Edinburgh South Burgh constituency
Edinburgh South shown within Scotland
Created:	1885
MP:	Nigel Griffiths
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
Council areas:	City of Edinburgh
EP constituency:	Scotland

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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). The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005. ... The Scottish Parliaments logo in English and Gaelic. ... Edinburgh South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ...

Boundaries

When created in 1885, the Westminster constituency was partly a replacement for the Edinburgh constituency. Edinburgh was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1885. ...

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. Edinburgh (pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... Edinburgh East and Musselburgh is a constituency represented in the Scottish Parliament. ... East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. ... Welcome to the Honest Toun Showing the Brunton Hall, from the west of the town Musselburgh is a town in East Lothian, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth, six miles east of Edinburgh city centre. ...

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] Edinburgh Pentlands was created as a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom at the general election of 1950 and was abolished at the general election of 2005. ...

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. A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods... City of Edinburgh (Mòr-bhaile Dhùn Èideann in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Alnwickhill is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. ... Fairmilehead is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. ... Gilmerton is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. ... Kaimes is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. ... Typical Marchmont tenement Marchmont is a mainly residential area of Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Merchiston is an wealthy area in the south-west of Edinburgh. ... Moredun is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. ... Newington is a part of Edinburgh about 15 to 20 minutes walk to the city centre, the Royal Mile and Princes Street. ... Morningside is an historically wealthy area in the south-west of Edinburgh. ... Sciennes is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, just south of the city centre. ... Morningside is an historically wealthy area in the south-west of Edinburgh. ... This is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which provided, inter alia, for the election of local Councillors by the Single Transferable Vote system. ...

Next election

The constituency is recognised as the top target seat for the Liberal Democrats against the Labour Party. The Liberal Democrats' candidate was just 400 votes behind the successful Labour candidate, MP Nigel Griffiths, in the last general election. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... Nigel Griffiths (born 20 May 1955) is a Labour politician in Scotland. ...

Nigel Griffiths is expected to stand again as the Labour candidate in the next general election. The Liberal Democrats have selected City of Edinburgh councillor Fred Mackintosh as their candidate. Under the provisions of the Parliament Act 1911, the next United Kingdom general election must be held on or before 3 June, 2010. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... City of Edinburgh (Mòr-bhaile Dhùn Èideann in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ...

Member of Parliament

• 1885 - 1886: George Harrison
• 1886 - 1892: Hugh Culling Eardley Childers, Liberal
• 1892 - 1895: Herbert Woodfield Paul
• 1895 - 1899: Robert Cox
• 1899 - 1900: Arthur Dewar Liberal (elected in a by-election)
• 1900 - 1906: Andrew Noel Agnew
• 1906 - 1910: Arthur Dewar Liberal
• 1910 - 1917: Charles Henry Lyell (elected at a by-election in April 1910)
• 1917 - 1918: James Edward Parrott (elected in the a by-election), Liberal
• 1918 - 1922: Charles David Murray, Unionist
• 1922 - 1945: Samuel Chapman, Unionist (re-elected in the 1923, 1924, 1929, 1931 and 1935 general elections)
• 1945 - 1957: William Darling, Unionist (re-elected in the 1951 and 1955 general elections)
• 1957 - 1979: Michael Clark Hutchison, Unionist/Conservative (elected in a by-election, re-elected in the 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970, February 1974 and October 1974 general elections)
• 1979 - 1987: Michael Ancram, Conservative (re-elected in the 1983 general election)
• 1987 - present: Nigel Griffiths, Labour (re-elected in the 1992, 1997, 2001 and 2005 general elections)

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Election results

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Notes and references

1. ^ Fifth Periodical Review, Boundary Commission for Scotland

See also

• Politics of Edinburgh