Leith Walk is one of the seventeen wards used to elect members of the City of Edinburgh Council.
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.
[4] Source: [5][6] On 28 January 2019, Labour councillor Marion Donaldson announced she was resigning from the council citing reports of internal party tensions.
Lewis Ritchie resigned from the party and became an Independent, following complaints about his behaviour arising out of allegedly punching someone in a taxi.
[13] 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.