This page provides postcode data for the Edinburgh South West UK parliamentary constituency. The constituency has been held by Scottish Labour since 1987, being represented by Ian Murray since 2010. Here are the most recent election results for the Edinburgh South West constituency. Lloyd Quinan. It was also one of only two constituencies in Scotland where the winning candidate received a majority of the votes cast (the other one being Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk). Former MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (Constituency) Q. Placeholder. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Aberdeen South & North Kincardine – Audrey Nicoll. The Liberal Democrats' swing nationally was -15.2% swing in 2015. Edinburgh South is one of three constituencies in Scotland to have never elected an MP from the Scottish National Party at any point in history. Turnout has ranged between 81.1% in 1950 and 57.7% in 2001. Those doing so and not winning were SNP – 33.8% of the vote and Conservative – 17.5% of the vote. This was the tenth highest support for remain for a constituency. Edinburgh South is a constituency in City of Edinburgh, Scotland. Category:Maps of Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland You cannot overwrite this file. Aberdeen Donside – Jackie Dunbar. Not to be confused with Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency). Map of the UK Parliament constituency of Edinburgh South within Scotland. In terms of wards used in elections to the City of Edinburgh Council 1999 to 2007, it includes the wards of Alnwickhill, Fairmilehead, Gilmerton, Kaimes, Marchmont, Merchiston, Moredun, Little France, Newington, North Morningside and the Grange, Sciennes, and South Morningside. Their nearest rivals were the Scottish Conservatives who scooped up 31 seats, closely followed by Scottish Labour who occupied 24. ©JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. [3], When created in 1885, the Westminster constituency was partly a replacement for the Edinburgh constituency. See the candidates and latest news in your constituency. Edinburgh South West is a Scottish constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster), first used in the 2005 general election. Constituency Maps. In the 2017 general election, Ian Murray received the highest voteshare of any Scottish candidate. These wards were replaced with new wards in 2007, as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. My aim is to be an accessible MSP, available to respond to my constituents needs wherever possible. Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament created in 1885. Homepage. Prior to the 2005 general election, the constituency had the same boundaries as the Scottish Parliament constituency with the same name (now replaced by Edinburgh Southern). The 2015 result gave the seat the 23rd-smallest majority of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority. Public Information Map… Edinburgh South West postcodes View all constituencies. Scotland’s political parties are ramping up their campaign preparations ahead of the Holyrood elections. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 64,553 and a turnout of 74.1%. Edinburgh West. Is she an actress or activist – and why she was arrested at the Clapham Common vigil. Everyone in Scotland is represented by eight MSPs: One for their constituency and seven for the larger region in which they live. Edinburgh South. 47 relations. Results analysis in maps and ... Edinburgh West Parliamentary constituency. Scottish Liberal Democrats. Menu. Here are the most recent election results for the Edinburgh South constituency. Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The swing in this seat against the party was however -30.3% resulting in the loss of their deposit[n 2], a fate not sustained by either of the party's two formative parties in the seat since 1970. Ahead of the 2021 election the SNP hold 61 seats, the Scottish Conservatives hold 30, Scottish Labour 23, Scottish Greens 5 and the Scottish Liberal Democrats unchanged with five seats. Constituency. You can get in touch with Ruth at ruth.davidson.msp@parliament.scot or on Twitter at @RuthDavidsonMSP. Scottish National Party. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 65,801 and a turnout of 74.9%. Ahead of the General Election on 12 December, UnHerd has taken a look at what Edinburgh South really thinks on the key issues that the politcal parties aren't talking about. Home Forward 1st Review Constituency Maps. We have produced pdfs of current and historical UK Parliament constituency boundaries. A candidate fielded by the Labour Party has won the seat since 1987. t :0131 348 6462. e : Daniel.Johnson.msp@parliament.scot What’s the current makeup of the Scottish Parliament? Constituency. Daniel Johnson MSP The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP. [2] Miles Briggs MSP. For assistance or to make an appointment please telephone 0131 443 0595 By-election followed Charles Murray's appointment as Solicitor-General for Scotland, Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1922, Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916, Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901, As with all Westminster seats which are extant it elects one, Since 1986 deposits are lost for a below 5% share of the vote, before which the threshold was 12.5%, Edinburgh Southern (Scottish Parliament constituency), Opinion polling for the United Kingdom general election, 2017 § Edinburgh South, Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Edinburgh South, candidate endorsed by the coalition government, List of Labour MPs elected in 2015 by % majority, "Revised estimates of leave vote in Westminster constituencies", Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 1), "UK Parliamentary General Election - 12 December 2019", "Edinburgh South parliamentary constituency - Election 2019", "UK Parliamentary election results 2015 | The City of Edinburgh Council", "Edinburgh South parliamentary constituency - Election 2017", Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East, Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey, Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edinburgh_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)&oldid=1011439142, Westminster Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885, Pages with non-numeric formatnum arguments, Wikipedia articles incorporating an LRPP-MP template with two unnamed parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 10 March 2021, at 22:10. Edinburgh Southern; burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament: Edinburgh Southern shown within the Lothian electoral region and the region shown within Scotland. Edinburgh South Scottish Parliament constituency This page contains all the details of your Scottish Parliamentary Constituency, including past election results and a … The pro-independence Scottish Greens picked up six seats, while the Scottish Liberal Democrats claimed just five seats. Edinburgh South West contains approximately 46,234 households with a population of about 99,102 (2011 census) In May 2016, Davidson was re-elected to Holyrood as the constituency MSP for Edinburgh Central. With Ruth Davidson set leave her Edinburgh Central seat in the Scottish Parliament at the next election, the constituency will be one of the most watched in Scotland.. icon to view current and historic boundaries. Five were entirely within the city council area. Edinburgh South Shows the general election results for Edinburgh South, which is a constituency in City of Edinburgh . Ruth Davidson is the MSP for the Edinburgh Central constituency and leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP Group . Location. You can use the MSP Finder tool to discover who your representatives are, and how to contact them, by entering your postcode or street name. An increase of 12 and the party’s best result since 1983. Edinburgh Southern is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). Scottish Parliament election 2021: full list of 129 MSPs by party, region and constituency – and current composition of Holyrood Edinburgh South. Former MSP for Edinburgh South (Constituency) Placeholder. Edinburgh Southern is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). Ken Macintosh is the presiding officer of the Scottish Parliament. