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Edinburgh Western (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Field	Value
name	Edinburgh Western
type	burgh
constituency_link	Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
parl_name	Scottish Parliament
image	[[File:Edinburgh Western (Scottish Parliament constituency.svg	150px]]
image2	[[File:Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg	150px]]
caption2	Edinburgh Western shown within the Lothian electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
year	2011
abolished	2026
next	Edinburgh North Western, Edinburgh Northern
previous	Edinburgh West
party_label	Party
party	Scottish Liberal Democrats
member_label	MSP
member	Alex Cole-Hamilton
local_council_label	Council area
local_council	City of Edinburgh
population	85,095 (2019)

Edinburgh Western (Gaelic: Dùn Èideann an Iar) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the City of Edinburgh council area. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is one of nine constituencies in the Lothian electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The constituency was created in 2011, when it replaced the former Edinburgh West Scottish Parliament constituency.

The seat has been held by Alex Cole-Hamilton of the Scottish Liberal Democrats since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.

As a result of the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025, Edinburgh Western will be abolished. The bulk of the seat will form the new constituency of Edinburgh North Western from the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. A portion also be transferred to the new Edinburgh Northern constituency.

Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the Lothian region are: Almond Valley, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Eastern, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern, Linlithgow and Midlothian North and Musselburgh.

The region includes all of the City of Edinburgh council area, parts of the East Lothian council area, parts of the Midlothian council area and all of the West Lothian council area.

Constituency boundaries and council area

The City of Edinburgh council area is represented in the Scottish Parliament by six constituencies: Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Eastern, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern and Edinburgh Western.

The Edinburgh West constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.

For the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, Edinburgh West was redrawn and renamed "Edinburgh Western". The electoral wards used in this seat are:

In full: Almond, Drum Brae/Gyle
In part: Forth, Inverleith (shared with Edinburgh Northern and Leith), Corstorphine/Murrayfield (shared with Edinburgh Central)

Members of the Scottish Parliament

As Edinburgh Western

Election	Member	Party
Scottish National Party}}"		2011	Colin Keir
Scottish Liberal Democrats}}"		2016	Alex Cole-Hamilton

Election results

2020s

In 2021, Edinburgh Western set the record for the most votes ever cast for a single candidate in a Scottish Parliament election.

2010s

title=2016 Scottish Parliament election: Edinburgh Western

title=2011 Scottish Parliament election: Edinburgh Western

References

[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/population-estimates/special-area-2011-dz/spc/spc-19-tabs.xlsx Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based)] {{Webarchive. link. (6 May 2021 , [[National Records of Scotland]]; retrieved 6 May 2021 ([https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/2011-based-special-area-population-estimates/spc-population-estimates accompanying summary notes] {{Webarchive). link. (15 April 2021 ))
(April 2025). "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers". Boundaries Scotland.
"Boundary Maps". Boundaries Scotland.
See [http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ ''The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland''] {{webarchive. link. (September 21, 2007)
(May 2010). "First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report". [[Boundaries Scotland]].
[https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2021/scotland/constituencies/S16000109 Constituencies A-Z. Edinburgh Western], BBC News; retrieved 7 May 2021
(6 May 2021). "Edinburgh Western constituency results".
(6 May 2021). "Edinburgh Western regional results".
Douglas, Barrie. (20 August 2021). "Alex Cole-Hamilton named new Scottish Liberal Democrats leader". Evening Standard.
(5 May 2016). "Edinburgh Western MSP Constituency Results".
(5 May 2016). "Lothian regional results".
(5 May 2016). "Western MSP Constituency Results 2011".
(5 May 2016). "2011 Results of Regional List".
"Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission.

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