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.

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)

Election Results

2017 Election

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election[4]

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