Edinburgh

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

Independent 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.

The Liberal Democrats gained a seat from Labour in Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart at a byelection on 26 June.

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