Colinton/Fairmilehead 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 three Councillors.
As its name suggests, the ward's territory is based around the communities of Colinton and Fairmilehead in the far south of the city's urban area up to the boundary with Midlothian, also including Bonaly, Comiston, Firrhill, Hunter's Tryst / New Swanston, Oxgangs and Redford, plus the separate hamlet of Swanston. In 2019, the ward had a population of 25,257.Electoral Ward: Colinton/Fairmilehead, Scottish Government Statistics
Councillors ElectionCouncillors2007Elaine Aitken(Conservative)Jason Rust(Conservative)Eric Barry(Labour)2012Richard Lewis(SNP)2017Philip Doggart(Conservative)Scott Arthur(Labour)2022Marco Biagi(SNP)2024 by-electionLouise Spence(Liberal Democrats)2025 by-electionConor Savage(Labour)Neil Cuthbert(Conservative)
Election results 2025 by-election
2024 by-election
2022 election
2017 election 2017 City of Edinburgh Council electionLocal Government Election 2017 results – The City of Edinburgh Council
2012 election 2012 City of Edinburgh Council election
2007 Election 2007 City of Edinburgh Council election
References
External links Listed Buildings in Colinton/Fairmilehead Ward, City of Edinburgh at British Listed Buildings