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  UK Parliament - Edinburgh North & Leith
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Parents > United Kingdom > Scotland > Scotland > Edinburgh North & Leith
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 07, 2015 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close May 07, 2015 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start May 08, 2015 - 12:00pm
Term End June 08, 2017 - 11:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia April 19, 2017 11:58pm
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Description BBC Constituency Profile:

Leith was independent of Edinburgh until the port area was incorporated into the city in 1920, despite the citizens voting five to one against the move. Now home to the Royal Yacht Britannia, the area has become synonymous with trendy quayside cafes, while one-time warehouses have been converted into expensive flats.

The north of the constituency, which once teemed with manual labourers, has become home to more managerial and professional workers and the seat also takes in Edinburgh's elegant New Town.

Labour has a record of electoral success in Edinburgh North and Leith, with previous incumbents including Malcolm Chisholm, who went on to become an MSP and Scottish minister. The seat was held in 2010 by Labour's Mark Lazarowicz, with a majority of 1,724 votes.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won05/06/2010
NameMark Lazarowicz Votes17,740 (37.46%)
Term05/17/2010 - 05/17/2015 Margin1,724 (+3.64%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyScottish National Won06/08/2017
NameDeidre Brock Votes19,243 (34.03%)
Term06/08/2017 - 12/12/2019 Margin1,625 (+2.87%)
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Name Deidre Brock (I) MP Mark Lazarowicz Iain McGill Sarah Beattie-Smith Martin Veart Alan Melville Bruce Whitehead
PartyScottish National Labour Conservative Scottish Green Liberal Democrats UK Independence Left Unity
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Certified Votes 23,742 (40.93%) 18,145 (31.28%) 9,378 (16.17%) 3,140 (5.41%) 2,634 (4.54%) 847 (1.46%) 122 (0.21%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -5,597 (-9.65%) -14,364 (-24.76%) -20,602 (-35.52%) -21,108 (-36.39%) -22,895 (-39.47%) -23,620 (-40.72%)
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