Edinburgh Council - Wards and Councillors

Scottish council · Scotland · 63 seats in 17 wards · All seats elected every five years · Next election 6 May 2027

Labour run Edinburgh Council as a minority administration. The council has 63 councillors in 17 wards. Seats by party: SNP 15, Lib Dem 14, Labour 12, Green 12, Conservative 10. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Labour (Minority)

63 seats - 32 for a majority

Labour 12Conservative 10Lib Dem 14Green 12SNP 15

Seat changes since the 5 May 2022 election Lib Dem +2 Green +2 Conservative +1 Labour −1 SNP −4

Vote share at the 5 May 2022 election (63 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

SNP25.9%19

Lib Dem20.5%12

Labour19.2%13

Conservative17.5%9

Green14.2%10

Other2.7%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 63 seats up, then every five years

Largest party

SNP 15

17 short of the 32 needed for a majority

Latest by-election

Portobello/Craigmillar

Green gain from SNP, 3 September 2026 (6 since 2021)

Constituencies

4 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

26%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemScottish GreenSNP

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 17 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Almond Louise Young, Norman Work, Lewis Younie, Kevin Lang	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 59.9% lead 39.0 pts
City Centre Joanna Mowat, Claire Miller, Finlay McFarlane, Margaret Graham	5 May 2022 SNP 24.5% lead 3.1 pts
Colinton/Fairmilehead Conor Savage, Jason Rust, Neil Cuthbert	5 May 2022 Labour 33.4% lead 3.5 pts
Corstorphine/Murrayfield Alan Beal, Euan Davidson, Fiona Bennett	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 49.8% lead 31.1 pts
Craigentinny/Duddingston Iain Whyte, Danny Aston, Alex Staniforth, Joan Griffiths	5 May 2022 SNP 36.7% lead 16.1 pts
Drum Brae/Gyle Euan Hyslop, Robert Aldridge, Edward Thornley	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 51.8% lead 27.9 pts
Forth Stuart Dobbin, Cammy Day, Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill	5 May 2022 SNP 31.0% lead 11.3 pts
Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart David Key, Christopher Cowdy, Kevin McKay	5 May 2022 Conservative 26.6% lead 3.9 pts
Inverleith Jule Bandel, Max Mitchell, Vicky Nicolson, Hal Osler	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 33.7% lead 13.7 pts
Leith Katrina Faccenda, Chas Booth, Adam Nols-McVey	5 May 2022 SNP 32.6% lead 6.9 pts
Leith Walk James Dalgleish, Amy McNeese-Mechan, Jack Caldwell, Susan Rae	5 May 2022 SNP 30.7% lead 4.8 pts
Liberton/Gilmerton Phil Doggart, Lesley Macinnes, Martha Mattos Coelho, Lezley Cameron	5 May 2022 Labour 33.3% lead 2.6 pts
Morningside Neil Ross, Ben Parker, Marie-Clair Munro, Mandy Watt	5 May 2022 Labour 23.2% lead 2.0 pts
Pentland Hills Stephen Jenkinson, Fiona Glasgow, Graeme Bruce, Neil Gardiner	5 May 2022 Conservative 34.0% lead 2.7 pts
Portobello/Craigmillar Alys Mumford, Lorenzo Martinico, Tim Jones, Jane Meagher	5 May 2022 SNP 37.4% lead 13.5 pts
Sighthill/Gorgie Dan Heap, Catherine Fullerton, Denis Dixon, Ross McKenzie	5 May 2022 SNP 36.2% lead 13.2 pts
Southside/Newington Tim Pogson, Pauline Flannery, Steve Burgess, Ruth Elliott	5 May 2022 Labour 24.1% lead 1.1 pts

Almond

Kevin Lang Lib DemLewis Younie Lib DemLouise Young Lib DemNorman Work SNP

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

Lib Dem59.9%

SNP20.9%

Conservative7.5%

Scottish Green5.3%

Labour4.9%

Scottish Family Party1.1%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Kevin Lang Elected	Lib Dem	5,904	42.4%
Norman Work Elected	SNP	2,911	20.9%
Louise Young Elected	Lib Dem	2,221	16.0%
James Hill	Conservative	1,040	7.5%
Andrew Brough	Scottish Green	736	5.3%
Fred Hessler	Labour	688	4.9%
Lewis Younie Elected	Lib Dem	200	1.4%
Stewart Geddes	Scottish Family Party	148	1.1%
Annemarie Baillie	Workers Party of Britain	61	0.4%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

