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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

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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

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2022 election

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Main article: 2022 City of Edinburgh Council election
City Centre - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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

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2017 City of Edinburgh Council election[7]

City Centre - 4 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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

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2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

City Centre - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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

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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
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

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2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

2007 Council election: City Centre
Party Candidate FPv% Count
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

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  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. ^ https://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".
  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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