Edinburgh West (constituency, United Kingdom)

This article covers the constituency for the UK Parliament. For the constituency for the Scottish Parliament, see Edinburgh Western .

Edinburgh West
Educated
1885
MP
Christine Jardine ( LibDem )
Regions
Edinburgh

Edinburgh West is a constituency for the British House of Commons . It was created in 1885 and covers the western areas of the Edinburgh Council Area . The constituency sends a representative.

Before the elections in 1997, Edinburgh was divided into six constituencies, one of which, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, also included the city of Musselburgh in neighboring East Lothian . In the course of the electoral reform in 2005, the number of constituencies in Edinburgh was reduced to five, but they only cover the Council Area itself. Since then, the area covered by Edinburgh West is no longer identical to the Edinburgh Western constituency for the Scottish Parliament .

Election results

General election 1885

Results of the general election in 1885
Political party	candidate	be right	%
Liberal	Thomas Ryburn Buchanan	3080	54.0
Conservative	George Auldjo Jamieson	2625	46.0

General election 1886

Results of the general election in 1886
Political party	candidate	be right	%
Liberal Unionist	Thomas Ryburn Buchanan	3083	56.3
Liberal	Robert Wallace	2393	43.7

By-elections 1888

Results of the 1888 by-elections
Political party	candidate	be right	%
Liberal	Thomas Ryburn Buchanan	3298	50.4
Liberal Unionist	Thomas Raleigh	3244	49.6

General election 1892

Results of the general election in 1892
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Liberal Unionist	William Palmer	3728	53.7	+4.1
Liberal	Thomas Ryburn Buchanan	3216	46.3	−4.1

General election 1895

The liberal unionist Lewis McIver won the elections unopposed.

General election 1900

Results of the general election in 1900
Political party	candidate	be right	%
Liberal Unionist	Lewis McIver	4180	61.2
Liberal	E. Adam	2645	38.8

General election 1906

Results of the 1906 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Liberal Unionist	Lewis McIver	3949	52.0	−9.2
Liberal	Leonard Henry Courtney	3643	48.0	+9.2

By-elections 1909

After Lewis McIver's resignation, by-elections were required in the Edinburgh West constituency. These chose James Avon Clyde unopposed for themselves.

General election January 1910

Results of the general election January 1910
Political party	candidate	be right	%
Liberal Unionist	James Avon Clyde	4683	52.5
Liberal	Charles Henry Lyell	4233	47.5

General election December 1910

Results of the general election December 1910
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Liberal Unionist	James Avon Clyde	4952	53.8	+1.3
Liberal	John Hartman Morgan	4252	46.2	−1.3

General election 1918

Results of the general election in 1918
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
unionist	John Gordon Jameson	9172	50.9	−2.9
Liberal	Edward Parrott	6220	34.5	−11.7
Labor	John Alexander Young	2640	14.6	+14.6

General election 1922

Results of the general election in 1922
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Liberal	Vivian Phillipps	12,355	51.4	+16.9
unionist	John Gordon Jameson	11,689	48.6	−2.3

General election 1923

Results of the general election in 1923
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Liberal	Vivian Phillipps	11,010	41.3	−10.1
unionist	Ian Macintyre	8778	33.0	−15.6
Labor	George Mathers	6836	25.7	+25.7

General election 1924

Results of the general election in 1924
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
unionist	Ian Macintyre	10,628	36.6	+3.6
Labor	George Mathers	9603	33.1	+7.4
Liberal	Vivian Phillipps	8790	30.3	−11.0

General election 1929

Results of the 1929 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Labor	George Mathers	15,795	38.6	+5.5
unionist	Wilfrid Normand	12,966	31.7	−4.9
Liberal	Vivian Phillipps	12,126	29.7	−0.6

General election 1931

Results of the 1931 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
unionist	Wilfrid Normand	31,407	71.2	+39.5
Labor	George Mathers	12,704	28.8	−9.8

General election 1935

Results of the general election in 1935
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
unionist	Thomas Cooper	28,023	67.0	−4.2
Labor	J. Welsh	13,794	33.0	+4.2

By-elections in 1941

After Cooper returned his seat in 1941, by-elections were required in the constituency. This won the unionist Ian Clark Hutchison unopposed .

