Edinburgh Central (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Edinburgh Central
Type = Burgh
Year = 1885
Abolition = 2005

Edinburgh Central was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1885 to 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

In 1999, a Scottish Parliament constituency was created with the same name and boundaries, and continues in use. See "Edinburgh Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)".

From 1925 until 1999, the Member of Parliament for the Westminster constituency was an ex officio member of the Board of Trustees of the National Library of Scotland. Since 1999, that role has been taken by the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Scottish Parliament constituency.

Boundaries

In 1918 the constituency consisted of the "George Square, St. Giles' and St. Leonard's Municipal Wards of Edinburgh."

As abolished in 2005, the Westminster constituency covered a central portion of the City of Edinburgh council area, including Edinburgh Old Town, the West End, Holyrood and Murrayfield. The constituency was one of six covering the city council area.

For the 2005 general election, the constituency area was divided between Edinburgh East, Edinburgh North and Leith, Edinburgh South West and Edinburgh West. [ [http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ "Fifth Periodical Review", Boundary Commission for Scotland] ]

Member of Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Francis Clifford Watt
votes = 4,771
percentage =
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party = Independent Labour Party
candidate = Tom Taylor
votes = 1,950
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = James Campbell Morrison Guy MC
votes = 17,293
percentage =
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party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Rt Hon William Graham
votes = 10,566
percentage =
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party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = F. Douglas
votes = 1,319
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Graham
votes = 7,159
percentage =
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J. Dobbie
votes = 6,795
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Charles Edward Price
votes = 3,935
percentage =
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party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Capt J.D.G. Walker
votes = 1,857
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = William McEwan
votes = 3,733
percentage =
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party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Arthur K Connell
votes = 1,857
percentage =
change = Election box Registered electors
reg. electors = 7,725Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = William McEwan
votes = 3,760
percentage =
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party = Liberal Unionist Party
candidate = John Wilson
votes = 2,236
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = John Wilson
votes = 2,930
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = James Hall Renton
votes = 1,684
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Maj the Hon John Scott Napier
votes = 1,606
percentage =
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party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Adam William Black
votes = 770
percentage =
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Notes

See also

* Politics of Edinburgh

Notes and references