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  Edinburgh South - History
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Established December 18, 1885
Disbanded Still Active
Last ModifiedRalphie June 04, 2008 01:15pm
DescriptionThis new constituency comprises the old Edinburgh South seat except Prestonfield, which goes to the new Edinburgh East seat, and includes Fairmilehead from the old Edinburgh Pentlands and South Morningside which was shared with the old Edinburgh Pentlands seat. The constituency is a portion of Edinburgh that stretches from just south of the city centre to the by-pass which rings the capital. The elegant villas and flats of Morningside, Marchmont and Mechiston are stereotypical Edinburgh; areas which have made their mark in the city's literary incarnations, such as Muriel Spark's novel The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie. Further west are the many detached properties of Fairmilehead, nestling under the Braid Hills to the west - this ward regularly has the highest electoral turnout of any in Scotland. To the east are the peripheral council estates of Gilmerton, Kaimes and Moredun.

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Date Type Results
Jul 04, 2024 General Election
 Ian Murray(I)
24,976
53.34%
 Simita Kumar
7,725
16.50%
 Jo Phillips
4,270
9.12%
 Christopher Cowdy
4,001
8.54%
 Andy Williamson
2,746
5.86%
 Cameron Rose
1,845
3.94%
 Alex Martin
466
1.00%
  Lynne Lyon
454
0.97%
 Philip Holden
267
0.57%
 Mark Rowbotham
76
0.16%
Date Type Results
Dec 12, 2019 General Election
 Ian Murray(I)
23,745
47.75%
 Catriona MacDonald
12,650
25.44%
 Nick Cook
8,161
16.41%
 Alan Christopher Beal
3,819
7.68%
 Kate Nevens
1,357
2.73%
Jun 08, 2017 General Election
 Ian Murray(I)
26,269
54.91%
 Jim Eadie
10,755
22.48%
 Stephanie Smith
9,428
19.71%
 Alan Christopher Beal
1,388
2.90%
May 07, 2015 General Election
 Ian Murray(I)
19,293
39.14%
 Neil Hay
16,656
33.79%
 Miles Briggs
8,626
17.50%
 Phyl Meyer
2,090
4.24%
 Pramod Subbaraman
1,823
3.70%
 Paul Marshall
601
1.22%
 Colin Fox
197
0.40%
May 06, 2010 General Election
 Ian Murray
15,215
34.74%
 Fred Mackintosh
14,899
34.02%
 Neil Hudson
9,452
21.58%
 Sandy Howat
3,354
7.66%
 Steve Burgess
881
2.01%
May 05, 2005 General Election
 Nigel Griffiths(I)
14,183
33.22%
 Marilyne MacLaren
13,783
32.28%
 Gavin Brown
10,291
24.10%
 Graham Sutherland
2,635
6.17%
 Steve Burgess
1,387
3.25%
 Morag Robertson
414
0.97%
Date Type Results
Jun 07, 2001 General Election
 Nigel Griffiths(I)
15,671
42.16%
 Marilyne MacLaren
10,172
27.37%
 Gordon Buchan
6,172
16.61%
 Heather Williams
3,683
9.91%
 Colin Fox
933
2.51%
 Margaret Hendry
535
1.44%
May 01, 1997 General Election
 Nigel Griffiths(I)
20,993
46.82%
 Elizabeth "Liz" Smith
9,541
21.28%
 Michael Pringle
7,911
17.64%
 John Hargreaves
5,791
12.92%
 Ian McLean
504
1.12%
 Bradley Dunn
98
0.22%
Date Type Results
Apr 09, 1992 General Election
 Nigel Griffiths(I)
18,485
41.46%
 Struan Stevenson
14,309
32.09%
 Robert Anderson McCreadie
5,961
13.37%
 Roger Knox
5,727
12.84%
 George Manclark
108
0.24%
Jun 11, 1987 General Election
 Nigel Griffiths
18,211
37.66%
 Michael Ancram(I)
16,352
33.81%
 David Allen Graham
10,900
22.54%
 Catherine McMillan Moore
2,455
5.08%
 Ruth Vera Clark
440
0.91%
Jun 09, 1983 General Election
 Michael Ancram(I)
16,485
36.76%
 John Godfrey
12,830
28.61%
 Robert Anderson McCreadie
12,824
28.60%
 Neil Robb McCallum
2,256
5.03%
 Linda Hendry
450
1.00%
Date Type Results
May 03, 1979 General Election
 Michael Ancram
17,986
39.74%
 Gordon Brown
15,526
34.30%
 J.P. Brian Lovell
7,400
16.35%
 Robert Shirley
3,800
8.40%
 S.M. Biggar
552
1.22%
Oct 10, 1974 General Election
 Michael Hutchison(I)
14,962
35.92%
 Charlotte Haddow
11,736
28.18%
 Robert Shirley
9,034
21.69%
 Nathaniel Gordon
5,921
14.22%
Feb 28, 1974 General Election
 Michael Hutchison(I)
18,784
41.71%
 T. J. Davies
12,403
27.54%
 Nathaniel Gordon
8,073
17.93%
 Robert Shirley
5,770
12.81%
Date Type Results
Jun 18, 1970 General Election
 Michael Hutchison(I)
19,851
48.12%
 John Henderson
15,071
36.53%
 Ronald H. Guild
3,469
8.41%
 David J. Stevenson
2,861
6.94%
Mar 31, 1966 General Election
 Michael Hutchison(I)
20,820
53.16%
 James W. Kerr
15,487
39.54%
 H. McLean Robertson
2,856
7.29%
Oct 15, 1964 General Election
 Michael Hutchison(I)
21,375
53.17%
 James W. Kerr
13,555
33.72%
 Ronald H. Guild
5,272
13.11%
Oct 08, 1959 General Election
 Michael Hutchison(I)
22,799
57.59%
 Alexander D. Reid
11,285
28.51%
 William Douglas-Home
5,505
13.91%
May 29, 1957 By-election
 Michael Hutchison
14,421
45.58%
 James A. Forsyth
9,781
30.91%
 William Douglas-Home
7,439
23.51%
May 26, 1955 General Election
 William Darling(I)
24,836
67.52%
 James A. Forsyth
11,949
32.48%
Date Type Results
Oct 25, 1951 General Election
 William Darling(I)
25,545
71.81%
 James A. Forsyth
10,030
28.19%
Feb 23, 1950 General Election
 William Darling(I)
23,081
65.01%
 William Earsman
8,725
24.57%
 Lionel Daiches
3,699
10.42%
Date Type Results
Jul 12, 1945 General Election
 William Darling
23,652
70.77%
 William Earsman
9,767
29.23%
Nov 14, 1935 General Election
 Samuel Chapman(I)
27,254
83.55%
 Barbara Woodburn
5,365
16.45%

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