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Drum Brae / Gyle ward

Ed, Robert and Eloise in Gyle Park
Drum Brae/Gyle Councillors.

Drum Brae/Gyle ward covers the communities of Barntongate, Bughtlin, Clermiston, Clerwood, Drum Brae, East Craigs, Forrester Park, North Gyle, Parkgrove, South Gyle and parts of West Craigs.

Working as a team with Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP and Christine Jardine MP, local councillors Robert Aldridge and Ed Thornley are strong voices for the area and fight hard to get things done locally.

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Councillor Ed Thornley

Ed has been a councillor since 2022, and lives locally in East Craigs. He is currently the Leader of the Liberal Democrat group on the Council.  

Together with Councillor Robert Aldridge, he is campaigning for:

  • Action to tackle the terrible state of local roads, paths and pavements
  • Fighting for flood mitigations in North Gyle
  • Better access to convenient and reliable public transport
  • Investment in our parks and green spaces
  • Better lighting in green spaces so people can feel safe
  • Improvements to road safety across our communities, especially near schools

He sits on the Culture & Communities and Policy & Sustainability Committees.

Contact details on edinburgh.gov.uk

Cllr Ed Thornley

Councillor Robert Aldridge

Robert has been a councillor for Drum Brae/Gyle for over 30 years and he lives locally in Barntongate.

Robert was unanimously elected as Edinburgh's Lord Provost, meaning he chairs meetings of the Council and is also the civic head of the city and the ex-officio Lord Lieutenant of Edinburgh.

Robert has a long record of service and action for and with the local community and he has a strong reputation for getting things done.

  • He campaigned successfully with local residents for the Drum Brae Leisure Centre and for the Drum Brae Library Hub, which have both been hugely successful.
  • He chaired the Neighbourhood Partnership’s Environment Committee leading to improvements in parks across the Drum Brae/Gyle area and targeted anti-litter campaigns.
  • He has championed more local decision making – especially in promoting the Youth Decides initiative locally, where young people recommend local projects for funding.
  • He championed the new gym hall at East Craigs Primary school and the development of the new Buttercup Farm Park.

For all his time as a councillor, Robert has fought to protect local green spaces from development. Most recently he opposed the recently rejected development proposals for yet more housing on greenbelt at Cammo.

Contact details on edinburgh.gov.uk

Eloise Martin

After over 40 years of continuous service to our local community on Edinburgh City Council, Councillor Robert Aldridge will retire at the next local Council election next year.

Eloise Martin will be standing alongside Councillor Ed Thornley, for the local Lib Dem team in Drum Brae/Gyle.

Working with the Lib Dem team for a number of years, Eloise has been helping residents across our area – working with Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP and Ed Thornley to protect Drum Brae Park, and to push the Council to get basic services right for local people.

Eloise Martin

Latest news

The latest updates from your local Scottish Liberal Democrat team and Cllr Robert Aldridge and Cllr Ed Thornley
Drum Brae / Gyle

Communal Area Works in Drum Brae

After visiting several sites with both residents and council officers, the team are taking forward work to get areas across Drum Brae cleared up and better looked after.

4 Apr 2024
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Drum Brae / Gyle

Fauldburn Path Lighting

The team have secured a commitment from the Council to install an additional street light on the path running between Fauldburn and Craigmount Avenue North.

4 Apr 2024
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Councillors at the Craigs/Maybury junction
Drum Brae / Gyle

Maybury/Craigs Road Junction

The long-promised works to upgrade the junction of Maybury and Craigs Roads, originally promised to take place in April last year, have been hit by delay after delay.

4 Apr 2024
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Councillors pointing at a pothole on Parkgrove Drive
Drum Brae / Gyle

Parkgrove Drive Update - April '24

The long-awaited Council report on how it proposes to deal with rat-running and the road surface on Parkgrove Drive is due to finally come forward at the end of April.

4 Apr 2024
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Drum Brae / Gyle

Maybury Junction Roadworks

Works to upgrade gas network pipes on Glasgow Road have now begun, leading to lane closures on Maybury and Glasgow Roads and significant traffic delays.

4 Apr 2024
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Drum Brae / Gyle

Parkgrove Loan Repairs

Your local Lib Dem councillors recently secured road repairs on Parkgrove Loan after the original works were botched.

5 Mar 2024
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