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Edinburgh South West

Every general election in Edinburgh South West since 2005. Latest: Scott Arthur, Labour, majority 6,217.

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Member of Parliament

Scott Arthur

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 6,217

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Scott Arthur ElectedLabour18,66340.9%
Joanna Cherry sitting MPScottish National Party12,44627.3%
Sue WebberConservative5,55812.2%
Dan HeapGreen
Scottish Green Party		3,4507.6%
Bruce WilsonLiberal Democrats3,0146.6%
Ian HarperReform UK2,0874.6%
Richard LucasScottish Family Party2650.6%
Marc WilkinsonIndependent1810.4%
Valid votes45,664
Majority6,21713.6%

Lab gain from SNP Turnout 61.9% of 73,784 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%200520102015201720192024Labour, 2005: 39.8%Labour, 2010: 42.8%Labour, 2015: 27.2%Labour, 2017: 26.8%Labour, 2019: 14.3%Labour, 2024: 40.9%Scottish National Party, 2005: 10.6%Scottish National Party, 2010: 12.2%Scottish National Party, 2015: 43.0%Scottish National Party, 2017: 35.6%Scottish National Party, 2019: 47.6%Scottish National Party, 2024: 27.3%Conservative, 2005: 23.3%Conservative, 2010: 24.3%Conservative, 2015: 20.2%Conservative, 2017: 33.4%Conservative, 2019: 24.7%Conservative, 2024: 12.2%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 21.1%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 18.0%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.7%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 4.3%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 9.5%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 6.6%
Vote share in Edinburgh South West at each general election Lab SNP Con LD

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Edinburgh South West lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Scott ArthurSNP6,21713.661.9%Lab gain from SNP
2019SNP Joanna CherryCon11,98223.070.9%SNP hold
2017SNP Joanna CherryCon1,0972.269.4%SNP hold
2015SNP Joanna CherryLab8,13515.871.5%SNP gain from Lab
2010Lab Alistair DarlingCon8,44718.668.5%Lab hold
2005LabCon7,24216.564.8%

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 is the MP for Edinburgh South West?

Scott Arthur (Labour) won Edinburgh South West at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,217.

Which parties have won Edinburgh South West?

At the 6 general elections held under this name since 2005: Labour 3, Scottish National Party 3.

Which region is Edinburgh South West in?

Edinburgh South West is in Scotland.

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