In the General Election, Edinburgh North & Leith constituency, 78,411 people were registered to vote. There was a 63% turnout (13.6% down on 2019). This compares with a 64.09% turnout across Edinburgh as a whole.
The votes were diivided as follows:
Tracy Gilbert (Scottish Labour Party), pictured: votes, 20,805 (42.1%); shift, +20.4.
Polling stations will open tomorrow (4 July) at 7am and close at 10pm.
Remember to take with you a form of photographic identification. Acceptable forms of photo ID include: UK passport, UK driving licence, Blue Badge, Older Person’s Bus Pass, Disabled Person’s Bus Pass, and an identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card). For a full list, visit here.
On this page, we will publish responses from candidates who, for whatever reason, were unable to answer questions or have answers read out at the Spurtle's General Election hustings on 24 June. See our summary here.
There were many other questions for which there was no time on the night. All candidates have been invited to answer these, although we recognise that some may be too busy at this stage in their campaigns to do so.
On the evening of 24 June, over 212 people came to the Spurtle’s General Election Hustings in Broughton St Mary’s Parish Church. The meeting was chaired by Leith Central Community Council’s acting vice-chair Harald Tobermann.
We now know the names of all candidates standing in the Edinburgh North & Leith constituency for the General Election on 4 July.
They are, in alphabetical order by surname:
Scottish Liberal Democrats – ANDERSEN, Mike
Scottish National Party (SNP) – BROCK, Deidre
Scottish Family Party – Defending Traditional Values – DEEPNARAIN, Niel
Scottish Labour Party – GILBERT, Tracy
Socialist Labour Party – JACOBSEN, David Don
What issues should candidates be addressing during the general election campaign in Edinburgh North & Leith?
We want to know what matters most to you. Your answers will help build a citizens' agenda to make sure politicians are answering to voters, instead of simply setting their own agenda.
Your responses will also help us to make sure the Spurtle's coverage and hustings on 24 June are as relevant as possible to local concerns. (There will of course be opportunities to ask questions from the floor at our in-person event.)