Ward 17 - Portobello/ Craigmillar Ward

Portobello/ Craigmillar Ward lies to the south east of the City. The ward comprises of the coastal towns of Portobello and Joppa and, further inland, Brunstane, Newcraighall, Bingham, Niddrie and Craigmillar.

A map of the ward can be accessed here (PDF 898k). This shows the new boundaries as of 4th May 2007.

Portobello/ Craigmillar Ward Elected Members

Portobello/ Craigmillar ward has 3 elected members representing the ward. Details of elected members by ward can be found here.

2007 Electorate figures

There are 17460 people registered to vote in the May 2007 elections in this ward (source: Lothian Valuation Joint Board March 2007).

2001 Census Key Statistics for Portobello/ Craigmillar Ward:

• Total Population 24,130
• Males 11,357
• Females 12,773
• Households 10,793
• Persons in Households 23,783
• Persons in communal establishments 347
• Area (ha) 811
• Density (persons/ha) 29.8

An area profile of Portobello/ Craigmillar Ward is available here.

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

Portobello/ Craigmillar Ward Statistics (Census 2001) (34 kB)