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  Edinburgh (city) - MSN Encarta
Edinburgh is the second most populous city in Scotland after Glasgow, and is Scotland's administrative, cultural, educational, and service-industry hub.
Edinburgh's climate is commonly cloudy with moderate rainfall, and its proximity to the sea impedes temperature extremes.
Edinburgh's port facilities at Leith and Granton (the former being the headquarters of the Forth Ports Authority) are a major service-point for vessels associated with the North Sea petroleum industry, as well as handling bulk dry goods.
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 CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Edinburgh is home to a large number of museums and libraries, especially ones that are considered the main national institutions, the most important are the Museum of Scotland, the Royal Museum, the National Library of Scotland, National War Museum of Scotland, the Museum of Edinburgh, Museum of Childhood (Edinburgh) and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Apart from elections to the Scottish Parliament, politics in Edinburgh are evident in elections to the City of Edinburgh Council and the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Edinburgh constitutes one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and, as such, is represented by the Edinburgh City Council, a local authority composed of 58 elected councillors, each representing an electoral ward in the city.
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 City of Edinburgh Information
Edinburgh Central constituency was abolished and split between the original Edinburgh North and Leith and Edinburgh West constituencies and an entirely new constituency that was created - Edinburgh South West.
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh took in parts of the Edinburgh North and Leith seat, with the town of Musselburgh being transferred into the East Lothian constituency, with the new seat renamed Edinburgh East.
Edinburgh South West was an entirely new constituency created for the 2005 UK general election taking in elements of the old Edinburgh Central seat, the original Edinburgh West seat and Edinburgh Pentlands seat.
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  Constituency - Polsearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Ayrshire North and Arran is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Scunthorpe is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
This is the largest constituency in the UK at 12,000 square miles, stretching from Dingwall and the Black Isle in the north east, Ullapool in the north west, the Isle of Skye and the small isles in the West and Glencoe and Fort William to the south.
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 Edinburgh South West (UK Parliament constituency)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Edinburgh South West is a constituency to be represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It is based on the old constituency of Edinburgh Pentlands, but excludes some of the east of that constituency and includes a south western portion of Edinburgh Central.
The constituency covers the south western portion of the City of Edinburgh council area.
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 GENUKI: Edinburgh, Midlothian - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868
In 1851 the population of Edinburgh was 120,573, and that of Leith 20,302, showing an increase for the decennial period, in the former of 47,525, and in the latter of 13,228.
Edinburgh is also the seat of a bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the residence of a Roman Catholic bishop, the head of a presbytery, and the meeting place of the synods of the various religious denominations mentioned above.
The last Act of Parliament regulating this society is dated 28th May, 1827, and fixes the entry-money at £63, with privilege to admit into the society "all persons being merchants, burgesses, and guild-brethren, or entitled to be chosen merchant-councillors or magistrates of the city of Edinburgh".
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 Edinburgh - Information at Halfvalue.com
Given Edinburgh's position between the coast and hills it is renowned as a windy city, with the prevailing wind direction coming from the south-west which is associated with warm, unstable air from the Gulf Stream that gives rise to rainfall.
Edinburgh was also formerly home to Meadowbank Thistle, until they moved to Livingston in 1995, shedding their old name and becoming Livingston F.C. The Scottish national team usually plays at Hampden Park, in Glasgow, although in recent years it has played occasionally at Easter Road (three matches since 2000) and Tynecastle (1998 and 2002).
Edinburgh is served by Edinburgh Airport (EDI), located approximately 8 miles to the west of the city, with scheduled connections to many cities in Europe and an expanding international long-haul route network, including daily flights to Atlanta and Newark.
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 Edinburgh North & Leith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
He was a member of Edinburgh District Council from 1980 until 1996, leading the council from 1986 until 1993, and Edinburgh City Council from 1999 until 2001.
David is the Organiser of the Edinburgh SNP City Association and a member of Edinburgh branch.
This new constituency consists of the whole of the the old Edinburgh North and Leith seat, to which is added one ward from the old Edinburgh Central seat, one ward shared between the old Edinburgh Central and Edinburgh West seats, and one ward partly in the old Edinburgh West seat.
