Edinburgh North and Leith - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Edinburgh North and Leith constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Edinburgh North and Leith
Region	Scotland
1st in 2024		Labour
2nd in 2024		SNP
Swing To Lose	7.35%
Next Election Prediction	View

Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2024	Labour
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	SNP
	Election 2019	SNP
	Election 2017	SNP
	Election 2015	SNP
	Election 2010	Labour
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,805	42.05%	+20.32%
	SNP	13,537	27.36%	-16.43%
	Green	5,417	10.95%	+7.69%
	Liberal Democrat	3,879	7.84%	-4.67%
	Conservative	3,254	6.58%	-11.03%
	Reform UK	1,818	3.67%	+2.81%
	Minor	227	0.46%	N/A
	Others	538	1.09%	N/A
Majority		7,268	14.69%
Turnout		49,475	63.10%	-13.57%
Electorate		78,411
Swing from SNP to LAB			18.37%
Swing from GRN to LAB			6.32%
Swing from SNP to GRN			12.06%
	Labour gain from SNP

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	25,773	43.79%	+0.10%
	Labour	12,790	21.73%	-0.37%
	Conservative	10,362	17.61%	-0.93%
	Liberal Democrat	7,364	12.51%	+1.33%
	Green	1,920	3.26%	-0.06%
	Reform UK	508	0.86%	N/A
	Minor	138	0.23%	N/A
Majority		12,983	22.06%
Turnout		58,855	76.66%	+3.70%
Electorate		76,770
Swing from LAB to SNP			0.24%
Swing from CON to SNP			0.52%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.28%
	SNP hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	25,925	43.69%	+9.66%
	Labour	13,117	22.10%	-9.05%
	Conservative	11,000	18.54%	-8.67%
	Liberal Democrat	6,635	11.18%	+6.62%
	Green	1,971	3.32%	+0.27%
	Brexit Party	558	0.94%	N/A
	Minor	138	0.23%	N/A
Majority		12,808	21.58%
Turnout		59,344	72.96%	+1.80%
Electorate		81,336
Swing from LAB to SNP			9.35%
Swing from CON to SNP			9.16%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.19%
	SNP hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	19,243	34.03%	-6.90%
	Labour	17,618	31.15%	-0.13%
	Conservative	15,385	27.21%	+11.04%
	Liberal Democrat	2,579	4.56%	+0.02%
	Green	1,727	3.05%	-2.36%
Majority		1,625	2.87%
Turnout		56,552	71.16%	-0.54%
Electorate		79,473
Swing from SNP to LAB			3.39%
Swing from SNP to CON			8.97%
Swing from LAB to CON			5.58%
	SNP hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	23,742	40.93%	+31.28%
	Labour	18,145	31.28%	-6.18%
	Conservative	9,378	16.17%	+1.22%
	Green	3,140	5.41%	+3.17%
	Liberal Democrat	2,634	4.54%	-29.28%
	UKIP	847	1.46%	N/A
	Minor	122	0.21%	N/A
Majority		5,597	9.65%
Turnout		58,008	71.69%	+3.27%
Electorate		80,910
Swing from LAB to SNP			18.73%
Swing from CON to SNP			15.03%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.70%
	SNP gain from Labour

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,740	37.46%	+3.23%
	Liberal Democrat	16,016	33.82%	+4.64%
	Conservative	7,079	14.95%	-3.74%
	SNP	4,568	9.65%	-0.54%
	Green	1,062	2.24%	N/A
	Minor	389	0.82%	N/A
	Others	502	1.06%	N/A
Majority		1,724	3.64%
Turnout		47,356	68.43%	+5.76%
Electorate		69,207
Swing from LAB to LD			0.70%
Swing from CON to LAB			3.48%
Swing from CON to LD			4.19%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	14,597	34.23%	0.00%
	Liberal Democrat	12,444	29.18%	0.00%
	Conservative	7,969	18.69%	0.00%
	SNP	4,344	10.19%	0.00%
	Others	3,286	7.71%	N/A
Majority		2,153	5.05%
Turnout		42,640	62.67%	+0.29%
Electorate		68,038
Swing from LD to LAB			0.00%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.00%
Swing from CON to LD			0.00%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	14,597	34.23%	-11.72%
	Liberal Democrat	12,444	29.18%	+9.76%
	Conservative	7,969	18.69%	+4.77%
	SNP	4,344	10.19%	-5.73%
	Green	2,482	5.82%	N/A
	Minor	804	1.89%	N/A
Majority		2,153	5.05%
Turnout		42,640	62.38%	+9.19%
Electorate		68,352
Swing from LAB to LD			10.74%
Swing from LAB to CON			8.24%
Swing from CON to LD			2.50%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,271	45.95%	-0.96%
	Liberal Democrat	6,454	19.42%	+6.39%
	SNP	5,290	15.92%	-4.19%
	Conservative	4,626	13.92%	-3.94%
	Minor	1,334	4.01%	N/A
	Others	259	0.78%	N/A
Majority		8,817	26.53%
Turnout		33,234	53.20%	-13.26%
Electorate		62,475
Swing from LAB to LD			3.68%
Swing from SNP to LAB			1.61%
Swing from SNP to LD			5.29%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,209	46.91%	N/A
	SNP	8,231	20.10%	N/A
	Conservative	7,312	17.86%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	5,335	13.03%	N/A
	Minor	441	1.08%	N/A
	Others	417	1.02%	N/A
Majority		10,978	26.81%
Turnout		40,945	66.45%	N/A
Electorate		61,617

	Labour win

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