Council Wards

There are 17 Wards in Edinburgh and they are now multi-member wards. This means there are 3-4 Councillors in each ward. Although some wards will elect three councillors and others four, the number of electorate served is taken into account and the ratio of electors to councillors will remain broadly the same for each ward.

The wards have been re-designed by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. The new wards have retained, where possible, natural community boundaries and local ties. A significant factor in achieving this was the decision to use existing community council boundaries as a base.

Polling place maps for the Local Government Elections 2012 are also available.

Ward Boundary Maps

All 17 wards of the City of Edinburgh Council

Ward 1 - Almond Ward Boundary Map

Ward 2 - Pentland Hills Ward Boundary Map

Ward 3 - Drum Brae/Gyle Ward Boundary Map

Ward 4 - Forth Ward Boundary Map

Ward 5 - Inverleith Ward Boundary Map

Ward 6 - Corstorphine/Murrayfield Ward Boundary Map

Ward 7 - Sighthill/Gorgie Ward Boundary Map

Ward 8 - Colinton/Fairmilehead Ward Boundary Map

Ward 9 - Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart Ward Boundary Map

Ward 10 - Meadows/Morningside Ward Boundary Map

Ward 11 - City Centre Ward Boundary Map

Ward 12 - Leith Walk Boundary Map

Ward 13 Leith Ward Boundary Map

Ward 14 Craigentinny/Duddingston Ward Boundary Map

Ward 15 - Southside/Newington Ward Boundary Map

Ward 16 - Liberton/Gilmerton Ward Boundary Map

Ward 17 - Portobello/Craigmillar Ward Boundary Map