Edinburgh South West
ConstituencySouth east Scotland. About 109,610 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 90 square kilometres.
MP for Edinburgh South West
Dr Scott ArthurLabourMP since
They won by 6,217 votes on a 61.9% turnout.
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Radon Affected Area by constituency
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 13% of people in Edinburgh South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
2024 general election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott ArthurElected | Labour | 18,663 | 40.9% |
| Joanna Cherry | Scottish National Party | 12,446 | 27.3% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | 5,558 | 12.2% |
| Dan Heap | Scottish Green Party | 3,450 | 7.6% |
| Bruce Wilson | Liberal Democrat | 3,014 | 6.6% |
| Ian Harper | Reform UK | 2,087 | 4.6% |
| Richard Lucas | Scottish Family Party | 265 | 0.6% |
| Marc Wilkinson | Independent | 181 | 0.4% |
- Electorate
- 73,784
- Turnout
- 61.9%
- Majority
- 6,217 (13.6%)
- Valid votes
- 45,664
- Rejected ballots
- 147
Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library
How Edinburgh South West compares
Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.
Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.
What is the population of Edinburgh South West?
Edinburgh South West had 107,015 usual residents at the census.
Edinburgh South West is the 193rd most populated of 650 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Edinburgh
Most of Edinburgh South West lies in Edinburgh. These figures are published for the whole of Edinburgh, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Edinburgh South West itself. See Edinburgh
Edinburgh South West in brief
The winner in Edinburgh South West had a majority of 13.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Edinburgh South West at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.9%.
Edinburgh South West had 107,015 usual residents at the census.
About 13% of people in Edinburgh South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.