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==The City of Edinburgh Council==
{{main|The City of Edinburgh Council}}
[[File:Edinburgh City Chambers.jpg|thumb|[[Edinburgh City Chambers]], headquarters of the council]]
The current Lord Provost of Edinburgh is Robert Aldridge, who replaced Frank Ross in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Edinburgh appoints new Lord Provost|url=https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/13480/edinburgh-appoints-new-lord-provost|access-date=2022-05-26|website=www.edinburgh.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref> In Scotland, the Lord Provost fulfils many similar roles to that of a Mayor in some other countries. Cllr Aldridge has been on the Council since 1984, previously leading the Liberal Democrat group, and was elected unanimously. He was the first Lord Provost to welcome a new monarch (Charles III) to Edinburgh with the Ceremony of the Keys since 1952.

Elections to the Council are held every four/five years electing 63 councillors. The most recent elections took place in [[2022 City of Edinburgh Council election|May 2022]] and the next election will be in [[2027 City of Edinburgh Council election|May 2027]]. Prior to May 2022, the Council was controlled by a [[Scottish Labour Party|Labour]]/[[Scottish National Party]] coalition. Following the 2022 election, a minority Labour administration took control, with Cammy Day as the new council leader, replacing former leader Adam McVey. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Edinburgh council: Labour will run city as minority administration after SNP-Green deal blocked|url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/edinburgh-council-labour-will-run-city-as-minority-administration-after-snp-green-deal-blocked-3709973|website=www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com|date=26 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

As of 2013, the Council was the second-largest employer in Edinburgh, with a total of 18,617 employees.<ref>[http://www.edinburgh-inspiringcapital.com/pdf/Edinburgh%20by%20Numbers%202013-14%20Final.pdf "Edinburgh by Numbers 2013/14"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016173559/http://www.edinburgh-inspiringcapital.com/pdf/Edinburgh%20by%20Numbers%202013-14%20Final.pdf |date=16 October 2013 }}</ref>

===Council political composition===
<ref>{{Cite web|title=Local Government Election 2022 results|url=https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/election-results/local-government-elections-2022-results|access-date=2022-05-26|website=www.edinburgh.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
|width="5"|
|width="140"|'''Party'''
|width="180"|'''Councillors'''
|-

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
|[[Scottish National Party|SNP]]
|19
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|[[Scottish Labour Party|Labour]]
|11
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |
|[[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]]
|14
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish Green Party}}" |
|[[Scottish Green Party|Scottish Greens]]
|10
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|[[Scottish Conservative Party|Conservative]]
|9
|-
|}