UK Parliamentary general election
Edinburgh South constituency
This election will be held on Thursday 4 July 2024.
There are 650 constituencies in the UK, and each elects one Member of Parliament (MP). Learn more about MPs on the UK Parliament website.
A new set of constituency boundaries will be used for the 2024 UK general election. This means that your constituency may have changed. Learn more about the 2024 boundary changes.
You will have one vote, and can choose from 10 candidates.
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How to vote
This election uses First-past-the-post.
Mark an X in the box for your preferred candidate.
You can mark up to one candidate.
Read the instructions at the top of your ballot paper carefully.
For more information, visit The Electoral Commission's website or ask an official at your polling station.
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Christopher Cowdy
Conservative and Unionist Party
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Philip Holden
Scottish Family Party
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Simita Kumar
Scottish National Party (SNP)
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Lynne Lyon
Alba Party
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Alex Martin
Independent
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Ian Murray
Labour Party
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Jo Phillips
Scottish Green Party
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Cameron Rose
Reform UK
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Mark Rowbotham
Independent
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Andy Williamson
Liberal Democrats
Wikipedia
Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament created in 1885. The constituency has been held by Scottish Labour since 1987, being represented by Ian Murray since 2010. Murray was the only Labour MP in Scotland to retain his seat at the 2015 and 2019 general elections and this is one of only three seats never held by the Scottish National Party (SNP).
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