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. Bonnington and Pilrig are on the boundary between the two burghsExplore Leith with our interactive map, Leith Local History Society but entirely within Leith Walk ward, which in 2019 had a population of 34,651.Electoral Ward: Leith Walk, Scottish Government Statistics
