🗳️ 2017 City of Edinburgh Council local election

Morningside ward

This election was held on Thursday 4 May 2017.

6 candidates stood in the Morningside ward.

• Sandy Howat

  Scottish National Party (SNP)

  

• Neil Ross

  Liberal Democrats

  

• Nick Cook

  Conservative and Unionist Party

  

• Chris Land

  Conservative and Unionist Party

  

• Melanie Main

  Scottish Green Party

  

• Mandy Watt

  Labour Party

  

On 4 May 2017 you will elect your local authority councillor(s) in a single transferable vote election. Your local authority is responsible for all services delivered at a local level, including:

• Education
• Transport
• Planning
• Fire and public safety
• Social care
• Libraries
• Waste management
• Trading standards
• Rubbish collection
• Recycling
• Council Tax collections
• Housing
• Planning applications

Read more about local government in Scotland.

To vote at Scottish council elections you must be:

• 16 years of age or over on polling day
• a British citizen or Irish citizen, or
• a citizen of another European country, or
• a Commonwealth citizen who has leave to remain in the UK or who does not require leave to remain in the UK