Edinburgh West - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Edinburgh West 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 West
Region	Scotland
1st in 2024		Liberal Democrat
2nd in 2024		SNP
Swing To Lose	15.69%
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	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2019	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2017	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2015	SNP
	Election 2010	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2005	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2001	Liberal Democrat
	Election 1997	Liberal Democrat
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	26,645	50.78%	+12.55%
	SNP	10,175	19.39%	-13.59%
	Labour	7,854	14.97%	+6.27%
	Conservative	2,897	5.52%	-12.51%
	Reform UK	2,209	4.21%	+4.12%
	Green	2,100	4.00%	+2.04%
	Minor	363	0.69%	N/A
	Others	228	0.43%	N/A
Majority		16,470	31.39%
Turnout		52,471	68.60%	-3.12%
Electorate		76,490
Swing from SNP to LD			13.07%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.14%
Swing from SNP to LAB			9.93%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	21,037	38.23%	-1.68%
	SNP	18,149	32.98%	-0.02%
	Conservative	9,922	18.03%	+1.01%
	Labour	4,787	8.70%	+0.52%
	Green	1,079	1.96%	+0.08%
	Reform UK	50	0.09%	N/A
Majority		2,888	5.25%
Turnout		55,024	71.72%	-3.49%
Electorate		76,723
Swing from LD to SNP			0.83%
Swing from LD to CON			1.35%
Swing from SNP to CON			0.51%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	21,766	39.91%	+5.61%
	SNP	17,997	33.00%	+4.36%
	Conservative	9,283	17.02%	-4.87%
	Labour	4,460	8.18%	-6.74%
	Green	1,027	1.88%	N/A
Majority		3,769	6.91%
Turnout		54,533	75.21%	+1.37%
Electorate		72,507
Swing from SNP to LD			0.63%
Swing from CON to LD			5.24%
Swing from CON to SNP			4.62%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	18,108	34.30%	+1.18%
	SNP	15,120	28.64%	-10.33%
	Conservative	11,559	21.89%	+9.62%
	Labour	7,876	14.92%	+3.21%
	Minor	132	0.25%	N/A
Majority		2,988	5.66%
Turnout		52,795	73.84%	-2.65%
Electorate		71,500
Swing from SNP to LD			5.76%
Swing from LD to CON			4.22%
Swing from SNP to CON			9.98%
	Liberal Democrat gain from SNP

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	21,378	38.97%	+25.80%
	Liberal Democrat	18,168	33.12%	-2.80%
	Conservative	6,732	12.27%	-10.91%
	Labour	6,425	11.71%	-16.02%
	Green	1,140	2.08%	N/A
	UKIP	1,015	1.85%	N/A
Majority		3,210	5.85%
Turnout		54,858	76.49%	+5.21%
Electorate		71,717
Swing from LD to SNP			14.30%
Swing from CON to SNP			18.36%
Swing from CON to LD			4.05%
	SNP gain from Liberal Democrat

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	16,684	35.92%	-13.60%
	Labour	12,881	27.73%	+9.10%
	Conservative	10,767	23.18%	+3.70%
	SNP	6,115	13.17%	+4.05%
Majority		3,803	8.19%
Turnout		46,447	71.28%	+2.43%
Electorate		65,159
Swing from LD to LAB			11.35%
Swing from LD to CON			8.65%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.70%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	22,417	49.52%	0.00%
	Conservative	8,817	19.48%	0.00%
	Labour	8,433	18.63%	0.00%
	SNP	4,124	9.11%	0.00%
	Others	1,474	3.26%	N/A
Majority		13,600	30.05%
Turnout		45,265	68.85%	+0.54%
Electorate		65,741
Swing from CON to LD			0.00%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.00%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.00%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	22,417	49.52%	+7.17%
	Conservative	8,817	19.48%	-3.05%
	Labour	8,433	18.63%	-4.50%
	SNP	4,124	9.11%	-1.14%
	Green	964	2.13%	N/A
	Minor	510	1.13%	N/A
Majority		13,600	30.05%
Turnout		45,265	68.31%	+4.53%
Electorate		66,261
Swing from CON to LD			5.11%
Swing from LAB to LD			5.84%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.72%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	16,719	42.35%	-0.85%
	Labour	9,130	23.13%	+4.34%
	Conservative	8,894	22.53%	-5.45%
	SNP	4,047	10.25%	+1.41%
	Minor	688	1.74%	N/A
Majority		7,589	19.22%
Turnout		39,478	63.78%	-14.13%
Electorate		61,895
Swing from LD to LAB			2.60%
Swing from CON to LD			2.30%
Swing from CON to LAB			4.89%
	Liberal Democrat hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	20,578	43.20%	+7.96%
	Conservative	13,325	27.98%	-9.07%
	Labour	8,948	18.79%	+0.83%
	SNP	4,210	8.84%	+0.40%
	Minor	277	0.58%	N/A
	Others	293	0.62%	N/A
Majority		7,253	15.23%
Turnout		47,631	77.91%	-4.65%
Electorate		61,133
Swing from CON to LD			8.51%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.56%
Swing from CON to LAB			4.95%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,071	37.05%	-0.30%
	Liberal Democrat	17,192	35.25%	N/A
	Labour	8,759	17.96%	-4.22%
	SNP	4,117	8.44%	+2.82%
	Minor	272	0.56%	N/A
	Green	234	0.48%	N/A
	Others	133	0.27%	N/A
Majority		879	1.80%
Turnout		48,778	82.57%	+3.17%
Electorate		59,078
Swing from CON to LD			17.77%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.96%
Swing from LAB to LD			19.74%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,450	37.35%	-0.82%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	17,216	34.85%	-2.24%
	Labour	10,957	22.18%	+2.04%
	SNP	2,774	5.62%	+1.02%
Majority		1,234	2.50%
Turnout		49,397	79.40%	+3.67%
Electorate		62,214
Swing from ALL to CON			0.71%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.43%
Swing from ALL to LAB			2.14%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	17,646	38.17%	-7.28%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	17,148	37.09%	N/A
	Labour	9,313	20.14%	-8.04%
	SNP	2,126	4.60%	-4.57%
Majority		498	1.08%
Turnout		46,233	75.73%	-2.12%
Electorate		61,050
Swing from CON to ALL			22.18%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.38%
Swing from LAB to ALL			22.57%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	19,360	45.44%	+7.29%
	Labour	12,009	28.19%	+2.96%
	Liberal	7,330	17.21%	+0.79%
	SNP	3,904	9.16%	-11.05%
Majority		7,351	17.25%
Turnout		42,603	77.85%	+1.29%
Electorate		54,727
Swing from LAB to CON			2.16%
Swing from LIB to CON			3.25%
Swing from LIB to LAB			1.09%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	15,354	38.15%	-6.06%
	Labour	10,152	25.22%	+0.84%
	SNP	8,135	20.21%	+10.30%
	Liberal	6,606	16.41%	-5.07%
Majority		5,202	12.93%
Turnout		40,247	76.56%	-5.62%
Electorate		52,569
Swing from CON to LAB			3.45%
Swing from CON to SNP			8.18%
Swing from LAB to SNP			4.73%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,908	44.21%	N/A
	Labour	10,431	24.39%	N/A
	Liberal	9,189	21.49%	N/A
	SNP	4,241	9.92%	N/A
Majority		8,477	19.82%
Turnout		42,769	82.18%	N/A
Electorate		52,044

	Conservative win

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