City Centre

Claire Miller Scottish GreenFinlay McFarlane SNPJoanna Mowat ConservativeMargaret Graham Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

SNP24.5%

Conservative21.4%

Scottish Green19.8%

Lib Dem15.1%

Labour14.6%

Independent1.3%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Jo Mowat Elected	Conservative	1,896	21.4%
Claire Miller Elected	Scottish Green	1,755	19.8%
Andy Foxall	Lib Dem	1,341	15.1%
Margaret Graham Elected	Labour	1,297	14.6%
Finlay McFarlane Elected	SNP	1,182	13.3%
Marianne Mwiki	SNP	984	11.1%
Bonnie Prince Bob	Independent	117	1.3%
Kevan Shaw	Alba	105	1.2%
Norrie Rowan	Independent	84	0.9%
Kevin Illingworth	Independent	50	0.6%
Pete Carson	Independent	21	0.2%
Paul Penman	Independent	14	0.2%
Maria Pakpahan-Campbell	Independent	11	0.1%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Colinton/Fairmilehead

Conor Savage LabourJason Rust ConservativeNeil Cuthbert Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour33.4%

Conservative29.9%

SNP17.3%

Lib Dem12.4%

Scottish Green5.4%

Scottish Family Party1.6%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Scott Arthur Elected	Labour	3,812	33.4%
Jason Rust Elected	Conservative	2,317	20.3%
Marco Biagi Elected	SNP	1,969	17.3%
Louise Spence	Lib Dem	1,416	12.4%
Neil Cuthbert	Conservative	1,100	9.6%
Helen McCabe	Scottish Green	621	5.4%
Richard Crewe Lucas	Scottish Family Party	179	1.6%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Last by-election, 23 January 2025 (2 seats)

Conservative32.6%

Labour18.4%

Lib Dem16.2%

SNP13.5%

Scottish Green6.8%

Reform5.5%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Neil Cuthbert Elected	Conservative	2,027	32.6%
Conor Savage Elected	Labour	1,146	18.4%
Peter Alexander Nicholson	Lib Dem	1,009	16.2%
Mairianna Clyde	SNP	840	13.5%
Daniel Aleksanteri Milligan	Scottish Green	426	6.8%
Grant Lidster	Reform	345	5.5%
Marc Wilkinson	Independent	256	4.1%
Richard Crewe Lucas	Scottish Family Party	65	1.0%
David Henry	Independent	38	0.6%
Bonnie Prince Bob	Independent	30	0.5%
Mev Brown	Independent	23	0.4%
Nick Hornig	Independent	13	0.2%
Mark Ney-Party	Independent	5	0.1%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Corstorphine/Murrayfield

Alan Beal Lib DemEuan Davidson Lib DemFiona Bennett Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Lib Dem49.8%

SNP18.7%

Conservative16.0%

Labour7.8%

Scottish Green6.9%

Scottish Family Party0.8%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Alan Beal Elected	Lib Dem	3,897	34.2%
Frank Ross Elected	SNP	2,132	18.7%
Hugh Findlay	Conservative	1,818	16.0%
Euan Robert Davidson Elected	Lib Dem	1,772	15.6%
Richard Parker	Labour	893	7.8%
Connal Hughes	Scottish Green	784	6.9%
Norman Colville	Scottish Family Party	88	0.8%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Last by-election, 9 March 2023

Lib Dem56.0%

SNP13.3%

Conservative9.6%

Labour7.0%

Scottish Green5.1%

Independent4.0%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Fiona Bennett Elected	Lib Dem	4,577	56.0%
Donald Rutherford	SNP	1,086	13.3%
Hugh Findlay	Conservative	788	9.6%
Richard Parker	Labour	568	7.0%
Chris Young	Scottish Green	417	5.1%
Elaine Miller	Independent	327	4.0%
Pete Gregson	Independent	295	3.6%
Richard Fettes	Scottish Family Party	90	1.1%
Gary Smith	Scottish Libertarian Party	20	0.2%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Craigentinny/Duddingston

Alex Staniforth Scottish GreenDanny Aston SNPIain Whyte ConservativeJoan Griffiths Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

SNP36.7%

Labour20.6%

Conservative19.4%

Scottish Green16.5%

Lib Dem6.7%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Joan Griffiths Elected	Labour	2,136	20.6%
Danny Aston Elected	SNP	2,129	20.6%
Iain Whyte Elected	Conservative	2,011	19.4%
Alex Staniforth Elected	Scottish Green	1,706	16.5%
Shelly-Ann Brown	SNP	1,674	16.2%
Elaine Ford	Lib Dem	697	6.7%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Drum Brae/Gyle

