Edinburgh Northern (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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| Edinburgh Northern | |
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| Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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 Edinburgh Northern shown within the Edinburgh and Lothians East electoral region, and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Electoral region | Edinburgh and Lothians East |
| Electorate | 63,281 (2022)[1] |
| Major settlements | Edinburgh |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2026 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Council area | City of Edinburgh |
| Created from | Edinburgh Northern and Leith and Edinburgh Western |
Edinburgh Northern 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 Western.[4]
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 North Eastern and Leith, 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 Northern constituency covers the following electoral wards of Edinburgh Council:[2]
- Almond (shared with Edinburgh North Western);
- Leith Walk (shared with Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith);
- Forth (entire ward);
- Inverleith (entire ward)
Election results
2020s
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Conservative | Christopher Cowdy | |||||||
| Liberal Democrats | Sanne Dijkstra-Downie | |||||||
| SNP | Euan Hyslop | |||||||
| Green | Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill | |||||||
| Reform | Andrew McLaughlin | |||||||
| Workers Party | Abu Meron | |||||||
| Labour | Eleanor Ryan-Saha | |||||||
| Advance UK | ||||||||
| Alliance to Liberate Scotland | ||||||||
| Animal Welfare | ||||||||
| Communist | ||||||||
| Edinburgh & East Lothian People | ||||||||
| Equality Party (United Kingdom) | ||||||||
| ISP | ||||||||
| Independent Green Voice | ||||||||
| Scottish Family | ||||||||
| Scottish Libertarian | ||||||||
| Scottish Socialist | ||||||||
| Independent | Jeremy Balfour | |||||||
| Independent | Bonnie Prince Bob | |||||||
| Independent | Morgwn Davies | |||||||
| Independent | Ash Regan | |||||||
| Majority | ||||||||
| Valid votes | ||||||||
| Invalid votes | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| 2021 notional result[a][8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| SNP | 17,120 | 40.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 7,793 | 18.3 | |
| Conservative | 7,325 | 17.2 | |
| Labour | 7,240 | 17.0 | |
| Scottish Greens | 2,768 | 6.5 | |
| Majority | 9,327 | 21.9 | |
| Turnout | 42,588 | 67.3 | |
| Electorate | 63,281 | ||
