http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Next CEC election – 6 May 2027 en Wed, 13 May 2026 19:13:07 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21931#post-384210 Tue, 12 May 2026 11:30:28 +0000 chdot 384210@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“Will be interesting to see if she, Simita Kumar and Kate Campbell follow suit“</p> <p>I’m told SNP councillors probably won’t stand down ‘because by-elections’</p> <p>And they will also “donate saleries” - whatever that means in practice! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21931#post-384209 Tue, 12 May 2026 11:15:59 +0000 bakky 384209@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Kayleigh Kinross O'Neill apparently being subbed for today at TRO Sub due to election as MSP.</p> <p>Will be interesting to see if she, Simita Kumar and Kate Campbell follow suit from Sanne Djeskstra-Downie's dual mandate - where she has said in the press she doesn't want to trigger a by-election, can do both roles and is legally allowed to under dual mandate decision in 2025 as she was elected within 372 days of the next Council election. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21931#post-384208 Tue, 12 May 2026 11:02:13 +0000 chdot 384208@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/elections-voting/upcoming-elections" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/elections-voting/upcoming-elections</a></p> <p>(Nothing to see here - yet)</p> <p>Ok, early, only just had SP election</p> <p>Not had PoP</p> <p>And TODAY another meeting about Greenbank to Meadows Quiet Route</p> <p>BUT (and because of ‘recent’ events, general politics etc)</p> <p>Needs thinking about</p> <p>Seems recently elected MSPs will not be resigning as CEC Cllrs, so no imminent byelections </p> <p>Obviously Spokes will be on the case and will prepare a good policies doc/wishlists etc</p> <p>But, of course “Spokes” is just People/volunteers</p> <p>So more thinking the better</p> <p>Ideas for policies, (actually no, CEC has too many…), implementation (or lack of), missing links, poor surfacing/maintenance etc.</p> <p>‘We’ have done wishlists in the past, mostly for Transport convenors, but a ward by ward list would be useful </p> <p>Nearly a year to jot down things and combine them all at a later date…</p> <p>Obviously not just about ‘cycling’ - pavements, crossing times, more accesses to path networks, ramps as well as steps, more benches etc are important in a city that (allegedly) wants to increase walking and cycling and discourage car use </p>