Edinburgh West: what the local elections say
Adding up the most recent local election votes in Edinburgh West (5 of 7 wards, 2022–2023), Liberal Democrats leads on 42.0%, the same party that won the seat at the 2024 general election.
Coverage: 71% of the constituency's wards have recent local results.
| Party | Local election share | Local votes | 2024 general election share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 42.0% | 23,767 | 50.8% | -8.7 pts |
| SNP | 23.0% | 12,976 | 19.4% | +3.6 pts |
| Conservative | 13.4% | 7,580 | 5.5% | +7.9 pts |
| Labour | 10.2% | 5,781 | 15.0% | -4.7 pts |
| Green | 8.7% | 4,904 | 0.0% | — |
| Independent | 1.4% | 814 | 1.0% | +0.5 pts |
| Independent / other | 0.8% | 446 | 0.0% | — |
| Alba | 0.3% | 164 | 0.0% | — |
| Scottish Family Party | 0.1% | 79 | 0.0% | — |
| Scottish Libertarian Party | 0.0% | 24 | 0.2% | -0.1 pts |
| Scottish Green Party | 0.0% | 0 | 4.0% | — |
| Reform UK | 0.0% | 0 | 4.2% | — |