# Portobello/Craigmillar (ward)

Portobello/Craigmillar is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council. Established in 2007 along with the other wards, it elects four Councillors.
As its name suggests, the ward's territory is based around the communities of Craigmillar and Portobello in the east of the city's urban area up to the boundary with Musselburgh (East Lothian) and the coast on the Firth of Forth, also including the neighbourhoods of Bingham, Brunstane, Cleikimin, Eastfield, Greendykes, Joppa, Magdalene, Newcraighall and Niddrie. A minor boundary change in 2017 saw the addition of the western part of the Durham neighbourhood which, combined with housebuilding in the existing area (new and redeveloped), was sufficient to push the population over the threshold for a fourth councillor. In 2019, the ward had a population of 31,957.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Stephen I Hawkins (Liberal Democrats) | | Maureen Child (Labour) | Michael A Bridgeman (SNP) | 3 seats |
| 2012 | | David Walker (Labour) | | Maureen Child (Labour) | Michael A Bridgeman (SNP) | 3 seats |
| 2017 | | Mary Campbell (Greens) | Kate Campbell (SNP) | Maureen Child (Labour) | Callum Laidlaw (Conservative) |
| 2022 | Alys Mumford (Greens) | Jane Elizabeth Meagher (Labour) | Kate Campbell (SNP) | Tim Jones (Conservative) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

Portobello/Craigmillar - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | SNP | Kate Campbell (incumbent) | 30.7 | 3,438 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Jane Elizabeth Meagher | 18.8 | 2,099 | 2,192 | 2,212 | 2,429 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Alys Mumford | 16.2 | 1,808 | 1,998 | 2,007 | 2,037 | 2,039 | 2,169 | 2,349 | | |
| | Conservative | Tim Jones | 15.3 | 1,712 | 1,729 | 1,743 | 1,776 | 1,777 | 1,869 | 1,986 | 1,990 | 2,290 |
| | SNP | Simon Clark Shedden | 6.7 | 744 | 1,534 | 1,574 | 1,593 | 1,593 | 1,616 | 1,710 | 1,770 | |
| | Labour | Heather Pugh | 5.2 | 578 | 597 | 607 | 629 | 638 | 774 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Reilly | 4.3 | 480 | 488 | 495 | 527 | 528 | | | | |
| | Independent | Andrew McDonald | 1.6 | 182 | 197 | 221 | | | | | | |
| | Alba | Anne Todd | 1.3 | 142 | 149 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 26,118 Valid: 11,183 Spoilt: 243 Quota: 2,237 Turnout: 43.7% |||||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election
Portobello/Craigmillar - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Labour | Maureen Child (incumbent) | 22.80% | 2,378 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Callum Laidlaw | 19.48% | 2,032 | 2,057 | 2,114 | | | |
| | SNP | Kate Campbell | 16.96% | 1,769 | 1,785 | 1,799 | 1,800 | 1,906 | 3,355 |
| | Scottish Green | Mary Campbell | 15.10% | 1,575 | 1,621 | 1,702 | 1,705 | 1,950 | 2,073 |
| | SNP | Mike Bridgman (incumbent) | 15.60% | 1,627 | 1,640 | 1,652 | 1,653 | 1,749 | |
| | Labour | David Walker (incumbent) | 7.59% | 792 | 941 | 1,001 | 1,010 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Callum Leslie | 2.47% | 258 | 271 | | | | |
| Electorate: 22,360 Valid: 10,431 Spoilt: 223 Quota: 2,087 Turnout: 10,654 (47.6%) ||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 City of Edinburgh Council election
Portobello/Craigmillar - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Labour | Maureen Child (incumbent) | 36.6 | 2,645 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Michael A. Bridgeman (incumbent) | 20.4 | 1,477 | 1,559 | 1,565 | 1,607 | 1,649 | 2,381 | | |
| | SNP | David Manson | 11.6 | 837 | 879 | 891 | 921 | 953 | | | |
| | Labour | David Walker | 10.8 | 784 | 1,212 | 1,237 | 1,270 | 1,319 | 1,356 | 1,431 | 1,744 |
| | Scottish Green | Peter McColl | 8.5 | 615 | 723 | 768 | 825 | 974 | 1,059 | 1,203 | |
| | Conservative | Henry Christian | 7.2 | 523 | 549 | 574 | 601 | | | | |
| | Independent | Norrie Davies | 2.9 | 213 | 253 | 261 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Veart | 1.9 | 137 | 155 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,603 Valid: 7,231 Spoilt: 169 (2.28%) Quota: 1,808 Turnout: 7,400 (42%) ||||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 City of Edinburgh Council election
2007 Council election: Portobello/Craigmillar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| | SNP | Michael A Bridgeman | 28.0 | 3,471 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Maureen Child | 21.9 | 2,076 | 2,125.94 | 2,125.94 | 2127.94 | 2,138.44 | 2,158.45 | 2,189.70 | 2,227.08 | 2,295.83 | 2,337.97 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Alison Miller | 11.0 | 1,041 | 1,057.31 | 1,058.69 | 1,058.69 | 1,061.44 | 1,068.82 | 1,072.45 | 1,089.45 | 1,102.83 | 1,156.59 | 1,157.08 | 1,202.78 | 1,262.92 | |
| | Labour | Lawrence Marshall | 8.9 | 849 | 857.91 | 857.91 | 858.91 | 862.28 | 867.79 | 880.42 | 900.42 | 935.80 | 958.30 | 967.58 | 1,100.53 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen I. Hawkins | 8.3 | 791 | 817.98 | 817.98 | 817.98 | 820.98 | 857.87 | 875.25 | 910.76 | 923.76 | 1,006.27 | 1,007.97 | 1,290.09 | 1,481.76 | 1,850.76 |
| | Scottish Green | Peter McColl | 6.7 | 635 | 668.63 | 668.63 | 668.63 | 693.01 | 701.89 | 762.80 | 803.30 | 827.56 | 885.08 | 886.40 | | | |
| | Independent | Norrie Davies | 3.2 | 302 | 316.30 | 316.43 | 317.81 | 320.18 | 325.68 | 342.81 | 367.32 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Archie Burns | 3.1 | 291 | 306.56 | 307.93 | 310.19 | 311.31 | 315.94 | 332.70 | 376.83 | 415.09 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Margaret Munro | 2.6 | 244 | 251.40 | 251.65 | 257.78 | 260.41 | 262.91 | 268.41 | | | | | | | |
| | Solidarity | Caroline J. Hosking | 2.0 | 187 | 214.35 | 214.73 | 214.85 | 231.61 | 238.62 | | | | | | | | |
| | Liberal | Massimo Circi | 1.2 | 114 | 131.94 | 131.94 | 131.94 | 133.07 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Jan Moran | 0.8 | 73 | 81.91 | 82.03 | 82.03 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | John Smart | 0.2 | 19 | 20.13 | 20.13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Gerry Kerr | 0.1 | 5 | 7.001 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,404 Valid: 9,281 Spoilt: 206 Quota: 2,321 Turnout: 54.5% ||||||||||||||||||