City Centre (Edinburgh ward)

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]

Location of the ward within Edinburgh[1]

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)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election[4]

City Centre - 4 seats[5]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Conservative Jo Mowat (incumbent) 32.68% 2,904          
SNP Alasdair Rankin (incumbent) 25.07% 2,228          
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
    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  
      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[6]
        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  
        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. "Local Government Election 2017 results".
          5. Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Local Government Election results 2017". www.edinburgh.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
          6. "City Centre By-Election Result Stages (2011)" (PDF). City of Edinburgh Council. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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