Edinburgh North and Leith

Tracy Gilbert · Labour Party

Scotland

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Edinburgh East.

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 a 'reasoned amendment' at the Second Reading of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill — a procedural move by the opposition to block the bill from progressing, signalling rejection of the government's proposed welfare reforms. The bill seeks to make changes to Universal Credit and PIP (Personal Independence Payment) eligibility and assessments.

MP voted YesAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

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Voting at a Glance

MP in the News

Coverage of Edinburgh North and Leith has been predominantly positive for Tracy across 33 recent articles.

Positive coverage

Wind turbine factory and 500 new jobs on the cards for LeithEdinburgh Evening News

Deidrew Brock MP – The NEN - North Edinburgh NewsNorth Edinburgh News

Represented by Lab since 2024. 6,570 businesses.

Latest News

Wind turbine factory and 500 new jobs on the cards for Leith

Edinburgh Evening News · 27 Mar 2026

2024 General Election

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