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 Livingston (UK Parliament constituency)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Livingston is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency covers the eastern portion of the West Lothian council area, and is dominated by Livingston.
It borders onto the constituencies of Edinburgh West, Edinburgh South West, Dumfriesshire, Lanark and Hamilton East, Airdrie and Shotts, and Linlithgow and East Falkirk.
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 Edinburgh Uk
Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency) - Edinburgh East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
Edinburgh North and Leith (UK Parliament constituency) - Edinburgh North and Leith is a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
Edinburgh South West (UK Parliament constituency) - Edinburgh South West is a constituency to be represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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 Finance Choices - Personal Finance Wiki
Edinburgh is also home to a flourishing group of contemporary composers such as Nigel Osborne, Peter Nelson, Lyell Cresswell, Haflidi Hallgrimsson, Edward Harper, Robert Crawford and John McLeod whose music is also heard regularly on BBC Radio 3 and throughout the UK.
Edinburgh is a major transport hub in east central Scotland, with arterial road and rail routes that connect the city to the rest of Scotland and with England.
Edinburgh is served by Edinburgh Airport (EDI), located approximately 13km to the west of the city, with scheduled connections to many cities in Europe and an expanding international long-haul route network, including daily flights to Atlanta and Newark.
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Voters were supposed to put one cross in both columns on their Scottish Parliament ballot paper (one vote each for a constituency and one for a regional list MSP), then mark their council candidate preferences with numbers on their other, white, ballot paper.
Edinburgh’s council elections also saw a number of high profile casualties as Labour was swept from power after over 20 years in control of the city.
The election of Edinburgh’s first three Green councillors was also some consolation for the party after the disappointment of the Holyrood vote.
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 Glenrothes (UK Parliament constituency) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Glenrothes is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created for the 2005 general election, mostly replacing Central Fife, but incorporating small parts of Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline East.
Glenrothes (UK Parliament constituency), Boundaries, Members of Parliament, Election results, See also and Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster).
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 SNP.org - Official Web Site of the Scottish National Party
Anne joined the SNP in 1988 and has held a number of posts at local and national level as well as being a candidate for Edinburgh North and Leith in the 1997 and 1999 elections.
This constituency covers an area north from the New Town of the City, to Leith and Edinburgh’s historic port.
Leith has seen many changes in the past few years, not least with the emergence of shopping, bar and restaurant developments on the shore.
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 History of Leith, Edinburgh » Edinburgh Leith constituency
Edinburgh Leith was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1997, when it was superseded by Edinburgh North and Leith.
The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Leith Burghs had been a district of burghs constituency in the same area from 1832 to 1918.
www.leithhistory.co.uk /2007/03/25/edinburgh-leith-constituency   (72 words)

  
 Mr Marjoribanks
The provisional proposals for parliamentary constituency boundaries in The City of Edinburgh Council area were published on 7 February 2002.
The Commission is satisfied that Fairmilehead, South Morningside, North Morningside/Grange and Merchiston wards are appropriately included within the recommended Edinburgh South constituency.
In relation to Prestonfield ward, a small number of representations were received which expressed a desire for the ward to be transferred to the proposed Edinburgh South constituency.
www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk /localinquiries/edinburghf/News_release_final_recs_Edinburgh.htm   (1123 words)

  
 Edinburgh North and Leith - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The 129-seat Scottish Parliament was temporarily based in the Church of Scotland's General Assembly...
Edinburgh Castle, historically the principal royal fortress of Scotland, perched on Castle Rock, a massive volcanic rock that towers dramatically over...
In his Ecclesiastical History, written in the early 8th century, the Venerable Bede names the three principal peoples involved in the migration as...
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 Scotland Guide - Government and Politics - The Scottish Parliament
The Parliament was elected on 6 May 1999, reconvened after a 292 year gap on 12 May 1999, and assumed its full powers after the official opening by the Queen on 1 July 1999.
Edinburgh Central; Edinburgh East and Musselburgh; Edinburgh North and Leith; Edinburgh Pentlands; Edinburgh South; Edinburgh West; Linlithgow; Livingston; Midlothian (9 seats).
