Craigentinny/Duddingston is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council.[1] Established in 2007 along with the other wards, it currently elects four Councillors.
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.[2] 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.[3]
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||||
| 2020 by | Ethan Young (SNP) | |||||||
| 2022 | Danny Aston (SNP) | Ian Whyte (Conservative) | ||||||
2022 City of Edinburgh Council election[4]
2017 City of Edinburgh Council election[5]
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.[6]
2012 City of Edinburgh Council election
2007 City of Edinburgh Council election