Edinburgh North Eastern: Candidates Vie for Growing Constituency

0:00It's April 28th. Edinburgh News. Today starts now, AI-powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. Boundary changes have reshaped the Edinburgh North Eastern and leaf constituency, stretching from leaf docks to duddings and lock, picking up areas. Like pill rig, lotioned, and willow bray, while dropping spots such as Trinity, Granton, and Pilton. The leaf names stuck around only because locals protested hard against plans to scrap it. This nipping incumbent Ben McPherson, who's held the sea for 10 years, is running again in this updated district, formerly known as Edinburgh Northern, and leaf. Population growth here is putting real strain on housing and services, and McPherson's pushing for more affordable homes, rent controls, better. Childcare, a new GP clinic at Ocean Terminal, and extra police to tackle youth issues. He's also fighting to keep Marionville Fire Station open amid cutbacks. Here's Oliver Thomas, a kidney specialist at the Royal Infirmary, wants to fix root

1:00causes like cold homes and childcare shortages that hit his. Patience hard, criticizing short-term thinking and health, education, and council potholes, due to low funding per person in Edinburgh. Greens Kate and even see strong momentum for her party, eyeing free travel expansions and community power shifts, while Tory Harris Young aims to cut, business rates to revive spots like Ocean Terminal. Lead them list Owen focuses on sewage fixes and youth homelessness, and reforms David Lee's calls for lower taxes and ditching pricey net zero plans. Last time in 2021, McPherson took it with 22,443 votes, way ahead of Labour's 10,074. With the new lines drawn, this race could shift gears as candidates hustle for support in a growing neighborhood.