Edinburgh West (UK Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh West | |
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Burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
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Subdivisions of Scotland | City of Edinburgh |
Major settlements | Edinburgh (part) and South Queensferry |
Current constituency | |
Created | {{{year}}} |
Member of Parliament | Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrats) |
Created from | Edinburgh |
Edinburgh West is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, first contested at the 1885 general election.[n 1]
Prior to the 2005 general election, the boundaries were the same as the eponymous constituency of the Scottish Parliament, which had been created in 1999.
This commuter belt seat, distinctively in the city, was Unionist/Conservative for over 65 years, from the 1931 general election until the 1997 general election, although the Liberal/SDP Alliance and later the Liberal Democrats repeatedly came close to winning in the 1980s and early 1990s. After 1997, the seat was held by the Liberal Democrats until the 2015 general election. The Member of Parliament (MP) between the 2015 and 2017 general elections was Michelle Thomson, who was elected for the Scottish National Party (SNP) in May 2015. In September 2015, she resigned the party whip and sat as an Independent. Thomson chose not to seek reelection either for the SNP or as an Independent candidate.[1] At the 2017 general election, Christine Jardine of the Liberal Democrats gained the seat with a majority of 2,988 votes.
The seat has been relative to others a marginal seat since 2005, as the winner's majority has not exceeded 8.2% of the vote since the 30% majority won in that year. The seat has changed hands twice electorally since that year and once through resigning the party whip.
Constituency profile
This is an affluent, left-leaning and pro-European seat[2] covering the northwestern portion of Edinburgh. It is mostly suburban, but takes in rural areas within the council area including Kirkliston and South Queensferry. Edinburgh Airport and Murrayfield Stadium are within the seat.
Boundaries
The seat was created when the Edinburgh constituency was abolished, in 1885, replaced by four seats: Edinburgh East, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh South and Edinburgh West. The Central constituency was abolished in 2005. The East constituency was abolished in 1997, but a new Edinburgh East was created in 2005. The South and West constituencies have been in continuous use (with alterations to boundaries) since 1885.
Before the 2005 general election, the seat was one of six covering the City of Edinburgh council area. Five were entirely within the city council area. One, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, straddled the boundary with the East Lothian council area to take in Musselburgh.
Constituency boundaries were revised for the 2005 election: Edinburgh West was enlarged, to include an area formerly within Edinburgh Central, and became one of five seats covering the city area.[3]
1885–1918: The St. Andrew, St. Stephen, St. Bernard and St. Luke wards of the municipal burgh of Edinburgh.[4]
1918–1950: The Dalry, Gorgie, Haymarket and St. Bernard's wards of the county of the city of Edinburgh.[5]
1950–1955: The Corstorphine, Murrayfield-Cramond, St. Bernard's and Pilton wards of the county of the city of Edinburgh.[6]
1955–1974: The Corstorphine (with the exception of the area added by the Edinburgh Corporation Order Confirmation Act 1954), Murrayfield-Cramond, and Pilton wards of the county of the city of Edinburgh, and part of the St. Bernard's ward.[7]
1974–1983: The Corstorphine and Murrayfield-Cramond wards of the county of the city of Edinburgh, and that part of Pilton ward which is not included in the Edinburgh Leith constituency.[8]
1983–1997: Electoral divisions 11 (Cramond/Parkgrove), 15 (Corstorphine North), 16 (Telford/Blackhall), 19 (Corstorphine South) and 26 (Moat/Stenhouse) in the City of Edinburgh.[9]
1997–2005: Electoral divisions 11 (Queensferry/Kirkliston), 12 (Cramond/Blackhall), 13 (Drylaw/Muirhouse), 16 (Corstorphine North), and 21 (Corstorphine South) in the City of Edinburgh.[10]
From 1997 to 2007 the seat comprised the following wards: Cramond, Dalmeny and Kirkliston, Davidson's Mains, East Craigs, Gyle, Muirhouse and Drylaw, Murrayfield, North East Corstorphine, Queensferry, South East Corstorphine and Stenhouse.
As of 2007, as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, none of the new Edinburgh wards were wholly within the constituency. Almond and Corstorphine/Murrayfield are almost entirely within it except for a small corner of each one. The constituency also includes a majority of Drum Brae/Gyle, a minority of Pentland Hills and small sections of Forth, Inverleith, City Centre and Sighthill/Gorgie.
