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Leith Walk (ward)

Leith Walk (ward)

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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 [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

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Election Results

2022 Election

2022 City of Edinburgh Council election[5]

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    2017 Election

    2017 City of Edinburgh Council election[6]

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      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]

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        2012 Election

        2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

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          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]
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            2007 Election

            2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

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              References

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                Explore Leith with our interactive map, Leith Local History Society
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                Electoral Ward: Leith Walk, Scottish Government Statistics
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                Council, The City of Edinburgh. "Local Government Election results 2017". Edinburgh.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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                "SNP councillor quits party amid punch claims". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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                "Edinburgh Labour councillor quits amid reports of internal party tensions". Edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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                Council, The City of Edinburgh. "By-election for electoral ward 12: Leith Walk". Edinburgh.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
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                "SNP candidate Rob Munn victorious in Leith Walk by-election". Edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
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                "By-election for electoral ward 12: Leith Walk result - The City of Edinburgh Council". Edinburgh.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
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                "BROCK STEPS DOWN FROM WARD 12". Broughtonspurtle.org.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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                Brooks, Cameron. "Edinburgh councillor resigns to focus on becoming north-east MSP". Pressandjournal.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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                "Notices for the Leith Walk Ward By-Election | Leith Walk Ward By-Election | The City of Edinburgh Council". 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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