Edinburgh West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Edinburgh West
Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Edinburgh West (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
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Location within Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland City of Edinburgh
Major settlements Edinburgh (part) and South Queensferry
Current constituency
Created 1885
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]

Contents

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

YearMember [12] Party
1885 Thomas Buchanan Liberal
1886 Liberal Unionist
1888 by-election Liberal
1892 Viscount Wolmer Liberal Unionist
1895 by-election Lewis McIver Liberal Unionist
1909 by-election James Avon Clyde Liberal Unionist
1912 Unionist
1918 John Gordon Jameson Coalition Conservative
1922 Vivian Phillipps Liberal
1924 Ian MacIntyre Unionist
1929 George Mathers Labour
1931 Wilfrid Guild Normand Unionist
1935 by-election Thomas Mackay Cooper Unionist
1941 by-election Ian Clark Hutchison Unionist
1959 Anthony Stodart Unionist
1965 Conservative
Oct 1974 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton Conservative
1997 Donald Gorrie Liberal Democrat
2001 John Barrett Liberal Democrat
2010 Mike Crockart Liberal Democrat
2015 Michelle Thomson SNP
2015 [1] Independent
2017 Christine Jardine Liberal Democrat

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Edinburgh West [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Jardine 26,645 50.8 +12.6
SNP Euan Hyslop10,17519.4−13.6
Labour Michael Davidson7,85415.0+6.3
Conservative Alastair Shields2,8975.5−12.5
Reform UK Otto Inglis2,2094.2+4.1
Scottish Green James Puchowski2,1004.0+2.0
Independent David Henry3630.7N/A
Independent Nick Hornig1430.3N/A
Scottish Libertarian Tam Laird850.2N/A
Majority16,47031.4+24.5
Turnout 52,47168.6−3.1
Registered electors 76,490
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +13.1

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Edinburgh West [15] [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Jardine 21,766 39.9 +5.6
SNP Sarah Masson17,99733.0+4.4
Conservative Graham Hutchison9,28317.0–4.9
Labour Craig Bolton4,4608.2–6.7
Scottish Green Elaine Gunn1,0271.9New
Majority3,7696.9+1.2
Turnout 54,53375.2+1.4
Registered electors 72,507+1.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.6
General election 2017: Edinburgh West [18] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Jardine 18,108 34.3 +1.2
SNP Toni Giugliano15,12028.6–10.4
Conservative Sandy Batho11,55921.9+9.6
Labour Mandy Telford 7,87614.9+3.2
Scotland's Independence Referendum PartyMark Whittet1320.3New
Majority2,9885.7N/A
Turnout 52,79573.8–2.7
Registered electors c.71,500
Liberal Democrats gain from SNP Swing +5.8
General election 2015: Edinburgh West [20] [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Michelle Thomson 21,378 39.0 +25.8
Liberal Democrats Mike Crockart 18,16833.1–2.8
Conservative Lindsay Paterson6,73212.3–10.9
Labour Cameron Day6,42511.7–16.0
Scottish Green Pat Black1,1402.1New
UKIP Otto Inglis1,0151.9New
Majority3,2105.9N/A
Turnout 54,85876.5+5.2
SNP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +14.3
General election 2010: Edinburgh West [22] [23] [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Crockart 16,684 35.9 –13.6
Labour Cameron Day12,88127.7+9.1
Conservative Stewart Geddes10,76723.2+3.7
SNP Sheena M. Cleland6,11513.2+4.1
Majority3,8038.2–21.8
Turnout 46,44771.3+2.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing –11.4

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Edinburgh West [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Barrett 22,417 49.5 +11.2
Conservative David A. Brogan8,81719.5−2.2
Labour Navraj Singh Ghaleigh8,43318.6−7.9
SNP Sheena M. Cleland4,1249.1−1.6
Scottish Green Ailsa Spindler9642.1New
Scottish Socialist Gary P. Clark5101.1−1.0
Majority13,60030.0+10.7
Turnout 45,26568.9+5.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +6.7
General election 2001: Edinburgh West [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Barrett 16,719 42.4 −0.8
Labour Elspeth Alexandra9,13023.1+4.3
Conservative Iain Whyte8,89422.5−5.5
SNP Alyn Smith 4,04710.3+1.5
Scottish Socialist Bill Scott6881.7New
Majority7,58919.3+4.1
Turnout 39,47863.2−14.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.6