The boundary was adjusted for the 2024 general election to include additional parts of the Inverleith and Corstorphine/Murrayfield wards from the Edinburgh North and Leith constituency.[11]
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Christine Jardine | 26,645 | 50.8 | +12.6 | |
SNP | Euan Hyslop | 10,175 | 19.4 | −13.6 | |
Labour | Michael Davidson | 7,854 | 15.0 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | Alastair Shields | 2,897 | 5.5 | −12.5 | |
Reform UK | Otto Inglis | 2,209 | 4.2 | +4.1 | |
Scottish Green | James Puchowski | 2,100 | 4.0 | +2.0 | |
Independent | David Henry | 363 | 0.7 | New | |
Independent | Nick Hornig | 143 | 0.3 | New | |
Scottish Libertarian | Tam Laird | 85 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 16,470 | 31.4 | +24.5 | ||
Turnout | 52,471 | 68.6 | −3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 76,490 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +13.1 |
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christine Jardine | 21,766 | 39.9 | +5.6 | |
SNP | Sarah Masson | 17,997 | 33.0 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | Graham Hutchison | 9,283 | 17.0 | –4.9 | |
Labour | Craig Bolton | 4,460 | 8.2 | –6.7 | |
Scottish Green | Elaine Gunn | 1,027 | 1.9 | New | |
Majority | 3,769 | 6.9 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 54,533 | 75.2 | +1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 72,507 | +1.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christine Jardine | 18,108 | 34.3 | +1.2 | |
SNP | Toni Giugliano | 15,120 | 28.6 | –10.4 | |
Conservative | Sandy Batho | 11,559 | 21.9 | +9.6 | |
Labour | Mandy Telford | 7,876 | 14.9 | +3.2 | |
Scotland's Independence Referendum Party | Mark Whittet | 132 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 2,988 | 5.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 52,795 | 73.8 | –2.7 | ||
Registered electors | c.71,500 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from SNP | Swing | +5.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Michelle Thomson | 21,378 | 39.0 | +25.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Crockart | 18,168 | 33.1 | –2.8 | |
Conservative | Lindsay Paterson | 6,732 | 12.3 | –10.9 | |
Labour | Cameron Day | 6,425 | 11.7 | –16.0 | |
Scottish Green | Pat Black | 1,140 | 2.1 | New | |
UKIP | Otto Inglis | 1,015 | 1.9 | New | |
Majority | 3,210 | 5.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 54,858 | 76.5 | +5.2 | ||
SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +14.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mike Crockart | 16,684 | 35.9 | –13.6 | |
Labour | Cameron Day | 12,881 | 27.7 | +9.1 | |
Conservative | Stewart Geddes | 10,767 | 23.2 | +3.7 | |
SNP | Sheena M. Cleland | 6,115 | 13.2 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 3,803 | 8.2 | –21.8 | ||
Turnout | 46,447 | 71.3 | +2.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | –11.4 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Barrett | 22,417 | 49.5 | +11.2 | |
Conservative | David A. Brogan | 8,817 | 19.5 | −2.2 | |
Labour | Navraj Singh Ghaleigh | 8,433 | 18.6 | −7.9 | |
SNP | Sheena M. Cleland | 4,124 | 9.1 | −1.6 | |
Scottish Green | Ailsa Spindler | 964 | 2.1 | New | |
Scottish Socialist | Gary P. Clark | 510 | 1.1 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 13,600 | 30.0 | +10.7 | ||
Turnout | 45,265 | 68.9 | +5.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +6.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Barrett | 16,719 | 42.4 | −0.8 | |
Labour | Elspeth Alexandra | 9,130 | 23.1 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Iain Whyte | 8,894 | 22.5 | −5.5 | |
SNP | Alyn Smith | 4,047 | 10.3 | +1.5 | |
Scottish Socialist | Bill Scott | 688 | 1.7 | New | |
Majority | 7,589 | 19.3 | +4.1 | ||
Turnout | 39,478 | 63.2 | −14.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.6 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Donald Gorrie | 20,578 | 43.2 | +13.3 | |
Conservative | James Douglas-Hamilton | 13,325 | 28.0 | −10.2 | |
Labour | Lesley Hinds | 8,948 | 18.8 | +1.4 | |
SNP | Graham D. Sutherland | 4,210 | 8.8 | −3.7 | |
Referendum | Stephen C. Elphick | 277 | 0.6 | New | |
Liberal | Paul N. Coombes | 263 | 0.5 | −0.1 | |
Independent | Antony C.O. Jack | 30 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 7,253 | 15.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47,631 | 77.9 | −2.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Douglas-Hamilton | 18,071 | 37.0 | −0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Donald Gorrie | 17,192 | 35.2 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Irene A. Kitson | 8,759 | 18.0 | −4.2 | |
SNP | Graham D. Sutherland | 4,117 | 8.4 | +2.8 | |
Liberal | Alan R. Fleming | 272 | 0.6 | New | |
Scottish Green | Linda Hendry | 234 | 0.5 | New | |
BNP | David J. Bruce | 133 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 879 | 1.8 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 48,778 | 82.6 | +3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.4 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Douglas-Hamilton | 18,450 | 37.4 | −0.8 | |
Liberal | Derek G. King | 17,216 | 34.9 | −2.2 | |
