Council by-elections · Edinburgh
Portobello/Craigmillar by-election
Polls closed on 3 September 2026 from 7am to 10pm. One seat on Edinburgh, contested by 10 candidates.
Polls have closed and the count is under way. We will publish the result here once the council declares it. We would rather leave this blank than print a projection.
Who is standing
Every candidate on the ballot paper, in alphabetical order, exactly as the council published them.
- Andrew McLaughlinReform UK
- David Craig BallantineAlliance for Democracy and Freedom
- Haris YoungConservative and Unionist Party
- Jim Patrick WykeLabour Party
- Liss OwenLiberal Democrats
- Lorenzo MartinicoScottish Green Party
- Niel DeepnarainScottish Family Party
- Pete GregsonWorkers Party of Britain
- Peter OlechCommunist Party of Britain
- Silas McGilvrayScottish National Party (SNP)
Party names link to our own page on where that party stands. Candidates standing as independents, or for parties we do not cover, are listed without a link rather than pointed somewhere that does not describe them.