Scotland · 78,411Boundary · 2023

Edinburgh North & Leith

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Edinburgh East.

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024. 6,570 businesses.

Edinburgh North and Leith's MP made headlines earlier this year as part of a Scottish Labour welfare rebellion, voting against her own government on the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill at both Second Reading and Third Reading -- twice in each direction against the party majority. She backed a reasoned amendment designed to block the bill outright, and supported a protective amendment for disabled people with fluctuating conditions while PIP assessment reviews remain ongoing. Her stance reflects a consistent pattern: her voting profile on disability benefits sits 55 percentage points above her party average, and she is notably less aligned with the government's welfare reform agenda than most Labour colleagues.

A 99% party-line voter in all other respects, Gilbert's welfare rebellion is the significant outlier in an otherwise loyalist record. She participates in 84% of votes -- broadly in line with the Commons average -- and has made 115 contributions across 85 debates, with economy and jobs, social care, health, and defence dominating her speech topics. She scores highly on workers' rights and progressive taxation votes, and very low on pro-business and parliamentary scrutiny measures, suggesting a left-leaning Labour outlook. Locally, she co-hosted a roundtable with Vestas and Forth Ports over a potential wind turbine factory bringing 500 jobs to Leith, demonstrating active constituency economic engagement.

412
Commons votes
This parliament
£30k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
78.4k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab regained this seat from SNP — last held it in 2010.

Current Member of Parliament

Tracy Gilbert

Tracy Gilbert

Labour Party

Tracy Gilbert is the Labour MP for Edinburgh North and Leith, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

MPs voted on whether to pass the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill at its final stage in the Commons. The Bill makes changes to welfare benefits, including a gradual increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance, and had been debated at length including proposed amendments to speed up or expand those increases.

MP voted NoAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

Vote on Amendment 38 to the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, which would have provided greater certainty and protections for disabled people with fluctuating conditions while the government's review of PIP assessments (the Timms review) is ongoing. Critics argued the Bill was putting cuts before the review, leaving vulnerable people uncertain about their entitlements.

MP voted YesAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

MPs voted on whether to give the Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill a Second Reading, allowing it to progress through Parliament. This bill proposes significant changes to the welfare system, including reforms to how disability benefits (PIP) are assessed and restrictions on who qualifies for the health-related component of Universal Credit.

MP voted NoAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Lab since 2024. 6,570 businesses.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Gilbert’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.412 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Gilbert has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
96
Economy
80
Employment
48
Education
41
Crime & Policing
40
Welfare and Benefits
28
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading09 Jul 2025
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 3809 Jul 2025
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading01 Jul 2025
No
§ 08The local picture.2 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
ForthCammy DayLabour P
ForthKayleigh O'NeillGreen Pa
ForthSanne Dijkstra-DownieLiberal
ForthStuart DobbinScottish
Leith WalkAmy McNeese-MechanScottish
Leith WalkJack CaldwellLiberal
Leith WalkJames DalgleishLabour P
Leith WalkSusan RaeGreen Pa
Median income
£30,300
HMRC SPI 2024
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