United Kingdom general election, 1997 (Edinburgh)
These are the results of the United Kingdom general election, 1997 in the city of Edinburgh in Scotland. The 1997 General Election was held on 1 May 1997 and five constituencies returned Labour Party MPs, with one returning a Liberal Democrat MP.
For the overall results in Scotland see 1997 United Kingdom general election results in Scotland.
Overall result
Party |
MPs |
+/- |
Seats Contested |
Votes |
% |
|
Labour Party |
5 |
1 |
6 |
111,514 |
39.1 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
1 |
1 |
6 |
48,515 |
17.0 |
|
Conservative Party |
0 |
2 |
6 |
60,529 |
21.2 |
|
Scottish National Party |
0 |
6 |
39,898 |
14.0 |
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Scottish Socialist |
0 |
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Scottish Green |
0 |
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UKIP |
0 |
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Legalise [...] |
0 |
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Socialist Labour |
0 |
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Total |
6 |
285,243 |
100.0 |
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Results in Full
Constituency |
Labour Party (UK) |
Liberal Democrats |
Scottish National Party |
Conservative Party (UK) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
22,564 (53.6%) |
4,511 (10.7%) |
8,034 (19.1%) |
6,483 (15.4%) |
Edinburgh Pentlands |
19,675 (43.0%) |
4,575 (10.0%) |
6,882 (13.0%) |
14,813 (32.4%) |
Edinburgh South |
20,993 (46.8%) |
7,911 (17.6%) |
5,791 (12.9%) |
9,541 (21.3%) |
Edinburgh Central |
20,125 (47.1%) |
5,605 (13.1%) |
6,750 (15.8%) |
9,055 (21.2%) |
Edinburgh West |
8,948 (18.8%) |
20,578 (43.2%) |
4,210 (8.8%) |
13,325 (28.0%) |
Edinburgh North and Leith |
19,209 (46.9%) |
5,335 (13.0%) |
8,231 (20.1%) |
7,312 (17.9%) |