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Scotland · Former constituency (1918–1979)

Edinburgh North

Every general election in Edinburgh North since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Conservative, majority 4,397.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won14,17043.6%
Labour9,77330.1%
Liberal5,04515.5%
Scottish National Party3,52110.8%
Valid votes32,509
Majority4,39713.5%

Con hold Turnout 71.8% of 45,303 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Conservative, 1918: 63.0%Conservative, 1922: 61.8%Conservative, 1923: 44.3%Conservative, 1924: 49.3%Conservative, 1929: 39.7%Conservative, 1931: 75.0%Conservative, 1935: 66.5%Conservative, 1945: 43.1%Conservative, 1950: 51.2%Conservative, 1951: 58.8%Conservative, 1955: 61.7%Conservative, 1959: 64.0%Conservative, 1964: 58.2%Conservative, 1966: 50.3%Conservative, 1970: 52.9%Conservative, February 1974: 45.8%Conservative, October 1974: 39.3%Conservative, 1979: 43.6%Labour, 1924: 27.9%Labour, 1929: 32.2%Labour, 1931: 25.0%Labour, 1935: 27.7%Labour, 1945: 45.1%Labour, 1950: 39.3%Labour, 1951: 41.2%Labour, 1955: 38.3%Labour, 1959: 36.0%Labour, 1964: 41.8%Labour, 1966: 39.2%Labour, 1970: 37.1%Labour, February 1974: 26.2%Labour, October 1974: 25.9%Labour, 1979: 30.1%Liberal, 1918: 37.0%Liberal, 1922: 38.2%Liberal, 1923: 55.8%Liberal, 1924: 22.7%Liberal, 1929: 28.1%Liberal, 1935: 5.8%Liberal, 1945: 11.8%Liberal, 1950: 9.5%Liberal, 1966: 10.5%Liberal, 1970: 10.1%Liberal, February 1974: 15.3%Liberal, October 1974: 11.3%Liberal, 1979: 15.5%Scottish National Party, February 1974: 12.7%Scottish National Party, October 1974: 23.5%Scottish National Party, 1979: 10.8%
Vote share in Edinburgh North at each general election Con Lab Lib SNP

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979ConLab4,39713.571.8%Con hold
October 1974ConLab4,39113.469.2%Con hold
February 1974ConLab7,01319.676.4%
1970ConLab3,87815.870.1%Con hold
1966ConLab3,03511.173.9%Con hold
1964ConLab4,83016.573.6%Con hold
1959ConLab8,75628.073.9%Con hold
1955ConLab7,76123.572.0%
1951ConLab6,23217.680.0%Con hold
1950ConLab4,14311.978.7%
1945LabCon5552.064.6%
1935ConLab12,12238.866.7%Con hold
1931ConLab17,59050.174.4%Con hold
1929ConLab2,6537.573.8%Con hold
1924ConLab6,26921.478.0%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon2,83511.566.3%Lib gain from Con
1922ConLib5,64023.566.5%Con hold
1918ConLib4,89325.953.0%

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 North?

The Conservatives won Edinburgh North at the 1979 general election with a majority of 4,397.

Which parties have won Edinburgh North?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 16, Labour 1, Liberal 1.

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