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 SNP Scottish National Party | CandidatesAsh Denham | Votes16,760 | 47.3% | Net percentage change in seats−0.0 |
| Party LAB Scottish Labour | CandidatesKezia Dugdale | Votes11,673 | 33.0% | Net percentage change in seats−7.1 |
| Party CON Scottish Conservatives | CandidatesNick Cook | Votes5,700 | 16.1% | Net percentage change in seats+7.5 |
| Party LD Scottish Lib Dems | CandidatesCospatric D'Inverno | Votes1,264 | 3.6% | Net percentage change in seats−0.4 |
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Turnout and Majority
Scottish National Party Majority
5,087Turnout
56.3%Constituency Profile
This constituency stretches from the port of Leith along the Firth of Forth, taking in the Victorian resort of Portobello, to Eastfield, and includes Niddrie and Duddingston as well as Arthur's Seat and Holyrood Park, but not the Scottish Parliament building itself. It extends south to Gilmerton and Burdiehouse, bordering on the City of Edinburgh bypass.
The constituency formerly included Musselburgh, which was moved to the Midlothian North and Musselburgh seat in the 2011 boundary changes.
Historically, the Westminster seat was held by Labour since 1935, although it was taken by the SNP in 2015. Labour's Susan Deacon was elected to the first Scottish Parliament in 1999 and was returned to Holyrood in 2003. She stepped down from frontline politics at the 2007 election and the seat went from Labour into SNP hands with Kenny MacAskill, a former Lothians list MSP, who won again in 2011.
