New electoral boundaries were drawn up for the local elections held on 3rd May 2007. Under Edinburgh's previous system voters elected 58 councillors from single-seat wards across the city. The new system reduced the number of wards to 17 with 3 or 4 councillors elected in each geographically larger ward using a form of Proportional Representation known as the Single Transferable Vote (STV).

The new wards (with links to Edinburgh City Council web site) are:

• Ward 1 - Almond Ward
• Ward 2 - Pentland Hills Ward
• Ward 3 - Drum Brae/ Gyle Ward
• Ward 4 - Forth Ward
• Ward 5 - Inverleith Ward
• Ward 6 - Corstorphine/ Murrayfield Ward
• Ward 7 - Sighthill/ Gorgie Ward
• Ward 8 - Colinton/ Fairmilehead Ward
• Ward 9 - Fountainbridge/ Craiglockhart Ward
• Ward 10 - Meadows/ Morningside Ward
• Ward 11 - City Centre Ward
• Ward 12 - Leith Walk Ward
• Ward 13 - Leith Ward
• Ward 14 - Craigentinny/ Duddingston Ward
• Ward 15 - Southside/ Newington Ward
• Ward 16 - Liberton/ Gilmerton Ward
• Ward 17 - Portobello/ Craigmillar Ward