Edward Thornley Lib DemEuan Hyslop SNPRobert Aldridge Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Lib Dem51.8%

SNP23.9%

Conservative11.1%

Labour6.2%

Scottish Green5.9%

Scottish Family Party0.8%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Robert Aldridge Elected	Lib Dem	3,988	42.2%
Euan Hyslop Elected	SNP	2,263	23.9%
Mark Brown	Conservative	1,047	11.1%
Edward John Thornley Elected	Lib Dem	909	9.6%
Nkechi Okoro	Labour	587	6.2%
Anne Scott	Scottish Green	554	5.9%
Eileen Johnston	Scottish Family Party	79	0.8%
Gary Smith	Scottish Libertarian Party	24	0.3%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Forth

Cammy Day LabourKayleigh Kinross-O'Neill Scottish GreenSanne Dijkstra-Downie Lib DemStuart Dobbin SNP

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

SNP31.0%

Lib Dem19.7%

Labour18.9%

Conservative15.1%

Scottish Green12.7%

Scottish Family Party1.4%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Sanne Dijkstra-Downie Elected	Lib Dem	2,077	19.7%
Cammy Day Elected	Labour	1,995	18.9%
Stuart Dobbin Elected	SNP	1,917	18.2%
Jim Campbell	Conservative	1,594	15.1%
Carrie Gooch	SNP	1,353	12.8%
Kayleigh Ferguson Kinross-O'Neill Elected	Scottish Green	1,337	12.7%
Linda Lenora Campbell	Scottish Family Party	152	1.4%
Kerry Elizabeth Heathcote	Women's Equality Party	130	1.2%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart

Christopher Cowdy ConservativeDavid Key SNPKevin McKay Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Conservative26.6%

SNP22.7%

Labour22.4%

Scottish Green19.9%

Lib Dem7.1%

Scottish Family Party0.8%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Christopher Cowdy Elected	Conservative	2,399	26.6%
David Key Elected	SNP	2,051	22.7%
Val Walker Elected	Labour	2,026	22.4%
Megan McHaney	Scottish Green	1,800	19.9%
Fraser John Ashmore Graham	Lib Dem	642	7.1%
Fraser Kenneth Ramsay	Scottish Family Party	69	0.8%
Gregor Masson	Scottish Libertarian Party	41	0.5%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Last by-election, 26 June 2025

Labour20.8%

Lib Dem20.4%

Scottish Green18.2%

SNP14.5%

Conservative13.8%

Reform7.9%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Catriona Munro	Labour	1,293	20.8%
Kevin Joseph McKay Elected	Lib Dem	1,269	20.4%
Q Manivannan	Scottish Green	1,133	18.2%
Murray Visentin	SNP	905	14.5%
Mark Hooley	Conservative	857	13.8%
Gary Neill	Reform	489	7.9%
Marc Wilkinson	Independent	111	1.8%
Steve Christopher West	Independent	39	0.6%
Bonnie Prince Bob	Independent	36	0.6%
Richard Crewe Lucas	Scottish Family Party	34	0.5%
Lukasz Furmaniak	Scottish Libertarian Party	25	0.4%
Mark Rowbotham	Independent	25	0.4%
Derrick Emms	Independent	9	0.1%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Inverleith

Hal Osler Lib DemJule Bandel Scottish GreenMax Mitchell ConservativeVicky Nicolson SNP

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

Lib Dem33.7%

Conservative20.0%

SNP19.7%

Scottish Green12.8%

Labour12.6%

Scottish Family Party0.7%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Hal Osler Elected	Lib Dem	3,117	23.2%
Vicky Nicolson Elected	SNP	2,641	19.7%
Max Mitchell Elected	Conservative	1,836	13.7%
Jule Bandel Elected	Scottish Green	1,714	12.8%
Mhairi Munro-Brian	Labour	1,684	12.6%
Malcolm Wood	Lib Dem	1,405	10.5%
Stuart Herring	Conservative	853	6.4%
Phil Holden	Scottish Family Party	96	0.7%
Tam Laird	Scottish Libertarian Party	53	0.4%
Stephen McNamara	Independent	17	0.1%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Leith

Adam Nols-McVey SNPChas Booth Scottish GreenKatrina Faccenda Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

