# Morningside (Edinburgh ward)

Morningside 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 community of Morningside to the south of the city centre, also including Braid Hills, Bruntsfield, Burghmuirhead (Church Hill and Holy Corner), Greenbank, Greenhill, Marchmont, Merchiston and Polwarth.
A minor 2017 boundary change in the north of the ward saw the loss of the densely-populated Tollcross neighbourhood, but the overall population increased slightly due to housebuilding in other areas. At that time, the ward's name was also amended from its original title of Morningside/Meadows – the well-known Meadows park area to which this referred had never been fully within its boundaries. In 2021, the ward had a population of 31,379.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Mark McInnes (Conservative) | | Paul Godzik (Labour) | | Marilyne Angela MacLaren (Liberal Democrats) | Alison Johnstone (Greens) |
| 2012 | | Mark McInnes (Conservative) | Sandy Howat (SNP) | Paul Godzik (Labour) | Melanie Main (Greens) |
| 2017 | Nick Cook (Conservative) | Mandy Watt (Labour) | | Neil Ross (Liberal Democrats) | Melanie Main (Greens) |
| 2022 | Marie-Clair Munro (Conservative) | Mandy Watt (Labour) | Ben Parker (Greens) | Neil Ross (Liberal Democrats) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

Morningside - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Labour | Mandy Helen Watt (incumbent) | 23.2 | 3,145 | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil John Ross (incumbent) | 21.2 | 2,877 | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Ben Parker | 21.1 | 2,854 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Marie-Clare Munro | 17.6 | 2,390 | 2,489 | 2,560 | 2,564 | 2,589 | 2,616 | 3,020 |
| | SNP | Mairianna Clyde | 15.5 | 2,097 | 2,209 | 2,233 | 2,337 | 2,343 | 2,430 | |
| | Alba | Leah Gunn Barrett | 1.0 | 132 | 136 | 138 | 140 | 151 | | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Peter Sidor | 0.4 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 67 | | | |
| Electorate: 25,204 Valid: 13,547 Spoilt: 71 Quota: 2,710 Turnout: 54.0% |||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election
Morningside - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | Nick Cook * | 22.17% | 3,010 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Melanie Main (incumbent) | 19.36% | 2,629 | 2,631 | 2,721 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Ross | 15.02% | 2,039 | 2,054 | 2,508 | 2,510 | 3,477 |
| | Labour | Mandy Watt | 18.21% | 2,473 | 2,480 | 2,699 | 2,701 | 3,441 |
| | SNP | Sandy Howat (incumbent) | 17.87% | 2,427 | 2,429 | 2,450 | 2,452 | |
| | Conservative | Chris Land | 7.37% | 1,001 | 1,260 | | | |
| Electorate: 23,861 Valid: 13,579 Spoilt: 103 Quota: 2,716 Turnout: 13,682 (57.3%) |||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 City of Edinburgh Council election
Meadows/Morningside - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Conservative | Mark McInnes (incumbent) | 29.90 | 3,125 | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Melanie Main | 19.75 | 2,064 | 2,209 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Paul Godzik (incumbent) | 19.64 | 2,053 | 2,171 | 2171 | | | | |
| | SNP | Sandy Howat | 15.79 | 1,650 | 1,723 | 1,754 | 1,767 | 1,784 | 1,857 | 2,390 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Dawe * | 12.30 | 1,285 | 1,574 | 1,615 | 1,639 | 1,661 | 1,730 | |
| | Pirate | Phil Hunt | 1.87 | 195 | 211 | 224 | 230 | 264 | | |
| | UKIP | William Macadam | 0.76 | 79 | 170 | 173 | 175 | | | |
| Electorate: 22,328 Valid: 10,451 Spoilt: 39 Quota: 2,091 Turnout: 10,490 (47%) |||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 City of Edinburgh Council election
2007 Council election: Meadows/Morningside :
| 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 |
| | Conservative | Mark McInnes | 26.4 | 3,844 | | | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marilyne Angela MacLaren | 19.3 | 2,817 | 3,021.25 | | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Alison Johnstone | 15.2 | 2,209 | 2,309.16 | 2,329.46 | 2,353.12 | 2,386.31 | 2,477.31 | 3,070.46 | | |
| | Labour | Paul Godzik | 14.0 | 2,043 | 2,108.95 | 2,122.35 | 2,126.64 | 2,142.19 | 2,168.09 | 2,358.63 | 2,396.23 | 3,103.04 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Tritton | 11.5 | 1,683 | 1,811.71 | 1,879.14 | 1,889.71 | 1,927.65 | 1,937.82 | 2,235.48 | 2,301.73 | |
| | SNP | Richard Lewis | 10.5 | 1,529 | 1,584.86 | 1,592.03 | 1,609.31 | 1,624.52 | 1,649.46 | | | |
| | Scottish Socialist | Helga Janzen | 0.9 | 137 | 139.71 | 140.51 | 179.76 | 184.00 | | | | |
| | Solidarity | Pat Smith | 0.8 | 122 | 125.94 | 126.40 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Duncan Thorp | 0.7 | 105 | 151.76 | 152.93 | 157.98 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 23,263 Valid: 14,489 Spoilt: 83 Quota: 2,898 Turnout: 62.6% |||||||||||||