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Election for the constituency of Edinburgh North and Leith on 6 May 2010.

An election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Edinburgh North and Leith, held as part of the general election on 6 May 2010.

Labour hold by Mark Lazarowicz with a majority of 1,724 - 3.6% - on a turnout of 68.4%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
LAZAROWICZ, Mark Lab / Co-op 17,740 37.5% 3.2%
LANG, Kevin LD 16,016 33.8% 4.6%
MCGILL, Iain Con 7,079 14.9% -3.7%
CASHLEY, Calum SNP 4,568 9.6% -0.5%
JOESTER, Kate Green 1,062 2.2% -3.6%
HEIN, John Lib 389 0.8% -
BLACK, Willie TUSC 233 0.5% -
JACOBSEN, David SL 141 0.3% -
MACINTYRE, Cameron Ind 128 0.3% -

An electorate of 69,207, having a valid vote count of 47,356 and an invalid vote count of 79.

Result declared at 03:18 on 7 May 2010. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.