What we do
The Community Council is a stautory authority made up of local volounteers seeking to represent the views of residents, businesses and charities who live and work in the Leith Central area.
Leith Central Community Council seeks to work with The City of Edinburgh Council and all levels of government to ensure the views of the people in the area are heard.
This may include matters regarding transport, housing, planning, environment, crime and many other policy areas.
Members are usually elected every 3 or 4 years, but individuals who demonstrate a commitment or have a local knowledge or expertise can be co-opted between elections. If you would like to become a member then please contact us at secretary (at) leithcentralcc.co.uk.
The Community Council is made up of local people who have the support of at least two of their neighbours and are willing to regularly attend the monthly meetings. If you would like to become a Community Council member, you can find more information here.
In addition local groups can be co-opted onto the council.
The ‘Leith Central’ area
This map shows the area covered by Leith Central Community Council. If your street is not inside the yellow area below then you need to find the community council that operates in your geographical area. Click here to see a list of Edinburgh community councils.
Click here to see all Edinburgh CC boundaries.
Who we are
Here’s who we are and how to contact us:
| secretary@leithcentralcc.co.uk | |
| Post | 28 Pilrig Street, Edinburgh EH6 5AJ |
| @leithcentralcc | |
| fb.me/leithcentralcc |
| Office-bearers Office-bearers were reelected to those roles at the November 2020 meeting. |
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| Chair | Charlotte Encombe chair (at) leithcentralcc.co.uk |
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| Vice-chair | Harald Tobermann vice.chair (at) leithcentralcc.co.uk |
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| Secretary | Sheila Kennedy secretary (at) leithcentralcc.co.uk |
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| Treasurer | Zoe Curry treasurer (at) leithcentralcc.co.uk |
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| Engagement Officer | Charlotte Encombe (pro tempore) | |
| Other elected members All LCCC members (including office-bearers) were elected in September 2019, except Alan Dudley (co-opted October 2019), Zoe Curry (co-opted November 2022), Jed Milroy (co-opted March 2024). |
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Pierre Foressier |  |
| Nick Gardner |  |
Jed Milroy |  |
| John Wilkinson |  |
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| Fee Gerlach resigned from LCCC in November 2020. John Hein passed away in-post December 2020. John Tibbit moved out of the LCCC area thus automatically resigned in January 2021. Amy Woodgate moved out of the LCCC area thus automatically resigned in June 2021. Jack Caldwell was elected to Edinburgh Council, and thus automatically resigned from LCCC in May 2022. Lucy Watters moved out of the LCCC area, and thus automatically resigned in summer 2023. Ian Mowat resigned from LCCC in June 2023. Alex Ortiz resigned from LCCC in January 2024. |
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| Nominated groups (and their representatives) | |||
| None as of June 2021 |
| Associate and ex-officio members | |||
| Bruce Ryan (minutes secretary, web-weaver)  Lucy Watters(associate member, reporting on Leith Walk businesses)  |
Ben Macpherson MSP |
Jack Caldwell |
James Dalgleish |
Deidre Brock MP |
Amy McNeese-Mechan |
Susan Rae |
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| These cllrs represent Leith Walk ward. (photos taken from the CEC website) |
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| Lothian region MSPs (photos taken from Scottish Parliament website) |
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Jeremy Balfour |
Sarah Boyack |
Miles Briggs |
Foysol Choudhury |
Alison Johnstone |
Lorna Slater |
Sue Webber |
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