Latest headlines
- Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
- Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
- Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
- See the changing political map of Scotland
Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party SNP Scottish National Party | CandidatesBen Macpherson | Votes17,322 | 46.7% | Net percentage change in seats+7.0 |
| Party LAB Scottish Labour | CandidatesLesley Hinds | Votes10,576 | 28.5% | Net percentage change in seats−13.1 |
| Party CON Scottish Conservatives | CandidatesIain McGill | Votes6,081 | 16.4% | Net percentage change in seats+6.9 |
| Party LD Scottish Lib Dems | CandidatesMartin Veart | Votes1,779 | 4.8% | Net percentage change in seats−4.4 |
| Party IND Independent | CandidatesJack Caldwell | Votes1,344 | 3.6% | Net percentage change in seats+3.6 |
Change compared with 2011 | ||||
Turnout and Majority
Scottish National Party Majority
6,746Turnout
55.2%Constituency Profile
A key area of the constituency is Leith - the capital's historic port and centre for engineering, fishing and whisky. The area has undergone a transformation in recent years with many of its Victorian mills being turned into residential developments. With that transformation have come bars, restaurants and cafes.
A tourist pull for Leith has been the Royal yacht Britannia which took up permanent residence in 1998. On arrival, the Queen's former ship underwent a refit programme before becoming the centrepiece of a £60m terminal. The constituency formerly included parts of the New Town and Calton Hill, which became part of Edinburgh Central in the 2011 boundary review.
Labour's Malcolm Chisholm has been MSP for this seat since the inception of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. Before going to Holyrood, he represented the seat's electors at Westminster from 1992. He is stepping down from politics at the 2016 election.
