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These are the results of the 2005 United Kingdom general election in the city of Edinburgh in Scotland. The 2005 general election was held on 5 May 2005 and four constituencies returned Labour Party MPs, with one returning a Liberal Democrat MP. [1]
For individual results see results of the 2005 United Kingdom general election.
| Party | MPs | +/- | Seats Contested | Votes | % | +/- % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 4 |  | 5 | 70,593 | 33.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 5 | 67,593 | 31.6 | ||
| Conservative Party | 0 | | 5 | 41,404 | 19.3 | ||
| Scottish National Party | 0 | | 5 | 22,517 | 10.5 | ||
| Scottish Green Party | 0 | | 5 | 8,619 | 4.0 | ||
| Scottish Socialist Party | 0 | | 5 | 3,181 | 1.5 | ||
| UKIP | 0 | | 1 | 205 | 0.1 | ||
| Death, Dungeons and Taxes Party | 0 | | 1 | 89 | 0.0 | ||
| Communist League | 0 | | 1 | 37 | 0.0 | ||
| Total | 5 | | 214,238 | 100.0 | |||
| Constituency | Labour Party (UK) | Liberal Democrats | Scottish National Party | Conservative Party (UK) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh East | 15,899 (40.0%) | 9,697 (24.4%) | 6,760 (17.0%) | 4,093 (10.3%) |
| Edinburgh North and Leith | 14,597 (34.2%) | 12,444 (29.2%) | 4,344 (10.2%) | 7,969 (18.7%) |
| Edinburgh South | 14,188 (33.2%) | 13,783 (32.3%) | 2,635 (6.2%) | 10,291 (24.1%) |
| Edinburgh South West | 17,476 (39.8%) | 9,252 (21.1%) | 4,654 (10.6%) | 10,234 (23.3%) |
| Edinburgh West | 8,433 (18.6%) | 22,417 (49.5%) | 4,124 (9.1%) | 8,817 (19.5%) |
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