Edinburgh Central (UK Parliament constituency)

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Edinburgh Central
Burgh constituency
Created: 1885
Abolished: 2005
Type: House of Commons

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.

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[edit] 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.[1]

[edit] Member of Parliament

Year Member Party
1885 John Wilson
1886 William McEwan Liberal
1900 George Mackenzie Brown Liberal
1906 Charles Edward Price Liberal
1918 William Graham Labour
1931 James Campbell Morrison Guy Unionist
1941 by-election Francis Clifford Watt Unionist
1945 Andrew Gilzean Labour
1951 Thomas Oswald Labour
Feb. 1974 Robin Cook Labour
1983 Alex Fletcher Conservative
1987 Alastair Darling Labour

[edit] Election results

By-election 1941: Edinburgh Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francis Clifford Watt 4,771
Ind. Labour Party Tom Taylor 1,950
General Election 1931: Edinburgh Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Campbell Morrison Guy MC 17,293
Labour Rt Hon William Graham 10,566
Communist F. Douglas 1,319
General Election 1918: Edinburgh Central [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Graham 7,159
Liberal J. Dobbie 6,795
General Election 1906: Edinburgh Central [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Edward Price 3,935
Conservative Capt J.D.G. Walker 1,857
General Election 1892: Edinburgh Central [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William McEwan 3,733
Conservative Arthur K Connell 1,857
Registered Electors 7,725
General Election 1886: Edinburgh Central [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William McEwan 3,760
Liberal Unionist John Wilson 2,236
General Election 1885: Edinburgh Central [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Wilson 2,930
Liberal James Hall Renton 1,684
Conservative Maj the Hon John Scott Napier 1,606
Liberal Adam William Black 770

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Fifth Periodical Review, Boundary Commission for Scotland
  2. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
  3. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1907
  4. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
  5. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench, 1889
  6. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench, 1889

[edit] See also

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Westminster constituencies of Scotland
Aberdeen North · Aberdeen South · Airdrie & Shotts · Angus · Argyll & Bute · Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock · Banff & Buchan · Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk · Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross · Central Ayrshire · Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill · Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East · Dumfries & Galloway · Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale · Dundee East · Dundee West · Dunfermline & West Fife · East Dunbartonshire · East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow · East Lothian · East Renfrewshire · Edinburgh East · Edinburgh North & Leith · Edinburgh South · Edinburgh South West · Edinburgh West · Falkirk · Glasgow Central · Glasgow East · Glasgow North · Glasgow North East · Glasgow North West · Glasgow South · Glasgow South West · Glenrothes · Gordon · Inverclyde · Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey · Kilmarnock & Loudoun · Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath · Lanark & Hamilton East · Linlithgow & East Falkirk · Livingston · Midlothian · Moray · Motherwell & Wishaw · Na h-Eileanan an Iar · North Ayrshire & Arran · North East Fife · Ochil & South Perthshire · Orkney & Shetland · Paisley & Renfrewshire North · Paisley & Renfrewshire South · Perth & North Perthshire · Ross, Skye & Lochaber · Rutherglen & Hamilton West · Stirling · West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine · West Dunbartonshire

[edit] Notes and references

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