Edinburgh South - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Edinburgh South 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 South
Region	Scotland
1st in 2024		Labour
2nd in 2024		SNP
Swing To Lose	18.42%
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
	Election 2024	Labour
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2019	Labour
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Labour
	Election 2010	Labour
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Labour
	Election 1987	Labour
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	24,976	53.34%	+7.12%
	SNP	7,725	16.50%	-9.36%
	Green	4,270	9.12%	+6.21%
	Conservative	4,001	8.54%	-8.28%
	Liberal Democrat	2,746	5.86%	-2.33%
	Reform UK	1,845	3.94%	N/A
	Minor	466	1.00%	N/A
	Others	797	1.70%	N/A
Majority		17,251	36.84%
Turnout		46,826	66.10%	-8.61%
Electorate		70,839
Swing from SNP to LAB			8.24%
Swing from GRN to LAB			0.46%
Swing from SNP to GRN			7.79%
	Labour hold

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	24,508	46.22%	-1.53%
	SNP	13,713	25.86%	+0.42%
	Conservative	8,922	16.82%	+0.41%
	Liberal Democrat	4,344	8.19%	+0.51%
	Green	1,542	2.91%	+0.18%
Majority		10,795	20.36%
Turnout		53,029	74.71%	-0.43%
Electorate		70,980
Swing from LAB to SNP			0.98%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.97%
Swing from CON to SNP			0.00%
	Labour hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	23,745	47.75%	-7.16%
	SNP	12,650	25.44%	+2.96%
	Conservative	8,161	16.41%	-3.30%
	Liberal Democrat	3,819	7.68%	+4.78%
	Green	1,357	2.73%	N/A
Majority		11,095	22.31%
Turnout		49,732	75.14%	+1.03%
Electorate		66,188
Swing from LAB to SNP			5.06%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.93%
Swing from CON to SNP			3.13%
	Labour hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	26,269	54.91%	+15.77%
	SNP	10,755	22.48%	-11.31%
	Conservative	9,428	19.71%	+2.21%
	Liberal Democrat	1,388	2.90%	-0.80%
Majority		15,514	32.43%
Turnout		47,840	74.11%	-0.79%
Electorate		64,553
Swing from SNP to LAB			13.54%
Swing from CON to LAB			6.78%
Swing from SNP to CON			6.76%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,293	39.14%	+4.41%
	SNP	16,656	33.79%	+26.14%
	Conservative	8,626	17.50%	-4.08%
	Green	2,090	4.24%	+2.23%
	Liberal Democrat	1,823	3.70%	-30.32%
	UKIP	601	1.22%	N/A
	Minor	197	0.40%	N/A
Majority		2,637	5.35%
Turnout		49,286	74.90%	+1.12%
Electorate		65,801
Swing from LAB to SNP			10.86%
Swing from CON to LAB			4.24%
Swing from CON to SNP			15.11%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,215	34.74%	+1.51%
	Liberal Democrat	14,899	34.02%	+1.74%
	Conservative	9,452	21.58%	-2.52%
	SNP	3,354	7.66%	+1.49%
	Green	881	2.01%	N/A
Majority		316	0.72%
Turnout		43,801	73.79%	+3.78%
Electorate		59,362
Swing from LAB to LD			0.11%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.02%
Swing from CON to LD			2.13%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	14,188	33.23%	0.00%
	Liberal Democrat	13,783	32.28%	0.00%
	Conservative	10,291	24.10%	0.00%
	SNP	2,635	6.17%	0.00%
	Others	1,801	4.22%	N/A
Majority		405	0.95%
Turnout		42,698	70.00%	+0.58%
Electorate		60,993
Swing from LD to LAB			0.00%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.00%
Swing from CON to LD			0.00%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	14,188	33.23%	-8.94%
	Liberal Democrat	13,783	32.28%	+4.91%
	Conservative	10,291	24.10%	+7.50%
	SNP	2,635	6.17%	-3.74%
	Green	1,387	3.25%	N/A
	Minor	414	0.97%	N/A
Majority		405	0.95%
Turnout		42,698	69.43%	+11.37%
Electorate		61,499
Swing from LAB to LD			6.92%
Swing from LAB to CON			8.22%
Swing from LD to CON			1.29%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,671	42.16%	-4.65%
	Liberal Democrat	10,172	27.37%	+9.73%
	Conservative	6,172	16.61%	-4.67%
	SNP	3,683	9.91%	-3.01%
	Minor	933	2.51%	N/A
	Others	535	1.44%	N/A
Majority		5,499	14.80%
Turnout		37,166	58.06%	-13.72%
Electorate		64,012
Swing from LAB to LD			7.19%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.01%
Swing from CON to LD			7.20%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,993	46.82%	+5.36%
	Conservative	9,541	21.28%	-10.81%
	Liberal Democrat	7,911	17.64%	+4.28%
	SNP	5,791	12.92%	+0.07%
	Minor	504	1.12%	N/A
	Others	98	0.22%	N/A
Majority		11,452	25.54%
Turnout		44,838	71.78%	-0.67%
Electorate		62,467
Swing from CON to LAB			8.09%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.54%
Swing from CON to LD			7.54%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,485	41.46%	+3.80%
	Conservative	14,309	32.09%	-1.72%
	Liberal Democrat	5,961	13.37%	N/A
	SNP	5,727	12.84%	+7.77%
	Minor	108	0.24%	N/A
Majority		4,176	9.37%
Turnout		44,590	72.45%	-3.30%
Electorate		61,547
Swing from CON to LAB			2.76%
Swing from LAB to LD			4.79%
Swing from CON to LD			7.55%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,211	37.66%	+9.06%
	Conservative	16,352	33.81%	-2.95%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	10,900	22.54%	-6.07%
	SNP	2,455	5.08%	+0.05%
	Green	440	0.91%	N/A
Majority		1,859	3.84%
Turnout		48,358	75.75%	+4.01%
Electorate		63,842
Swing from CON to LAB			6.00%
Swing from ALL to LAB			7.57%
Swing from ALL to CON			1.56%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	16,485	36.76%	-2.98%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	12,830	28.61%	N/A
	Labour	12,824	28.60%	-5.70%
	SNP	2,256	5.03%	-3.36%
	Ecology	450	1.00%	N/A
Majority		3,655	8.15%
Turnout		44,845	71.73%	-5.57%
Electorate		62,517
Swing from CON to ALL			15.79%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.36%
Swing from LAB to ALL			17.16%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	17,986	39.74%	+3.82%
	Labour	15,526	34.30%	+6.13%
	Liberal	7,400	16.35%	+2.13%
	SNP	3,800	8.40%	-13.29%
	Others	552	1.22%	N/A
Majority		2,460	5.43%
Turnout		45,264	77.30%	+3.12%
Electorate		58,556
Swing from CON to LAB			1.16%
Swing from LIB to CON			0.84%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.00%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	14,962	35.92%	-5.79%
	Labour	11,736	28.18%	+0.63%
	SNP	9,034	21.69%	+8.88%
	Liberal	5,921	14.22%	-3.71%
Majority		3,226	7.74%
Turnout		41,653	74.18%	-6.66%
Electorate		56,154
Swing from CON to LAB			3.21%
Swing from CON to SNP			7.33%
Swing from LAB to SNP			4.12%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,784	41.71%	N/A
	Labour	12,403	27.54%	N/A
	Liberal	8,073	17.93%	N/A
	SNP	5,770	12.81%	N/A
Majority		6,381	14.17%
Turnout		45,030	80.83%	N/A
Electorate		55,708

	Conservative win

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