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 [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)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election[5]

Craigentinny/Duddingston - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Conservative John McLellan 23.7 2,521              
SNP Ian Campbell 23.1 2,458              
Labour Joan Griffiths (incumbent) 17.4 1,845 1,910.2 1,928.9 2,095.5 2,124.2 2,727.4    
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 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.[6]

    Craigentinny/Dunningston By-election (12 November 2020)[7]
    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
    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      
      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.[8]

        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
        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%

          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. Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Local Government Election 2017 results". The City of Edinburgh Council.
          6. "Craigentinny/Duddingston by-election result". www.edinburgh.gov.uk.
          7. Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Election Results - The City of Edinburgh Council". www.edinburgh.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
          8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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