NTBCC ordinary meeting minutes 17 February 2024

Notes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, held via Zoom, on Monday 17 February 2025 at 7pm

Actions and decisions are red italic. ND (‘no dissent’) means that no-one spoke or voted against a decision.

URLs have been added by the minutes secretary.

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Community Council Elections 2025 – Notice of Results

I am pleased to report that the results of the election of Community Councillors for the New Town and Broughton Community Council have been announced. The City of Edinburgh Council received 15 valid nominations for election to the NTBCC and so all of those nominees have been duly elected. There were also 6 valid nominations of representatives from local interest groups who will serve on the NTBCC. Congratulations to all of the successful nominees.

As well as some of the existing Community Councillors returning for a further term, there are six new Community Councillors. We look forward to them formally joining the NTBCC at our 14 April meeting at Broughton St Marys Church.

The new Councillors are: Boyan Karabaliev, Emma Swift,  Gerry Wells, Masudun Nessa Mitu, Pierre Forissier and Shaun Hodge.

Further information on the results of our election and those across the City can be found in the following email from the City of Edinburgh Council. Community Council Elections 2025 Notice of Results

NTBCC ordinary meeting minutes 9 December 2024

Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, on Monday 9 December 2024 at 7pm

Actions and decisions are red italic. ND (‘no dissent’) means that no-one spoke or voted against a decision.

URLs have been added by the minutes secretary.

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Community Council Elections – Latest Information

The following is an extract from an email received from City of Edinburgh Council regarding the Community Council elections that will be taking place this month. The important deadline for individuals who want to stand as Elected Community Councillors or as Nominees from Local Interest Groups is 4.00pm on Thursday , 27 February. You must have submitted your properly signed Nomination Forms to the Council by that date. Links to the nomination forms are provided below.

If you are interested in joining the New Town and Broughton Community Council, we would be pleased to hear from you. Please use the Contact Form on our website and we will be back in contact to help you progress your nomination. 

Good afternoon Community Council Office Bearers, Local Interest Groups and EACC,

Update : Community Council Elections 2025

Please read the information below about Community Council Elections 2025 and share with your networks.

    1. Community Council Nominations open 6 February 2025

Nominations open on 6 February 2025 and our public webpages have been updated.  You will be able to download a nomination form and return by

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    • hand in to or post to the Governance Team at City Chambers, High Street, EDINBURGH, EH1 1YJ or Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, EDINBURGH, EH8 8BG.The nomination form is a 2 page document.

Page 1 contains the information that needs completed, in full, to nominate a candidate.

Page 2 contains guidance on how to complete the nomination form including how and where to submit and how to request an accessible version, if needed.

Further tips for completion of nomination forms are also available on our webpages.

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