Edinburgh North and Leith
Westminster constituency · Scotland
Forecast of October 15, 2026
Our forecast gives the SNP a 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 6.2 points.
Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 29%.
Compared with the average
| SNP | Labour | Green | Reform UK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh North and Leith | 27.4% | 21.1% | 17.4% | 14.2% |
| National averageUnited Kingdom | 2.9%+24.4 | 24.3%−3.1 | 10.4%+7.0 | 23.1%−8.8 |
Simple average of the 650 ridings, not weighted by population.
Local profile
| Employment rate | 86.3% |
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Current member
Tracy Gilbert · Labour
Previous election (2024)
Labour won by 14.7 points.
Our current projection: the SNP ahead by 6.2 points.
Candidates and votes in 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy Gilbert Elected | Labour | 20,805 | 42.1 |
| Deidre Brock | SNP | 13,537 | 27.4 |
| Kayleigh O'Neill | Green | 5,417 | 10.9 |
| Mike Andersen | Lib Dems | 3,879 | 7.8 |
| Joanna Mowat | Conservative | 3,254 | 6.6 |
| Alan Melville | Reform UK | 1,818 | 3.7 |
| David Jacobsen | Other | 227 | 0.5 |
| Niel Deepnarain | Other | 210 | 0.4 |
| Richard Shillcock | Other | 189 | 0.4 |
| Caroline Waterloo | Other | 139 | 0.3 |
Nearby ridings
Party ahead and how sure the projection is.
- Edinburgh South Labour, safe seat
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh SNP, safe seat
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy SNP, safe seat
- Edinburgh South West SNP, safe seat
- Midlothian SNP, safe seat
- Edinburgh West Lib Dems, safe seat
Watch list
The tightest races
The smallest projected gaps between the top two.
- Forecast updated