Edinburgh South West parliamentary constituency

Member of Parliament

• Scott Arthur

  Labour Party
  

Members of Parliament (MPs) represent your interests and concerns in the House of Commons.

MPs consider and can propose new laws as well as raising issues that matter to you in the House. This includes asking government ministers questions about current issues including those which affect local constituents.

MPs split their time between working in Parliament itself, working in the constituency that elected them and working for their political party.

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The City of Edinburgh Council: Pentland Hills ward

Local Councillors

There are four local Councillors representing you.

• Graeme Bruce

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

• Neil Gardiner

  Scottish National Party (SNP)
  

• Fiona Glasgow

  Scottish National Party (SNP)
  

• Stephen Jenkinson

  Labour Party
  

Unitary authorities are responsible for services like:

• education
• transport
• planning
• fire and public safety
• social care
• libraries
• waste management
• trading standards
• rubbish collection
• recycling
• Council Tax collections
• housing
• planning applications

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Scottish Parliament

Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Pentlands

• Gordon MacDonald

  Scottish National Party (SNP)
  

Members of the Scottish Parliament for Lothian

There are seven members of the Scottish Parliament for Lothian representing you.

• Jeremy Balfour

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

• Sarah Boyack

  Labour Party
  

• Miles Briggs

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

• Foysol Choudhury

  Labour Party
  

• Alison Johnstone

  Scottish Green Party
  

• Lorna Slater

  Scottish Green Party
  

• Sue Webber

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

MSPs take part in examining and passing Bills (proposed laws). They represent you in the Scottish Parliament and your local area and they examine the work of the Scottish Government.

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