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General Election 2019 decides membership of two Leith Links Community Council seats

Although it is unusual for our local Members of Parliament to attend our meetings, they are members of our Community Council in the same way that our local Members of the Scottish and European Parliaments are.Image result for house of commons logo

Following General Election 2019 the following Members of Parliament are returned as ex officio members of Leith Links Community Council:

 

 

 

  • Edinburgh East: Tommy Sheppard MP
  • Edinburgh North and Leith: Deidre Brock MP

 

 

 

 

 

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General Election 2019 | Hustings information

A General Election is being held on Thursday 12 December 2019, the United Kingdom will go to the polls to elect 650 Members of Parliament to sit in the House of Commons (the lower house of the United Kingdom Parliament).

Hustings are being arranged across the United Kingdom, in various formats, to allow voters to in some way question or debate with candidates.

The Leith Links Community Council area sits within two constituencies;

  • Edinburgh East
  • Edinburgh North and Leith

We therefore thought it would be useful to let you know about a hustings taking part in each constituency, which you may wish to participate in.

if you are unsure which constituency you are in, click here to put your postcode into the handy online tool to find out.

Edinburgh East

The declared candidates for this constituency are:

  • GILMORE, Sheila – Scottish Labour Party
  • MILLER, Claire Helen Innes – Scottish Green Party
  • PRICE, Eleanor Margaret Louise – Scottish Conservative and Unionist
  • REILLY, Jill Mary – Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • SHEPPARD, Tommy – Scottish National Party (SNP)

 

 

Edinburgh North and LeithImage

The declared candidates for this constituency are:

  • ASTBURY, Heather Jane – Renew
  • BROCK, Deidre Leanne – Scottish National Party (SNP)
  • BURGESS, Steve – Scottish Green Party
  • MCGILL, Iain – Scottish Conservative and Unionist
  • MUNRO, Gordon John – Labour and Co-operative Party
  • SPEIRS, Robert – Brexit Party
  • WILSON, Bruce Roy – Scottish Liberal Democrats

 

 

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General election information relating to Leith Links Community Council area

A general election has been called for Thursday 8 June 2017, this is a United Kingdom wide election where voters will elect one MP per constituency to sit in the House of Commons.

 

The Leith Links Community Council area encompasses parts of two constituencies.

 

In this election you select one candidate and mark an X in the box next to their name.

 

You can only vote if you are on the register of electors, to check you are listed, or to be added, follow this link for further information.

 

The candidates standing in each constituency are as follows;

 

Edinburgh North and Leith

 

  • Deidre Leanne Brock – Scottish National Party
  • Iain McGill – Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Gordon John Munro – Scottish Labour and Co-operative Party
  • Lorna Jane Slater – Scottish Green Party
  • Martin Veart – Scottish Liberal Democrats Party

 

Edinburgh East

  • Tristan Philip Pierre Gray – Scottish Liberal Democrats Party
  • Patsy King – Scottish Labour Party
  • Katie Crichton Mackie – Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Tommy Sheppard – Scottish National Party

 

If you are not sure which constituency you live in, follow this link to find our by entering your post code.

 

NB: Leith Links Community Council is a non political organisation and is not affiliated with any candidate, political party or cause.

 

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