Leith Walk (ward) explained

Leith Walk is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council.^[1] 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.

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^[2] but entirely within Leith Walk ward, which in 2019 had a population of 34,651.^[3]

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^[4]

2017 Election

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election^[5] 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.^[6]

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.^{[7] [8] [9]}

2012 Election

2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

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.^[10] 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.^[11] 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.^[12]

2007 Election

2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

External links

• Listed Buildings in Leith Walk Ward, City of Edinburgh at British Listed Buildings

Notes and References

1. Web site: United Kingdom: Scotland Council Areas and Electoral Wards. City Population. 30 June 2019. 28 March 2021.
2. http://www.leithlocalhistorysociety.org.uk/maps/leith_interactive_map.htm Explore Leith with our interactive map
3. https://statistics.gov.scot/atlas/resource?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistics.gov.scot%2Fid%2Fstatistical-geography%2FS13002930 Electoral Ward: Leith Walk
4. Web site: Local Government Election 2022 results . City of Edinburgh Council . 7 May 2022.
5. Web site: Local Government Election 2017 results. Edinburgh.gov.uk. 14 November 2021.
6. Web site: SNP councillor quits party amid punch claims. HeraldScotland. 6 February 2019.
7. Web site: Edinburgh Labour councillor quits amid reports of internal party tensions. Edinburghnews.scotsman.com. 6 February 2019.
8. Web site: By-election for electoral ward 12: Leith Walk. The City of Edinburgh. Council. Edinburgh.gov.uk. 1 April 2019.
9. Web site: SNP candidate Rob Munn victorious in Leith Walk by-election. Edinburghnews.scotsman.com. 14 April 2019.
10. Web site: BROCK STEPS DOWN FROM WARD 12. Broughtonspurtle.org.uk. 14 November 2021.
11. Web site: Edinburgh councillor resigns to focus on becoming north-east MSP. Cameron. Brooks. Pressandjournal.co.uk. 14 November 2021.
12. Web site: Notices for the Leith Walk Ward By-Election | Leith Walk Ward By-Election | The City of Edinburgh Council. 14 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150814081852/http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20033/elections_and_voting/1326/leith_walk_ward_by-election. 14 November 2021. 2015-08-14.