Welcome to the Edinburgh North & Leith Liberal Democrats

Edinburgh North & Leith is one of the most beautiful and diverse constituencies in the country. It stretches from the southern shores of the Firth of Forth to Princes Street, from Blackhall in the west to Leith Links in the east and includes over 70,000 electors in over 50,000 households.

The Liberal Democrats have enjoyed record success in Edinburgh North & Leith over recent years. At the last council elections, five hard working Lib Dem councillors were elected. We also came close to winning the Scottish Parliament seat, increasing our share of the vote by 11% and overtaking the SNP despite their record success nationally.

All the signs point to a close two horse race between Labour and the Liberal Democrats in Edinburgh North & Leith at both the next UK General Election and Scottish Parliament election. With your support, Edinburgh North & Leith is a place where the Liberal Democrats can win!

So if you have a question, an idea or want to get involved with the Liberal Democrats locally, please get in touch via the contacts page. In the meantime, we hope you find the information here useful and interesting.

Westminster candidate Kevin Lang and Holyrood candidate Alex Cole-Hamilton

Our news

Lib Dems in Edinburgh salute Armed Forces Day Sat 27th Jun 2009 Kevin Lang, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for Edinburgh North & Leith, has paid tribute to the men and woman who serve in Britain's armed forces at the end of a week celebrating the role they play in preserving a free and safe society.
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Liberal Democrats in Edinburgh North & Leith secure best ever Euro Result - now focus on WINNING in General Election contest Mon 8th Jun 2009 Liberal Democrats in the Edinburgh North & Leith constituency are celebrating after securing their highest ever share of the vote in a Euro election. Today, it was announced that Liberal Democrat and former North Edinburgh resident George Lyon was elected our newest Member of the European Parliament.

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Send Gordon Brown a message and vote Liberal Democrat today Thu 4th Jun 2009 Today is polling day for the European Elections. You have until 10pm tonight to tell Gordon Brown and Labour that it is time for change. Every vote will count and Lib Dem candidate George Lyon has a real chance of winning and becoming our new Member of the European Parliament.
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Liberal Democrats praise 'Keep Stockbridge Local' Campaign after Sainsburys lose battle for Raeburn Place site Fri 29th May 2009 Local Liberal Democrats in Stockbridge have congratulated all of those involved in the successful independent community campaign to protect small local shops and against the opening of a new Sainsburys on Raeburn Place.
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Sir Ming Campbell joins the local Lib Dem Team at Redbraes Scotland Poland memorial Thu 28th May 2009 Liberal Democrats from Edinburgh North & Leith were today joined by Sir Menzies Campbell and members of the Polish community for a special visit to the Scotland Poland war memorial in Broughton.
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Lib Dems visit project to tackle food poverty in Edinburgh North & Leith Thu 21st May 2009 Local Liberal Democrats have called on the Scottish Government, supermarkets and other businesses to back the Cyrenians FareShare's campaign to redistribute excess food to the homeless and disadvantaged. The call was made during a visit to the Lothian's distribution centre in Bonnington by local LibDem candidate Kevin Lang and Edinburgh South LibDem MSP Mike Pringle.

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'For sake of parliament, the Speaker must go and go now' - Kevin Lang Tue 19th May 2009 Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Edinburgh North & Leith, Kevin Lang has called on the Speaker of the House of Commons to step down, following his handling of the MP expenses scandal.
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Kevin Lang joins 55 other Liberal Democrat candidates in joint letter to House of Commons Speaker Sun 17th May 2009 Kevin Lang, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Edinburgh North & Leith at the next Westminster General Election, has today joined 55 other Lib Dem candidates from across the country in writing a joint letter to the Speaker, Michael Martin calling for urgent reform of MP's expenses.
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