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Edinburgh South West is a constituency to be represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The seat came into being for the 2005 general election. It is based on the old constituency of Edinburgh Pentlands, but excludes some of the east of that constituency and includes a south western portion of Edinburgh Central. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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The constituency covers the south western portion of the City of Edinburgh council area. It has an urban north east and a suburban centre. The remaining area is rural, and runs into the Pentland Hills in the south. City of Edinburgh (Mòr-bhaile Dhùn Èideann in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ...
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Boundaries
The constituency includes the wards of Balerno, Baberton, Colinton, Craiglockhart, Dalry, Firrhill, Fountainbridge, Moat, Murray Burn, Parkhead, Shandon, Sighthill. Craiglockhart is a suburb of Edinburgh, lying between Colinton and Morningside. ...
Member of Parliament No MP has yet been elected to represent this constituency.
Alistair Darling, Labour 2005-
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Politics and history of the constituency
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