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 is one of the Edinburgh Green Councillor Group co-convenors, and holds the 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
Update 7: Greenbank-Meadows Quiet Route
What next for the Greenbank-Meadows Quiet Route?
Update 6: Greenbank-Meadows Quiet Route
What next for the Greenbank-Meadows Quiet Route?
Update 5: Greenbank-Meadows Quiet Route
What next for the Greenbank-Meadows Quiet Route?
What did I get up to at the end of 2025 and in January 2026?
Morningside Councillor Ben Parker’s monthly blog.
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