Election 97

Edinburgh Central

Current MP Alistair Darling
Conservative 97 9,055
Labour 97 20,125
LibDem 97 5,605
Nationalist 97 6,750
Other 97 705
Elected party
Edinburgh Central

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Edinburgh Central
Conservative 92 12,013
Labour 92 15,770
LibDem 92 6,073
Nationalist 92 6,232
Other 92 837
Elected party Labour

Boundary changes link much of highly respectable and Conservative-voting Central Edinburgh, with a more mixed area to the west which includes substantial and Labour voting council estates. The balance should see Labour's Alistair Darling returned to Westminster in a good year for Labour, although the constituency has the potential to be marginal if things go better than expected for the Conservatives.


Super Profiles

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