Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)
| 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 |
Edinburgh South (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann a Deas) is a constituency of the United Kingdom. It is in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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 | change source]| 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 | change source]- ↑ "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.