# Edinburgh Northern and Leith (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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.

## 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 | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2011 | Malcolm Chisholm | Labour |
| | 2016 | Ben Macpherson | SNP |

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Edinburgh Northern and Leith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | 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 |
| | Scottish 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 | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 770 | 1.6 | New |
| | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | 264 | 0.6 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 220 | 0.5 | New |
| | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | 212 | 0.5 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Jon Pullman | 314 | 0.7 | New | 180 | 0.4 | New |
| | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | 167 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 110 | 0.2 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 83 | 0.2 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 80 | 0.2 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 78 | 0.2 | New |
| | Independent | Ashley Graczyk | Ashley Graczyk | Ashley Graczyk | Ashley Graczyk | 58 | 0.1 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 43 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| | SDP | SDP | SDP | SDP | SDP | 23 | 0.0 | New |
| | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | 14 | 0.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,569 | 24.7 | 6.5 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 46,834 | | | 46,915 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 155 | | | 85 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,989 | 63.0 | 7.5 | 47,000 | 63.0 | 7.6 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | 3.3 | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Edinburgh Northern and Leith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | 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 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish 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 | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | 658 | 1.8 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 568 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 293 | 0.8 | New |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 120 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,746 | 18.2 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 37,102 | | | 37,214 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 260 | | | 73 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,362 | 55.5 | 3.0 | 37,287 | 55.4 | 2.8 |
| | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour | Swing | Swing | | | | |
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Edinburgh Northern and Leith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Region | Region | Region |
| Party | Party | Candidate | 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 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish 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 | Margo MacDonald | Margo MacDonald | 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 | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 266 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 211 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 177 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 155 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 148 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal | 91 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 90 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 57 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | 41 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ken O'Neil | Ken O'Neil | Ken O'Neil | Ken O'Neil | 17 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | David Hogg | David Hogg | David Hogg | David Hogg | 11 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Mev Brown | Mev Brown | Mev Brown | Mev Brown | 7 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 595 | 1.9 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 30,885 | | | 30,966 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 172 | | | 114 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,057 | 52.5 | N/A | 31,080 | 52.6 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| Notes 1 2 3 Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||