Portobello/Craigmillar (Edinburgh ward)

Portobello/Craigmillar 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.

Portobello/Craigmillar ward
Location of the ward within Edinburgh[1]

As its name suggests, the ward's territory is based around the communities of Craigmillar and Portobello in the east of the city's urban area up to the boundary with Musselburgh (East Lothian) and the coast on the Firth of Forth, also including the neighbourhoods of Bingham, Brunstane, Cleikimin, Eastfield, Greendykes, Joppa, Magdalene, Newcraighall and Niddrie. A minor boundary change in 2017 saw the addition of the western part of the Durham neighbourhood which, combined with housebuilding in the existing area (new and redeveloped), was sufficient to push the population over the threshold for a fourth councillor. In 2019, the ward had a population of 31,957.[3]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Stephen I Hawkins
(Liberal Democrats)		 Maureen Child
(Labour)		 Michael A Bridgeman
(SNP)		 3 seats
2012 David Walker
(Labour)
2017 Mary Campbell
(Greens)		 Kate Campbell
(SNP)		 Callum Laidlaw
(Conservative)
2022 Alys Mumford
(Greens)		 Jane Elizabeth Meagher
(Labour)		 Tim Jones
(Conservative)

Election results

2022 election

2022 City of Edinburgh Council election

Portobello/Craigmillar - 4 seats [4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
SNP Kate Campbell (incumbent) 30.7% 3,438
Labour Jane Elizabeth Meagher 18.8% 2,099
Scottish Green Alys Mumford 16.2% 1,808
Conservative Tim Jones 15.3% 1,712
SNP Simon Clark Sheddon 6.7% 744
Labour Heather Pugh 5.2% 578
Liberal Democrats Jill Reilly 4.3% 480
Independent Andrew McDonald 1.6% 182
Alba Anne Todd 1.3% 142
Electorate: 26,118   Valid: 11,183   Spoilt: 243   Quota: 2,237   Turnout: 43.7%  

    2017 election

    2017 City of Edinburgh Council election[5]

    Portobello/Craigmillar - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Labour Maureen Child (incumbent) 22.80% 2,378          
    Conservative Callum Laidlaw 19.48% 2,032 2,057 2,114      
    SNP Kate Campbell 16.96% 1,769 1,785 1,799 1,800 1,906 3,355
    Scottish Green Mary Campbell 15.10% 1,575 1,621 1,702 1,705 1,950 2,073
    SNP Mike Bridgman (incumbent) 15.60% 1,627 1,640 1,652 1,653 1,749  
    Labour David Walker (incumbent) 7.59% 792 941 1,001 1,010    
    Liberal Democrats Callum Leslie 2.47% 258 271        
    Electorate: 22,360   Valid: 10,431   Spoilt: 223   Quota: 2,087   Turnout: 10,654 (47.6%)  

      2012 election

      2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

      Portobello/Craigmillar - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678
      Labour Maureen Child (incumbent) 36.6 2,645              
      SNP Michael A. Bridgeman (incumbent) 20.4 1,477 1,559 1,565 1,607 1,649 2,381    
      SNP David Manson 11.6 837 879 891 921 953      
      Labour David Walker 10.8 784 1,212 1,237 1,270 1,319 1,356 1,431 1,744
      Scottish Green Peter McColl 8.5 615 723 768 825 974 1,059 1,203  
      Conservative Henry Christian 7.2 523 549 574 601        
      Independent Norrie Davies 2.9 213 253 261          
      Liberal Democrats Martin Veart 1.9 137 155            
      Electorate: 17,603   Valid: 7,231   Spoilt: 169 (2.28%)   Quota: 1,808   Turnout: 7,400 (42%)  

        2007 election

        2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

        2007 Council election: Portobello/Craigmillar
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567891011121314
        SNP Michael A Bridgeman 28.0 3,471                          
        Labour Maureen Child 21.9 2,076 2,125.94 2,125.94 2127.94 2,138.44 2,158.45 2,189.70 2,227.08 2,295.83 2,337.97        
        Conservative Alison Miller 11.0 1,041 1,057.31 1,058.69 1,058.69 1,061.44 1,068.82 1,072.45 1,089.45 1,102.83 1,156.59 1,157.08 1,202.78 1,262.92  
        Labour Lawrence Marshall 8.9 849 857.91 857.91 858.91 862.28 867.79 880.42 900.42 935.80 958.30 967.58 1,100.53    
        Liberal Democrats Stephen I Hawkins 8.3 791 817.98 817.98 817.98 820.98 857.87 875.25 910.76 923.76 1,006.27 1,007.97 1,290.09 1,481.76 1,850.76
        Scottish Green Peter McColl 6.7 635 668.63 668.63 668.63 693.01 701.89 762.80 803.30 827.56 885.08 886.40      
        Independent Norrie Davies 3.2 302 316.30 316.43 317.81 320.18 325.68 342.81 367.32            
        Independent Archie Burns 3.1 291 306.56 307.93 310.19 311.31 315.94 332.70 376.83 415.09          
        Independent Margaret Munro 2.6 244 251.40 251.65 257.78 260.41 262.91 268.41              
        Solidarity Caroline J Hosking 2.0 187 214.35 214.73 214.85 231.61 238.62                
        Liberal Massimo Circi 1.2 114 131.94 131.94 131.94 133.07                  
        Scottish Socialist Jan Moran 0.8 73 81.91 82.03 82.03                    
        Independent John Smart 0.2 19 20.13 20.13                      
        Independent Gerry Kerr 0.1 5 7.001                        
        Electorate: 17,404   Valid: 9,281   Spoilt: 206   Quota: 2,321   Turnout: 54.5%  

          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. Electoral Ward: Portobello/Craigmillar, Scottish Government Statistics
          4. "Local Government Election 2022 results". City of Edinburgh Council. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
          5. Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Local Government Election 2017 results". The City of Edinburgh Council.
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