Leith Walk (Edinburgh ward)

Leith Walk 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 four councillors. Its territory spans the area between Edinburgh city centre and the port of Leith to its north-east, centred around Leith Walk, the primary thoroughfare between them.

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Northern parts of the ward fall within the historic burgh of Leith, but other neighbourhoods such as Broughton, Powderhall, Hillside and Canonmills (divided between Leith Walk and Inverleith wards) were always part of Edinburgh. Bonnington and Pilrig are on the boundary between the two burghs[3] but entirely within Leith Walk ward, which in 2019 had a population of 34,651.[4]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Louise A Lang
(Liberal Democrats)		 Deidre Brock
(SNP)		 Maggie Chapman
(Greens)		 Angela Blacklock
(Labour)
2012 Nick Gardner
(Labour)
2015 by Lewis Ritchie
(SNP)		 Marion Donaldson
(Labour)
2017 Susan Rae
(Greens)		 Amy McNeese-Mechan
(SNP)
2019 by Rob Munn
(SNP)
2022 Jack Caldwell
(Liberal Democrats)		 James Dalgleish
(Labour)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 City of Edinburgh Council election[5]

Leith Walk - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
Scottish Green Susan Rae (incumbent) 25.9% 2,847
SNP Amy McNeese-Mechan (incumbent) 20.4% 2,248
Labour James Dalgleish 18.7% 2,058
Liberal Democrats Jack Caldwell 12.0% 1,317
SNP Rob Munn (incumbent) 10.3% 1,132
Conservative Bonus Fombo 6.9% 763
Alba Joe Smith 1.2% 135
Communist Richard Charles Shillcock 1.1% 119
Socialist Labour David Don Jacobson 1.0% 113
Scottish Family Niel Deepnarain 1.0% 106
Women's Equality David Renton 0.9% 98
Freedom Alliance (UK) Jon Pullman 0.5% 60
Electorate: 26,683   Valid: 10,996   Spoilt: 134   Quota: 2,200   Turnout: 41.7%  

    2017 Election

    2017 City of Edinburgh Council election[6]

    Leith Walk - 4 seats[7]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Scottish Green Susan Rae 19.69% 2,097 2,105 2,125 2,246          
    SNP Lewis Ritchie (incumbent) 17.84% 1,900 1,901 1,903 1,923 1,949.4 2,052.2 2,090.4 2,125.9 2,209.4
    SNP Amy McNeese-Mechan 16.62% 1,770 1,772 1,777 1,788 1,817.5 1,870.9 1,912.9 1,971.4 2,107.7
    Labour Marion Donaldson (incumbent) 15.04% 1,602 1,605 1,617 1,692 1,715.9 1,821.6 2,529.8    
    Conservative Cristina Marga 14.42% 1,536 1,541 1,544 1,600 1,602.6 1,683.2 1,719.3 1,784.5  
    Labour Nick Gardner (incumbent) 7.45% 793 795 803 839 849.3 912.7      
    Independent Harald Tobermann 4.06% 432 459 463 511 522.6        
    Liberal Democrats Vita Zaporozcenko 3.74% 398 400 403            
    Socialist Labour David Don Jacobsen 0.62% 66 67              
    Independent Alan Gordon Melville 0.52% 55                
    Electorate: 24,160   Valid: 10,649   Spoilt: 167   Quota: 2,130   Turnout: 10,816 (44.8%)  

      On 20 February 2018, SNP Cllr. Lewis Ritchie resigned from the party and became an Independent, following complaints about his behaviour arising out of allegedly punching someone in a taxi.[8]

      2019 by-election

      On 28 January 2019, Labour councillor Marion Donaldson announced she was resigning from the Council citing reports of internal party tensions. A by-election was held on 11 April 2019 and was won by Robb Munn of the SNP.[9][10][11]

      Leith Walk By-election (11 April 2019)[12]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567891011
      SNP Rob Munn 35.7 2,596 2,598 2,598 2,598 2,612 2,616 2,630 2,721 2,763 3,021 4,487
      Scottish Green Lorna Slater 25.5 1,855 1,856 1,856 1,856 1,865 1,869 1,904 2,093 2,223 2,765  
      Labour Nick Gardner 15.5 1,123 1,124 1,124 1,126 1,136 1,140 1,157 1,320 1,497    
      Conservative Dan McCroskrie 10.7 777 777 779 781 784 811 825 912      
      Liberal Democrats Jack Caldwell 8.6 623 624 624 626 628 633 652        
      Independent Kevin Illingworth 1.5 110 112 112 122 126 143          
      UKIP Steven Alexander 1.2 85 88 97 97 98            
      Socialist Labour David Jacobsen 0.8 56 56 56 56              
      Independent John Scott 0.2 16 16 17                
      For Britain Paul Stirling 0.2 14 14                  
      Libertarian Tom Laird 0.2 12                    
      Electorate: 24,197   Valid: 7,267   Spoilt: 67   Quota: 3,634   Turnout: 30.3%  

