Edinburgh Northern

Edinburgh Northern
Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh Northern shown within the Edinburgh and Lothians East electoral region, and the region shown within Scotland
Electoral regionEdinburgh and Lothians East
Electorate66,052 (2026)[1]
Major settlementsEdinburgh
Current constituency
Created2026
Seats1
PartyLiberal Democrats
MSPSanne Dijkstra-Downie
Council areaCity of Edinburgh
Created fromEdinburgh 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

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

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

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]

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election Member Party
2026 Sanne Dijkstra-Downie Scottish Liberal Democrats

Election results

Election campaign banners for the Conservative, Liberal Democrat and SNP candidates in Edinburgh Northern for the 2026 election.

2020s

2026 Scottish Parliament election: Edinburgh Northern[6][1][a]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sanne Dijkstra-Downie 12,972 34.6 Increase 16.3 8,767 23.3
SNP Euan Hyslop 10,479 27.9 Decrease 12.3 8,152 21.7
Green Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill[b] 5,289 14.1 Increase 7.6 7,570 20.1
Labour Eleanor Ryan-Saha 3,744 10.0 Decrease 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 Decrease 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
  1. ^ Note that changes in vote share are shown with respect to the notional result of the 2021 election, calculated to account for boundary changes
  2. ^ Elected on the party list
  3. ^ Balfour was an incumbent member on the regional list, having initially been elected as a member of the Conservatives
  4. ^ Regan was the incumbent member for the Edinburgh Eastern constituency, having initially been elected as a member of the SNP

Notes

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Edinburgh Northern". BBC News. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  2. ^ a b Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 141.
  3. ^ a b Second Review of Scottish Parliament: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 28.
  4. ^ "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries | Scottish Boundary Commission". boundaries.scot. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  5. ^ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143.
  6. ^ "Edinburgh Northern regional results". City of Edinburgh Council. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.

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