Ben Parker was elected Green councillor for Morningside ward in the 2022 Council Elections.
Originally from North Yorkshire, Ben moved to Edinburgh for University in 2015 where he has lived ever since. Ben holds the Green Group portfolio for Climate and Environment and sits on the Council’s Policy & Sustainability Committee and Housing, Homelessness & Fair Work Committee. Ben has a particular interest in housing, as well as transport/active travel.
Locally, he has been involved in setting up a safe walking, wheeling and cycling group promoting the Greenbank-Meadows Quiet Route, and he is interested in thinking more about what can be done to make the Bruntsfield/Morningside high street a safer and more welcoming place for people to meet and gather.
Contact
Edinburgh Council
- Email: cllr.ben.parker@edinburgh.gov.uk
- Phone: 0131 529 4055 x 34055
Scottish Green Party
Social media
- Twitter: @CllrBenParker
Latest blog posts
Update on the Greenbank-Meadows Quiet Route
Following the consultation, Green Cllr Ben Parker explains his position on the future of the route.
Short term holiday lets: what can I do?
Councillor Ben Parker looks at the role of citizens in ensuring effective regulation of STLs.
A Green view on Edinburgh’s Housing Emergency
Green group Co-Convener Ben Parker explores how this should be a catalyst for changing our approach to housing in the capital.
Greenbank-Meadows Quiet Route consultation update
Green Cllr Ben Parker tells the long and the short of it, and outlines his views about the options on the table
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