Edinburgh North and Leith

Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£25,292

2011

£30,786

2021

+£5,494

£ change

+21.7%

% change

Real-terms comparison

2011 at 2021 prices: £32,551 Real change: −£1,765

Election history

LAB Tracy Gilbert Gain

2024-07-04

Majority 7,268 Turnout 63.1% Votes 49,475

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Tracy Gilbert	LAB	20,805	42.1%	+20.3pp
Deidre Brock	SNP	13,537	27.4%	-16.4pp
Kayleigh O'Neill		5,417	11.0%	+7.7pp
Mike Andersen	LD	3,879	7.8%	-4.7pp
Joanna Mowat	CON	3,254	6.6%	-11.0pp
Alan Melville	REF	1,818	3.7%	+2.8pp
David Jacobsen		227	0.5%	—
Niel Deepnarain		210	0.4%	—
Richard Shillcock		189	0.4%	—
Caroline Waterloo		139	0.3%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Deidre Brock	SNP	25,925	43.7%	+9.7pp
Gordon Munro	LAB	13,117	22.1%	-9.1pp
Iain McGill	CON	11,000	18.5%	-8.7pp
Bruce Wilson	LD	6,635	11.2%	+6.6pp
Steve Burgess		1,971	3.3%	+0.3pp
Robert Speirs		558	0.9%	—
Heather Astbury		138	0.2%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Deidre Brock	SNP	19,243	34.0%	-6.9pp
Gordon Munro	LAB	17,618	31.2%	-0.1pp
Iain McGill	CON	15,385	27.2%	+11.0pp
Martin Veart	LD	2,579	4.6%	+0.0pp
Lorna Slater		1,727	3.1%	-2.4pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Deidre Brock	SNP	23,742	40.9%	+31.3pp
Mark Lazarowicz	LAB	18,145	31.3%	-6.2pp
Iain McGill	CON	9,378	16.2%	+1.2pp
Sarah Beattie-Smith		3,140	5.4%	+3.2pp
Martin Veart	LD	2,634	4.5%	-29.3pp
Alan Melville		847	1.5%	—
Bruce Whitehead		122	0.2%	—

LAB Mark Lazarowicz Hold

2010-05-06

Majority 1,724 Turnout 68.4% Votes 47,356

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Mark Lazarowicz	LAB	17,740	37.5%	+3.2pp
Kevin Lang	LD	16,016	33.8%	+4.6pp
Iain McGill	CON	7,079	15.0%	-3.7pp
Calum Cashley	LAB	4,568	9.7%	-0.5pp
Kate Joester		1,062	2.2%	-3.6pp
John Hein	LIB	389	0.8%	—
Willie Black		233	0.5%	—
David Jacobsen		141	0.3%	—
Cameron MacIntyre		128	0.3%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

25 to 34

22.9%

35 to 49

22.4%

50 to 64

17.0%

0 to 17

14.6%

65 and over

12.8%

18 to 24

10.3%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

84.9%

Asian or Asian British

7.4%

Other ethnic group

5.1%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

3.0%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

2.6%

📊 Age

65 and over

12.7%

18 to 24

10.2%

⛪ Religion

No religion

58.7%

Christian

27.7%

Not answered

6.7%

Muslim

3.3%

Other religion

2.1%

Hindu

1.4%

Buddhist

0.6%

Sikh

0.3%

Jewish

0.3%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

55.9%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

12.0%

Level 3 qualifications

9.7%

No qualifications

9.1%

Other qualifications

8.9%

Apprenticeship

3.3%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

51.1%

Private renters

29.3%

Social renters

18.0%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

91.4%

Asian or Asian British

5.5%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

1.3%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.1%

Other ethnic group

0.7%

📊 Age

30 to 44

27.3%

18 to 29

24.0%

45 to 64

21.7%

Under 18

15.2%

65 and over

11.7%

⛪ Religion

No religion

47.1%

Christian

40.5%

Muslim

2.5%

Hindu

1.1%

Buddhist

0.5%

Other religion

0.5%

Sikh

0.3%

Jewish

0.2%

🌍 Ethnicity

Asian or Asian British

2.8%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.7%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.4%

Other ethnic group

0.4%

⛪ Religion

Christian

50.0%

No religion

40.7%

Not answered

4.9%

Other religion

1.7%

Muslim

1.5%

Sikh

0.5%

Buddhist

0.3%

Hindu

0.2%

Jewish

0.2%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

37.9%

No qualifications

22.0%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

17.5%

Level 2 qualifications

16.3%

Level 3 qualifications

6.3%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

64.1%

Social renters

16.1%

Private renters

16.0%

Rent free

3.8%

Demographic change (2001–2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.

🌍 Ethnicity

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Other ethnic group	0.4%	0.7%	5.1%	+0.3pp	+4.5pp	+4.8pp
Asian or Asian British	2.8%	5.5%	7.4%	+2.8pp	+1.8pp	+4.6pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	0.4%	1.3%	2.6%	+0.9pp	+1.2pp	+2.2pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.7%	1.1%	3.0%	+0.4pp	+1.9pp	+2.3pp
White	—	91.4%	84.9%	—	-6.4pp	—

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%	+0.2pp	+0.1pp	+0.3pp
Christian	50.0%	40.5%	27.7%	-9.5pp	-12.8pp	-22.3pp
Hindu	0.2%	1.1%	1.4%	+0.8pp	+0.3pp	+1.2pp
Jewish	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	0.0pp	+0.1pp	+0.1pp
Muslim	1.5%	2.5%	3.3%	+1.0pp	+0.8pp	+1.8pp
Sikh	0.5%	0.3%	0.3%	-0.2pp	0.0pp	-0.2pp
No religion	40.7%	47.1%	58.7%	+6.4pp	+11.6pp	+18.0pp
Other religion	1.7%	0.5%	2.1%	-1.3pp	+1.6pp	+0.4pp
Not answered	4.9%	—	6.7%	—	—	+1.9pp

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	—	3.3%	—	—	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	37.9%	—	55.9%	—	—	+18.0pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	17.5%	—	12.0%	—	—	-5.5pp
Level 2 qualifications	16.3%	—	—	—	—	—
Level 3 qualifications	6.3%	—	9.7%	—	—	+3.4pp
No qualifications	22.0%	—	9.1%	—	—	-12.9pp
Other qualifications	—	—	8.9%	—	—	—

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	64.1%	—	51.1%	—	—	-12.9pp
Private renters	16.0%	—	29.3%	—	—	+13.3pp
Rent free	3.8%	—	—	—	—	—
Social renters	16.1%	—	18.0%	—	—	+1.9pp

Previous MPs

3

MP	Party	From	To
Deidre Brock	SNP	2015-05-07	2024-05-30
Mark Lazarowicz	LAB	2001-06-07	2015-03-30
Mr Malcolm Chisholm	LAB	1992-04-09	2001-06-07