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| Edinburgh Northern | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 66,052 (2026)[1] |
| Major settlements | Edinburgh |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2026 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | Liberal Democrats |
| MSP | Sanne Dijkstra-Downie |
| 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 seat has been represented by Sanne Dijkstra-Downie of the Scottish Liberal Democrats since being first contested in 2026.
Electoral region
[edit source]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
[edit source]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)
Member of the Scottish Parliament
[edit source]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sanne Dijkstra-Downie | Scottish Liberal Democrats | |
Election results
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2020s
[edit source]| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Sanne Dijkstra-Downie | 12,972 | 34.6 |  16.3 |
8,767 | 23.3 | ||
| SNP | Euan Hyslop | 10,479 | 27.9 |  12.3 |
8,152 | 21.7 | ||
| Green | Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill[b] | 5,289 | 14.1 | 7.6 |
7,570 | 20.1 | ||
| Labour | Eleanor Ryan-Saha | 3,744 | 10.0 | 7.0 |
4,834 | 12.9 | ||
| Reform | Andrew McLaughlin | 2,867 | 7.6 | New | 3,273 | 8.7 | ||
| Conservative | Christopher Cowdy | 1,900 | 5.1 | 12.1 |
2,995 | 8.0 | ||
| Independent Green Voice | 272 | 0.7 | ||||||
| Independent | Jeremy Balfour[c] | 239 | 0.6 | |||||
| Animal Welfare | 237 | 0.6 | ||||||
| Independent | Ash Regan[d] | 191 | 0.5 | |||||
| Scottish Family | 159 | 0.4 | ||||||
| AtLS | 155 | 0.4 | ||||||
| Workers Party | Abu Meron | 258 | 0.7 | New | 140 | 0.4 | ||
| Scottish Socialist | 110 | 0.3 | ||||||
| ISP | 107 | 0.3 | ||||||
| Communist | 104 | 0.3 | ||||||
| Edinburgh & East Lothian People | 91 | 0.3 | ||||||
| Independent | Bonnie Prince Bob | 65 | 0.2 | |||||
| Scottish Libertarian | 44 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Equality | 32 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Advance UK | 15 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Independent | Morgwn Davies | 4 | 0.0 | |||||
| Majority | 2,493 | 6.7 | ||||||
| Valid votes | 37,509 | 37,556 | ||||||
| Invalid votes | 132 | 97 | ||||||
| Turnout | 37,641 | 57.0 | 37,653 | 57.0 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | ||||||||
Notes
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Notes
[edit source]References
[edit source]Citations
[edit source]- 1 2 "Edinburgh Northern". BBC News. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- 1 2 Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 141.
- 1 2 Second Review of Scottish Parliament: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 28.
- ↑ "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries | Scottish Boundary Commission". boundaries.scot. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ↑ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143.
- ↑ "Edinburgh Northern regional results". City of Edinburgh Council. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
Bibliography
[edit source]- "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. April 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
See also
[edit source]External links
[edit source]- "Edinburgh Northern constituency map" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
See also
[edit source]- List of Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions (2026–)
- Edinburgh North (UK Parliament constituency)
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