Ward 11 - City Centre Ward

The central ward of City Centre covers the area from Haymarket in the west to Abbeyhill in the east, including New Town to the north and Old Town to the south.  

A map of the ward can be accessed here (PDF 1,004k). This shows the new boundaries as of 4th May 2007.

City Centre Ward Ward Elected Members

City Centre Ward ward has 3 elected members representing the ward. Details of elected members by ward can be found here.

2007 Electorate figures

There are 15650 people registered to vote in the May 2007 elections in this ward (source: Lothian Valuation Joint Board March 2007).

2001 Census Key Statistics for City Centre Ward Ward:

• Total Population 22,340
• Males 11,354
• Females 10,986
• Households 11,000
• Persons in Households 21,622
• Persons in communal establishments 718
• Area (ha) 637
• Density (persons/ha) 35.1

An area profile of City Centre Ward is available here.

Further statistics based on the 2001 Census for City Centre ward are available for download and print below and also from the Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics webpage link to the right.

City Centre Ward Statistics (Census 2001) (34 kB)