That’s why we have appointed an independent, external HR consultancy to investigate any complaints and, where they have merit, we will not hesitate to take appropriate action. a b "Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1973 c. 65 , retrieved 27 December 2022

In 1753 Edinburgh Town Council commissioned the construction of a new Royal Exchange as a meeting place for the city merchants, intended to rival the Royal Exchange of London. However the merchants preferred to carry on meeting at the Mercat Cross. Given the conditions of the Old Tolbooth and the underused status of the Royal Exchange, the council moved into the north range of the Royal Exchange in 1811 while a new fit for purpose permanent presence could be planned, and the Old Tolbooth was demolished. The former location of the Old Tolbooth (fully demolished in 1817) is now marked by the Heart of Midlothian, a heart Sett in the paving of Edinburgh's Royal Mile. The only remaining part of the Old Tolbooth is a door which Walter Scott recovered and added to his home Abbotsford. [28] Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street: Council's administrative headquarters since 2007 However, to the outrage of the SNP’s leadership, the Greens and some leftwing critics, Labour was installed as the city’s minority administration after giving the Liberal Democrats and Tories paid convenership and deputy posts on key committees. In a sign of internal unease at the deal, two Labour councillors abstained. The Scottish National party has failed to take all Scotland’s largest cities after Labour won control of Edinburgh with Liberal Democrat and Tory help.Turvill, Donald (16 December 2022). "Leading Edinburgh SNP councillor resigns after failed compensation bid for traders". EdinburghLive . Retrieved 10 March 2023. We’ll continue to focus on the fight against climate change and our ambitious target of being net zero by 2030, boosting our affordable house-building programme, taking Trams to Newhaven and delivering the pioneering regeneration of the Granton Waterfront and north Edinburgh.

Lothian Regional Transport buses (coloured maroon) Nos 3, 25, 33, run from Princes Street through Haymarket and past the Prison. There are bus stops on both sides of the road, within 50 metres of the entrances to the prison. Turn right and follow signs for the City Centre-the prison is on the right after the third roundabout. It's been three weeks since Scots went to the polls and after much discussion we now know who will be running councils across the country for next five years.

I’m confident our collaborative approach will lead to far more consensual and co-operative decision-making and I look forward to working closely across all parties, delivering positive changes and policies for the good of our great Capital City and its residents. Hoffman, Noa (31 July 2020). "Edinburgh politicians and residents respond to local councillor's resignation from the SNP". Edinburgh Evening News . Retrieved 4 April 2022. The City of Edinburgh Council was the last local authority to get up and running after a deal was done between the Tories, Lib Dems and Labour to allow Labour to form a minority administration.

Until the 2005 United Kingdom general election, Edinburgh Scottish Parliament and Parliament of the United Kingdom constituencies were coterminous (shared the same geographical boundaries). The Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004, a piece of United Kingdom Parliament legislation, had removed the link, to enable Scottish Parliament constituencies to retain established boundaries despite the introduction of new boundaries for United Kingdom Parliament constituencies.Labour finished in second place behind the SNP in the election with 15 councillors, while the SNP took 21 seats. Be it biography, history, nature writing or any other form of true story, non-fiction writing is often loaded with just as much suspense and character as the most exciting novel Results by UK Parliament constituency [ edit ] A map of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum results by UK Parliamentary constituency in City of Edinburgh, where saturation of colour denotes strength of vote. UK Parliament constituency [9]

Local Government by-elections results". City of Edinburgh Council. 10 March 2023 . Retrieved 10 March 2023. Bol, David (12 April 2019). "SNP candidate Rob Munn victorious in Leith Walk by-election". Edinburgh Evening News . Retrieved 4 April 2022.Elections to the Council are held every four/five years electing 63 councillors. The most recent elections took place in May 2022 and the next election will be in May 2027. Prior to May 2022, the Council was controlled by a Labour/ Scottish National Party coalition. Following the 2022 election, a minority Labour administration took control, with Cammy Day as the new council leader, replacing former leader Adam McVey. [3] The EMF Junior 1.5K is for 6-8 year olds. The junior races are a fantastic way to get children active and encourage them to get involved in running. As with the 5K and 10K races, the routes will be run around the beautiful Holyrood Park. Cllr Robert Aldridge had earlier been appointed as Lord Provost, taking the chair for the first time, with members of the Liberal Democrat and Conservative groups appointed as Conveners and Vice Conveners of quasi-judicial committees, including the Licensing and Development Management Sub-Committees. The full list of appointments is below. By-election for electoral ward 12: Leith Walk". City of Edinburgh Council. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019 . Retrieved 1 April 2019. At the election Labour achieved the most seat by returning 10 councillors, while the SNP won seven seats. Despite winning the most seat Labour did not have enough to form a majority.