Mark was re-elected to represent Edinburgh North and Leith on Thursday, 6 May, with 37.5 % of the vote. Turnout was 68.4%, an increase of 6% on 2005 which is good news for democracy in general. For full details of the result click here.
 
Mark said:

"I am very grateful to the people of North Edinburgh and Leith for the confidence they have shown in me by re-electing me as their MP in the UK Parliament. I will continue to do my best to represent the interests of local people, both in Parliament and in our community.

“We ran a positive campaign in the election in our constituency, and I believe that was one of the reasons why our share of the vote, and the total votes cast in our favour, both increased."
 
Mark has commented on the current political situation following the elections last week in his blog. Why not give your comments on the issue as well?