General Election 2024 – Edinburgh South – the results
Ian Murray has retained the Edinburgh South seat and will become the constituency's new MP.
It is quite likely that he will be appointed...
General Election – Edinburgh South West – the results
Edinburgh South West's voters have chosen to change from SNP to Labour and Scott Arthur is the new MP who will go to Westminster.
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General Election – Edinburgh West – the results
In Edinburgh West Christine Jardine Liberal Democrat will continue to represent the constituency at Westminster.
Ms Jardine was elected at the last three General Elections.
The...
General Election – Edinburgh East and Musselburgh- the results
Chris Murray has been elected new MP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh with the smallest majority in Edinburgh of 3,715.
He ousted SNP MP Tommy...
Five things you need to know today
2024 General Election - Edinburgh Results
The exit polls predicted - as most polls have for the last few weeks - that there would be...
Prime Minister resigns
The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has been to see the King at Buckingham Palace and has tendered his resignation following the disastrous results of...
General Election 2024 – the Edinburgh results
Scottish Labour dominated the Edinburgh contests, with Ian Murray retaining Edinburgh South and the three SNP MPs replaced by their Labour counterparts, while Scottish...
General Election 2024 – Cherry loses out to Scott Arthur in...
The city's Transport Convener, Scott Arthur, has been elected an MP, saying it was still a surprise in his acceptance speech.
He thanked Joanna...
Sheppard says the independence campaign must go on
After losing his Westminster seat at the General Election, Tommy Sheppard said he will not stand in the 2026 Scottish parliamentary election, but he...
Tommy Sheppard: “I think it’s going to be one our worst...
The SNP is set to suffer its worst electoral night in quite some time, says the SNP's Tommy Sheppard.
Mr. Sheppard, who represented Edinburgh...
Cherry reflects on reasons for SNP losses
Joanna Cherry the SNP candidate in Edinburgh South West arrived at The Royal Highland Showground around 1.30am and it appeared she was already steeling...
Christine Jardine arrives to loud cheers from her supporters
It seemed like a victory lap when Christine Jardine - who has been Liberal Democrat MP for the last two terms - arrived at...
Emergency measures enabled hundreds of postal votes to be processed
An ad-hoc facility in Edinburgh's City Chambers has allowed around four hundred people to retain their right to vote in the 2024 general election.
Paul...
Labour quietly confident as the night progresses
In Edinburgh there are five seats in contention, and the quiet word is that all four - except Edinburgh West which has been held...
Liberal Democrats “will make a huge leap forward”
Following the exit polls announced at 10pm, while Labour look set to win more than enough seats to form the next government, the Scottish...
General Election – Edinburgh East and Musselburgh – the 2019 results
Since the boundary changes to certain constituencies this year, the current seat did not exist in the last election five years ago. But...
General Election – Edinburgh West – the results last time in...
Five years ago, the voters of Edinburgh West went to the polls in the UK's last general election in December.
Scottish Liberal Democrat Christine Jardine,...
General Election – Edinburgh South West – who won in 2019?
Last time in December 2019, Joanna Cherry increased her vote share to win the seat for the second time in a row.
Like many of...
General Election – Edinburgh North and Leith – the results last...
A lot has changed since the 2019 election, but it is worth looking back at the previous results before tonight's numbers are announced.
Deidre Brock...
Postal votes are now being counted at Ingliston
The postal votes are already in the hall and being counted at Ingliston where the Edinburgh count takes place.
There are 530,000 people living...
Voting underway – here is your nearest polling station
Voting in the UK General Election began when the polling stations opened in the UK at 7am on Thursday and will continue until 10pm....
Swinney warns of the consequences of a Labour government
John Swinney arrived in Leith on Wednesday evening, the night before the General Election, to support the SNP candidate, Deidre Brock, and to warn...
SNP candidate urges voters to get out and vote on Thursday
The SNP candidate for Edinburgh South West has urged voters across the constituency to ensure their voice is heard, highlighting postal ballots that have...
General Election 2024 – Lynne Lyon – Alba Party – Edinburgh...
Lynne Lyon is Edinburgh's sole Alba Party candidate in the upcoming general election, running to replace Labour's Ian Murray as Edinburgh South's MP.
The Alba...
Councillor Scott Arthur on his chances in knife-edge seat
Given the election betting scandal dominating the news one week out from polling day, I ask Scott Arthur if he’s put any money on...
General Election 2024 – Jo Mowat – Scottish Conservatives candidate Edinburgh...
Jo Mowat has been a councillor for the best part of two decades and now represents the City Centre Ward.
She retained her seat...
General Election 2024 – Michael Davidson – Scottish Labour candidate for...
Michael Davidson went to Fox Covert Primary School and thinks he has the edge as a local in this constituency.
He is a trade...
General Election 2024 – Richard Shillcock – Communist Party of Britain...
Richard Shillcock is in the minority and he is gracious enough to laugh a little when asked how that feels. He is standing for...
General Election 2024 – Mike Andersen Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate Edinburgh...
A South African lawyer who arrived in Edinburgh in 2022, Mike is passionate about Edinburgh and Scotland - so much so that he has...
General Election 2024 – Deidre Brock – Edinburgh North and Leith
Deidre Brock has been an SNP MP for the last two terms, and was previously the Depute Lord Provost in Edinburgh as well as...
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