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  Scottish Parliament - Edinburgh Western
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Parents > United Kingdom > Scotland > Scottish Parliament > Edinburgh Western
OfficeMSP
HonorificMSP - Abbr: MSP
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 05, 2011 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close May 05, 2011 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start June 01, 2011 - 12:00pm
Term End June 01, 2016 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRBH May 14, 2015 04:26am
Data Sources[Link]
Description Successor seat to Edinburgh West. The new Edinburgh Western constituency is comprised of the following percentages of previous seats:

Edinburgh West 98.2%
Edinburgh Pentlands 1.8%

2007 Notional:
Liberal Democrat 39.6%
Scottish National 22.5%
Conservative 20.9%
Labour 15.4%
Others 1.6%
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLiberal Democrats Won05/05/2016
NameAlex Cole-Hamilton Votes16,645 (41.86%)
Term05/05/2016 - 05/05/2021 Margin2,960 (+7.44%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
12/10/2010 05/05/2011
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Colin Keir 1 ------
Leaning Call: Colin Keir (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Colin Keir (100.00%)

CANDIDATES
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Name Colin Keir (I) MSP Margaret Smith City Councillor Lesley Hinds Gordon Lindhurst  
PartyScottish National Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative  
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Uncertified Votes 11,965 (35.77%) 9,276 (27.73%) 7,164 (21.42%) 5,047 (15.09%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,689 (-8.04%) -4,801 (-14.35%) -6,918 (-20.68%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website  
Entry Date 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010  
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