SNP32.6%

Scottish Green25.7%

Labour21.4%

Conservative9.0%

Independent4.4%

Lib Dem4.3%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Adam McVey Elected	SNP	2,754	32.6%
Chas Booth Elected	Scottish Green	2,169	25.7%
Katrina Faccenda Elected	Labour	1,804	21.4%
Teresa Perchard	Conservative	764	9.0%
Andy Mackenzie	Independent	370	4.4%
Robin Rea	Lib Dem	360	4.3%
Euan McGlynn	Alba	129	1.5%
Jacqueline Mary Isseri	Scottish Family Party	92	1.1%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Leith Walk

Amy McNeese-Mechan SNPJack Caldwell Lib DemJames Dalgleish LabourSusan Rae Scottish Green

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

SNP30.7%

Scottish Green25.9%

Labour18.7%

Lib Dem12.0%

Conservative6.9%

Alba1.2%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Susan Rae Elected	Scottish Green	2,847	25.9%
Amy McNeese-Mechan Elected	SNP	2,248	20.4%
James William Dalgleish Elected	Labour	2,058	18.7%
Jack Caldwell Elected	Lib Dem	1,317	12.0%
Rob Munn	SNP	1,132	10.3%
Bonus Fombo	Conservative	763	6.9%
Joe Smith	Alba	135	1.2%
Richard Shillcock	Communist Party of Britain	119	1.1%
David Don Jacobsen	Labour	113	1.0%
Niel Deepnarain	Scottish Family Party	106	1.0%
David Renton	Women's Equality Party	98	0.9%
Jon Pullman	For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance	60	0.5%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Liberton/Gilmerton

Lesley Macinnes SNPLezley Cameron LabourMartha Mattos Coelho SNPPhil Doggart Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

Labour33.3%

SNP30.7%

Conservative18.0%

Scottish Green8.2%

Lib Dem4.1%

Scottish Socialist Party2.4%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Lezley Marion Cameron Elected	Labour	3,419	27.5%
Lesley Macinnes Elected	SNP	2,906	23.4%
Phil Doggart Elected	Conservative	2,239	18.0%
John Nichol	Scottish Green	1,023	8.2%
Martha Mattos Coelho Elected	SNP	910	7.3%
Ishrat Measom	Labour	725	5.8%
Madeleine Rani Frances Planche	Lib Dem	507	4.1%
Colin Fox	Scottish Socialist Party	295	2.4%
Abu Meron	Alba	222	1.8%
James Demare Christie	Scottish Family Party	187	1.5%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Morningside

Ben Parker Scottish GreenMandy Watt LabourMarie-Clair Munro ConservativeNeil Ross Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

Labour23.2%

Lib Dem21.2%

Scottish Green21.1%

Conservative17.6%

SNP15.5%

Alba1.0%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Mandy Watt Elected	Labour	3,145	23.2%
Neil Ross Elected	Lib Dem	2,877	21.2%
Ben Parker Elected	Scottish Green	2,854	21.1%
Marie-Clair Munro Elected	Conservative	2,390	17.6%
Mairianna Clyde	SNP	2,097	15.5%
Leah Gunn Barrett	Alba	132	1.0%
Peter Sidor	Scottish Libertarian Party	52	0.4%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Pentland Hills

Fiona Glasgow SNPGraeme Bruce ConservativeNeil Gardiner SNPStephen Jenkinson Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

Conservative34.0%

SNP31.3%

Labour17.1%

Lib Dem8.0%

Scottish Green7.8%

Scottish Family Party1.4%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Graeme Bruce Elected	Conservative	2,531	22.8%
Neil Gardiner Elected	SNP	2,360	21.3%
Stephen Jenkinson Elected	Labour	1,896	17.1%
Emma Gilchrist	Conservative	1,239	11.2%
Fiona Glasgow Elected	SNP	1,115	10.1%
Michael Chappell	Lib Dem	885	8.0%
Ross Muller	Scottish Green	870	7.8%
Richard Fettes	Scottish Family Party	159	1.4%
Louis Rowlands	Scottish Libertarian Party	32	0.3%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Portobello/Craigmillar

Alys Mumford Scottish GreenJane Meagher LabourLorenzo Martinico Scottish GreenTim Jones Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

SNP37.4%

Labour23.9%

Scottish Green16.2%

Conservative15.3%

Lib Dem4.3%

Independent1.6%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Kate Campbell Elected	SNP	3,438	30.7%
Jane Meagher Elected	Labour	2,099	18.8%
Alys Mumford Elected	Scottish Green	1,808	16.2%
Tim Jones Elected	Conservative	1,712	15.3%
Simon Clark Shedden	SNP	744	6.7%
Heather Pugh	Labour	578	5.2%
Jill Reilly	Lib Dem	480	4.3%
Andrew McDonald	Independent	182	1.6%
Anne Todd	Alba	142	1.3%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Last by-election, 3 September 2026

