| Edinburgh North and Leith | |
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| Scottish Parliament burgh constituency |
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| Edinburgh North and Leith shown within the Lothians electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Created | 1999 |
| Abolished | 2011 |
| Council area | City of Edinburgh |
Edinburgh North and Leith is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the Lothians electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
For the Scottish Parliament election, 2011, Edinburgh North and Leith is redrawn and renamed Edinburgh Northern and Leith
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The other eight constituencies of the Lothians region are Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh South, Edinburgh West, Linlithgow, Livingston and Midlothian.
The region covers the City of Edinburgh council area, the West Lothian council area, part of the Midlothian council area, and part of the East Lothian council area.
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[1].
The Boundary Commission for Scotland made initial proposals to review the constituency in early 2008. These proposals would add to the constituency areas to the east of Easter Road and contiguous with Leith Links, but would remove the New Town, most of Stockbridge, and Pilton. These proposals are being consulted on and may be reviewed before being implemented before the 2011 election.
The Holyrood constituency covers a northern portion of the City of Edinburgh council area. The rest of the city area is covered by five other constituencies, all also in the Lothians electoral region: Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh South, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh West.
Edinburgh North and Leith has boundaries with the Edinburgh East and Musselburgh constituency, the Edinburgh Central constituency and the Edinburgh West constituency.
The Edinburgh East and Musselburgh constituency also covers the Musselburgh portion of the East Lothian council area. The rest of the East Lothian area is covered by the East Lothian constituency, which is in the South of Scotland electoral region.
Edinburgh North and Leith includes the wards of Broughton, Calton, Granton, Harbour, Lorne, New Town, Newhaven, Stockbridge, Trinity, and part of the Pilton ward, which is split with the Edinburgh West constituency. The wards were created in 1999, at the same time as the constituency, and are due to be replaced with new wards in 2007, without change to constituency boundaries.
For the 2011 election, the newly drawn "Edinburgh Northern and Leith" will consist of the electoral ward of Leith Walk in full, and the divided wards of Forth, Inverleith, and Leith.
Edinburgh North and Leith is an urban constituency. It includes Granton, Leith, New Town, Newhaven, Stockbridge, Trinity and a part of the Pilton area.
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1999 | Malcolm Chisholm | Labour | |
| 2003 | |||
| 2007 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| Scottish Parliament election, 2011: Edinburgh Northern and Leith | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Malcolm Chisholm | 12,858 | 41.6 | +6.5 | |
| SNP | Shirley-Anne Somerville | 12,263 | 39.7 | +11.8 | |
| Conservative | Sheila Low | 2,928 | 9.5 | -0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Farthing | 2,836 | 9.2 | -17.7 | |
| Majority | 595 | 1.9 | -5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 30,885 | 52.9 | +0.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Edinburgh North and Leith | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Malcolm Chisholm | 11,020 | 34.8 | -3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Crockart | 8,576 | 27.1 | +10.4 | |
| SNP | Davie Hutchison | 8,044 | 25.4 | +6.0 | |
| Conservative | Iain Whyte | 4,045 | 12.8 | -4.0 | |
| Majority | 2,444 | 7.7 | |||
| Turnout | 31,685 | 52.8 | +4.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Edinburgh North and Leith | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Malcolm Chisholm | 10,979 | 38.21 | −8.73 | |
| SNP | Anne Dana | 5,565 | 19.37 | −5.34 | |
| Conservative | Ian Mowat | 4,821 | 16.78 | + 3.05 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sebastian Tombs | 4,785 | 16.65 | + 5.65 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Bill Scott | 2,584 | 8.99 | +6.51 | |
| Majority | 5,414 | 18.84 | −2.27 | ||
| Turnout | 28,734 | 47.49 | −10.70 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Edinburgh North and Leith | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Malcolm Chisholm | 17,203 | 46.94 | N/A | |
| SNP | Anne Dana | 9,467 | 25.83 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Jamie Sempill | 5,030 | 13.73 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sebastian Tombs | 4,039 | 11.02 | N/A | |
| Scottish Socialist | Ron Brown | 907 | 2.48 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,736 | 21.11 | N/A | ||
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| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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