Based in Scotland's capital city, the Council provides a range of public services to over 498,800 citizens.\n\nThe City of Edinburgh Council is responsible for providing political leadership and governance for a comprehensive range of services across the city. We have 63 councillors representing 17 wards multi-member wards within the City of Edinburgh are elected every four years by STV system.\n\nFollowing the Council elections in May 2017, the administration is a coalition of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and Labour Party.