Scottish Green28.0%

SNP24.1%

Labour22.2%

Reform8.9%

Conservative8.2%

Lib Dem5.7%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Lorenzo Martinico Elected	Scottish Green	1,781	28.0%
Silas McGilvray	SNP	1,531	24.1%
Jim Patrick Wyke	Labour	1,413	22.2%
Andrew McLaughlin	Reform	569	8.9%
Haris Young	Conservative	522	8.2%
Liss Owen	Lib Dem	365	5.7%
Niel Deepnarain	Scottish Family Party	73	1.1%
Pete Gregson	Workers Party of Britain	58	0.9%
David Craig Ballantine	Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	28	0.4%
Peter Olech	Communist Party of Britain	22	0.3%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Sighthill/Gorgie

Catherine Fullerton SNPDan Heap Scottish GreenDenis Dixon SNPRoss McKenzie Scottish Green

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

SNP36.2%

Labour23.0%

Scottish Green13.3%

Conservative11.8%

Independent9.5%

Lib Dem4.2%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Ross Mckenzie Elected	Labour	1,929	23.0%
Catherine Fullerton Elected	SNP	1,567	18.7%
Denis Dixon Elected	SNP	1,462	17.5%
Dan Heap Elected	Scottish Green	1,116	13.3%
Mark Hooley	Conservative	986	11.8%
Ashley Graczyk	Independent	797	9.5%
Devin Scott Scobie	Lib Dem	354	4.2%
David Henry	Alba	164	2.0%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Southside/Newington

Pauline Flannery Lib DemRuth Elliott LabourSteve Burgess Scottish GreenTim Pogson Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

Labour24.1%

Scottish Green23.0%

SNP19.2%

Conservative17.6%

Lib Dem16.1%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Tim Pogson Elected	Labour	2,837	24.1%
Steve Burgess Elected	Scottish Green	2,717	23.0%
Simita Kumar Elected	SNP	2,260	19.2%
Cameron Rose	Conservative	2,077	17.6%
Pauline Flannery Elected	Lib Dem	1,897	16.1%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Last by-election, 3 September 2026

Labour32.1%

Scottish Green29.5%

SNP11.3%

Conservative10.7%

Lib Dem8.1%

Reform4.5%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Ruth Elliott Elected	Labour	2,153	32.1%
Isabella Gastel Alejandre	Scottish Green	1,978	29.5%
Sam Alexander Mackenzie	SNP	757	11.3%
Nick Layden	Conservative	717	10.7%
Artie Khovanov	Lib Dem	543	8.1%
Gary Neill	Reform	305	4.5%
Marc Wilkinson	Edinburgh & East Lothian People	78	1.2%
Roisin Keirdashian	Independent	63	0.9%
Richard Shillcock	Communist Party of Britain	46	0.7%
Richard Crewe Lucas	Scottish Family Party	38	0.6%
Sean Moffat	Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	12	0.2%
Derrick Emms	Edinburgh & East Lothian People	9	0.1%
Mark Rowbotham	Edinburgh & East Lothian People	7	0.1%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

1 councillor now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Sighthill/Gorgie	Ross McKenzie	Labour 2022	Scottish Green

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

6 by-elections since July 2021, 5 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
3 September 2026	Portobello/Craigmillar	Green gain from SNP	28.0%
3 September 2026	Southside/Newington	Labour gain from SNP	32.1%
26 June 2025	Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart	Lib Dem gain from Labour	20.4%
23 January 2025	Colinton/Fairmilehead	Labour gain from SNP
14 November 2024	Colinton/Fairmilehead	Lib Dem hold
24 March 2023	Corstorphine/Murrayfield	Lib Dem gain from SNP

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	2024 winner	Projected now
Edinburgh North and Leith	Labour	SNP 30%
Edinburgh South	Labour	Labour 45%
Edinburgh South West	Labour	Labour 31%
Edinburgh West	Lib Dem	Lib Dem 36%

Scottish councils: seats are listed without shares. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Edinburgh

416,173 residents in 193,096 households

Voted Leave in 2016

26% 26 below GB

Degree or higher

60% 26 above GB

No qualifications

10% 8 below GB

Own their home

62% 1 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

15% 2 below GB

Rent privately

22% 2 above GB

Aged 15 to 34

36% 5 above GB

Aged 65 and over

19% 3 below GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Scottish councils use STV: party shares are of first-preference votes. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.