Craigentinny/Duddingston (Edinburgh ward)

Craigentinny/Duddingston 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 currently elects four Councillors.

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

The ward's territory lies to the east of the city centre, with the Firth of Forth providing its eastern boundary and Holyrood Park occupying most of its western half. As its name suggests, it covers the communities of Craigentinny and Duddingston, as well as Jock's Lodge, Lochend, Meadowbank, Meadowfield, Mountcastle, Northfield, Piershill, Restalrig and Willowbrae.[3] Originally returning three members, a minor boundary change in 2017 saw the loss of Abbeyhill, Dumbiedykes and Durham neighbourhoods to three other adjoining wards; however the population increased slightly due to the addition of streets south of Restalrig Railway Path (including two tower blocks) and housebuilding in other areas, and due to this an additional councillor was allocated. In 2019, the ward had a population of 29,927.[4]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Gary J Peacock
(Liberal Democrats)		 Stefan Tymkewycz
(SNP)		 Ewan Aitken
(Labour)		 3 seats
2012 Alex Lunn
(Labour)		 Joan Griffiths
(Labour)
2017 Alex Staniforth
(Greens)		 Ian Campbell
(SNP)		 John McLellan
(Conservative)
2020 by Ethan Young
(SNP)
2022 Danny Aston
(SNP)		 Ian Whyte
(Conservative)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 City of Edinburgh Council election[5]

Craigentinny/Duddingston - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Labour Joan Griffiths (incumbent) 20.6% 2,136        
SNP Danny Aston 20.6% 2,129        
Conservative Ian Whyte[lower-alpha 1] 19.4% 2,011 2,020 2,020 2,198  
Scottish Green Alex Staniforth (incumbent) 16.5% 1,706 1,719 1,723 1,938 1,956
SNP Shelly-Ann Brown 16.2% 1,674 1,682 1,732 1,833 1,838
Liberal Democrats Elaine Ruth Ford 6.7% 697 716 717    
Electorate: 23,924   Valid: 10,353   Spoilt: 215   Quota: 2,071   Turnout: 44.2%  

    2017 Election

    2017 City of Edinburgh Council election[6]

    Craigentinny/Duddingston - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    Conservative John McLellan 23.7 2,521              
    SNP Ian Campbell 23.1 2,458              
    Labour Co-op Joan Griffiths (incumbent) 17.4 1,845 1,910.2 1,928.9 2,095.5 2,124.2 2,727.4    
    Scottish Green Alex Staniforth 11.7 1,244 1,266.8 1,286.6 1,427.3 1,579.3 1,623.6 1,785.8 2,656.4
    SNP Alex Lunn (incumbent, elected as Labour) 7.6 813 819.4 1,049.4 1,076.3 1,602.6 1,615.5 1,675.8  
    SNP Mridul Wadhwa 6.3 674 676.8 716.8 731.4        
    Labour Co-op Lyndsay Martin 5.9 627 660.6 665.6 740.5 747.2      
    Liberal Democrats Patrick Hadfield 4.2 448 548.6 554.9          
    Electorate: 22,793   Valid: 10,630   Spoilt: 262   Quota: 2,127   Turnout: 10,892  

      2020 by-election

      On 21 February 2020, SNP councillor Ian Campbell stood down due to health reasons. A by-election was held on 12 November 2020 and was won by the SNP's Ethan Young.[7]

      Craigentinny/Dunningston By-election (12 November 2020)[8]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SNP Ethan Young 38.9 2,920 2,924 2,936 3,004 3,716 3,818
      Conservative Eleanor Price 18.9 1,420 1,428 1,448 1,582 1,620  
      Labour Margaret Graham 16.1 1,205 1,205 1,216 1,359 1,682 2,085
      Scottish Green Benjamin Parker 15.8 1,185 1,189 1,203 1,340    
      Liberal Democrats Elaine Ford 8.4 631 634 647      
      Independent Andrew McDonald 1.2 93 100        
      Libertarian Tam Laird 0.6 42          
      Electorate: 23,972   Valid: 7,496   Spoilt: 86   Quota: 3,749   Turnout: 31.6  

        2012 Election

        2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

        Craigentinny/Duddingston - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        SNP Stefan Tymkewycz (incumbent) 25.8% 2180              
        Labour Joan Griffiths 25.7% 2174              
        SNP Colin Williamson 11.1% 937 989 991 1008 1138 1260 1354  
        Labour Alex Lunn 10.5% 886 887 935 954 1080 1261 1430 1740
        Conservative Jason Lingiah 10.2% 866 867 868 877 911 1080    
        Liberal Democrats Gary Peacock (incumbent) 8.0% 673 675 677 688 836      
        Scottish Green John Palmer 7.0% 590 592 594 661        
        TUSC Kevin Furguson 1.8% 150 150 151          
        Electorate: 18,871   Valid: 8,456   Spoilt: 212   Quota: 2115   Turnout: 45.9%  
          • Labour councillor Alex Dunn defected from the Labour Party and joined the SNP on 4 December 2013.[9]

          2007 Election

          2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

          2007 Council election: Craigentinny/Duddingston
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567891011
          Labour Ewan Aitken 29.2 3,487                    
          SNP Stefan Tymkewycz 29.2 3,484                    
          Conservative Victoria Roberts 14.4 1,720 1,741.18 1,787.05 1,793.61 1,795.76 1,809.50 1,828.19 1,843.14 1,899.42 1,966.96  
          Liberal Democrats Gary J Peacock 10.0 1,190 1,228.77 1,308.59 1,318.99 1,323.01 1,341.42 1,413.95 1,447.78 1,607.02 2,087.98 2,706.74
          Scottish Green Stan Blackley 5.9 701 741.64 819.14 824.00 854.96 884.39 913.46 1,012.66 1,184.22    
          Labour Shami Khan 5.0 600 881.07 922.61 938.21 938.21 948.23 963.96 989.98      
          Solidarity Kevin Connor 1.6 187 203.66 242.56 246.81 272.77 279.48 294.89        
          Liberal Peter McDougall 1.3 152 163.06 192.81 196.90 202.46 215.01          
          Independent Jet Cameron 0.8 100 107.63 118.63 149.00 152.24            
          Scottish Socialist Nick Eardley 0.7 82 89.79 105.59 107.06              
          Independent John Wallace 0.6 69 75.23 89.95                
          Electorate: 19,693   Valid: 11,772   Spoilt: 169   Quota: 2,944   Turnout: 60.6%  

            Notes
            1. Sitting councillor for Inverleith.

            References
            1. Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Map of City of Edinburgh wards, councillors and MSPs". The City of Edinburgh Council.
            2. "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
            3. News Index, Edinburgh Liberal Democrats
            4. Electoral Ward: Craigentinny/Duddingston, Scottish Government Statistics
            5. "Local Government Election 2022 results". City of Edinburgh Council. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
            6. Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Local Government Election 2017 results". The City of Edinburgh Council.
            7. "Craigentinny/Duddingston by-election result". www.edinburgh.gov.uk.
            8. Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Election Results - The City of Edinburgh Council". www.edinburgh.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
            9. "Councillor Alex Lunn defects from Labour to SNP - Edinburgh Evening News". Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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