The Edinburgh Boundaries Extension and Tramways Act of 1920 saw the city increase in size by 36 square miles and in population by some 105,000 people. Edinburgh North and Leith ID 14420. If you are seeking information on UK (Westminster) parliamentary constituencies within Scotland, please click here to view Scotland's UK constituencies. Edinburgh North and Leith burgh constituency Boundary Commission for Scotland 0 0.5 1 1.5 km Produced April 2013. Please click on any of these maps to see larger images. For many centuries, Leith and Edinburgh were separate boroughs. 0 0.5 1 1.5 miles. Edinburgh North and Leith is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster), first used in the 1997 general election.It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.. Type: UK Parliament constituency (WMC) Exists in generations: 2–41; Country: Scotland; Example postcode; Get this data as JSON; Business user? The proposed names for the constituencies are: Edinburgh East, Edinburgh North & Leith, Edinburgh South West & Central, Edinburgh West, and Edinburgh Pentlands & Livingston. “Most Edinburgh gangs surfaced around the many major housing estates surrounding the city boundaries, mostly to the north, south and west (easily reached by the number 32/52 bus route by the way) as well as the district of Leith who provided us with the infamous Young Leith Team. 5 Meilen, kam in Leith Waterfront und war sehr enttäuscht, es ist nur ein Hafenviertel der Stadt, daran ist überhaupt nichts auszusetzen, aber wenn es als eines der coolsten Viertel von Edinburgh hochgespielt wurde, sehr enttäuschend. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Musselburgh, in East Lothian, is included in the sixth, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh. Edinburgh North and Leith included the wards of Broughton, Calton, Granton, Harbour, Lorne, New Town, Newhaven, Stockbridge, Trinity, and part of the Pilton ward, which is split with the Edinburgh West constituency. A consultation on the proposals is open until 11 January 2017. Profile: The boundary between Edinburgh North and Leith and Edinburgh East runs along Princes Street, meaning the city centre itself is split between seats - the Old Town, Holyrood and St Andrews House are in Edinburgh East, the New Town and the retail centre of Edinburgh lie within this seat. The Canongate court-house was situated nearly two miles distant from the nearest point of North Leith, and for all practical purposes the inhabitants might have been said to be without a municipal government at all. Profile: The boundary between Edinburgh North and Leith and Edinburgh East runs along Princes Street, meaning the city centre itself is split between seats - the Old Town, Holyrood and St Andrews House are in Edinburgh East, the New Town and the retail centre of Edinburgh lie within this seat. The seat has been held by Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party) since May 2015. Edinburgh North and Leith is a constituency in City of Edinburgh, Scotland. Council boundary plus one constituency, Edinburgh Pentlands and Livingston, including a substantial part of West Lothian. From 1833 to 1920 Leith was an independent burgh and, on Leith Walk, its boundary with Edinburgh lay at Pilrig. In 1999, a Scottish Parliament constituency was created with the same name and boundaries. Boundaries 1950 to 1955. Leith lies on the Firth of Forth, about two miles to the north of Edinburgh. everyone – would move round to the Leith side of the bar. The expansion meant the city grew from 17 square miles to 53 square miles and increased its population from 320,000 to 425,000. Come and join us for Ben Macpherson MSP’s adoption night - 7pm, 18th March! The wards were created in 1999, at the same time as the constituency, and was replaced with new wards in 2007, without change to constituency boundaries. The Edinburgh North and Leith constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the same name and boundaries as an existing Westminster constituency. This page shows the detail of the calculations performed to estimate the general election result for 2017 had the new boundaries for Edinburgh East been in force at that time. Second, North Leith was a portion of the Burgh of Regality of Canongate, the bailies of which were annually appointed by the magistrates of Edinburgh. Leith: Old Maps: 1693 1804 1835 1840 1860 1917. Now, Leith together with Portobello, Newhaven, South Queensferry and other towns and villages now forms part of Edinburgh. Edinburgh Northern and Leith (Scottish Parliament constituency): | | | Edinburgh Northern and Leith | | | ... World Heritage Encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. Constituency boundaries. City of Edinburgh Council 2017. The constituency was first defined by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949, and first used in the 1950 general election, as one of seven constituencies covering the city of Edinburgh and the Midlothian burgh of Musselburgh. To the north, along the wide thoroughfare of Leith Walk, the Burgh of Leith was also annexed, controversially. The constituency was first defined by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949, and first