Latest headlines
- Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
- Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
- Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
- See the changing political map of Scotland
Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party CON Scottish Conservatives | CandidatesRuth Davidson | Votes10,399 | 30.4% | Net percentage change in seats+15.4 |
| Party SNP Scottish National Party | CandidatesAlison Dickie | Votes9,789 | 28.6% | Net percentage change in seats−4.0 |
| Party LAB Scottish Labour | CandidatesSarah Boyack | Votes7,546 | 22.1% | Net percentage change in seats−9.8 |
| Party GRN Scottish Green Party | CandidatesAlison Johnstone | Votes4,644 | 13.6% | Net percentage change in seats+13.6 |
| Party LD Scottish Lib Dems | CandidatesHannah Bettsworth | Votes1,672 | 4.9% | Net percentage change in seats−15.6 |
| Party SLBP Scottish Libertarian Party | CandidatesTom Laird | Votes119 | 0.3% | Net percentage change in seats+0.3 |
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Turnout and Majority
Scottish Conservatives Majority
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57.3%Constituency Profile
The Scottish Parliament is just inside this attractive urban constituency, helping to mark its eastern boundary. The seat also contains a number of tourist attractions and notable districts, including Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Mile, Waverley Station, St Giles' Cathedral, Princes Street, the New and Old Towns and Calton Hill.
Tourism is a huge part of the city's wealth, and it hosts one of the biggest arts festivals in the world, the Edinburgh International Festival, every August. Edinburgh was one of the venues of Pope Benedict's visit to Britain in 2010, when he met the Queen at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The financial and insurance sector is one of the biggest in Europe outside London.
Labour's Sarah Boyack has represented the area from the inception of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, but lost out by a slim margin to the SNP's Marco Biagi in 2011.
