18-729: Edinburgh Central may refer to: Edinburgh Central (Scottish Parliament constituency) , a constituency of the Scottish Parliament, at Holyrood, 1999 to present Edinburgh Central (UK Parliament constituency) , a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, at Westminster, 1885 to 2005 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
36-626: A colourful mix of political traditions, with the equivalent Edinburgh South constituency at Westminster being represented by the Conservatives until being won by Labour's Nigel Griffiths in 1987 . It has since returned Labour MPs, becoming Labour's only Scottish constituency at Westminster in 2015 following a landslide election for the Scottish National Party, who took 56 of 59 Westminster constituencies in Scotland. At
54-620: A form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. The constituency was created with the name and boundaries of a constituency of the Edinburgh Central UK Parliament constituency. Since 1999, the constituency MSP has been an ex officio member of the board of trustees of the National Library of Scotland . From 1925 until 1999, that role had been taken by the Member of Parliament (MP) for
72-530: Is a burgh constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood ) covering part of the council area of Edinburgh . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the Lothian electoral region , which elects seven additional members , in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce
90-590: Is represented in the Scottish Parliament by six constituencies: Edinburgh Central , Edinburgh Eastern , Edinburgh Northern and Leith , Edinburgh Pentlands , Edinburgh Southern and Edinburgh Western . The Edinburgh Southern constituency was created as a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries and largely replaced the Edinburgh South constituency. For the 2011 Scottish Parliament election , Edinburgh South
108-406: The 1945 UK general election until the constituency was abolished in 2005 , voting Conservative once in 1983 . Edinburgh Southern (Scottish Parliament constituency) Edinburgh Southern ( Gaelic : Dùn Èideann a Deas ) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood ) covering part of the council area of Edinburgh . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by
126-649: The City of Edinburgh council area , parts of the East Lothian council area , parts of the Midlothian council area and all of the West Lothian council area . Edinburgh is represented in the Scottish Parliament by six constituencies: Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Eastern , Edinburgh Northern and Leith , Edinburgh Pentlands , Edinburgh Southern and Edinburgh Western . The Edinburgh Central constituency
144-438: The plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is one of nine constituencies in the Lothian electoral region , which elects seven additional members , in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. The seat has been held by Daniel Johnson of Scottish Labour since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election . The other eight constituencies of
162-538: The Labour Party, with the Liberal Democrats forming the main opposition. From the formation of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 until the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, the constituency of Edinburgh Central was represented by Labour's Sarah Boyack. With a re-arrangement of the constituency boundaries in 2011, which would have been won by the Liberal Democrats in 2007, the constituency narrowly returned
180-511: The Liberal Democrats emerged as the largest party in wards covered by the Edinburgh Central constituency. In the 2012 local election , the Conservatives and Scottish National Party formed the two largest parties in the area. The Conservatives were ahead in 6 of the 8 electoral wards covering the Edinburgh Central constituency in the 2017 City of Edinburgh local council election . Traditionally this constituency has been represented by
198-471: The Lothian region are: Almond Valley , Edinburgh Central , Edinburgh Eastern , Edinburgh Northern and Leith , Edinburgh Pentlands , Edinburgh Western , Linlithgow and Midlothian North and Musselburgh . The region includes all of the City of Edinburgh council area , parts of the East Lothian council area , parts of the Midlothian council area and all of the West Lothian council area . Edinburgh
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#1732775578691216-752: The SNP's Marco Biagi, who gained the constituency with a slender majority of 237 votes. In 2016 the Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, Ruth Davidson, gained the constituency from the SNP with a majority of 610 votes. No candidate has ever won over 40% of the vote in the constituency since its establishment. In the UK Parliament, the Edinburgh Central constituency was represented by the Labour Party almost continuously from
234-737: The Westminster constituency. The constituency was one of the few areas to vote "Yes" in the 2011 UK Alternative Vote referendum held on the same day as the 2011 Scottish Parliament election . The seat has been held by Angus Robertson of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election . The other eight constituencies of the Lothian region are: Almond Valley , Edinburgh Eastern , Edinburgh Northern and Leith , Edinburgh Pentlands , Edinburgh Southern , Edinburgh Western , Linlithgow and Midlothian North and Musselburgh . The region includes all of
252-432: The constituency is very affluent, covering Victorian suburbs such as Craigleith , Murrayfield , Stockbridge and Orchard Brae, in addition to Edinburgh's well-off West End . There is some deprivation towards the south and east of the constituency around Dalry , Dumbiedykes and in patches of Edinburgh's Old Town, although overall the constituency is very affluent. In the 2007 City of Edinburgh local council election ,
270-484: The creation of the redrawn Central is split, shared with neighbouring constituencies. The Edinburgh Central constituency is situated in the central-north of the City of Edinburgh. The constituency is a major tourist, financial and retail centre, covering Edinburgh's Old and New Towns, Princes Street , Haymarket , Edinburgh Castle , Holyrood Castle and the Scottish Parliament building itself. The north and west of
288-559: The title Edinburgh Central . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edinburgh_Central&oldid=728939592 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Edinburgh Central (Scottish Parliament constituency) Edinburgh Central ( Gaelic : Dùn Èideann Meadhain )
306-462: Was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999 , with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency . In 2005 , however, Scottish Westminster ( House of Commons ) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies. As part of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries the boundaries of the constituency were changed before the 2011 Scottish Parliament election . Each electoral ward used in
324-480: Was redrawn and renamed "Edinburgh Southern". The electoral wards used in this seat are: Edinburgh Southern is an extremely affluent suburban constituency wedged across the inner south of the City of Edinburgh. The constituency is largely composed of leafy Victorian townhousing based around the suburbs of Newington , Morningside , Craiglockhart , Blackford and Merchiston , with some social housing in parts of Prestonfield and Liberton . Edinburgh Southern has
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