19-416: Edinburgh South may refer to: Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency) Edinburgh South (Scottish Parliament constituency) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Edinburgh South . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
38-464: A fate not sustained by either of the party's two formative parties in the seat since 1970. Turnout has ranged between 81.1% in 1950 and 57.7% in 2001. In the 2016 referendum of membership of the European Union , the constituency voted Remain by 77.8%. This was the tenth highest support for Remain for a constituency. 1885–1918 : The St. George, St. Cuthbert, and Newington municipal wards of
57-706: Is a constituency of the British House of Commons , located in the south of Scotland within the Scottish Borders council area. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years using the first-past-the-post system of voting. Since 2017 the MP has been John Lamont of the Conservative Party . The constituency name comes from the three counties it covers; Berwickshire , Roxburghshire and Selkirkshire . A mostly rural constituency, it includes
76-545: Is a generally wealthy seat with a significant student population. A candidate fielded by the Labour Party has won the seat since 1987. Prior to that the political division for Westminster purposes voted for the Conservative and Unionist candidate, ahead of all other candidates by single preference, at each Westminster election from and including 1918. Back then, the electorates' single-most preferred candidate in simple voting
95-630: Is one of only three seats and the only seat of the so-called "tartan wall" never held by the Scottish National Party (SNP). Prior to the 2005 general election , the constituency had the same boundaries as the Scottish Parliament constituency with the same name (now replaced by Edinburgh Southern ). The constituency covers the southern suburbs around the Braid Hills including Morningside , Comiston , Liberton and Gilmerton . This
114-553: The House of Commons of the UK Parliament created in 1885. The constituency has been held by Scottish Labour since 1987 . The seat has been represented since 2010 by Ian Murray , who currently serves as Secretary of State for Scotland under the government of Keir Starmer . Murray was the only Labour MP in Scotland to retain his seat at the 2015 and 2019 general elections and this
133-433: The 2005 election, the constituency was enlarged to include areas from the former Edinburgh Pentlands constituency, and became one of five constituencies covering the city area, all entirely within that area. 55°54′50″N 3°09′31″W / 55.91389°N 3.15861°W / 55.91389; -3.15861 Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency) Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
152-620: The City of Edinburgh Wards of Colinton/Fairmilehead , Morningside , Southside/Newington , and Liberton/Gilmerton . In 2005, prior to the general election, Edinburgh South was one of six covering the City of Edinburgh council area . Five were entirely within the city council area. One, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh , straddled the boundary with the East Lothian council area , to take in Musselburgh . For
171-437: The City of Edinburgh. 1997–2005 : Electoral divisions 32 (Merchiston/Morningside), 33 (Sciennes/Marchmont), 34 (Prestonfield/Mayfield), 36 (Alnwickhill/Kaimes) and 37 (Inch/Gilmerton) of the City of Edinburgh. 2005–2024 : The City of Edinburgh wards of Merchiston, North Morningside/Grange, Marchmont, Sciennes, Newington, South Morningside, Fairmilehead, Alnwickhill, Kaimes, Moredun, and Gilmerton. 2024–present : Parts of
190-561: The Dumfries and Galloway council area and part of the South Lanarkshire council area. The Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency is predominantly rural, and incorporates the electoral wards of: 2023 boundary review In 2023 new constituency boundaries for the 2024 general election were proposed by 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies . The constituency remained unchanged. [REDACTED] Michael Moore held
209-565: The burgh of Edinburgh. 1918–1950 : The Merchiston, Morningside, and Newington municipal wards of the county of the city of Edinburgh. 1950–1983 : The Liberton, Morningside and Newington wards (as constituted by the Local Government (Scotland) (Edinburgh Wards) Order 1948, SI 1948 /1138) of the county of the city of Edinburgh. 1983–1997 : Electoral divisions 32 (Merchiston/Morningside), 33 (Sciennes/Marchmont), 34 (Prestonfield/Mayfield), 37 (Alnwickhill/Kaimes) and 38 (Inch/Gilmerton) of
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#1732851473408228-530: The fourth consecutive election) won the seat from Calum Kerr of the SNP by 11,060 votes - polling more votes than any other candidate in Scotland, and making it the safest Conservative seat in Scotland. Two years later, at the 2019 general election , held in the wake of parliamentary deadlock and Brexit negotiations , the Conservatives called another election and achieved their best national result since 1987 , winning
247-411: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edinburgh_South&oldid=932807780 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency) Edinburgh South is a constituency of
266-470: The main challenger to the seat, and they currently hold the equivalent Holyrood seat . At the 2015 general election , Moore and the Liberal Democrats were pushed into third place in the constituency, and the seat was narrowly won by Calum Kerr of the Scottish National Party over the Conservative candidate, John Lamont , by 328 votes. At the 2017 snap election , Lamont (who contested the seat for
285-429: The seat from its creation in 2005, and was MP for the predecessor seat of Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale from 1997 to 2005. The seat and its predecessor seats ( Roxburgh and Berwickshire and Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale ) had a strong Liberal Party presence since the 1960s, with former Liberal leader David Steel having represented the seat from 1965 to 1997. Historically, the Conservative Party has been
304-653: The towns of Coldstream , Duns , Eyemouth , Galashiels , Hawick , Jedburgh , Kelso , Melrose and Selkirk . As created by the Fifth Review of the Boundary Commission for Scotland . The Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency covers part of the Scottish Borders council area. The rest of the council area is covered by the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale constituency, which also covers part of
323-401: The vote, and Conservative – 17.5% of the vote. At this election, the SNP increased their share of the vote by over 26%, coming a close second to Murray. The Liberal Democrat candidate of 2005 fell within 0.9% of a winning majority. The Liberal Democrats' swing nationally was −15.2% swing in 2015. The swing in this seat against the party was however −30.3% resulting in the loss of their deposit ,
342-486: The votes cast (the other one being Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk ). Edinburgh South is one of three constituencies in Scotland to have never elected an MP from the Scottish National Party at any point in history, alongside Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale ; and Orkney and Shetland . At the 2015 general election three of the seven parties' candidates standing retained their deposits , their votes exceeding 5%. Those doing so and not winning were SNP – 33.8% of
361-457: Was that of the Liberal Party , except in 1900 when a Liberal Unionist was returned. The 2015 result gave the seat the 23rd-smallest majority of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority. In the 2017 general election, Ian Murray received the highest voteshare of any Scottish candidate and was also one of only two constituencies in Scotland where the winning candidate received a majority of
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