Craigentinny / Duddingston by‑election

13 November 2020 Update

The Craigentinny-Duddingston by-election was won by the SNP, with the Greens increasing our vote share from 11.7% to 15.8% and coming within 20 votes of overtaking Labour. Well done Ben and team for making great progress!

Ben Parker in park garden
Ben Parker, Green Candidate for Craigentinny/Duddingston by-election

Ben Parker

Ben Parker is standing to be a councillor for Craigentinny / Duddingston in the forthcoming by-election on 12th November 2020.

Read an interview with Ben here >

Your views

We want to hear the thoughts of residents about issues that are important to Craigentinny / Duddingston. Usually we would speak to you on the doorstep, but because of the coronavirus pandemic this is not possible. Please complete our short survey, and let us know what’s important to you and your community.

Submit your views

If you want to discuss your ideas further, please email Ben Parker.

Help elect Ben

Our election campaigns are successful thanks to the support and hard work of like-minded people like you.


We will be updating this page throughout the election campaign. Hear from Ben about the issues Greens are campaigning on in Craigentinny / Duddingston, and the city more widely.

Hear from the campaign