Forth is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the

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. Established in 2007 along with the other wards, it currently elects four Councillors. Its territory covers communities in the north of the city between Ferry Road and the coast on the

Firth of Forth The Firth of Forth () is a firth in Scotland, an inlet of the North Sea that separates Fife to its north and Lothian to its south. Further inland, it becomes the estuary of the River Forth and several other rivers. Name ''Firth'' is a cognate ...

, including Granton, Newhaven, Pilton,

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, Victoria Park and Wardie, some of which historically fell within the boundaries of

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. A 2017 boundary change caused the loss of the Muirhouse neighbourhood, but housebuilding elsewhere (including various projects in Granton) meant the overall population increased slightly. In 2019, the ward had a population of 31,823.

Councillors

Election results

2022 election

2017 election

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election

2012 election

2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

2008 by-election

A by-election arose following the death of Labour councillor Elizabeth Maginnis on 7 September 2008. The seat was held by Labour's Cammy Day.

2007 election

2007 City of Edinburgh Council election Councillor Elaine Morris defected from the Liberal Democrats to the Scottish National Party on 21 July 2011.

References

External links

Listed Buildings in Forth Ward, City of Edinburgh
at ''British Listed Buildings'' {{Wards of Edinburgh Wards of Edinburgh