Scotland · Constituency
Edinburgh North and Leith
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Photograph shows Leith. The constituency reaches beyond the town itself.
Your member of parliament
Tracy Gilbert
LabourLabour won Edinburgh North and Leith at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,268 votes, or 14.7 points. A swing of 7.3 points to Scottish National Party would take it. That makes it safer than 332 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 318.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 14.7 points, which is larger than 332 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Scottish National Party by 7,268 votes.
Majority
7,268
14.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
63.1%
+3.4 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
10
49,475 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy GilbertElected | Labour | 20,805 | 42.1% | +8.4 |
| Deidre Brock | Scottish National Party | 13,537 | 27.4% | +24.8 |
| Kayleigh O'Neill | Scottish Green Party | 5,417 | 10.9% | +10.6 |
| Mike Andersen | Liberal Democrat | 3,879 | 7.8% | -4.4 |
| Joanna Mowat | Conservative | 3,254 | 6.6% | -17.1 |
| Alan Melville | Reform UK | 1,818 | 3.7% | -10.6 |
| David Jacobsen | Socialist Labour Party | 227 | 0.5% | +0.4 |
| Niel Deepnarain | Scottish Family Party | 210 | 0.4% | +0.4 |
| Richard Shillcock | Communist Party of Britain | 189 | 0.4% | +0.4 |
| Caroline Waterloo | Independent | 139 | 0.3% | -1.8 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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