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Edinburgh West [27] [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Donald Gorrie 20,578 43.2 +13.3
Conservative James Douglas-Hamilton 13,32528.0−10.2
Labour Lesley Hinds 8,94818.8+1.4
SNP Graham D. Sutherland4,2108.8−3.7
Referendum Stephen C. Elphick2770.6New
Liberal Paul N. Coombes2630.5−0.1
Independent Antony C.O. Jack300.1New
Majority7,25315.2N/A
Turnout 47,63177.9−2.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +11.8
General election 1992: Edinburgh West [29] [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Douglas-Hamilton 18,071 37.0 −0.4
Liberal Democrats Donald Gorrie 17,19235.2+0.3
Labour Irene A. Kitson8,75918.0−4.2
SNP Graham D. Sutherland4,1178.4+2.8
Liberal Alan R. Fleming2720.6New
Scottish Green Linda Hendry2340.5New
BNP David J. Bruce1330.3New
Majority8791.8−0.7
Turnout 48,77882.6+3.2
Conservative hold Swing −0.4

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Edinburgh West [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Douglas-Hamilton 18,450 37.4 −0.8
Liberal Derek G. King17,21634.9−2.2
Labour Michael McGregor10,95722.2+2.1
SNP Norman Irons 2,7745.6+1.0
Majority1,2342.5+1.4
Turnout 49,39779.4+3.7
Conservative hold Swing +0.7
General election 1983: Edinburgh West [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Douglas-Hamilton 17,646 38.2 −5.4
Liberal Derek G. King17,14837.1+17.6
Labour Alec Wood9,31320.1−9.2
SNP John Nicoll2,1264.6−2.9
Majority4981.1−16.0
Turnout 46,23375.7−2.1
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Edinburgh West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Douglas-Hamilton 19,360 45.44 +7.29
Labour Michael C.B. McGregor12,00928.19+2.97
Liberal R Callendar7,33017.21+0.80
SNP Colin Bell 3,9049.16−11.05
Majority7,35117.25+4.32
Turnout 42,60377.80+1.24
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Edinburgh West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Douglas-Hamilton 15,354 38.15 −6.06
Labour WJ Taylor10,15225.22+0.83
SNP Catherina McMillan Moore8,13520.21+10.29
Liberal Donald Gorrie 6,60616.41−5.08
Majority5,20212.93
Turnout 40,24776.56
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Edinburgh West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Stodart 18,908 44.21 −7.7
Labour WJ Taylor10,43124.39−8.8
Liberal Donald Gorrie 9,18921.49+13.4
SNP Catherina McMillan Moore4,2419.92+3.1
Majority8,47719.82
Turnout 42,76982.18
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1970: Edinburgh West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Stodart 26,864 49.23 +0.94
Labour George Foulkes 19,52335.78−2.18
Liberal Donald Gorrie 4,4678.19−4.56
SNP Muriel Gibson 3,7116.80New
Majority7,34113.45+4.12
Turnout 54,56574.95
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Edinburgh West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Stodart 24,882 48.29 −2.27
Labour Co-op Dick Douglas 20,07338.96+3.66
Liberal James R Telfer6,57112.75−1.39
Majority4,8099.33
Turnout 51,52678.66
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1964: Edinburgh West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Anthony Stodart 26,298 50.56 −5.93
Labour James K Stocks18,35935.30+4.76
Liberal James R Telfer7,35214.14+1.17
Majority7,93915.26
Turnout 52,00980.91
Unionist hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Edinburgh West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Anthony Stodart 25,976 56.49 −10.55
Labour James K Stocks14,04430.54−2.42
Liberal Donald Leach 5,96212.97New
Majority11,93225.95
Turnout 45,98280.26
Unionist hold Swing
General election 1955: Edinburgh West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Ian Clark Hutchison 26,000 67.04 +1.1
Labour James Alexander Cuthburt Thomson12,78432.96−1.0
Majority13,21634.0+2.1
Turnout 38,78475.7−5.4
Unionist hold Swing
General election 1951: Edinburgh West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Ian Clark Hutchison 30,232 65.95
Labour Harry S Wilson15,60734.05
Majority14,62531.90
Turnout 45,83983.12
Unionist hold Swing
General election 1950: Edinburgh West [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Ian Clark Hutchison 26,978 60.03
Labour Co-op C Morgan14,37731.99
Liberal Margaret Walker3,5867.98
Majority12,60128.04
Turnout 44,94182.79
Unionist hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Edinburgh West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Ian Clark Hutchison 19,894 47.38 −19.6
Labour Gordon Stott 18,84044.87+11.9
Liberal John Gibson Thomson3,2567.75New
Majority1,0542.51−31.5
Turnout 41,99067.68−1.4
Unionist hold Swing
By-election 1941: Edinburgh West [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Ian Clark Hutchison Unopposed N/AN/A