Labour | Michael McGregor | 10,957 | 22.2 | +2.1 | |
SNP | Norman Irons | 2,774 | 5.6 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 1,234 | 2.5 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 49,397 | 79.4 | +3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Douglas-Hamilton | 17,646 | 38.2 | −5.4 | |
Liberal | Derek G. King | 17,148 | 37.1 | +17.6 | |
Labour | Alec Wood | 9,313 | 20.1 | −9.2 | |
SNP | John Nicoll | 2,126 | 4.6 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 498 | 1.1 | −16.0 | ||
Turnout | 46,233 | 75.7 | −2.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Douglas-Hamilton | 19,360 | 45.44 | +7.29 | |
Labour | Michael C.B. McGregor | 12,009 | 28.19 | +2.97 | |
Liberal | R Callendar | 7,330 | 17.21 | +0.80 | |
SNP | Colin Bell | 3,904 | 9.16 | −11.05 | |
Majority | 7,351 | 17.25 | +4.32 | ||
Turnout | 42,603 | 77.80 | +1.24 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Douglas-Hamilton | 15,354 | 38.15 | −6.06 | |
Labour | WJ Taylor | 10,152 | 25.22 | +0.83 | |
SNP | Catherina McMillan Moore | 8,135 | 20.21 | +10.29 | |
Liberal | Donald Gorrie | 6,606 | 16.41 | −5.08 | |
Majority | 5,202 | 12.93 | |||
Turnout | 40,247 | 76.56 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Stodart | 18,908 | 44.21 | −7.7 | |
Labour | WJ Taylor | 10,431 | 24.39 | −8.8 | |
Liberal | Donald Gorrie | 9,189 | 21.49 | +13.4 | |
SNP | Catherina McMillan Moore | 4,241 | 9.92 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 8,477 | 19.82 | |||
Turnout | 42,769 | 82.18 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Stodart | 26,864 | 49.23 | +0.94 | |
Labour | George Foulkes | 19,523 | 35.78 | −2.18 | |
Liberal | Donald Gorrie | 4,467 | 8.19 | −4.56 | |
SNP | Muriel Gibson | 3,711 | 6.80 | New | |
Majority | 7,341 | 13.45 | +4.12 | ||
Turnout | 54,565 | 74.95 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Stodart | 24,882 | 48.29 | −2.27 | |
Labour Co-op | Dick Douglas | 20,073 | 38.96 | +3.66 | |
Liberal | James R Telfer | 6,571 | 12.75 | −1.39 | |
Majority | 4,809 | 9.33 | |||
Turnout | 51,526 | 78.66 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Anthony Stodart | 26,298 | 50.56 | −5.93 | |
Labour | James K Stocks | 18,359 | 35.30 | +4.76 | |
Liberal | James R Telfer | 7,352 | 14.14 | +1.17 | |
Majority | 7,939 | 15.26 | |||
Turnout | 52,009 | 80.91 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Anthony Stodart | 25,976 | 56.49 | −10.55 | |
Labour | James K Stocks | 14,044 | 30.54 | −2.42 | |
Liberal | Donald Leach | 5,962 | 12.97 | New | |
Majority | 11,932 | 25.95 | |||
Turnout | 45,982 | 80.26 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Ian Clark Hutchison | 26,000 | 67.04 | +1.1 | |
Labour | James Alexander Cuthburt Thomson | 12,784 | 32.96 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 13,216 | 34.0 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 38,784 | 75.7 | −5.4 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Ian Clark Hutchison | 30,232 | 65.95 | ||
Labour | Harry S Wilson | 15,607 | 34.05 | ||
Majority | 14,625 | 31.90 | |||
Turnout | 45,839 | 83.12 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Ian Clark Hutchison | 26,978 | 60.03 | ||
Labour Co-op | C Morgan | 14,377 | 31.99 | ||
Liberal | Margaret Walker | 3,586 | 7.98 | ||
Majority | 12,601 | 28.04 | |||
Turnout | 44,941 | 82.79 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Ian Clark Hutchison | 19,894 | 47.38 | −19.6 | |
Labour | Gordon Stott | 18,840 | 44.87 | +11.9 | |
Liberal | John Gibson Thomson | 3,256 | 7.75 | New | |
Majority | 1,054 | 2.51 | −31.5 | ||
Turnout | 41,990 | 67.68 | −1.4 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Ian Clark Hutchison | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Thomas Cooper | 28,023 | 67.01 | ||
Labour | John Welch | 13,794 | 32.99 | ||
Majority | 14,229 | 34.02 | |||
Turnout | 41,817 | 69.10 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Thomas Cooper | 16,373 | 53.0 | −18.2 | |
Labour | William McAdam | 10,462 | 33.9 | +5.1 | |
Liberal | George Paish | 4,059 | 13.1 | New | |
Majority | 5,911 | 19.1 | −23.3 | ||
Turnout | 30,894 | 51.2 | −28.0 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Wilfrid Normand | 31,407 | 71.20 | +39.5 | |
Labour | George Mathers | 12,704 | 28.80 | −10.2 | |
Majority | 18,703 | 42.40 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44,111 | 79.18 | +4.4 | ||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Mathers | 15,795 | 38.6 | +5.5 | |
Unionist | Wilfrid Normand | 12,966 | 31.7 | −4.9 | |
Liberal | Vivian Phillipps | 12,126 | 29.7 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 2,829 | 6.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 40,887 | 74.8 | −4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 54,695 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +5.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Ian Macintyre | 10,628 | 36.6 | +3.6 | |
Labour | George Mathers | 9,603 | 33.1 | +7.4 | |
Liberal | Vivian Phillipps | 8,790 | 30.3 | −11.0 | |
Majority | 1,025 | 3.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,021 | 79.3 | +4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 36,618 | ||||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | −1.9 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Vivian Phillipps | 11,010 | 41.3 | −10.1 | |
