Danny Aston: councillor for Ward 14 - Craigentinny / Duddingston, City of Edinburgh Council

Danny Aston is a Scottish National Party councillor for the Ward 14 - Craigentinny / Duddingston ward on City of Edinburgh Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 6 May 2022.

Council: City of Edinburgh Council
Ward: Ward 14 - Craigentinny / Duddingston
Party: Scottish National Party
Term began: 6 May 2022
Official profile: democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk
Source: City of Edinburgh Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Danny Aston

These are the details City of Edinburgh Council publishes for Danny Aston, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: Cllr.Danny.Aston@edinburgh.gov.uk
Post: The City of Edinburgh Council, City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ
Official profile: democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk

Who else represents Ward 14 - Craigentinny / Duddingston

Joan Griffiths Scottish Labour
Alex Staniforth Scottish Green Party
Iain Whyte Scottish Conservatives

Scottish National Party on City of Edinburgh Council

Scottish National Party holds 15 of the 63 seats on City of Edinburgh Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Scottish National Party 15, Scottish Liberal Democrats 14, Scottish Green Party 11, Scottish Labour 11, Scottish Conservatives 10, Labour and Co-operative Party 1 and others.

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Who has power over Ward 14 - Craigentinny / Duddingston

Danny Aston sits on City of Edinburgh Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above City of Edinburgh, each with its own page:

Edinburgh East and Musselburgh: Chris Murray (Labour) MP
Edinburgh North and Leith: Tracy Gilbert (Labour) MP
Edinburgh South: Ian Murray (Labour) MP
Edinburgh South West: Dr Scott Arthur (Labour) MP
Edinburgh West: Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat) MP
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Where this comes from

City of Edinburgh Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by City of Edinburgh Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.