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    Edinburgh Central, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (7 June 2001), Alistair Darling (The Labour Party) won Edinburgh Central, with a majority of 8,142 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
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    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    23
    Recorded results
    83
    Edinburgh Central: UK General Election 07 Jun 2001
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alistair DarlingThe Labour Party14,49542.1%Yes
    Andrew Bruce MylesLiberal Democrats6,35318.5%No
    Alastair OrrConservative Party5,64316.4%No
    Ian McKeeScottish National Party4,83214.1%No
    Graeme FarmerScottish Greens1,8095.3%No
    Kevin WilliamsonScottish Socialist1,2583.7%No
    Edinburgh Central: UK General Election 01 May 1997
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alistair DarlingThe Labour Party20,12547.1%Yes
    Mike Scott-HaywardConservative Party9,05521.2%No
    Fiona HyslopScottish National Party6,75015.8%No
    Karen UttingLiberal Democrats5,60513.1%No
    Linda Margaret HendryScottish Greens6071.4%No
    Austin SkinnerReferendum4951.2%No
    Mark BensonIndependent980.2%No
    Edinburgh Central: UK General Election 09 Apr 1992
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alistair DarlingThe Labour Party15,18938.8%Yes
    Paul David MartinConservative Party13,06333.4%No
    Lynne DevineScottish National Party5,53914.1%No
    Andrew Bruce MylesLiberal Democrats4,50011.5%No
    Robin HarperScottish Greens6301.6%No
    Richard WilsonLiberal Democrats2350.6%No
    Edinburgh Central: UK General Election 11 Jun 1987
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alistair DarlingThe Labour Party16,50240.2%Yes
    Alexander FletcherConservative Party14,24034.7%No
    Andrew Bruce MylesLiberal Democrats7,33317.9%No
    Brian ShawScottish National Party2,5596.2%No
    Linda Margaret HendryScottish Greens4381.1%No
    Edinburgh Central: UK General Election 09 Jun 1983
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Alexander FletcherConservative Party14,09538%Yes
    Richard KelleyThe Labour Party11,52931.1%No
    Marion MacleodSocial Democratic9,49825.6%No
    Ronald Neil Forbes HallidayScottish National Party1,8104.9%No
    David Westwater CarsonCommunist1190.3%No
    Edinburgh Central: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Robert CookThe Labour Party12,19147.8%Yes
    David McLetchieConservative Party7,53029.6%No
    Stewart DonaldsonLiberal Democrats3,09612.2%No
    Gavin KennedyScottish National Party2,4869.8%No
    Colin David BoydScottish Labour1760.7%No
    Edinburgh Central: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 67.5%, electorate 40,956
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Robert CookThe Labour Party11,12940.3%Yes
    Peter Wallace JonesConservative Party7,17626%No
    Alexander William Steven RaeScottish National Party6,86624.8%No
    Christopher ScottLiberal Democrats2,4638.9%No
    Edinburgh Central: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Robert CookThe Labour Party11,35430.8%Yes
    Peter Wallace JonesConservative Party10,39328.2%No
    Alexander William Steven RaeScottish National Party6,86618.6%No
    Christopher ScottLiberal Democrats4,18011.3%No
    Steven RaeScottish National Party4,07411.1%No
    Edinburgh Central: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Thomas OswaldThe Labour Party9,56146.2%Yes
    Malcolm RifkindConservative Party8,00038.6%No
    Rena MooreScottish National Party1,6668%No
    Dr Anthony OliverLiberal Democrats1,4867.2%No
    Edinburgh Central: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Thomas OswaldThe Labour Party13,68258.6%Yes
    Nicholas FairbairnConservative Party9,66741.4%No
    Edinburgh Central: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Thomas OswaldThe Labour Party14,17454%Yes
    Nicholas Hardwick FairbairnScottish Unionist12,08246%No
    Edinburgh Central: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Thomas OswaldThe Labour Party15,84951%Yes
    Lord Wylie Norman WylieScottish Unionist15,23249%No

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