WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Edinburgh West

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

16,470latest majority

68.6%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Christine Jardine

Liberal Democrat

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate76,490

Turnout68.6%

Majority16,470

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

Tam LairdScottish Libertarian Party850.2%

Nick HornigIndependent1430.3%

David HenryIndependent3630.7%

James PuchowskiScottish Green Party2,1004.0%

Otto InglisReform UK2,2094.2%

Alastair ShieldsConservative2,8975.5%

Michael DavidsonLabour7,85415.0%

Euan HyslopScottish National Party10,17519.4%

Christine JardineLiberal Democrat26,64550.8%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Liberal Democrat Majority 2,888 · 71.7% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

2017 Liberal Democrat Majority 2,988 · 73.8% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

2015 Scottish National Party Majority 3,210 · 76.5% 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

Population100,380Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1819.7%Share of population

Aged 65+21.1%Share of population

Home owners77.0%Households

Private renters12.4%Households

Social renters9.4%Households

One-person households32.7%Of households

Families with children26.4%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.