Community Council Elections 2025 – 2nd call for nominations
Nomination forms can be downloaded by clicking on the community council name above (an example completed nomination form is available here)
Local Interest Group Nomination Form are also available here (an example completed Local Interest Group nomination form is available here)
Completed nomination forms can be returned by:
- email to community.councils@edinburgh.gov.uk (see tips below).
- post to the Governance Team, The City of Edinburgh Council, Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8BG.
- hand in to Waverley Court reception.
The quickest method to return completed nomination forms is by email to the Governance Team at community.councils@edinburgh.gov.uk
If candidates choose to return by hand or by post please ensure sufficient time is allowed for the nomination form to be received before the deadline at 4pm on Thursday 17 April 2025.
Nominations close at 4pm on Thursday 17 April 2025.
Our webpages have been updated with the Notice of Community Council Election 2025.
Please share with your networks to encourage nominations for the above 8 Community Councils.
Completing a nomination form
Please review the example Nomination Paper for Community Council Elected Representative and the example Local Interest Group Registration and Nomination Form. All sections in yellow must be completed.
Declaration of Acceptance
If successful, candidates will be required to sign a Declaration of Acceptance at the first community council meeting declaring that, having been elected to the office of Community Councillor they
- accept the office
- undertake that they will fulfil the duties of office according to the best of their judgement and ability
- in doing so they will comply with the requirements and code of conduct set out in the City of Edinburgh Council Scheme for Community Councils.
A copy of the Declaration of Acceptance can be viewed on our website.
Community Council election timescales (for the above 8 Community Councils)
Here is a breakdown of the important dates:
- nomination period runs from 27 March 2025 until 17 April 2025. This is when candidates can nominate themselves to stand for election as a community councillor for one of the 8 community councils detailed above.
- Poll date (if needed) will be 15 May 2025. A poll will only be held in a community council area if there are more people nominated than places on the community council.
- new community council term will start on 28 March 2025. It will last four years.
Nominations are for the 8 community councils agreed in the new Scheme for Community Councils and new boundaries which were approved by Council on 26 September 2024. The Scheme and Boundaries agreed on 26 September 2024 took effect on 28 March 2025.
The other 39 community councils in Edinburgh received sufficient nominations to form during the previous nomination period and have had their election results published and will establish once the new terms starts on 28 March 2025.
CEC Governance Team
