Edinburgh North and Leith
2010 Results:
Conservative: 7079 (14.95%)
Labour: 17740 (37.46%)
Liberal Democrat: 16016 (33.82%)
SNP: 4568 (9.65%)
Green: 1062 (2.24%)
TUSC: 233 (0.49%)
Socialist Labour: 141 (0.3%)
Independent: 128 (0.27%)
Others: 389 (0.82%)
Majority: 1724 (3.64%)
2005 Results:
Labour: 14597 (34.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 12444 (29.2%)
Conservative: 7969 (18.7%)
SNP: 4344 (10.2%)
Other: 3286 (7.7%)
Majority: 2153 (5%)
Boundary changes prior to 2005 election.
2001 Result
Conservative: 4626 (13.9%)
Labour: 15271 (45.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 6454 (19.4%)
SNP: 5290 (15.9%)
Other: 1593 (4.8%)
Majority: 8817 (26.5%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 7312 (17.9%)
Labour: 19209 (46.9%)
Liberal Democrat: 5335 (13%)
SNP: 8231 (20.1%)
Referendum: 441 (1.1%)
Other: 417 (1%)
Majority: 10978 (26.8%)
No Boundary Changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Mark Lazarowicz(Labour) (more information at They work for you)
Iain McGill (Conservative) Former postman and overseas aid worker, now director of an employment agency. Contested Midlothian 2005. Contested Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and Central Scotland region in 2007 Scottish Parliament elections.Mark Lazarowicz(Labour) (more information at They work for you)Kevin Lang (Liberal Democrat) Calum Cashley (SNP) Political researcher. Contested Dundee West 1999 Scottish elections.Kate Joester (Green) Willie Black (TUSC) David Jacobsen (Socialist Labour) John Hein (Liberal)Cameron MacIntyre (Independent)2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 89186
Male: 48.1%
Female: 51.9%
Under 18: 16.9%
Over 60: 18.3%
Born outside UK: 9.8%
White: 95.6%
Black: 0.4%
Asian: 2.2%
Mixed: 0.7%
Other: 1.1%
Christian: 51%
Muslim: 1.5%
Graduates 16-74: 39.6%
No Qualifications 16-74: 20.8%
Owner-Occupied: 66.1%
Social Housing: 14.6% (Council: 8%, Housing Ass.: 6.6%)
Privately Rented: 17%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 16.6%
Prior to the election, as one of the constituents in this seat who had contacted the MP on a number of matters I used to get very regular updates from Mr Lazarowicz by e-mail about what he was voting for at westminster, his stance on various issues, etc… which were both useful and informative. I was impressed by his dilligence as an MP even if I couldn’t support his party. Since the election, there has been an overwhelming silence. I hope this doesn’t last and once Labour have sorted themselves out with a new leader we will have our MP back at work again.
On a different and rather trivial note – studying the map for the new boundaries for the Scottish parliament constituencies, I think I’m now in a different constituemcy to my polling station, which is only 50 yards from my front door.