Edinburgh Northern

Edinburgh Northern
Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh Northern shown within the Edinburgh and Lothians East electoral region, and the region shown within Scotland
Electoral regionEdinburgh and Lothians East
Electorate66,052 (2026)
Major settlementsEdinburgh
Current constituency
Created2026
Seats1
PartyLiberal Democrats
MSPSanne Dijkstra-Downie
Council areaCity of Edinburgh
Created fromEdinburgh Northern and Leith and Edinburgh Western

Edinburgh Northern is a burgh constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of Edinburgh. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it is also one of nine constituencies in the Edinburgh and Lothians East electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. The seat was created for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, and covers areas that were previously in the former seats of Edinburgh Northern and Leith and Edinburgh Western.

The seat has been represented by Sanne Dijkstra-Downie of the Scottish Liberal Democrats since being first contested in 2026.

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