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Dalkeith & District Community Council
Tue, 10 Nov 2026
Woodburn Hub
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Facts for this ward
Crime· MI 2024–25
125.9 per 1,000
31% crimes of dishonesty
Child poverty· official statistics
12.5% AHC
397 children after housing costs
Life here· SIMD 2020
17%
17% live in Scotland's most deprived fifth
Money· not printed
NOT PRINTED
No paper names this electoral ward — not a split of the council total
Representatives· current term
3
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6 groups · 2 councils
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Crime
Police counts for this ward. Not a court verdict.
1,680
31% crimes of dishonesty
Police Scotland multi-member ward figures
People
How many of us — then the census pack.
13,340
Population · age · nationality · religion · languages
SAPE mid-2024 · Census 2022 packs
Community assets
Schools, GPs, pharmacies and local places
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6 schools · 1 GP · 4 pharmacy · 4 dental
Scottish Government school contacts (31 Jan 2026) · OpenStreetMap POIs · link-checked (404/410 removed; http→https where needed)
Next meeting
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Tue, 10 Nov 2026
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Your representatives
Who speaks for this ward?
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3 councillors · 1 MSP + 7 list · MP · 2 community councils · 2022 1st prefs led by Lab (46%)
Local council · Scottish Parliament · UK Parliament · SpatialHub CCs · EMB 2022
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Deprivation
How hard is life here compared with Scotland?
17%
SIMD rolled up to this ward
SIMD 2020v2
Money
Ward pot
NOT PRINTED
No paper names this electoral ward. Small grants withdrawn from 2023/24. Play capital is a site/settlement appendix — not six wards. Do not split the council total.
Held official packs only. Never a modelled share of the council budget. Awards are not payments.