Edinburgh Pentlands - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Edinburgh Pentlands 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 Pentlands
Region	Scotland
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative
	Election 1970	Conservative
	Election 1966	Conservative
	Election 1964	Conservative
	Election 1959	Conservative
	Election 1955	Conservative

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,797	40.58%	-2.44%
	Conservative	14,055	36.10%	+3.72%
	Liberal Democrat	4,210	10.81%	+0.81%
	SNP	4,210	10.81%	-2.20%
	Minor	555	1.43%	N/A
	UKIP	105	0.27%	+0.09%
Majority		1,742	4.47%
Turnout		38,932	65.06%	-11.64%
Electorate		59,841
Swing from LAB to CON			3.08%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.62%
Swing from LD to CON			1.45%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,675	43.01%	+11.96%
	Conservative	14,813	32.38%	-8.30%
	SNP	5,952	13.01%	-2.43%
	Liberal Democrat	4,575	10.00%	-2.56%
	Minor	422	0.92%	N/A
	Green	224	0.49%	N/A
	UKIP	81	0.18%	N/A
Majority		4,862	10.63%
Turnout		45,742	76.70%	-3.37%
Electorate		59,635
Swing from CON to LAB			10.13%
Swing from SNP to LAB			7.19%
Swing from CON to SNP			2.93%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,128	40.69%	+2.42%
	Labour	13,838	31.06%	+1.08%
	SNP	6,882	15.45%	+8.22%
	Liberal Democrat	5,597	12.56%	N/A
	Minor	111	0.25%	N/A
Majority		4,290	9.63%
Turnout		44,556	80.07%	+2.40%
Electorate		55,646
Swing from LAB to SNP			3.57%
Swing from CON to SNP			2.90%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.67%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	17,278	38.27%	-0.92%
	Labour	13,533	29.98%	+6.10%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	11,072	24.52%	-4.76%
	SNP	3,264	7.23%	+1.16%
Majority		3,745	8.30%
Turnout		45,147	77.67%	+4.29%
Electorate		58,125
Swing from ALL to LAB			5.43%
Swing from CON to LAB			3.51%
Swing from ALL to CON			1.92%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	17,051	39.19%	-0.09%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	12,742	29.28%	N/A
	Labour	10,390	23.88%	-12.74%
	SNP	2,642	6.07%	-4.89%
	Ecology	687	1.58%	N/A
Majority		4,309	9.90%
Turnout		43,512	73.38%	-3.38%
Electorate		59,295
Swing from LAB to ALL			21.01%
Swing from CON to ALL			14.69%
Swing from LAB to CON			6.32%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	17,684	39.28%	+5.35%
	Labour	16,486	36.62%	+5.72%
	Liberal	5,919	13.15%	+2.52%
	SNP	4,934	10.96%	-13.59%
Majority		1,198	2.66%
Turnout		45,023	76.76%	+1.23%
Electorate		58,652
Swing from LIB to LAB			1.60%
Swing from LIB to CON			1.42%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.18%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	14,083	33.93%	-7.27%
	Labour	12,826	30.90%	+0.14%
	SNP	10,189	24.55%	+12.09%
	Liberal	4,411	10.63%	-4.96%
Majority		1,257	3.03%
Turnout		41,509	75.53%	-5.35%
Electorate		54,955
Swing from CON to SNP			9.68%
Swing from LAB to SNP			5.98%
Swing from CON to LAB			3.71%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,162	41.20%	-4.91%
	Labour	13,560	30.76%	-8.62%
	Liberal	6,870	15.58%	+7.02%
	SNP	5,491	12.46%	+6.51%
Majority		4,602	10.44%
Turnout		44,083	80.88%	+3.90%
Electorate		54,504
Swing from LAB to LIB			7.82%
Swing from CON to LIB			5.96%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.86%
	Conservative hold

Election 1970

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,829	46.11%	+1.17%
	Labour	18,646	39.38%	-5.45%
	Liberal	4,055	8.56%	-1.66%
	SNP	2,814	5.94%	N/A
Majority		3,183	6.72%
Turnout		47,344	76.98%	-3.50%
Electorate		61,498
Swing from LAB to CON			3.31%
Swing from LAB to LIB			1.90%
Swing from LIB to CON			1.41%
	Conservative hold

Election 1966

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	19,176	44.94%	-1.10%
	Labour	19,132	44.84%	+4.24%
	Liberal	4,363	10.22%	-3.15%
Majority		44	0.10%
Turnout		42,671	80.48%	-1.09%
Electorate		53,020
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.70%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.67%
Swing from LIB to CON			1.03%
	Conservative hold

Election 1964

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,181	46.04%	-14.26%
	Labour	17,794	40.59%	+0.89%
	Liberal	5,862	13.37%	N/A
Majority		2,387	5.45%
Turnout		43,837	81.57%	+1.29%
Electorate		53,743
Swing from CON to LIB			13.82%
Swing from CON to LAB			7.57%
Swing from LAB to LIB			6.24%
	Conservative hold

Election 1959

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	25,742	60.30%	+0.82%
	Labour	16,950	39.70%	-0.82%
Majority		8,792	20.59%
Turnout		42,692	80.28%	+3.00%
Electorate		53,178
Swing from LAB to CON			0.82%
	Conservative hold

Election 1955

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,496	59.47%	N/A
	Labour	16,011	40.53%	N/A
Majority		7,485	18.95%
Turnout		39,507	77.28%	N/A
Electorate		51,119

	Conservative win

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