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 Housing and Homelessness. Ben also has a particular interest in 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
- Phone: 0131 529 4055
- Email: cllr.ben.parker@edinburgh.gov.uk
Scottish Green Party
Social media
- Bluesky: CllrBenParker.bsky.social
- Substack: cllrbenparker.substack.com
Surgeries
Excluding school holidays, I hold a drop-in surgery on the second Thursday of each month from 4-5pm at Morningside Library, 178-182 Morningside Road.
The library is wheelchair accessible.
Latest blog posts
What did I get up to in June 2025?
Morningside Councillor Ben Parker’s monthly blog.
What did I get up to in May 2025?
Morningside Councillor Ben Parker’s monthly blog.
Councillors had a chance to stand up for peace and blew it
Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative councillors vote against Green motion calling for a ban on arms companies testing their equipment in our public parks.
What did I get up to in April 2025?
Morningside Councillor Ben Parker’s monthly blog.
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