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    Edinburgh Leith, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (9 April 1992), Malcolm Chisholm (The Labour Party) won Edinburgh Leith, with a majority of 4,985 votes.

    Area type
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    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    13
    Recorded results
    47
    Edinburgh Leith: UK General Election 09 Apr 1992
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Malcolm ChisholmThe Labour Party13,79034.2%Yes
    Fiona HyslopScottish National Party8,80521.8%No
    Mohammed Bin Ashiq RizviConservative Party8,49621.1%No
    Hilary CampbellLiberal Democrats4,97512.3%No
    Ron BrownIndependent Labour4,14210.3%No
    Alan SwanNatural Law960.2%No
    Edinburgh Leith: UK General Election 11 Jun 1987
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Ron BrownThe Labour Party21,10449.3%Yes
    Duncan Adam Young MenziesConservative Party9,77722.9%No
    Shelia Rose WellsSocial Democratic7,84318.3%No
    William Scott MorrisonScottish National Party4,0459.5%No
    Edinburgh Leith: UK General Election 09 Jun 1983
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Ron BrownThe Labour Party16,17739.7%Yes
    David GrahamSocial Democratic11,20427.5%No
    Brian CooklinConservative Party10,70626.3%No
    John YoungScottish National Party2,6466.5%No
    Edinburgh Leith: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Ron BrownThe Labour Party12,96146.3%Yes
    Aidan McLernanConservative Party8,94432%No
    Keith AitkenLiberal Democrats3,38212.1%No
    William PlattScottish National Party2,7069.7%No
    Edinburgh Leith: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 74.8%, electorate 39,407
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Lord Murray Ronald King MurrayThe Labour Party11,70839.7%Yes
    William PercyConservative Party8,26328%No
    Robert ScottScottish National Party7,68826.1%No
    Arthur SquairLiberal Democrats1,8366.2%No
    Edinburgh Leith: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Lord Murray Ronald King MurrayThe Labour Party12,60431.1%Yes
    William PercyConservative Party11,88329.3%No
    Robert ScottScottish National Party7,68818.9%No
    Hugh MillerScottish National Party6,56916.2%No
    Arthur SquairLiberal Democrats1,8364.5%No
    Edinburgh Leith: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Lord Murray Ronald King MurrayThe Labour Party12,06646.3%Yes
    Walter ElliottConservative Party10,68241%No
    Mary Gibson ThomsonScottish National Party1,8277%No
    Joyee SheinLiberal Democrats1,4905.7%No
    Edinburgh Leith: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Hoy James HoyThe Labour Party15,40756.8%Yes
    Walter ElliottConservative Party11,44342.2%No
    Honor ArundelCommunist2791%No
    Edinburgh Leith: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Hoy James HoyThe Labour Party15,93455.5%Yes
    Gershom StewartScottish Unionist12,77744.5%No
    Edinburgh Leith: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Hoy James HoyThe Labour Party15,09247.8%Yes
    Gershom StewartNational Liberal and Conservative12,01838%No
    Sir Andrew Hunter Arbuthnot MurrayLiberal Democrats4,47514.2%No
    Edinburgh Leith: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Hoy James HoyThe Labour Party16,33749.4%Yes
    I Hamilton ShearerNational Liberal and Conservative10,69332.3%No
    Sir Andrew Hunter Arbuthnot MurrayIndependent Liberal6,05518.3%No
    Edinburgh Leith: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Hoy James HoyThe Labour Party19,30850.1%Yes
    Eoin Cameron MekieNational Liberal and Conservative19,23649.9%No

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