Leith_(Edinburgh_ward)

Leith (ward)

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Leith is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council.^[2] Established in 2007 along with the other wards, it currently elects three councillors.

Location of the ward ^[1]

Its territory is located north-east of the city centre bounded by the coast on the Firth of Forth, pertaining to the heart of the port and former independent burgh of Leith (outer parts of which fall into other wards).^[3] In 2019, the ward had a population of 24,207.^[4]

Election Results

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"Map of City of Edinburgh wards, councillors and MSPS".

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"United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

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Explore Leith with our interactive map, Leith Local History Society

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Electoral Ward: Leith, Scottish Government Statistics

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"Local Government Election 2022 results". City of Edinburgh Council. Retrieved 7 May 2022.

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"Local Government Election 2017 results".

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Election	Councillors
2007		Marjorie Thomas (Liberal Democrats)		Rob Munn (SNP)	Gordon Munro (Labour)
2012		Chas Booth (Greens)	Adam McVey (SNP)
2017
2022	Katrina Faccenda (Labour)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1
	SNP	Adam McVey (incumbent)	32.6%	2,754
	Scottish Green	Chas Booth (incumbent)	25.7%	2,169
	Labour	Katrina Faccenda	21.4%	1,804
	Conservative	Teresa Perchard	9.0%	764
	Independent	Andy MacKenzie	4.4%	370
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Thomas Rea	4.3%	360
	Alba	Euan McGlynn	1.5%	129
	Scottish Family	Jacqueline Mary Isseri	1.1%	92
Electorate: 19,420 Valid: 8,442 Spoilt: 104 Quota: 2,111 Turnout: 44.0%

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	SNP	Adam McVey (incumbent)	36.16%	2,753
	Scottish Green	Chas Booth (incumbent)	22.26%	1,695	2,213
	Labour Co-op	Gordon John Munro (incumbent)	20.35%	1,549	1,690	1,821	2,106
	Conservative	Paul Penman	15.93%	1,213	1,236	1,246	1,354
	Liberal Democrats	Sanne Dijkstra-Downie	5.29%	403	448	552
Electorate: 17,432 Valid: 7,613 Spoilt: 62 Quota: 1,904 Turnout: 7,675 (44.0%)

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Labour	Gordon Munro (incumbent)	32.1%	2010
	Scottish Green	Chas Booth	18.9%	1181	1306	1331	1427	1780
	SNP	Adam McVey	17.6%	1104	1140	1145	1163	1228	1280	2240
	SNP	Rob Munn (incumbent)	14.8%	926	984	993	1013	1135	1169
	Liberal Democrats	Marjorie Thomas (incumbent)	9.0%	565	618	641	825
	Conservative	Nicola Ross	6.5%	405	428	433
	Liberal	Irvine McMinn	1.1%	71	85
Electorate: 16,972 Valid: 6262 Spoilt: 122 Quota: 1566 Turnout: 32.6%

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	SNP	Rob Munn	27.4	2,333
	Liberal Democrats	Marjorie Thomas	21.8	1,854	1,891.37	1,912.39	1,976.82	2,191.85
	Labour	Gordon Munro	18.1	1,544	1,569.18	1,586.49	1,617.60	1,694.31	1,705.06	2,243.18
	Scottish Green	Chas Booth	11.2	957	1,010.38	1,090.54	1,132.27	1,205.39	1,238.08	1,325.58
	Labour	Matthew Wilson	8.7	741	751.27	763.58	778.09	801.59	818.81
	Conservative	Andrew Robertson	7.1	604	614.37	616.18	632.39
	Liberal	Joseph Hill	2.4	208	224.62	234.93
	Scottish Socialist	Grzegorz J Rybak	1.8	150	169.14
Electorate: 16,178 Valid: 8,391 Spoilt: 124 Quota: 2,098 Turnout: 52.6%

Leith_(Edinburgh_ward)

Leith (ward)

Councillors

Election Results

2022 Election

2017 Election

2012 Election

2007 Election

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