Edinburgh Northern and Leith (Scottish Parliament constituency) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Edinburgh Northern and Leith |
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Edinburgh Northern and Leith shown within the Lothian electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
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Population | 93,605 (2019) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2011 |
Party | SNP |
MSP | Ben Macpherson |
Council area | City of Edinburgh |
Created from | Edinburgh North and Leith |
Edinburgh Northern and Leith (Gaelic: Dùn Èideann a Tuath agus Lite) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Edinburgh. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is one of nine constituencies in the Lothian electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Prior to the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, most of the constituency was part of the Edinburgh North and Leith constituency.
The seat has been held by Ben Macpherson of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.
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Electoral region
The other eight constituencies of the Lothian region are Almond Valley, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Eastern, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern, Edinburgh Western, Linlithgow and Midlothian North and Musselburgh.
The region includes all of the City of Edinburgh council area, parts of the East Lothian council area, parts of the Midlothian council area and all of the West Lothian council area.
Constituency boundaries and council area
Edinburgh is represented in the Scottish Parliament by six constituencies: Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Eastern, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern and Edinburgh Western.
The Edinburgh North and Leith constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish House of Commons constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.
Since 2011, "Edinburgh Northern and Leith" has consisted of the electoral wards of:
- In full: Leith Walk
- In part: Forth, Inverleith, Leith
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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2011 | Malcolm Chisholm | Labour | |
2016 | Ben Macpherson | SNP |
Election results
2020s
Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
SNP | Ben Macpherson | 22,443 | 47.9 | 1.2 | 18,174 | 38.7 | 2.4 | |
Labour | Katrina Faccenda | 10,874 | 23.2 | 5.3 | 8,726 | 18.6 | 1.2 | |
Green | Lorna Slater | 6,116 | 13.1 | New | 9,243 | 19.7 | 1.6 | |
Conservative | Callum Laidlaw | 5,052 | 10.8 | 5.6 | 6,293 | 13.4 | 4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Bell | 2,035 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 2,177 | 4.6 | 1.0 | |
Alba Party | 770 | 1.6 | New | |||||
Animal Welfare Party | 264 | 0.6 | New | |||||
All for Unity | 220 | 0.5 | New | |||||
Scottish Family Party | 212 | 0.5 | New | |||||
Freedom Alliance (UK) | Jon Pullman | 314 | 0.7 | New | 180 | 0.4 | New | |
Women's Equality Party | 167 | 0.4 | 1.4 | |||||
Reform UK | 110 | 0.2 | New | |||||
Scottish Libertarian Party | 83 | 0.2 | New | |||||
Communist Party of Britain | 80 | 0.2 | New | |||||
Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party | 78 | 0.2 | New | |||||
Independent | Ashley Graczyk | 58 | 0.1 | New | ||||
UKIP | 43 | 0.1 | 1.4 | |||||
Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present) | 23 | 0.0 | New | |||||
Renew Party | 14 | 0.0 | New | |||||
Majority | 11,569 | 24.7 | 6.5 | |||||
Valid Votes | 46,834 | 46,915 | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 155 | 85 | ||||||
Turnout | 46,989 | 63.0 | 7.5 | 47,000 | 63.0 | 7.6 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | 3.3 | ||||||
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2010s
Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
SNP | Ben Macpherson | 17,322 | 46.7 | 7.0 | 13,495 | 36.3 | 1.2 | |
Labour | Lesley Hinds | 10,576 | 28.5 | 13.1 | 7,364 | 19.8 | 4.4 | |
Green | 6,744 | 18.1 | 5.8 | |||||
Conservative | Ian McGill | 6,081 | 16.4 | 6.9 | 6,623 | 17.8 | 8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Veart | 1,779 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 1,349 | 3.6 | 2.2 | |
Independent | Jack Caldwell | 1,344 | 3.6 | New | ||||
Women's Equality Party | 658 | 1.8 | New | |||||
UKIP | 568 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |||||
RISE | 293 | 0.8 | New | |||||
Solidarity (Scotland) | 120 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |||||
Majority | 6,746 | 18.2 | N/A | |||||
Valid Votes | 37,102 | 37,214 | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 260 | 73 | ||||||
Turnout | 37,362 | 55.5 | 3.0 | 37,287 | 55.4 | 2.8 | ||
SNP gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Constituency | Region | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
Labour | Malcolm Chisholm | 12,858 | 41.6 | N/A | 7,508 | 24.2 | N/A | |
SNP | Shirley-Anne Somerville | 12,263 | 39.7 | N/A | 11,610 | 37.5 | N/A | |
Green | 3,812 | 12.3 | N/A | |||||
Conservative | Sheila Low | 2,928 | 9.5 | N/A | 2,803 | 9.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Margo MacDonald | 2,157 | 7.0 | N/A | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Dan Farthing | 2,836 | 9.2 | N/A | 1,805 | 5.8 | N/A | |
All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 266 | 0.9 | N/A | |||||
Scottish Socialist | 211 | 0.7 | N/A | |||||
Socialist Labour Party (UK) | 177 | 0.6 | N/A | |||||
UKIP | 155 | 0.5 | N/A | |||||
BNP | 148 | 0.5 | N/A | |||||
Liberal Party (UK, 1989) | 91 | 0.3 | N/A | |||||
Scottish Christian Party | 90 | 0.3 | N/A | |||||
Solidarity (Scotland) | 57 | 0.2 | N/A | |||||
Christian Peoples Alliance | 41 | 0.1 | N/A | |||||
Independent | Ken O'Neil | 17 | 0.1 | N/A | ||||
Independent | David Hogg | 11 | 0.0 | N/A | ||||
Independent | Mev Brown | 7 | 0.0 | N/A | ||||
Majority | 595 | 1.9 | N/A | |||||
Valid Votes | 30,885 | 30,966 | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 172 | 114 | ||||||
Turnout | 31,057 | 52.5 | N/A | 31,080 | 52.6 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | ||||||||
Notes
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See also
- Politics of Edinburgh