used in the 1950 general election, as one of seven constituencies covering the city of Edinburgh and the Midlothian burgh of Musselburgh. Day 2 of 100 Days of Leith takes a closer look at the changing boundaries of Leith. News Politics Election Constituency Profile: Edinburgh North and Leith IT’S the only seat in the Capital which Labour managed to hang on to in the SNP landslide at the 2011 Holyrood elections. The old boundary between Edinburgh and Leith was well-defined and we can still see evidence of this on many buildings. Here are the most recent election results for the Edinburgh North and Leith constituency. Several maps of Edinburgh and Leith appear above. Edinburgh North and Leith is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster), first used in the 1997 general election.It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.. Edinburgh & Leith. Edinburgh North and Leith is a constituency in City of Edinburgh, Scotland. Boundaries 1950 to 1955. Legend! See also: Edinburgh environs for maps of the broader region and hinterland to Edinburgh, as well as specific districts within Edinburgh. Leith Waterway Walk ist angenehm von Dean Village, das etwa 2 ist. Boundaries date from 1999, and the creation of the Scottish Parliament itself. Edinburgh Northern and Leith sits within the Lothian region.. Five of the six Edinburgh constituencies, Edinburgh North and Leith, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh South and Edinburgh West, are entirely within the city area. Although Leith is now considered part of Edinburgh, as many Leithers will tell you, Leith is a burgh in its own right. Edinburgh North and Leith constituency comprises City of Edinburgh wards 4, 12 and 13, as well as part of ward 5 (Inverleith) that does not contain Murrayfield community council area and extends west as far as Groathill Avenue. The city boundaries expanded to incorporate Cramond and Corstophine to the west and Colinton and Liberton to the south. It was published in the Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directory, 1870-71. Politics in the Dundee City (Mòr-bhaile Dhùn Dèagh in Gaelic) council area are evident in the deliberations and decisions of Dundee City Council, in elections to the council, and in elections to the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) and the House of Commons of the Parliament of … 2. In October 1899 Edinburgh installed a cable tram system down as far as the boundary at Pilrig but Leith Town Council refused to allow it to be extended to the Foot of the Walk. The basic idea of the calculation is to look at the district council wards which make up the new seat, and estimate how they voted in 2017. r !CGI.JCG ] 00055] Xð' LOCGGCI!I.J CLOMI.J cobÀL!ðl.JC guq wgÀ IGgq CO bioascnC!01.J CLOMI.J cobÀL!apr … ; Leith for specific maps of Leith. Main population centres: Edinburgh, Leith. ; Ordnance Survey maps for developments after 1840.; Browse Town Plans using a graphic index Boundary markers. Council area . Call the MapIt API with our powerful paid plans. Detailed maps of Edinburgh city over time, showing the development of the town. The seat has been held by Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party) since May 2015. One of the first mentions of Leith in written records can be found in the Royal Charter granting the land of Holyrood Abbey to the Augustinian order in 1128. In 2005, however, Scottish House of Commons constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies [1]. From 1871 to 1899 there was a horse tram service which ran up the entire length of Leith Walk. In 1999, a Scottish Parliament constituency was created with the same name and boundaries. A map of the boundary in City of Edinburgh ward 5 can be found at Appendix C3. Edinburgh North and Leith ist ein Wahlkreis für das Britische Unterhaus.Vor den Wahlen im Jahre 1997 war Edinburgh in sechs Wahlkreise untergliedert, von denen mit Edinburgh East and Musselburgh einer auch die Stadt Musselburgh im benachbarten East Lothian umfasste. Because Leith revellers were allowed to drink half an hour later than their Edinburgh friends, so ‘time’ would be called on the Edinburgh side of the Boundary Bar and everyone who wanted to keep on drinking – i.e. Latest news and results for Edinburgh Northern and Leith in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election from BBC News This map shows the constituency boundary against Ordnance Survey maps from 2012 rather than maps from when the constituency boundary was decided. Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. Main population centres: Edinburgh, Leith. This map shows the boundary of the Edinburgh Northern and Leith Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) constituency. The city boundaries were extended in November 1920 to incorporate the Burgh of Leith in the north and the Midlothian parishes of Cramond, Corstorphine, Colinton, and Liberton to the west and south of the city. (Polling Places Polling District Boundaries Edinburgh North & Leith Westminster parliamentary boundary with polling places & districts 2017. Information about City of Edinburgh including contact details, towns and villages and postcodes within the district 25.