The City of Edinburgh Council is responsible for providing political leadership and governance for a comprehensive range of services across the city. Fifty-eight councillors representing 17 wards within the City of Edinburgh are elected every four years.
New in this section
Ward and councillor search - use our postcode search to find out which ward you live in and who your councillors are.
Statutory performance indicators 2007/08
Council Single Outcome Agreement - access the SOA which sets out the Council's local outcomes aligned to the Scottish Government's 15 National Outcomes.
Key areas
How the Council works, Council committees, Councillor information, Find your local councillor, Council wards, Edinburgh's Lord provost, Council procedures and standing orders, Councillors Code of Conduct, A guide to Council departments, Council Papers Online, Council consultations, Council forms,
A-Z of Council Services, Edinburgh Outlook, Key Facts and Figures booklet, Learning publications, Freedom of Information publication scheme, Council Papers Online,
Corporate Plan, Single Outcome Agreement, Community Plan, Service Plans,
Council tax, Council budget, Council financial statements, Council grants, Stop Benefit Fraud, Fraud Prevention - Data Matching
Council consultations, complaints, and compliments
Council consultations, Edinburgh Household Survey, The complaints procedure, Customer Care
Best Value Audit of the Council, Departmental Service Plans, Chief Executive's Annual Report , How are we performing?
Community planning and neighbourhood management, Edinburgh Compact, Edinburgh Business Assembly, Glasgow-Edinburgh collaboration, Youngedinburgh
International Relations, European union, Parliamentary liaison