        2012 Election

        2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

        Leith Walk - 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567891011
        SNP Deidre Brock (incumbent)††† 22.1 1735                    
        Labour Angela Blacklock (incumbent) 21.3 1674                    
        Scottish Green Maggie Chapman †††† (incumbent) 20.3 1593                    
        Labour Nick Gardner 11.9 937 947 1029 1035 1050 1065 1089 1115 1225 1350 1519
        Conservative Miles Briggs 8.1 637 640 644 645 651 653 656 675 784 816  
        SNP Seumas Ross Skinner 6.4 502 630 632 635 639 649 674 708 741    
        Liberal Democrats Jamie Paterson 5.1 400 403 406 410 424 429 434 445      
        TUSC John McArdle 1.4 109 110 111 113 119 128          
        Independent Alex Wilson 1.4 109 110 110 111 112 153 181        
        Independent Jimmy McIntosh 1.2 91 92 93 93 97            
        Liberal John Hein 0.9 69 71 72 72              
        Electorate: 22,147   Valid: 7,856   Spoilt: 156   Quota: 1572   Turnout: 35.47%  

          2015 by-election
          • SNP councillor Deidre Brock was elected as an MP for Edinburgh North and Leith (UK Parliament constituency) on 7 May 2015 and resigned her Council seat on 24 June 2015.[13] Green Councillor Maggie Chapman resigned her seat on 30 June 2015 to focus her efforts on winning a Scottish Parliament seat in North East Scotland.[14] A by-election for both seats was held on 10 September 2015, Lewis Ritchie defending the SNP seat and Labour's Marion Donaldson taking the other.[15]
          Leith Walk By-election (10 September 2015)- 2 Seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678910
          SNP John Ritchie 36.2% 2,290                  
          Labour Marion Donaldson 25.7% 1,623 1,650.1 1,653.1 1,659.6 1,661.7 1,680.4 1,697.6 1,798.2 1,990.2 2,717.3
          Scottish Green Susan Rae 21.8% 1,381 1,464.6 1,469.8 1,483.4 1,495.3 1,502.7 1,576.1 1,653.3 1,729.9  
          Conservative Gordon Murdie 7.9% 501 503.8 505.8 506.9 507 540.2 541.2 574.6    
          Liberal Democrats Mo Hussain 4% 255 261.6 263 265.3 265.3 267.4 271.6      
          UKIP Alan Melville 1.6% 102 105.6 105.6 106.8 106.8          
          Scottish Socialist Natalie Reid 1.5% 97 107.7 107.7 108.2 122 125.2        
          Left Unity Bruce Whitehead 0.5% 32 33.6 33.7 33.9            
          Independent John Scott 0.4% 26 29 30              
          Libertarian Tom Laird 0.3% 17 17.9                
          Electorate: 25,521   Valid: 6,324   Spoilt: 83   Quota: 2,109   Turnout: 6,407 (25.1%)  

            2007 Election

            2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

            2007 Council election: Leith Walk
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345678910
            SNP Deidre Brock 22.3 2,550                  
            Liberal Democrats Louise A Lang 19.0 2,170 2,217.17 2,217.29 2,240.22 2,291.06          
            Labour Angela Blacklock 16.9 1,937 1,965.54 1,966.54 1,975.35 1,997.40 2,003.09 2,041.43 2,173.28 2,215.25 3,161.41
            Scottish Green Maggie Chapman 15.3 1,754 1,824.81 1,829.81 1,911.26 1,953.36 1,967.18 2,103.10 2,424.74    
            Labour Trevor Davies 10.0 1,144 1,156.81 1,156.81 1,165.28 1,180.09 1,183.88 1,196.35 1,312.35 1,333.29  
            Conservative Iain McGill 9.7 1,114 1,129.49 1,133.61 1,133.96 1,149.24 1,154.49 1,162.67      
            Solidarity Adrian Cannon 1.8 203 228.16 230.27 273.069 283.23 284.33        
            Liberal John Hein 1.7 193 207.33 207.44 211.02            
            Scottish Socialist Linda Somerville 1.6 182 192.95 193.06              
            Independent Peter Clifford 0.1 16 16.58                
            Electorate: 21,485   Valid: 11,263   Spoilt: 188   Quota: 2,253   Turnout: 53.3%  

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