Edinburgh Northern and Leith

Not to be confused with Edinburgh North and Leith (Scottish Parliament constituency) or Edinburgh North and Leith (UK Parliament constituency).

Edinburgh Northern and Leith
Former burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh Northern and Leith shown within the Lothian electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population93,605 (2019)
Former constituency
Created2011
Abolished2026
PartySNP
MSPBen Macpherson
Council areaCity of Edinburgh
Created fromEdinburgh North and Leith
Replaced byEdinburgh North Eastern and Leith, Edinburgh Northern

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.

As a result of the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025, Edinburgh Northern and Leith will be abolished. The areas currently covered by the constituency will form part of the new constituencies of Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith and Edinburgh Northern from the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.

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