Election 97

Edinburgh Central


Result 97 gain
from Labour
Current MP 97 Alistair Darling
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 9,055 (21.2%)
Labour 97 20,125 (47.1%)
LibDem 97 5,605 (13.1%)
Nationalist 97 6,750 (15.8%)
Other 97 1,200 ( 2.8%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 63,695
Turnout 97 42,735 (67.1%)



1992 MP Alistair Darling
Old constituency name Edinburgh Central
Majority 92 3,757 ( 9.2%)
Conservative 92 12,013 (29.4%)
Labour 92 15,770 (38.5%)
LibDem 92 6,073 (14.8%)
Nationalist 92 6,232 (15.2%)
Other 92 837 ( 2.0%)
Elected party 92 Labour
Electorate 92 60,023
Turnout 92 40,925 (68.2%)
Edinburgh Central



Tory change -8.2%
Labour change +8.6%
Lib Dem change -1.7%
Nationalist change +0.6%
Other change +0.8%
Electorate change +6.1%
Turnout Change -1.1%
Robert Waller wrote

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

1,348 4.95 9.03 55
1,596 5.86 11.17 52
801 2.94 11.25 26
754 2.77 14.70 19
11,148 40.93 10.45 392
0 0.00 2.81 0
6,261 22.99 8.01 287
1,359 4.99 15.25 33
146 0.54 7.13 8
3,824 14.04 10.17 138