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)	Charles C Dundas (Liberal Democrats)
2012			Karen Doran (Labour)
2017			Karen Doran (Labour)		Claire Miller (Greens)
2022^[4]	Margaret Graham (Labour)	Finlay McFarlane (SNP)			Claire Miller (Greens)

Election results

2022 election

City Centre - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	Conservative	Jo Mowat (incumbent)	21.4	1,896
	Scottish Green	Claire Miller (incumbent)	19.8	1,755	1,760	1,760	1,761	1,765	1,770	1,784
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Foxall	15.1	1,341	1,396	1,396	1,398	1,402	1,415	1,422	1,423	1,449	1,476	1,495	1,551
	Labour	Margaret Arma Graham	14.6	1,297	1,315	1,318	1,318	1,319	1,326	1,333	1,336	1,348	1,385	1,471	1,570	2,349
	SNP	Finlay McFarlane	13.3	1,182	1,183	1,185	1,187	1,190	1,191	1,203	1,206	1,210	1,237	2,120
	SNP	Marianne Mwiki	11.1	984	985	987	987	988	990	1,004	1,008	1,011	1,033
	Independent	Bonnie Prince Bob	1.3	117	119	119	119	121	125	153	153	182
	Alba	Kevan Shaw	1.2	105	106	108	108	109	110
	Independent	Norrie Rowan	0.9	84	90	90	97	100	114	126	126
	Independent	Kevin Illingworth	0.6	50	52	52	52	58
	Independent	Pete Carson	0.2	21	22	23	24
	Independent	Paul R. Penman	0.2	14	16	18
	Independent	Maria Pakpahan-Campbell	0.1	11	12
Electorate: 23,510 Valid: 8,857 Spoilt: 81 Quota: 1,772 Turnout: 37.7%

Source: ^[5]^[6]

2017 election

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election^[7]

City Centre - 4 seats^[8]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	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
	Scottish 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
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	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%)

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^[9]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	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
Electorate: 14,810 Valid: 3,455 Spoilt: 11 Quota: 1,728 Turnout: 3,466

2007 election

2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

2007 Council election: City Centre
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	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%

References

^ Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Map of City of Edinburgh wards and councillors". The City of Edinburgh Council.
^ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ Electoral Ward: City Centre, Scottish Government Statistics
^ https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/31005/ward-11-city-centre-results-2022
^ "Ward 11 City Centre Results". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
^ "Ward 11 City Centre Transfer Report". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
^ "Local Government Election 2017 results".
^ 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.
^ "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.

External links

Listed Buildings in City Centre Ward, City of Edinburgh at British Listed Buildings

[1] Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Map of City of Edinburgh wards and councillors". The City of Edinburgh Council.

[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] ttps://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/31005/ward-11-city-centre-results-2022

[5] "Ward 11 City Centre Results". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

[6] "Ward 11 City Centre Transfer Report". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

[7] "Local Government Election 2017 results".

[Council_results-8] 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.

[9] "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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