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Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, first used in the general election of 1885. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Prior to the 2005 general election the constituency had the same boundaries as the Scottish Parliament constituency with the same name. See Edinburgh South (Scottish Parliament constituency).
[edit] Boundaries
When created in 1885, the Westminster constituency was partly a replacement for the Edinburgh constituency.
In 1918 the constituency consisted of the "Merchiston, Morningside, and Newington Municipal Wards of Edinburgh."
In 2005, prior to the general election, Edinburgh South was one of six covering the City of Edinburgh council area. Five were entirely within the city council area. One, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, straddled the boundary with the East Lothian council area, to take in Musselburgh.
For the 2005 election, the constituency was enlarged to enclude areas from the former Edinburgh Pentlands constituency, and became one of five constituencies covering the city area, all entirely within that area.[1]
The constituency covers a southern portion of the city area, and is predominantly suburban. In terms of wards used in elections to the City of Edinburgh Council 1999 to 2007, it includes the wards of Alnwickhill, Fairmilehead, Gilmerton, Kaimes, Marchmont, Merchiston, Moredun, Newington, North Morningside and the Grange, Sciennes, and South Morningside. These wards are due to be replaced with new wards in 2007, as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.
[edit] Next election
The constituency is recognised as a top target seat for the Liberal Democrats against the Labour Party. The Liberal Democrats' candidate was just 405 votes behind the successful Labour candidate, MP Nigel Griffiths, in the last general election.
Nigel Griffiths is expected to stand again as the Labour candidate in the next general election. The Scottish Conservatives have selected local activist Neil Hudson as their candidate whilst the Liberal Democrats have selected former City of Edinburgh councillor Fred Mackintosh as theirs.
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] Election results
At a by-election on 9 February 1886, Mr Childers having accepted office, he was returned unopposed.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Fifth Periodical Review, Boundary Commission for Scotland
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
[edit] See also
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