WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Edinburgh South West

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

6,217latest majority

61.9%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Dr Scott Arthur

Labour

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate73,784

Turnout61.9%

Majority6,217

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

Marc WilkinsonIndependent1810.4%

Richard LucasScottish Family Party2650.6%

Ian HarperReform UK2,0874.6%

Bruce WilsonLiberal Democrat3,0146.6%

Dan HeapScottish Green Party3,4507.6%

Sue WebberConservative5,55812.2%

Joanna CherryScottish National Party12,44627.3%

Scott ArthurLabour18,66340.9%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Scottish National Party Majority 11,982 · 71.1% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

2017 Scottish National Party Majority 1,097 · 69.4% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

2015 Scottish National Party Majority 8,135 · 71.5% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population112,370Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1815.6%Share of population

Aged 65+15.5%Share of population

Home owners55.6%Households

Private renters24.6%Households

Social renters18.1%Households

One-person households40.4%Of households

Families with children21.0%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.