Edinburgh North and Leith
Burgh constituency for theHouse of Commons
Interactive map of current boundaries
Location of Edinburgh North and Leith withinScotland
Subdivisions of Scotland	City of Edinburgh
Electorate	76,770 (March 2020)[1]
Major settlements	Edinburgh (part),Leith
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of Parliament	Tracy Gilbert (Labour)
Created from	Edinburgh Leith

Edinburgh North and Leith is aconstituency of theHouse of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom (atWestminster), first used in the1997 general election. It elects oneMember of Parliament (MP) by thefirst past the post system of election and has been represented since 2024 byTracy Gilbert ofScottish Labour.

In 1999, aScottish Parliament constituency was created with the same name and boundaries. SeeEdinburgh North and Leith (Scottish Parliament constituency). The boundaries of the Westminster constituency were altered, however, in 2005, and the Scottish Parliament constituency retained the older boundaries until 2011. Sincethen, the seat has mainly been split between theEdinburgh Northern and Leith andEdinburgh Central constituencies atHolyrood, with a small area also located inEdinburgh Western.

At the2014 Scottish independence referendum, the constituency returned an above average No vote; 60% voted for Scotland to stay in the United Kingdom, while 40% voted Yes to independence.^[2]At the2016 referendum on UK membership of the European Union, theconstituency voted to Remain by 78.2%. This constituency was the seventh-highest supporter of a Remain vote.^[3]

The constituency is urbanised, affluent and left-leaning,^[4] and covers several northern communities of the city, as well as most of the former burgh ofLeith, which controversially amalgamated with the City of Edinburgh in 1920. It has the highest proportion of residents living in tenements and flats of any parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, and a relatively high proportion of university graduates. It includes a mix of leafy, expensive residential areas in the South and West of the constituency and densely populated areas nearer to Leith with more young professionals and students, as well as older residents whose families have lived there during several previous generations.

It also includesCalton Hill, the shops and offices on the northern side ofPrinces Street,Bute House, the official residence of theFirst Minister of Scotland,St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, theEdinburgh Playhouse, theEdinburgh Waterfront, the stretch of theWater of Leith fromDean Village to Leith Harbour, theRoyal Botanical Gardens, theWestern General Hospital and the notableprivate schools.

When created in 1997, Edinburgh North and Leith was largely a replacement for theEdinburgh Leith constituency, and was one of six constituencies covering theCity of Edinburgh council area. One of those six,Edinburgh East and Musselburgh straddled the boundary with theEast Lothian council area to take inMusselburgh.

1997–2005: The City of Edinburgh wards ofBroughton,Calton,Granton,Harbour,Lorne,New Town,Newhaven,Pilton,Stockbridge andTrinity.

2005–2024: Under theFifth Review of UK Parliament constituencies, constituency boundaries inScotland were revised for the2005 election. The number of constituencies within the city was reduced from six to five, each now entirely within the city area, andMusselburgh was reunited with the remainder ofEast Lothian.^[5] The revised Edinburgh North and Leith constituency included the whole of the existing one, but also took in theDean ward fromEdinburgh Central andCraigleith ward fromEdinburgh West.

Further to theLocal Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, the ward structure in the City of Edinburgh was changed. Consequently, from 2007, the constituency comprised parts of the City of Edinburgh wards ofLeith,Leith Walk,Forth,Inverleith andCity Centre. A further revision to ward boundaries in 2017 resulted in the whole of the Forth ward and a small part of theCorstorphine/Murrayfield ward now being within the constituency boundaries.

2024–present: Further to the2023 review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the2024 general election, the boundary with the neighbouring constituency ofEdinburgh West was revised. The part in the Corstorphine/Murrayfield ward was transferred to Edinburgh West, along with a further part of the Inverleith ward. To partly compensate, the eastern-most part of theAlmond ward was moved in the opposite direction. The constituency now comprises the following wards or part wards of the City of Edinburgh:

• A small part of Almond ward, including theMuirhouse area;
• the whole of Forth ward;
• eastern parts of Inverleith ward, comprising approximately half its electorate;
• northern parts of City Centre ward, includingNew Town andGreenside; and
• most of Leith and Leith Walk wards.^[6][7]

• Politics of Edinburgh

• Edinburgh North and Leith UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2005 – May 2024) atMapIt UK
• Edinburgh North and Leith UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) atMapIt UK

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