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 councillor group portfolio for Housing and Homelessness. He is also a member of the Planning Committee and Development Management Committees at the Council.
Locally, Ben has been involved in setting up a safe walking, wheeling and cycling group promoting the Greenbank-Meadows Quiet Route. He is interested in working out what more 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, Ben holds a drop-in surgery on the second Thursday of each month from 4pm to 5pm at Morningside Library, 184 Morningside Road, EH10 4PU.
The library is wheelchair accessible.
Latest blog posts
What did I get up to in August 2025?
Morningside Councillor Ben Parker’s monthly blog.
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.
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