Craigentinny/Duddingston (ward)

Location of the ward ^[1]

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.

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[edit]

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

Election Results[edit]

2022 Election[edit]

2022 City of Edinburgh Council election^[5]

Craigentinny/Duddingston - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Labour	Joan Griffiths (incumbent)	20.6%	2,136
	SNP	Danny Aston	20.6%	2,129
	Conservative	Ian Whyte^[a]	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[edit]

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election^[6]

Craigentinny/Duddingston - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	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[edit]

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]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	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[edit]

2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

Craigentinny/Duddingston - 3 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	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[edit]

2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

2007 Council election: Craigentinny/Duddingston
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	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[edit]

^ Sitting councillor for Inverleith.

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Listed Buildings in Craigentinny/Duddingston Ward, City of Edinburgh at British Listed Buildings

[6] Sitting councillor for Inverleith.

[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.

[7] Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Local Government Election 2017 results". The City of Edinburgh Council.

[8] "Craigentinny/Duddingston by-election result". www.edinburgh.gov.uk.

[9] Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Election Results - The City of Edinburgh Council". www.edinburgh.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2020.

[10] "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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