Election for the constituency of Edinburgh North and Leith on 8 June 2017

An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Edinburgh North and Leith, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.

SNP hold by Deidre Brock with a majority of 1,625 - 2.9% - on a turnout of 71.2%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
BROCK, Deidre SNP 19,243 34.0% -6.9%
MUNRO, Gordon Lab / Co-op 17,618 31.2% -0.1%
MCGILL, Iain Con 15,385 27.2% 11.0%
VEART, Martin LD 2,579 4.6% 0.0%
SLATER, Lorna Green 1,727 3.1% -2.4%

An electorate of 79,473, having a valid vote count of 56,552 and an invalid vote count of 72.

Result declared at 04:03 on 9 June 2017. 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.