The results of the Southside/Newington (Ward 15) and Portobello/Craigmillar (Ward 17) by-elections have been announced at Waverley Court.
Ruth Elliot (Scottish Labour Party) and Lorenzo Martinico (Scottish Greens) have been duly elected to serve in the City of Edinburgh Council for Ward 15 and Ward 17 respectively. Ruth Elliot received 2,153 votes, and Lorenzo Martinico (Scottish Greens) received 1,781 votes.
The declaration was made in the early hours of Friday 4 September by Depute Returning Officer for the City of Edinburgh, Chris Highcock.
Depute Returning Officer for the City of Edinburgh, Chris Highcock, said:
I would like to welcome Councillors Elliot and Martinico into their new roles and wish them all the best as they begin serving their wards.
My thanks goes to everyone who took part in these by-elections, alongside our elections team and council colleagues, who have been working hard behind the scenes over the last few months.
The turnout was 6,741 votes (27.3%) in Ward 15 and 6,427 votes (22.9%) in Ward 17.
Full details of the results are available on the Council website.