Edinburgh Northern (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Edinburgh North (UK Parliament constituency).

Edinburgh Northern
Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament
Electorate	63,281 [1]
Major settlements	Edinburgh
Future constituency
Created	2026
Seats	1
Council area	City of Edinburgh
Created from	Edinburgh Northern and Leith and Edinburgh Western

Edinburgh Northern is a new constituency of the Scottish Parliament which will elect one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. 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. ^[2] 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. ^[3]

Electoral region

See also: Edinburgh and Lothians East (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

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. ^[2] The region includes all of the City of Edinburgh and East Lothian council areas, and parts of the Midlothian council area. ^[4]

Constituency boundaries and council area

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: ^[5]

• Almond (shared with Edinburgh North Western);
• Leith Walk (shared with Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith);
• Forth (entire ward);
• Inverleith (entire ward);

Election results

2020s

2026 Scottish Parliament election: Edinburgh Northern

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Cowdy
	SNP	Euan Hyslop
	Liberal Democrats	Sanne Dijkstra-Downie
Majority
Valid Votes
Invalid Votes
Turnout

References

1. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 26.
2. Second Review of Scottish Parliament.
3. "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries | Scottish Boundary Commission". boundaries.scot. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
4. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143.
5. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 141.

Bibliography

• "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. April 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2011.

See also

• List of Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions (2026–)

External links

• "Edinburgh Northern constituency map" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland . Retrieved 8 November 2025.

See also

• List of Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions (2026–)