
          Solidarity Kevin Connor1.6187203.66 242.56 246.81 272.77 279.48 294.89     
          Liberal Peter McDougall1.3152163.06 192.81 196.90 202.46 215.01      
          Independent Jet Cameron0.8100107.63 118.63 149.00 152.24       
          Scottish Socialist Nick Eardley0.78289.79 105.59 107.06        
          Independent John Wallace0.66975.23 89.95         
          Electorate: 19,693  Valid: 11,772  Spoilt: 169  Quota: 2,944  Turnout: 60.6%  

            Notes

            1. ↑ Sitting councillor for Inverleith.

            References

            1. ↑ Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Map of City of Edinburgh wards, councillors and MSPs". The City of Edinburgh Council.
            2. ↑ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
            3. ↑ News Index, Edinburgh Liberal Democrats
            4. ↑ Electoral Ward: Craigentinny/Duddingston, Scottish Government Statistics
            5. ↑ "Ward 14 Craigentinny/Duddingston Results". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
            6. ↑ "Ward 14 Craigentinny/Duddingston Transfer Report". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
            7. ↑ "Craigentinny/Duddingston by-election result". www.edinburgh.gov.uk.
            8. ↑ Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Election Results - The City of Edinburgh Council". www.edinburgh.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
            9. ↑ Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Local Government Election 2017 results". The City of Edinburgh Council.
            10. ↑ "Councillor Alex Lunn defects from Labour to SNP - Edinburgh Evening News". Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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