General election 1945

Results of the general election in 1945
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
unionist	Ian Clark Hutchison	19,894	47.4	−19.6
Labor	G. Stott	18,804	44.9	+11.9
Liberal	JG Thomson	3256	7.8	+7.8

General election 1950

Results of the general election in 1950
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
unionist	Ian Clark Hutchison	26,978	60.3	+12.9
Labor	C. Morgan	14,377	32.0	−12.9
Liberal	Lionel Henry Daiches	3586	8.0	+0.2

General election 1951

Results of the general election in 1951
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
unionist	Ian Clark Hutchison	30,232	66.0	+5.7
Labor	Harry S. Wilson	15,607	34.1	+2.1

General election 1955

Results of the general election in 1955
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
unionist	Ian Clark Hutchison	26,000	67.0	+1.0
Labor	James Alexander Cuthburt Thomson	12,784	33.0	−1.1

General election 1959

Results of the general election in 1959
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
unionist	Anthony Stodart	25,976	56.5	−10.5
Labor	James K. Stocks	14,044	30.5	−2.5
Liberal	Donald F. Leach	5962	13.0	+13.0

General election 1964

Results of the 1964 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
unionist	Anthony Stodart	26,298	50.6	−5.9
Labor	James K. Stocks	18,359	35.3	+4.8
Liberal	James R. Telfer	7352	14.1	+1.0

General election 1966

Results of the 1966 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	Anthony Stodart	24,882	48.3	−2.3
Labor	Richard Giles Douglas	20,073	39.0	+3.7
SNP	James R. Telfer	6571	12.8	+12.8

General election 1970

Results of the 1970 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	Anthony Stodart	26,864	49.2	+0.9
Labor	George Foulkes	19,523	35.8	−3.2
Liberal	Donald Gorrie	4467	8.4	+8.4
SNP	Muriel M. Gibson	3711	6.8	−6.0

General election February 1974

Results of the February 1974 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	Anthony Stodart	18,908	44.2	−5.0
Labor	WJ Taylor	10,431	24.4	−11.4
Liberal	Donald Gorrie	9189	21.5	+13.1
SNP	R. Moore	4241	9.9	+3.1

General election October 1974

Results of the October 1974 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	James Douglas-Hamilton	15,354	38.2	−6.0
Labor	WJ Taylor	10.152	25.2	+0.8
SNP	CM Moore	8135	20.2	+10.3
Liberal	Donald Gorrie	6606	16.4	−5.1

General election 1979

Results of the 1979 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	James Douglas-Hamilton	19,360	45.4	+7.2
Labor	MCB McGregor	12,009	28.2	+3.0
Liberal	R. Callendar	7330	17.2	+0.8
SNP	C. Bell	3904	9.2	−11.0

General election 1983

Results of the 1983 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	James Douglas-Hamilton	17,646	38.2	−7.2
Liberal	DG King	17,148	37.1	+19.9
Labor	A. Wood	9313	20.1	−8.1
SNP	J. Nicoll	2126	4.6	−4.6

General election 1987

Results of the 1987 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	James Douglas-Hamilton	18,450	37.4	−0.8
Liberal	DA Graham	17,216	34.9	−2.2
Labor	M. McGregor	10,957	22.2	+2.1
SNP	N. Irons	2774	5.6	+1.0

General election 1992

Results of the general election in 1992
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	James Douglas-Hamilton	18,071	37.1	−0.3
Liberal Democrats	Donald Gorrie	17.192	35.3	+0.4
Labor	Irene A. Kitson	8759	18.0	−4.2
SNP	Graham D. Sutherland	4117	8.4	+2.8
Liberal	Alan R. Fleming	272	0.6	+0.6
Green	Linda M. Hendry	234	0.5	+0.5
BNP	David J. Bruce	133	0.3	+0.3

General election 1997

Results of the 1997 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Liberal Democrats	Donald Gorrie	20,578	43.2	+7.9
Conservative	James Douglas-Hamilton	13,325	28.0	−9.1
Labor	Lesley Hinds	8948	18.8	+0.8
SNP	Graham D. Sutherland	4210	8.8	+0.4
Referendum party	Stephen C. Elphick	277	0.6	+0.6
Liberal	Paul N. Coombes	263	0.6	± 0.0
Non-party	Antony CO Jack	30th	0.1	+0.1