The original proposed powers of the parliament, detailed in the white paper are limited by the following, control of which is proposed to remain at Westminster.
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 Property for Sale in Edinburgh Leith by David Johnson & Co. Edinburgh Solicitors.
Leith became part of the City of Edinburgh in 1920.
Leith Academy is one of the oldest schools in Scotland.
In 1560 Leith Grammar School was placed under the Control of the Kirk Session of Leith Parish, and remained there until 1806.
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Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency) (en)
Edinburgh North and Leith (Scottish Parliament constituency) (en)
Edinburgh North and Leith (UK Parliament constituency) (en)
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 Edinburgh North & Leith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Malcolm Chisholm was born on the 7 th March 1949 and was educated at George Watson's College in Edinburgh and Edinburgh University where he graduated with a MA(Hons) and a Dip.Ed.
He worked as an English teacher until elected as Westminster MP for North Edinburgh and Leith in 1992 after Ron Brown was deselected.
Mike Crockart is a former policeman who contested Edinburgh North and Leith at the general election.
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 Hill & Knowlton UK Election Watch 2005
The periodic changes to parliamentary constituencies south of the border are on their way, but will not occur until the election 2009/10 so for now the number of seats in the Commons will be reduced from 659 to 646, with the figure required for an overall majority falling to 324 seats.
The Boundary Commission of Scotland's work in reducing the number of constituencies now means that electorates in most seats have increased to the average size of electorates in England, at least for the time being, and goes someway to answering the critics who point to Scotland's disproportionate presence in the UK Parliament.
Some sitting Members of Parliament, faced with the prospect of a contest with parliamentary colleagues to become the party's candidate in a new seat, decided that discretion was the better part of valour' and chose to stand down.
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Leith is one of the most historic communities in Scotland and yet it still does not have a permanent, full time, museum.
Such a museum could be a showcase of Leith's heritage to the Leith community, bringing together Leithers of many generations with those who have settled in Leith only recently.
Leith deserves a museum which will appeal to both young and old, strengthen community links at a time of rapid social change, and highlight Leith's important role in the history of Scotland as a whole.
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 Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Inverclyde is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency), Boundaries, Members of Parliament, Election results, See also, Incomplete lists and Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster).
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 Edinburgh Evening News - Education - MP wants Commons touch from Westminster
MORE must be done to explain the workings and role of the Westminster Parliament to Scottish citizens, city MP Mark Lazarowicz today claimed.
In addition he wants the House of Commons Commission - which runs Parliament - to think about grants to help children from Scottish schools to be able to afford and experience Westminster first-hand.
In a special debate, the Edinburgh North and Leith MP told colleagues: "It is important that electors and young people in my part of the UK, in Wales and in Northern Ireland understand the roles of the Westminster Parliament - the UK Parliament - in the context of the new devolved arrangement.
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 North to Leith: April 2007
A release from Edinburgh Council on 9th August 2006 states that "Unfortunately, the WIC decided against allowing Scottish Water to fund odour resolution at the Plant because it was operated by Stirling Water on a PPP basis"
It's frankly unacceptable that folk in North East Edinburgh and Leith have to endure this stench for years to come because of the PPP contract.
On the panel was Malcolm Chisholm for Labour, Iain Whyte for the Conservatives, Mike Crockart for the Lib Dems and myself for the SNP.
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 Scotsman.com News - Scotland - Chisholm quits the Executive after voting against Labour on Trident   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The second is that most of the guys who wish to invade the UK are not in their right mind anyway and being able to pinpoint the weapons of mass destruction, and I believe that is a very good description should reduce the death toll beneath the extermination level.
As regards "our (the UK) nuclear deterrent", you may (and you are free to do so) regard this as "our" but have the decency to accept that the (now) majority of the Scottish people do not regard Trident as part of our future, and we do not want it (here or anywhere close to us).
I would argue, that in fact the only period where the UK has shown a nett benefit to the people who live in Scotland was that period of about a century, during the industrial revolution, when the British Empire waxed over the globe.
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