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Scotland · Former constituency (1950–1992)

Edinburgh Leith

Every general election in Edinburgh Leith since 1950 (until 1992). Latest: Labour, majority 4,985.

1992 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won13,79034.2%
Scottish National Party8,80521.9%
Conservative8,49621.1%
Liberal Democrats4,97512.3%
Others4,23810.5%
Valid votes40,304
Majority4,98512.4%

Lab hold Turnout 71.3% of 56,520 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1950195519641970O197419831992Labour, 1950: 49.2%Labour, 1951: 50.1%Labour, 1955: 49.4%Labour, 1959: 47.8%Labour, 1964: 55.5%Labour, 1966: 56.8%Labour, 1970: 46.3%Labour, February 1974: 40.6%Labour, October 1974: 39.7%Labour, 1979: 46.3%Labour, 1983: 39.7%Labour, 1987: 49.3%Labour, 1992: 34.2%Conservative, 1955: 32.3%Conservative, 1959: 38.1%Conservative, 1964: 44.5%Conservative, 1966: 42.2%Conservative, 1970: 41.0%Conservative, February 1974: 38.3%Conservative, October 1974: 28.0%Conservative, 1979: 32.0%Conservative, 1983: 26.3%Conservative, 1987: 22.9%Conservative, 1992: 21.1%Scottish National Party, 1970: 7.0%Scottish National Party, February 1974: 21.2%Scottish National Party, October 1974: 26.1%Scottish National Party, 1979: 9.7%Scottish National Party, 1983: 6.5%Scottish National Party, 1987: 9.5%Scottish National Party, 1992: 21.9%National Liberal, 1950: 43.1%National Liberal, 1951: 49.9%Liberal, 1950: 7.7%Liberal, 1959: 14.2%Liberal, 1970: 5.7%Liberal, October 1974: 6.2%Liberal, 1979: 12.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 27.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 18.3%Others, 1955: 18.3%Others, 1966: 1.0%Others, 1992: 10.5%
Vote share in Edinburgh Leith at each general election Lab Con SNP Nat Lib Lib Alliance Oth

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1992LabSNP4,98512.471.3%Lab hold
1987LabCon11,32726.570.9%Lab hold
1983LabAlliance4,97312.266.7%
1979LabCon4,01714.475.2%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon3,44511.774.8%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon7212.379.3%
1970LabCon1,3845.373.2%Lab hold
1966LabCon3,96414.676.1%Lab hold
1964LabCon3,15711.077.6%Lab hold
1959LabCon3,0749.779.5%Lab hold
1955LabCon5,64417.177.8%
1951LabNat Lib720.284.0%Lab hold
1950LabNat Lib2,2706.280.7%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Edinburgh Leith?

Labour won Edinburgh Leith at the 1992 general election with a majority of 4,985.

Which parties have won Edinburgh Leith?

At the 13 general elections held under this name since 1950: Labour 13.

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