City Centre (Edinburgh ward)
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]

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Charles C Dundas
(Liberal Democrats)		 Joanna Mowat
(Conservative)		 David Beckett
(SNP)		 3 seats
2011 by Alasdair 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 Foxall 15.1% 1,341
Labour Margaret Arma Graham 14.6% 1,297
SNP Finlay McFarlane 13.3% 1,182
SNP Marianne Mwiki 11.1% 984
Independent Bonnie Prince Bob 1.3% 117
Alba Kevan Shaw 1.2% 105
Independent Norrie Rowan 0.9% 84
Independent Kevin Illingworth 0.6% 50
Independent Pete Carson 0.2% 21
Independent Paul R. Penman 0.2% 14
Independent Maria Pakpahan-Campbell 0.1% 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 Miller 20.52% 1,823          
    Labour Karen Doran (incumbent) 13.25% 1,177 1,372 1,512 1,534 1,566 2,424
    Liberal Democrats David Stevens 8.00% 711 1,185 1,304 1,318 1,388  
    Libertarian Peter Sidor 0.48% 43 91 135 137    
    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% 1,264 1,272        
      Labour Karen Doran 21.33% 1,080 1,093 1,094 1,101 1,235 1,777
      Scottish Green Julita Mazurek 17.06% 864 887 890 907 1,111  
      Liberal Democrats Iain Coleman 7.94% 402 439 440 463    
      Liberal Karen Hetherington 1.01% 51 58 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 Beckett 20.3 1,630 1,644 1,661 1,688 1,983 2,027.02    
        Conservative Joanna Mowat 20.1 1,614 1,628 1,665 1,670 1,742 1,783.63 1,788.75 2,221.13
        Liberal Democrats Charles C Dundas 19.7 1,587 1,605 1,627 1,637 2,225      
        Labour Bill Cunningham 17.9 1,437 1,446 1,454 1,468 1,705 1,774.35 1,782.67  
        Scottish Green Gavin N Corbett 16.8 1,352 1,363 1,384 1,450        
        Scottish Socialist Catriona Grant 1.8 142 143 146          
        Independent Brian R Ferrier 1.6 130 133            
        Liberal Karen M Hetherington 1.0 83              
        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 McGill 24.2 837 904 1,043 1,110 1,264
          SNP Alasdair Rankin 23.1 797 825 893 1,081 1,368
          Labour Karen Doran 19.7 682 716 745 968  
          Scottish Green Melanie Main 14.3 494 576 635    
          Independent John Carson 11.4 394 402      
          Liberal Democrats Alistair Hodgson 7.3 251        
          SNP hold Swing
          Electorate: 14,810   Valid: 3,455   Spoilt: 11   Quota: 1,728   Turnout: 3,466  

            References

            1. ↑ "Map of City of Edinburgh wards, councillors and MSPS".
            2. ↑ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
            3. ↑ Electoral Ward: City Centre, Scottish Government Statistics
            4. ↑ https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/31005/ward-11-city-centre-results-2022
            5. ↑ "Local Government Election 2022 results". City of Edinburgh Council. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
            6. ↑ "Local Government Election 2017 results".
            7. ↑ Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Local Government Election results 2017". www.edinburgh.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
            8. ↑ "City Centre By-Election Result Stages (2011)" (PDF). City of Edinburgh Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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