Edinburgh Central - Scottish Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Edinburgh Central constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Edinburgh Central
Region	Lothian
1st in 2021		SNP
2nd in 2021		Conservative
Swing To Lose	5.67%
Next Election Prediction	View

Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Scottish Parliament Election 2021	SNP
	Scottish Parliament Election 2016	Conservative
	Scottish Parliament Election 2011	SNP
	Scottish Parliament Election 2007	Labour
	Scottish Parliament Election 2003	Labour
	Scottish Parliament Election 1999	Labour

Scottish Parliament Election 2021

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	16,276	39.02%	+10.37%
	Conservative	11,544	27.67%	-2.76%
	Labour	6,839	16.40%	-5.69%
	Green	3,921	9.40%	-4.19%
	Liberal Democrat	2,555	6.13%	+1.23%
	Minor	363	0.87%	N/A
	UKIP	78	0.19%	N/A
	Others	137	0.33%	N/A
Majority		4,732	11.34%
Turnout		41,713	62.51%	+5.16%
Electorate		66,734
Swing from LAB to SNP			8.03%
Swing from CON to SNP			6.56%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.46%
	SNP gain from Conservative

Scottish Parliament Election 2016

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	10,399	30.43%	+15.43%
	SNP	9,789	28.65%	-4.03%
	Labour	7,546	22.08%	-9.77%
	Green	4,644	13.59%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	1,672	4.89%	-15.57%
	Minor	119	0.35%	N/A
Majority		610	1.79%
Turnout		34,169	57.35%	+3.22%
Electorate		59,581
Swing from LAB to CON			12.60%
Swing from SNP to CON			9.73%
Swing from LAB to SNP			2.87%
	Conservative gain from SNP

Scottish Parliament Election 2011

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	9,480	32.67%	+7.17%
	Labour	9,243	31.86%	+0.71%
	Liberal Democrat	5,937	20.46%	-6.62%
	Conservative	4,354	15.01%	-1.26%
Majority		237	0.82%
Turnout		29,014	54.12%	N/A
Electorate		53,606
Swing from LD to SNP			6.90%
Swing from LD to LAB			3.67%
Swing from LAB to SNP			3.23%
	SNP gain from Labour

Scottish Parliament Election 2007

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	9,155	31.14%	-1.22%
	Liberal Democrat	7,962	27.09%	+4.24%
	SNP	7,496	25.50%	+7.78%
	Conservative	4,783	16.27%	-0.87%
Majority		1,193	4.06%
Turnout		29,396	N/A	N/A
Electorate		N/A
Swing from LAB to SNP			4.50%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.73%
Swing from LD to SNP			1.77%
	Labour hold

Scottish Parliament Election 2003

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	9,066	32.36%	-5.66%
	Liberal Democrat	6,400	22.85%	+6.31%
	SNP	4,965	17.72%	-7.93%
	Conservative	4,802	17.14%	+1.06%
	Scottish Socialist Party	2,552	9.11%	+6.89%
	Minor	229	0.82%	N/A
Majority		2,666	9.52%
Turnout		28,014	N/A	N/A
Electorate		N/A
Swing from SNP to LD			7.12%
Swing from LAB to LD			5.98%
Swing from SNP to LAB			1.14%
	Labour hold

Scottish Parliament Election 1999

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	14,224	38.02%	N/A
	SNP	9,598	25.65%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	6,187	16.54%	N/A
	Conservative	6,018	16.09%	N/A
	Scottish Socialist Party	830	2.22%	N/A
	Minor	364	0.97%	N/A
	Others	191	0.51%	N/A
Majority		4,626	12.37%
Turnout		37,412	N/A	N/A
Electorate		N/A

	Labour win

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