General election 2001

Results of the 2001 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Liberal Democrats	John Barrett	16,719	42.4	−0.8
Labor	Elspeth Alexandra	9130	23.1	+4.3
Conservative	Iain Whyte	8894	22.5	−5.5
SNP	Alyn Smith	4047	10.3	+1.5
Socialist	Bill Scott	688	1.7	+1.7

General election 2005

Results of the general election 2005
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Liberal Democrats	John Barrett	22,417	49.5	+7.1
Conservative	David A. Brogan	8817	19.5	−3.0
Labor	Navraj Singh Ghaleigh	8433	18.6	−4.5
SNP	Sheena M. Cleland	4124	9.1	−1.2
Green	Ailsa Spindler	964	2.1	+2.1
Socialist	Gary P. Clark	510	1.1	−0.6

General election 2010

Results of the 2010 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Liberal Democrats	Michael Crockart	16,684	35.9	−13.6
Labor	Cameron Day	12,881	27.7	+9.1
Conservative	Stewart Geddes	10,767	23.2	+3.7
SNP	Sheena M. Cleland	6115	13.2	+4.1

General election 2015

Results of the general election 2015
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
SNP	Michelle Thomson	21,378	39.0	+25.8
Liberal Democrats	Michael Crockart	18,168	33.1	−2.8
Conservative	Lindsay Paterson	6732	12.3	−10.9
Labor	Cammy Day	6425	11.7	−16.0
Green	Pat Black	1140	2.1	+2.1
UKIP	George Inglis	1015	1.9	+1.9

General election 2017

Results of the 2017 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Liberal Democrats	Christine Jardine	18,108	34.3	+1.2
SNP	Toni Giugliano	15,120	28.6	−10.4
Conservative	Sandy Batho	11,559	21.9	+9.6
Labor	Mandy Telford	7876	14.9	+3.2
Scotland's Independence Referendum Party	Mark Whittet	132	0.3	+0.3

Individual evidence

1. ^ Map of the constituency
2. ^ Debrett's Guide to the House of Commons 1886, p. 188.
3. ^ Liberal Year Book 1888, p. 303
4. ^ Liberal Year Book 1908, p. 254
5. ^ Mansons' Shetland Almanac and Directory for 1893 , T & Manson, Lerwick, 1893, p. 18.
6. ↑ ^{a b} Debrett’s Guide to the House of Commons 1902, p. 194. ( Memento from April 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
7. ↑ ^{a b} The Constitutional Yearbook 1912, p. 236
8. ↑ ^{a b} Debrett’s Guide to the House of Commons 1916, p. 210.
9. ^ Debrett's Guide to the House of Commons 1922, p. 208.
10. ^ Liberal Year Book 1926, p. 270.
11. ^ The Constitutional Yearbook 1925, p. 258.
12. ↑ Liberal Year Book 1932, p. 212.
13. ↑ Liberal Year Book 1936, p. 204.
14. ↑ Results of the 1931 lower house elections ( Memento of the original from March 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
15. ↑ Results of the general election in 1935 ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
16. ↑ AS Kerswill: Vacher's Parliamentary Companion , 1941, p 83rd
17. ^ Results of the lower house elections in 1945 ( Memento of the original from August 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
18. ↑ Results of the lower house elections in 1950 ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
19. ↑ Results of the lower house elections in 1951 ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
20. ↑ Results of the lower house elections in 1955 ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
21. ↑ Results of the lower house elections in 1959 ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
22. ↑ Results of the 1964 general election ( Memento of the original from June 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
23. ↑ Results of the 1966 general election ( Memento of the original from June 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
24. ↑ Results of the 1970 lower house elections ( Memento of the original from June 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
25. ↑ Results of the February 1974 general election ( Memento of the original from July 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
26. ↑ Results of the lower house elections in October 1974 ( Memento of the original from August 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
27. ^ Results of the 1979 general election
28. ^ Results of the general election in 1983
29. ↑ Results of the lower house elections in 1987 ( Memento of the original from June 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
30. ↑ Results of the general election in 1992 ( Memento of the original from June 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
31. ↑ ^{a b} Results of the general election 1997 and 2001 ( Memento of the original from September 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
32. ↑ Results of the lower house elections 2005 ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
33. ↑ Results of the 2010 general election ( Memento of the original from May 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
34. ↑ ^{a b} Results of the general election 2015