{{UK constituency infobox alt| | Name = Edinburgh South West | Map = Image:EdinburghSouthWestUKParliamentConstituency.png | Type = Burgh | Entity = Scotland | DivisionType = Council areas | Division = City_of_Edinburgh | Year = 2005 | MP = Alistair_Darling | Party = Labour | EP = Scotland }} '''Edinburgh South West''' is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom (Westminster), first used in the 2005 general election. It elects one Member_of_Parliament_(MP) by the First_past_the_post_system of election. == Boundaries == Edinburgh South West is one of five constituencies covering the City_of_Edinburgh_council_area. All are entirely within the city council area. Prior to the 2005 general election, the city area had been covered by six constituencies and, of the six, there was one, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, which staddled the boundary with the East_Lothian_council_area, to include Musselburgh. Edinburgh South West is mostly a relacement for the former Edinburgh Pentlands consituency, but excludes some of the east of that constituency. Also, it includes a south western portion of the former Edinburgh Central constituency. ''Fifth Periodical Review'', Boundary Commission for Scotland Scottish_Parliament_constituencies retain the boundaries of the older Westminster constituencies. Edinburgh South West covers a south western portion of the city area. It has an urban north east and a suburban centre. The remainder is rural, and runs into the Pentland_Hills in the south. In terms of wards used in elections to the City_of_Edinburgh_Council, 1999 to 2007, the constituency includes the wards of Balerno, Baberton, Colinton, Craiglockhart, Dalry, Firrhill, Fountainbridge, Moat, Murrayburn, Parkhead, Shandon and Sighthill. As a result of the Local_Governance_(Scotland)_Act_2004, these wards are due to be replaced with new wards in 2007. == Member of Parliament == This seat was formed from Edinburgh Central and Edinburgh Pentlands. '''Edinburgh Central''' *to 1987 Sir_Alex_Fletcher (Conservative) *from 1987 - 2005 Alistair_Darling Labour '''Edinburgh Pentlands''' *from 1974 Malcolm_Rifkind (Conservative) *1997 - 2005 Lynda_Clark (Labour) '''Edinburgh South West''' *2005 - ''present'' Alistair_Darling Labour == Election results == {{Template:Election box begin | |title=General Election 2005: Edinburgh South West }} {{Template:Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Alistair_Darling |votes = 17,476 |percentage = 39.8% |change = -4.6 }} {{Template:Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Gordon Buchan |votes = 10,234 |percentage = 23.3% |change = -3.2 }} {{Template:Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Simon Clark |votes = 9,252 |percentage = 21.1% |change = +9.4 }} {{Template:Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = Nick Elliott-Cannon |votes = 4,654 |percentage = 10.6% |change = -2.8 }} {{Template:Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Green Party |candidate = John Blair-Fish |votes = 1,520 |percentage = 3.5% |change = +3.5 }} {{Template:Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Socialist Party |candidate = Pat Smith |votes = 585 |percentage = 1.3% |change = -1.0 }} {{Template:Election box candidate with party link| |party = United Kingdom Independence Party |candidate = William Boys |votes = 205 |percentage = 0.5% |change = +0.3 }} {{Template:Election box majority| |votes = 7,242 |percentage = 16.5% |change = }} {{Template:Election box turnout| |votes = 43,926 |percentage = 65.4 |change = +6.8 }} {{Template:Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = -0.7 }} {{Template:Election box end}} {{Template:Election box begin | |title=General Election 2001: Edinburgh Pentlands }} {{Template:Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Lynda_Clark |votes = 15,797 |percentage = 40.6 |change = -2.4 }} {{Template:Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Malcolm_Rifkind |votes = 14,055 |percentage = 36.1 |change = +3.7 }} {{Template:Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = David Walker |votes = 4,210 |percentage = 10.8 |change = +0.8 }} {{Template:Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = Stewart Gibb |votes = 4,210 |percentage = 10.8 |change = -2.2 }} {{Template:Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Socialist Party |candidate = Jimmy Mearns |votes = 555 |percentage = 1.4 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Template:Election box candidate with party link| |party = United Kingdom Independence Party |candidate = Bill McMurdo |votes = 105 |percentage = 0.3 |change = +0.1 }} {{Template:Election box majority| |votes = 1,742 |percentage = 4.5 |change = }} {{Template:Election box turnout| |votes = 38,932 |percentage = 64.4 |change = -12.3 }} {{Template:Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Template:Election box end}} ==Notes and references== === See also === * Politics_of_Edinburgh
{{Constituencies in Scotland}} Category:Parliamentary_constituencies_in_Scotland_(Westminster) South West