Edinburgh

  • Council Control: Min Lab
  • Conservatives 10
  • Labour 11
  • Liberal Democrats 14
  • Green 10
  • SNP 17
  • Other 1

Independent member of the Scottish Green Party 1. Capital of Scotland; seat of the Scottish Parliament. Second largest authority in Scotland. Hit trouble with a massively expensive tram project approved in 2007.

Ross McKenzie (Sighthill / Gorgie) moved from Independent to Scottish Green Party in December 2025 but is not formally part of the party group.

Next local elections
2027

Election cycle
Full

Local authority type
Scotland

Address
City Chambers, High Street EH1 1YJ

Phone
0131 200 2000

Website
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/

Council Tax (Band D)
£1563.51