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Edinburgh West [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Thomas Cooper 28,023 67.01
Labour John Welch13,79432.99
Majority14,22934.02
Turnout 41,81769.10
Unionist hold Swing
1935 Edinburgh West by-election [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Thomas Cooper 16,373 53.0 −18.2
Labour William McAdam10,46233.9+5.1
Liberal George Paish 4,05913.1New
Majority5,91119.1−23.3
Turnout 30,89451.2−28.0
Unionist hold Swing
General election 1931: Edinburgh West [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Wilfrid Normand 31,407 71.20 +39.5
Labour George Mathers 12,70428.80−10.2
Majority18,70342.40N/A
Turnout 44,11179.18+4.4
Unionist gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Edinburgh West [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Mathers 15,795 38.6 +5.5
Unionist Wilfrid Normand 12,96631.7−4.9
Liberal Vivian Phillipps 12,12629.7−0.6
Majority2,8296.9N/A
Turnout 40,88774.8−4.5
Registered electors 54,695
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +5.2
General election 1924: Edinburgh West [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Ian Macintyre 10,628 36.6 +3.6
Labour George Mathers 9,60333.1+7.4
Liberal Vivian Phillipps 8,79030.3−11.0
Majority1,0253.5N/A
Turnout 29,02179.3+4.9
Registered electors 36,618
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing −1.9
Phillipps Vivian Phillipps.jpg
Phillipps
General election 1923: Edinburgh West [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Vivian Phillipps 11,010 41.3 −10.1
Unionist Ian Macintyre 8,77833.0−15.6
Labour George Mathers 6,83625.7New
Majority2,2328.3+5.5
Turnout 26,62474.4+5.5
Registered electors 35,809
Liberal hold Swing +2.8
Vivian Phillipps Vivian Phillips.jpg
Vivian Phillipps
General election 1922: Edinburgh West [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Vivian Phillipps 12,355 51.4 +16.9
Unionist John Gordon Jameson 11,68948.6−2.2
Majority6662.8N/A
Turnout 24,04468.9+15.6
Registered electors 34,899
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing +9.6

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Edinburgh West [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist John Gordon Jameson 9,17250.8−3.0
Liberal Edward Parrott 6,22034.5−11.7
Labour John Alexander Young2,64214.7New
Majority2,95216.3+8.7
Turnout 18,03453.3−37.1
Registered electors 33,835
Unionist hold Swing +4.4
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
General election December 1910: Edinburgh West [42] [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist James Avon Clyde 4,952 53.8 +1.3
Liberal J.H. Morgan 4,25246.2−1.3
Majority7007.6+2.6
Turnout 9,20490.4−1.0
Registered electors 10,179
Liberal Unionist hold Swing +1.3
General election January 1910: Edinburgh West [42] [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist James Avon Clyde 4,683 52.5 +0.5
Liberal Charles Henry Lyell 4,23347.5−0.5
Majority4505.0+1.0
Turnout 8,91691.4+6.4
Registered electors 9,758
Liberal Unionist hold Swing +0.5

Elections in the 1900s

By-election, 1909: Edinburgh West [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist James Avon Clyde Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold
Courtney Portrait of Leonard Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith.jpg
Courtney
General election 1906: Edinburgh West [44] [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Lewis McIver 3,949 52.0 −9.2
Liberal Leonard Courtney 3,64348.0+9.2
Majority3064.0−18.4
Turnout 7,59285.0+8.5
Registered electors 8,930
Liberal Unionist hold Swing +9.2
General election 1900: Edinburgh West [44] [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Lewis McIver 4,180 61.2 N/A
Liberal E. Adam2,64538.8New
Majority1,53522.4N/A
Turnout 6,82576.5N/A
Registered electors 8,926
Liberal Unionist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Edinburgh West [44] [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Lewis McIver Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold
By-Election, 1895: Edinburgh West [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Lewis McIver 3,783 55.2 +1.5
Liberal Alexander Murray 3,07544.8−1.5
Majority70810.4+3.0
Turnout 6,85881.1−3.2
Registered electors 8,452
Liberal Unionist hold Swing +1.5
General election 1892: Edinburgh West [45] [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist William Palmer 3,728 53.7 −2.6
Liberal Thomas Buchanan 3,21646.3+2.6
Majority5127.4−5.2
Turnout 6,94484.3+11.9
Registered electors 8,236
Liberal Unionist hold Swing −2.6

Elections in the 1880s

1888 Edinburgh West by-election [46] [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Buchanan 3,294 50.4 +6.7
Liberal Unionist Thomas Raleigh 3,24849.6−6.7
Majority460.8N/A
Turnout 6,54284.4+12.0
Registered electors 7,749
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing +6.7
General election 1886: Edinburgh West [46] [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Thomas Buchanan 3,083 56.3 +15.4
Liberal Robert Wallace 2,39343.7−15.4
Majority69012.6N/A
Turnout 5,47672.4−12.5
Registered electors 7,565
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +15.4
General election 1885: Edinburgh West [46] [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Buchanan 3,800 59.1 N/A
Conservative George Auldjo Jamieson 2,62540.9N/A
Majority1,17518.2N/A
Turnout 6,42584.9N/A
Registered electors 7,565
Liberal win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997–2005

West Renfrewshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983 and again from 1997 until 2005. In 2005 the constituency was abolished and the area is now represented by Inverclyde, Paisley and Renfrewshire North and Paisley and Renfrewshire South.

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