
Ed Thornley
Councillor for Drum Brae / Gyle, Lib Dem Group Leader
ViewThe Liberal Democrat group is currently the second-largest on Edinburgh Council, with 14 councillors.
At the 2022 Council Elections, the Liberal Democrat group in Edinburgh doubled in number to 12 councillors.
Following the elections, we took up leadership positions on three non-political committees and began to make important strides in the Council for residents.
So far we have achieved big wins on pavement parking, tourist tax, EV charging, trees management, playground maintenance, school air quality and speeding enforcement. Lib Dem councillors have successfully won additional funding for road repairs each year of this term so far, and recently ensured that Council funding for road safety measures is the highest it has ever been, with a special focus on road saefty near schools.
In March 2023, we won the Corstorphine/Murrayfield by-election, with Fiona Bennett becoming our 13th councillor. In June 2025, we won the Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart by-election, with Kevin McKay elected.
You can see more about what each of our councillors is working on in their wards by clicking on them below.
Councillor for Drum Brae / Gyle, Lib Dem Group Leader
ViewCouncillor for Drum Brae / Gyle, Lord Provost of Edinburgh
ViewCouncillor for Corstorphine / Murrayfield
ViewCouncillor for Corstorphine / Murrayfield
ViewCouncillor for Leith Walk
ViewCouncillor for Corstorphine / Murrayfield
ViewCouncillor for Forth
ViewCouncillor for Southside / Newington
ViewCouncillor for Almond
ViewCouncillor for Fountainbridge / Craiglockhart
ViewCouncillor for Inverleith
ViewCouncillor for Morningside
ViewCouncillor for Almond
ViewCouncillor for Almond
ViewThe Participatory Budgeting event allows everyone who lives, works or volunteers in Leith, Pilrig, Hillside, Broughton, Easter Road or Bonnington to cast a vote for new community projects.
The Corstorphine Christmas Support Project is taking place right across the area (including all communities in Drum Brae/Gyle) again this year.
My email newsletter for November included news about the Spaces for People ETRO consultation, which I have published as a separate blog post, plus some other local items of interest -
The Council has decided that the Travelling Safely (Spaces for People) measures should be extended for another 18 months.
Work to re-open the one-way section of Braid Road to two-way traffic should start on Monday 21st November.
With Small Business Saturday on November 26th, Councillor Jack Caldwell made three asks from the Council administration to help support Leith's small indepdendent shops