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Encyclopedia > Edinburgh North and Leith (UK Parliament constituency)

Edinburgh North and Leith is a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. A similar constituency, also called Edinburgh North and Leith, is used for the Scottish Parliament. The constituency largely replaced Edinburgh Leith for the 1997 general election onwards. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... Edinburgh North and Leith is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national legislature of Scotland. ... Edinburgh Leith was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ...


The constituency covers Leith and a northern portion of Edinburgh. This article is about Leith, Scotland; see also other places called Leith . ... Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ...

Contents
1 Boundaries
2 Member of Parliament
3 Election results
4 Politics and history of the constituency

Boundaries

It includes the wards of Broughton, Calton, Craigleith, Dean, Granton, Harbour, Lorne, New Town, Newhaven, Pilton, Stockbridge, Trinity. The constituency is urban. Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... Newhaven is a harbour village within the City of Edinburgh, Scotland, between Leith and Granton. ...


Member of Parliament

Marek Jerzy Lazarowicz, known as Mark Lazarowicz (born August 8, 1953) is a Scottish politician, and Labour and Co-operative member of Parliament for Edinburgh North and Leith. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Malcolm Chisholm (born 7 March 1949) is a Scottish politician, and Minister for Health and Community Care in the Scottish Executive. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Election results

General Election 2005: Edinburgh North & Leith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Lazarowicz 14,597 34.2% -7.7
Liberal Democrats Mike Crockart 12,444 29.2% +8.9
Conservative Iain Whyte 7,969 18.7% 0.0
SNP Davie Hutchison 4,344 10.2% -4.2
Scottish Green Mark Sydenham 2,482 5.8% +5.8
SSP Bill Scott 804 1.9% -1.7
Majority 2,153 5.0%
Turnout 42,640 62.7 +8.8
Labour hold Swing -8.3
General Election 2001: Edinburgh North & Leith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Lazarowicz 15,271 45.9 -1.0
Liberal Democrats Sebastian Tombs 6,454 19.4 +6.4
SNP Kaukab Stewart 5,290 15.9 -4.2
Conservative Iain Mitchell 4,626 13.9 -3.9
SSP Catriona Grant 1,334 4.0 N/A
Socialist Labour Party Don Jacobsen 259 0.8 N/A
Majority 8,817 26.5
Turnout 33,234 53.0 -13.5
Labour hold Swing

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on 5 May 2005, just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Marek Jerzy Lazarowicz, known as Mark Lazarowicz (born August 8, 1953) is a Scottish politician, and Labour and Co-operative member of Parliament for Edinburgh North and Leith. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Scottish Green Party is the Green party in Scotland, and a full member of the European Federation of Green Parties. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... This article is about the Socialist Labour Party founded by Arthur Scargill in 1996. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Politics and history of the constituency


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Edinburgh (city) - MSN Encarta (1765 words)
Edinburgh is the second most populous city in Scotland after Glasgow, and is Scotland's administrative, cultural, educational, and service-industry hub.
Edinburgh's climate is commonly cloudy with moderate rainfall, and its proximity to the sea impedes temperature extremes.
Edinburgh's port facilities at Leith and Granton (the former being the headquarters of the Forth Ports Authority) are a major service-point for vessels associated with the North Sea petroleum industry, as well as handling bulk dry goods.
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