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 | Scotland |
| Current Status | Abolished |
| Election | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Election 2001 | Labour | |
| Election 1997 | Labour | |
| Election 1992 | Labour | |
| Election 1987 | Labour | |
| Election 1983 | Conservative | |
| Election 1979 | Labour | |
| Election 1974 (October) | Labour | |
| Election 1974 (February) | Labour | |
View full Election 2001 results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 14,495 | 42.15% | -4.94% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 6,353 | 18.47% | +5.36% | |
| Conservative | 5,643 | 16.41% | -4.78% | |
| SNP | 4,832 | 14.05% | -1.74% | |
| Green | 1,809 | 5.26% | +3.84% | |
| Minor | 1,258 | 3.66% | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,142 | 23.68% | ||
| Turnout | 34,390 | 52.04% | -15.06% | |
| Electorate | 66,089 | |||
Swing from LAB to LD | 5.15% | |||
Swing from LAB to CON | 0.08% | |||
Swing from CON to LD | 5.07% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
View full Election 1997 results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 20,125 | 47.09% | +8.30% | |
| Conservative | 9,055 | 21.19% | -12.17% | |
| SNP | 6,750 | 15.80% | +1.65% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 5,605 | 13.12% | +1.62% | |
| Green | 607 | 1.42% | -0.19% | |
| Minor | 495 | 1.16% | N/A | |
| Others | 98 | 0.23% | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,070 | 25.90% | ||
| Turnout | 42,735 | 67.09% | -1.98% | |
| Electorate | 63,695 | |||
Swing from CON to LAB | 10.24% | |||
Swing from SNP to LAB | 3.33% | |||
Swing from CON to SNP | 6.91% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
View full Election 1992 results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 15,189 | 38.79% | -1.39% | |
| Conservative | 13,063 | 33.36% | -1.31% | |
| SNP | 5,539 | 14.15% | +7.92% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 4,500 | 11.49% | N/A | |
| Green | 630 | 1.61% | +0.54% | |
| Minor | 235 | 0.60% | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,126 | 5.43% | ||
| Turnout | 39,156 | 69.07% | +0.08% | |
| Electorate | 56,689 | |||
Swing from LAB to CON | 0.04% | |||
Swing from LAB to SNP | 4.65% | |||
Swing from CON to SNP | 4.61% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
View full Election 1987 results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 16,502 | 40.18% | +9.06% | |
| Conservative | 14,240 | 34.67% | -3.37% | |
| SDP-Liberal Alliance | 7,333 | 17.85% | -7.78% | |
| SNP | 2,559 | 6.23% | +1.35% | |
| Green | 438 | 1.07% | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,262 | 5.51% | ||
| Turnout | 41,072 | 68.99% | +4.07% | |
| Electorate | 59,529 | |||
Swing from CON to LAB | 6.22% | |||
Swing from ALL to LAB | 8.42% | |||
Swing from ALL to CON | 2.20% | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
View full Election 1983 results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 14,095 | 38.04% | +8.49% | |
| Labour | 11,529 | 31.12% | -16.73% | |
| SDP-Liberal Alliance | 9,498 | 25.63% | N/A | |
| SNP | 1,810 | 4.89% | -4.87% | |
| Minor | 119 | 0.32% | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,566 | 6.93% | ||
| Turnout | 37,051 | 64.93% | -2.58% | |
| Electorate | 57,064 | |||
Swing from LAB to CON | 12.61% | |||
Swing from CON to ALL | 8.57% | |||
Swing from LAB to ALL | 21.18% | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
View full Election 1979 results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 12,191 | 47.85% | +7.57% | |
| Conservative | 7,530 | 29.55% | +3.59% | |
| Liberal | 3,096 | 12.15% | +3.24% | |
| SNP | 2,486 | 9.76% | -15.09% | |
| Others | 176 | 0.69% | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,661 | 18.29% | ||
| Turnout | 25,479 | 67.51% | +0.04% | |
| Electorate | 37,740 | |||
Swing from CON to LAB | 1.99% | |||
Swing from LIB to LAB | 2.17% | |||
Swing from LIB to CON | 0.17% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
View full Election 1974 (October) results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 11,129 | 40.27% | +2.43% | |
| Conservative | 7,176 | 25.97% | -8.67% | |
| SNP | 6,866 | 24.85% | +11.27% | |
| Liberal | 2,463 | 8.91% | -5.02% | |
| Majority | 3,953 | 14.30% | ||
| Turnout | 27,634 | 67.47% | -6.10% | |
| Electorate | 40,956 | |||
Swing from CON to LAB | 5.55% | |||
Swing from LAB to SNP | 4.42% | |||
Swing from CON to SNP | 9.97% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
View full Election 1974 (February) results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 11,354 | 37.85% | N/A | |
| Conservative | 10,393 | 34.64% | N/A | |
| Liberal | 4,180 | 13.93% | N/A | |
| SNP | 4,074 | 13.58% | N/A | |
| Majority | 961 | 3.20% | ||
| Turnout | 30,001 | 73.57% | N/A | |
| Electorate | 40,780 | |||
| Labour win | ||||