Last Call for Community Councillors

Nominations close at 4pm on Thursday 17 April

Community Council Elections 2025 : 2nd call for nominations update

A second call for nominations for the following 8 community councils opened on 27 March 2025. 

• Craigmillar
• Davidson’s Mains and Silverknowes
• Firrhill
• Hutchison / Chesser
• Muirhouse / Salvesen
• Old Town
• Portobello
• West Pilton / West Granton

Nominations close at 4pm on Thursday 17 April 2025.

If you work with networks, groups, or community organisations in any of these areas we would be most grateful if could pass on this information.

Anyone who wishes to stand should complete a nomination form signed in ink, and return it to the Governance Team at Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8BG by the closing date at 4pm on Thursday 17 April 2025. Alternatively, a mobile phone picture or scan of the nomination form can be returned by email tocommunity.councils@edinburgh.gov.uk by the same deadline.

Candidates can download a nomination form by clicking on the community council name above (download an example completed nomination form)

Local Interest Groups can download the Local Interest Group Nomination Form (download an example completed Local Interest Group nomination form)

Please visit our community council election webpages for more information.