Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith
Constituency of the Scottish Parliament
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Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith is a burgh constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of Edinburgh.[2] It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it is also one of nine constituencies in the Edinburgh and Lothians East 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.[3] The seat was created for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, and covers areas that were previously in the former seats of Edinburgh Northern and Leith and Edinburgh Eastern.[4]
| Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith | |
|---|---|
| Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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 Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith shown within the Edinburgh and Lothians East electoral region, and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Electoral region | Edinburgh and Lothians East |
| Electorate | 66,739 (2026)[1] |
| Major settlements | Edinburgh, Leith |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2026 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| MSP | Ben Macpherson |
| Council area | City of Edinburgh |
| Created from | Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Eastern |
The seat has been represented by Ben Macpherson of the Scottish National Party since being first contested in 2026. Ben Macpherson was previously the member for the Edinburgh Northern and Leith constituency.
Electoral region
The other eight constituencies of the Edinburgh and Lothians East region are East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh North Western, Edinburgh Northern, Edinburgh Southern, Edinburgh South Western and Midlothian North.[3] The region includes all of the City of Edinburgh and East Lothian council areas, and parts of the Midlothian council area.[5]
Constituency boundaries and council area
Edinburgh is represented in the Scottish Parliament by seven constituencies: Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent (which also includes part of East Lothian), Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith, Edinburgh North Western, Edinburgh Northern, Edinburgh Southern, and Edinburgh South Western. Following the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025, the Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith constituency covers the following electoral wards of Edinburgh Council:[2]
- Leith Walk (shared with Edinburgh Northern);
- Leith (entire ward);
- Craigentinny/Duddingston (entire ward);
Member of the Scottish Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ben Macpherson | SNP | |
Election results
2020s
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| SNP | Ben Macpherson[b] | 13,630 | 35.8 |  14.6 |
9,380 | 24.6 | ||
| Green | Kate Nevens[c] | 10,559 | 27.8 |  19.0 |
13,282 | 34.9 | ||
| Labour | Oliver Thomas | 7,894 | 20.8 | 5.1 |
6,429 | 16.9 | ||
| Reform | David Lees | 2,746 | 7.2 | New | 2,775 | 7.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Liss Owen | 1,895 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
2,380 | 6.2 | ||
| Conservative | Haris Young | 1,297 | 3.4 | 7.1 |
1,648 | 4.3 | ||
| Independent | Ash Regan[d] | 340 | 0.9 | |||||
| Independent Green Voice | 261 | 0.7 | ||||||
| Scottish Socialist | 234 | 0.6 | ||||||
| Animal Welfare | 226 | 0.6 | ||||||
| AtLS | 188 | 0.5 | ||||||
| Scottish Family | 164 | 0.4 | ||||||
| Communist | 142 | 0.4 | ||||||
| Independent | Jeremy Balfour[e] | 142 | 0.4 | |||||
| Independent | Bonnie Prince Bob | 134 | 0.4 | |||||
| ISP | 103 | 0.3 | ||||||
| Edinburgh & East Lothian People | 102 | 0.3 | ||||||
| Workers Party | 51 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Equality | 44 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Advance UK | 38 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Scottish Libertarian | 34 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Independent | Morgwn Davies | 6 | 0.0 | |||||
| Majority | 3,061 | 8.0 | ||||||
| Valid votes | 38,021 | 38,189 | ||||||
| Invalid votes | 175 | 86 | ||||||
| Turnout | 66,739 | 57.2 | 38,275 | 57.2 | ||||
| SNP win (new seat) | ||||||||
Notes
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