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast. Parliamentary constituencies often overlap with local authorities, but are not always same. At the 2017 General Election, the Scottish Conservatives returned 13 MPs. Edinburgh Southern is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the constituency was to consist of the Municipal Wards of St. George, St. Cuthbert, and Newington. Prior to that the political division for Westminster purposes voted for the Conservative and Unionist candidate, ahead of all other candidates by single preference, at each Westminster election from and including 1918. Note: Smaller parties may be omitted.The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Find Your MSPs. Edinburgh South is the only Labour-held constituency in the Capital but also looks like the city’s safest seat. UK Parliament Constituency Maps. 1st Review Constituency Maps. In the 2016 referendum of membership of the European Union, the constituency voted Remain by 77.8%. Current constituency; Created: Edinburgh South Constituency 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 Scottish Liberal Democrats Scottish Labour Party Scottish National Party (SNP) Scottish Conservative and Unionist % of poll % of poll (2007) % of poll (2003) % of poll (1999) Scottish Parliament Election 3rd May 2007 Edinburgh East. Hundreds of candidates will be vying to be a part of the sixth Scottish Parliament. You can use the MSP Finder tool to discover who your representatives are, and how to contact them. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Jeremy Balfour MSP. For the 2005 election, the constituency was enlarged to include areas from the former Edinburgh Pentlands constituency, and became one of five constituencies covering the city area, all entirely within that area.[5]. Edinburgh Southern burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament Edinburgh … Murray was the only Labour MP in Scotland to retain his seat at the 2015 and 2019 general elections. Constituency. [n 1]. There are 129 seats up for grabs, and the ruling Scottish National Party will be looking to increase their tally of 63 seats garnered at the 2016 election. Results. Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, first used in the general election of 1885. At this election the SNP increased their share of the vote by over 26%, coming a close second to Ian Murray of the Labour Party. The constituency therefore contains almost no electoral wards in its entirety. Michelle Ballantyne now represents Reform UK Scotland, while three MSPs are independents. The Council area forms part of the Edinburgh South Constituency of the Westminster and Edinburgh Pentlands Constituency of the Scottish Parliament. Icon. One, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, straddled the boundary with the East Lothian council area, to take in Musselburgh. As such, in addition to the official results, we also present estimates for UK Westminster constituencies provided by Professor Chris Hanretty, Royal Holloway, University of London. The constituency covers a southern portion of the city area, and is predominantly suburban. Those within its boundaries are Southside/Newington, Meadows/Morningside, a handful of streets from the extreme north-east of Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart ward, Colinton/Fairmilehead, and Liberton/Gilmerton. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}55°54′50″N 3°09′31″W / 55.91389°N 3.15861°W / 55.91389; -3.15861, Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards, Constituencies in Scotland by holding party (59), 2016 European Union membership referendum, Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Sixth Schedule, Oliver and Boyd's Edinburgh Almanack, 1930, Oliver and Boyd's Edinburgh Almanack, 1927, The Times, 23 April 1920. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the Lothian electoral region, which elects seven additional Edinburgh North and Leith. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Everyone in Scotland is represented by eight MSPs: One for their constituency and seven for the larger region in which they live. Aberdeenshire East – Gillian Martin The seat has been held by Ian Murray (Labour) since May 2010. Edinburgh West was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament from 1999 until 2011.It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the Lothian electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. Select the. 2019 2017. The Liberal Democrat candidate of 2005 fell within 0.9% of a winning majority. [1] Murray was the only Labour MP in Scotland to retain his seat at the 2015 and 2019 general elections. Edinburgh South parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News. Edinburgh South West. Jeremy Balfour is a Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for the Lothian region. Representation. The constituency office at 9 Kingsknowe Park is open between 9am and 5pm. Jeremy Purvis. The SNP has today announced its list of confirmed constituency candidates for next year’s Scottish Parliament election. The constituency has been held by Scottish Labour since 1987, being represented by Ian Murray since 2010. Edinburgh South Shows the general election results for Edinburgh South, which is a constituency in City of Edinburgh . LD Liberal Democrat. Edinburgh Southern. The SNP fell just short of a majority at the May 2016 election, claiming 63 seats. It is an honour and a privilege to represent the people of Edinburgh Pentlands. Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament created in 1885. In 2005, prior to the general election, Edinburgh South was one of six covering the City of Edinburgh council area. The referendum results were not officially counted at the UK parliamentary constituency level. [4], In 1918 the constituency consisted of the "Merchiston, Morningside, and Newington Municipal Wards of Edinburgh.". Constituency. Changing party allegiances have seen some slight changes to the compositon of the Scottish Parliament, the SNPs majority slipping from three to six. Forth Road Bridge Sunrise: Stunning and rare photo shows Forth bridges silhouetted against the sunrise, Who is Patsy Stevenson? Prior to that the electorates' single-most preferred candidate in simple voting was that of the Liberal Party, except in 1900 when a Liberal Unionist was returned. The candidates in the following constituencies have now been confirmed: Aberdeen Central – Kevin Stewart. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election. LD HOLD. 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At the 2015 general election three of the seven parties' candidates standing retained their deposits, their votes exceeding 5%.