Chas Booth was elected as the Green Councillor for Leith on Edinburgh Council in May 2012, and was re-elected in May 2017 and May 2. Chas lives in Leith with his wife and two young children.
Prior to his election in May 2012, Chas was a fuel poverty campaigner with a small trade association in Leith. He was a member of the Scottish Government’s fuel poverty forum advising on policy and implementation.
He has also campaigned for Friends of the Earth Scotland, managed the Edinburgh office of sustainable transport charity Sustrans, worked for the Green Party in the Scottish and European Parliaments, and taught English in Bavaria and Bosnia.
Contact details
Edinburgh Council
- Phone: 07905 147552
- Email: chas.booth@edinburgh.gov.uk
Scottish Green Party
Social media
- Twitter: @CllrChasBooth
- Facebook: @Chas4Leith
Recent blog posts
Priced out of Edinburgh
While Green councillor for Leith Chas Booth welcomes Edinburgh’s designation as a short-term-let control area, there’s more to be done.
Participatory budgeting – next steps
Let’s not lose sight of people power over public budgets, says Chas Booth
Could we see a more people-friendly Leith?
Green councillor Chas Booth welcomes the council’s plans for a Leith Low Traffic Neighbourhood and says they could be even better.
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