27 June 2025 Update
We came in third place, well ahead of the SNP, Tories and Reform. The LibDems won, pulling ahead of Labour on transfers from the eliminated Tory candidate. This puts us on track to elect a Green councillor in 2027 when three ward councillors will be elected.
Many thanks to Q and all of the fantastic campaign team and volunteers for their enthusiasm and hard work!
A by-election in Fountainbridge Craiglockhart ward was called following the sad passing of Cllr Val Walker in April. Residents went to the polls on Thursday 26 June 2025 to elect a new councillor. Edinburgh Greens selected Q Manivannan as our candidate.
Meet our candidate
Q Manivannan is from the Tamil community and was born in India, making their home in Scotland since 2021. They have worked in the United Nations, in trade unions, voluntary organisations, and as an award-winning scholar in universities and won the Kavya Prize for Scottish writers of colour in 2023. Q co-convenes the Palestine Solidarity Group for the Scottish Greens.
Q will bring fresh new energy and new thinking to the city chambers, together with a deep personal commitment to a kinder, caring politics that listens to people and communities.
In Fountainbridge Craiglockhart Q’s priorities will be:
- Road safety and traffic
- Tenants rights and rents
- Protecting our green spaces
Gavin Corbett, former Green councillor for Fountainbridge Craiglockhart, says:
I am delighted that Q is our candidate. I am convinced it’ll boil down to a simple choice between a second Tory councillor and the positive choice of Q as our Green candidate. I’ll be backing Q and I urge you to do so too.
“I am excited to be standing here in Fountainbridge Craiglockhart. Ours is a Green area which twice elected former councillor Gavin Corbett, with the highest Green vote in Scotland. So I know people would love to have a Green councillor again.
“I am passionate about a kinder, more caring politics; politics that includes everyone, and listens to people and communities. And in our ward, I want to see real action on traffic and road safety, on protecting our precious green spaces, on fairer rents and better rights for tenants. And so much more.
“My heart goes out to the family, friends and colleagues of Val with her very sudden passing. In the wake of all the harsh things happening in the world right now, I want to bring new energy, new ideas and a more caring style to the City Chambers.
“I am so looking forward to meeting many more residents over the next few weeks.”
Q Manivannan, Scottish Green Party candidate
Contact Q
On BlueSky, on Facebook or by email:
fountainbridge.craiglockhart@scottishgreens.org.uk
Make sure you can vote!
If you’re a resident of Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart, make sure you’re registered to vote in this by-election. You need to be aged at least 16 on election day and legally resident in Scotland to be eligible.
The deadline to register for this election is midnight Tuesday 10 June 2025.
If you’re already registered but need a new postal vote, the deadline to apply is 5pm on Wednesday 11 June 2025.
More detail on the election and registering to vote in this election is on the council website: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/elections-voting/ward-9-fountainbridge-craiglockhart-election-2025
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