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The date of Edinburgh's formation as a burgh is unknown, but it is referred to as a royal burgh from the reign of David I (reigned 1124–1153). The town council of the burgh was granted the right to appoint its own sheriff by James III in a charter dated 16 November 1482.
City Centre is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council. [2] Established in 2007 along with the other wards, it elects four Councillors. As its name suggests, the ward's territory is based around a compact area in the centre of Edinburgh , including Calton Hill , the Canongate , Haymarket , Lauriston ...
The development proposal was met with backlash by some members of the community. Since the 1980s, the threat of Thatcher's Housing Act 1980 as well as other neighbouring modern developments such as the City of Edinburgh Council headquarters in 2006 has meant that the historically working-class community [3] is sceptical of modern development. [22]
The City Chambers initially housed Edinburgh Town Council from 1893 to 1895, when that body was replaced by Edinburgh Corporation. It remained the Corporation's headquarters until it was replaced by Edinburgh District Council under the wider Lothian Regional Council in May 1975. [ 8 ]
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Location of the ward within Edinburgh [1] Portobello/Craigmillar is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council . [ 2 ] Established in 2007 along with the other wards, it elects four Councillors.