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%