City of Edinburgh.
Scottish National Party (SNP)-controlled scottish_council. 16 wards across 5 parliamentary constituencies.
3 Jun 2026
Scottish National Party (SNP) chamber, 2-party MP geography.
City of Edinburgh is a scottish_council controlled by Scottish National Party (SNP) (19 of 59 seats). It covers 16 wards spanning 5 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Scottish National Party (SNP) 32% · last contested 5 May 2022
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lang | LD | Almond | 2022 |
| Lewis Younie | LD | Almond | 2022 |
| Louise Young | LD | Almond | 2022 |
| Norman Work | Ind | Almond | 2022 |
| Claire Miller | Grn | City Centre | 2022 |
| Finlay McFarlane | Ind | City Centre | 2022 |
| Jo Mowat | Con | City Centre | 2022 |
| Margaret Graham | Lab | City Centre | 2022 |
| Jason Rust | Con | Colinton/Fairmilehead | 2022 |
| Marco Biagi | Ind | Colinton/Fairmilehead | 2022 |
| Scott Arthur | Lab | Colinton/Fairmilehead | 2022 |
| Alan Beal | LD | Corstorphine/Murrayfield | 2022 |
City of Edinburgh’s territory crosses 5 Westminster constituencies, with 2 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh West | 7 | 44% | Christine Jardine | LD |
| Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | 4 | 25% | Chris Murray | Lab |
| Edinburgh North and Leith | 2 | 13% | Tracy Gilbert | Lab |
| Edinburgh South | 2 | 13% | Ian Murray | Lab |
| Edinburgh South West | 2 | 13% | Scott Arthur | Lab |
This council holds 4 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Scottish National Party (SNP)-controlled scottish_council — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Not yet ingested for City of Edinburgh
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level