Portobello/Craigmillar (ward)

Location of the ward within Edinburgh^[1]

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.

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[edit]

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

Election results[edit]

2022 election[edit]

2022 City of Edinburgh Council election

Portobello/Craigmillar - 4 seats ^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	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[edit]

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election^[5]

Portobello/Craigmillar - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	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[edit]

2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

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

2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

2007 Council election: Portobello/Craigmillar
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
	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[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.
^ Electoral Ward: Portobello/Craigmillar, 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.

External links[edit]

Listed Buildings in Portobello/Craigmillar Ward, East Lothian [sic] at British Listed Buildings

[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

[Candidates_&_election_results-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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