WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Edinburgh South

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

17,251latest majority

66.1%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Ian Murray

Labour

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate70,838

Turnout66.1%

Majority17,251

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

Mark RowbothamIndependent760.2%

Phil HoldenScottish Family Party2670.6%

Lynne LyonAlba Party4541.0%

Alex MartinIndependent4661.0%

Cameron RoseReform UK1,8453.9%

Andy WilliamsonLiberal Democrat2,7465.9%

Christopher CowdyConservative4,0018.5%

Jo PhillipsScottish Green Party4,2709.1%

Simita KumarScottish National Party7,72516.5%

Ian MurrayLabour24,97653.3%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Labour Majority 10,795 · 74.7% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

2017 Labour Majority 15,514 · 74.1% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

2015 Labour Majority 2,637 · 74.9% 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

Population100,635Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1817.4%Share of population

Aged 65+18.3%Share of population

Home owners66.9%Households

Private renters20.1%Households

Social renters11.4%Households

One-person households32.8%Of households

Families with children23.7%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.