Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, 1885 onwards
Edinburgh South (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann a Deas) is a constituency of the United Kingdom. It is in Edinburgh, Scotland.
| Edinburgh South | |
|---|---|
| Burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Edinburgh South in Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | City of Edinburgh |
| Major settlements | Liberton, Morningside, Colinton, Gilmerton |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1885 |
| Member of Parliament | Ian Murray (Labour) |
| Created from | Edinburgh |
At the 2019 general election, Edinburgh South was the only seat in all of Scotland that was won by the Labour Party.
Election results change
| General election 2019: Edinburgh South[1][2][3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ian Murray | 23,745 | 47.7 | −7.2 | |
| SNP | Catriona MacDonald | 12,650 | 25.4 | +2.9 | |
| Conservative | Nick Cook | 8,161 | 16.4 | −3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Beal | 3,819 | 7.7 | +4.8 | |
| Green | Kate Nevens | 1,357 | 2.7 | New | |
| Majority | 11,095 | 22.3 | −10.1 | ||
| Turnout | 49,732 | 75.1 | +1.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −5.1 | |||
References change
- ↑ "UK Parliamentary General Election - 12 December 2019". The City of Edinburgh Council. The City of Edinburgh Council. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ↑ "Edinburgh South parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ↑ "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF). London: House of Commons Library. 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.