City Centre (Edinburgh ward)
{{Short description|Electoral ward in Edinburgh, Scotland}}
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| caption1 = Location of the ward within Edinburgh{{Cite web|url=https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/download/13922/map-of-city-of-edinburgh-wards-councillors-and-msps|title=Map of City of Edinburgh wards and councillors|first=The City of Edinburgh|last=Council|website=The City of Edinburgh Council}}
| alt1 = City Centre (Edinburgh ward)
}}City Centre is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council.{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/scotland/wards/|title=United Kingdom: Scotland {{!}} Council Areas and Electoral Wards|website=City Population|date=30 June 2019|access-date=28 March 2021}} Established in 2007 along with the other wards, it elects four Councillors. As its name suggests, the ward's territory is based around a compact area in the centre of Edinburgh, including Calton Hill, the Canongate, Haymarket, Lauriston, the New Town, the Old Town, West Coates and the West End. A minor 2017 boundary change saw the loss of Abbeyhill and the gain of Tollcross and Dumbiedykes, but the overall population rose considerably and one further representative was added. In 2019, the ward had a population of 32,410.[https://statistics.gov.scot/atlas/resource?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistics.gov.scot%2Fid%2Fstatistical-geography%2FS13002929 Electoral Ward: City Centre], Scottish Government Statistics
Councillors
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!Election !colspan=8|Councillors |
| 2007
|rowspan=2; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" | |rowspan=2|Charles C Dundas |rowspan=5; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party}}" | |rowspan=5|Joanna Mowat |rowspan=5; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | |rowspan=1|David Beckett !colspan=2; rowspan=3|3 seats |
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| 2011 by
|rowspan=3|Alasdair Rankin |
| 2012
|rowspan=3; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" | |rowspan=2|Karen Doran |
| 2017
|rowspan=2; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Green Party}}" | |rowspan=2|Claire Miller |
| 2022https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/31005/ward-11-city-centre-results-2022
|rowspan=1|Margaret Graham |rowspan=1|Finlay McFarlane |
Election results
=2022 election=
{{main|2022 City of Edinburgh Council election}}
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=2017 election=
2017 City of Edinburgh Council election{{Cite web|url=https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/download/13907/local-government-election-results-2017|title=Local Government Election 2017 results}}
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Jo Mowat (incumbent)
|count1=2,904
|percentage=32.68%
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|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Alasdair Rankin (incumbent)
|count1=2,228
|percentage=25.07%
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|party=Scottish Green Party
|candidate=Claire Miller
|count1=1,823
|percentage=20.52%
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Karen Doran (incumbent)
|count1=1,177
|percentage=13.25%
|count2=1,372
|count3=1,512
|count4=1,534
|count5=1,566
|count6=2,424
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate=David Stevens
|count1=711
|percentage=8.00%
|count2=1,185
|count3=1,304
|count4=1,318
|count5=1,388
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Libertarian Party
|candidate=Peter Sidor
|count1=43
|percentage=0.48%
|count2=91
|count3=135
|count4=137
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|numcounts=6
|electorate=20,451
|valid=8,886
|spoilt=52
|quota=1,776
|turnout=8,938 (43.7%)
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=2012 election=
2012 City of Edinburgh Council election
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|title=City Centre - 3 seats
|numcounts=6}}
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|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Joanna Mowat (incumbent)
|count1=1,402
|percentage=27.69%
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|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Alasdair Rankin (incumbent)
|count1=1,264
|percentage=24.97%
|count2=1,272
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Karen Doran
|count1=1,080
|percentage=21.33%
|count2=1,093
|count3=1,094
|count4=1,101
|count5=1,235
|count6=1,777
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Green Party
|candidate=Julita Mazurek
|count1=864
|percentage=17.06%
|count2=887
|count3=890
|count4=907
|count5=1,111
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate=Iain Coleman
|count1=402
|percentage=7.94%
|count2=439
|count3=440
|count4=463
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
|candidate=Karen Hetherington
|count1=51
|percentage=1.01%
|count2=58
|count3=59
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|numcounts=6
|electorate=13,943
|valid=5,063
|spoilt=38 (0.74%)
|quota=1,266
|turnout=5,101 (36.6%)
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=2011 by-election=
A by-election arose following the resignation of SNP councillor David Beckett on 9 June 2011. The seat was held by the SNP's Alasdair Rankin on 18 August 2011.
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|title=City Centre By-Election (18 August 2011) - 1 seat{{cite web|title=City Centre By-Election Result Stages (2011)|url=http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/276/ward_11_-_city_centre_by-election_result_stages_2011.pdf|publisher=City of Edinburgh Council|access-date=8 September 2019|archive-date=8 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908184616/http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/276/ward_11_-_city_centre_by-election_result_stages_2011.pdf|url-status=dead }}
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Iain McGill
|count1=837
|percentage=24.2
|count2=904
|count3=1,043
|count4=1,110
|count5=1,264
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Alasdair Rankin
|count1=797
|percentage=23.1
|count2=825
|count3=893
|count4=1,081
|count5=1,368
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Karen Doran
|count1=682
|percentage=19.7
|count2=716
|count3=745
|count4=968
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Green Party
|candidate=Melanie Main
|count1=494
|percentage=14.3
|count2=576
|count3=635
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=John Carson
|count1=394
|percentage=11.4
|count2=402
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate=Alistair Hodgson
|count1=251
|percentage=7.3
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|numcounts=6
|electorate=14,810
|valid=3,455
|spoilt=11
|quota=1,728
|turnout=3,466
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=2007 election=
2007 City of Edinburgh Council election
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|title=2007 Council election: City Centre
|numcounts=8}}
{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=David Beckett
|count1=1,630
|percentage=20.3
|count2=1,644
|count3=1,661
|count4=1,688
|count5=1,983
|count6=2,027.02
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate=Joanna Mowat
|count1=1,614
|percentage=20.1
|count2=1,628
|count3=1,665
|count4=1,670
|count5=1,742
|count6=1,783.63
|count7=1,788.75
|count8=2,221.13
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate=Charles C Dundas
|count1=1,587
|percentage=19.7
|count2=1,605
|count3=1,627
|count4=1,637
|count5=2,225
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Labour Party
|candidate=Bill Cunningham
|count1=1,437
|percentage=17.9
|count2=1,446
|count3=1,454
|count4=1,468
|count5=1,705
|count6=1,774.35
|count7=1,782.67
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Green Party
|candidate=Gavin N Corbett
|count1=1,352
|percentage=16.8
|count2=1,363
|count3=1,384
|count4=1,450
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate=Catriona Grant
|count1=142
|percentage=1.8
|count2=143
|count3=146
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{{STV Election box candidate2
|party=Independent (politician)
|candidate=Brian R Ferrier
|count1=130
|percentage=1.6
|count2=133
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|party=Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
|candidate=Karen M Hetherington
|count1=83
|percentage=1.0
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|numcounts=8
|electorate=15,829
|valid=7,975
|spoilt=73
|quota=1,994
|turnout=50.8%
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References
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External links
- [https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/scotland/city-centre-ward-city-of-edinburgh Listed Buildings in City Centre Ward, City of Edinburgh] at British Listed Buildings
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