Unionist | Ian Macintyre | 8,778 | 33.0 | −15.6 | |
Labour | George Mathers | 6,836 | 25.7 | New | |
Majority | 2,232 | 8.3 | +5.5 | ||
Turnout | 26,624 | 74.4 | +5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 35,809 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.8 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Vivian Phillipps | 12,355 | 51.4 | +16.9 | |
Unionist | John Gordon Jameson | 11,689 | 48.6 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 666 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,044 | 68.9 | +15.6 | ||
Registered electors | 34,899 | ||||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +9.6 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | John Gordon Jameson | 9,172 | 50.8 | −3.0 |
Liberal | Edward Parrott | 6,220 | 34.5 | −11.7 | |
Labour | John Alexander Young | 2,642 | 14.7 | New | |
Majority | 2,952 | 16.3 | +8.7 | ||
Turnout | 18,034 | 53.3 | −37.1 | ||
Registered electors | 33,835 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +4.4 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | James Avon Clyde | 4,952 | 53.8 | +1.3 | |
Liberal | J.H. Morgan | 4,252 | 46.2 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 700 | 7.6 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 9,204 | 90.4 | −1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 10,179 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +1.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | James Avon Clyde | 4,683 | 52.5 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | Charles Henry Lyell | 4,233 | 47.5 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 450 | 5.0 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 8,916 | 91.4 | +6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 9,758 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | James Avon Clyde | Unopposed | |||
Liberal Unionist hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Lewis McIver | 3,949 | 52.0 | −9.2 | |
Liberal | Leonard Courtney | 3,643 | 48.0 | +9.2 | |
Majority | 306 | 4.0 | −18.4 | ||
Turnout | 7,592 | 85.0 | +8.5 | ||
Registered electors | 8,930 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +9.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Lewis McIver | 4,180 | 61.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | E. Adam | 2,645 | 38.8 | New | |
Majority | 1,535 | 22.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,825 | 76.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,926 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Lewis McIver | Unopposed | |||
Liberal Unionist hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Lewis McIver | 3,783 | 55.2 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | Alexander Murray | 3,075 | 44.8 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 708 | 10.4 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,858 | 81.1 | −3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 8,452 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | William Palmer | 3,728 | 53.7 | −2.6 | |
Liberal | Thomas Buchanan | 3,216 | 46.3 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 512 | 7.4 | −5.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,944 | 84.3 | +11.9 | ||
Registered electors | 8,236 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | −2.6 |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Buchanan | 3,294 | 50.4 | +6.7 | |
Liberal Unionist | Thomas Raleigh | 3,248 | 49.6 | −6.7 | |
Majority | 46 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,542 | 84.4 | +12.0 | ||
Registered electors | 7,749 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +6.7 |
- Caused by Buchanan's resignation to seek re-election as a Liberal candidate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Thomas Buchanan | 3,083 | 56.3 | +15.4 | |
Liberal | Robert Wallace | 2,393 | 43.7 | −15.4 | |
Majority | 690 | 12.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,476 | 72.4 | −12.5 | ||
Registered electors | 7,565 | ||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +15.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Buchanan | 3,800 | 59.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | George Auldjo Jamieson | 2,625 | 40.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,175 | 18.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,425 | 84.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,565 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
See also
Notes
- ^ As with all extant examples of constituencies nationwide (since 1955) it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
References
- ^ a b "Nicola Sturgeon learned of SNP MP allegations from Sunday newspaper". BBC News. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Edinburgh West: Seat Details". Electoral Calculus.
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External links
- Edinburgh West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2005 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Edinburgh West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK