Edinburgh South West
Official Parliament web pageCurrent MP
Name: Scott Arthur
Party: Labour
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2029 election
No candidates have been declared for 2029 yet.
Projections
| Projection | Projected result | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR April 2026 | Lean SNP | Vote shares: SNP: 30%; Green: 18%; Lab: 15%; Ref: 13%; Cons: 12% |
| More in Common April 2026 | Toss-up Lab | Vote shares: Lab: 28%; SNP: 22%; Ref: 13%; LD: 11%; Cons: 10% |
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR January 2026 | Toss-up SNP | Vote shares: SNP: 28%; Ref: 21%; Lab: 20%; Green: 10% |
| More in Common January 2026 | Lean SNP | Vote shares: SNP: 34%; Ref: 20%; Lab: 16%; LD: 13% |
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR October 2025 | Toss-up SNP | Vote shares: SNP: 28%; Ref: 25%; Lab: 21% |
| YouGov September 2025 | Lean SNP | Vote shares: SNP: 31%; Lab: 23%; Ref: 14%; LD: 10% |
| More in Common September 2025 | Toss-up Ref | Vote shares: Ref: 25%; Lab: 22%; SNP: 22%; LD: 14% |
| More in Common July 2025 | Lean Lab | Vote shares: Lab: 28%; SNP: 20%; Cons: 19%; Ref: 14%; LD: 11% |
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR June 2025 | Toss-up SNP | Vote shares: Lab: 29%; SNP: 29%; Ref: 13%; Cons: 11% |
| YouGov June 2025 | Toss-up Lab | Vote shares: Lab: 27%; SNP: 22%; Ref: 16%; Green: 13%; Cons: 11%; LD: 10% |
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR April 2025 | Toss-up SNP | Vote shares: SNP: 29%; Lab: 28%; Ref: 13%; Cons: 10% |
| More in Common April 2025 | Toss-up SNP | Vote shares: SNP: 23%; Lab: 21%; Ref: 20%; LD: 12%; Cons: 11% |
| ElectoralCalculus/PLMR Feb 2025 | Toss-up SNP | Vote shares: SNP: 30%; Lab: 27%; Ref: 12%; Cons: 10% |
| Focaldata Jan 2025 | Toss-up Lab | Vote shares: Lab: 28%; SNP: 24%; Cons: 16%; Ref: 12% |
| More in Common Dec 2024 | Safe Lab | Victory chances: Lab: 100% |
2024 results
Winning party: Labour
Majority: 6217 (13.61%)
Turnout: 61.89%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Arthur | Labour Party | 18663 | 40.9% |
| Joanna Cherry | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 12446 | 27.3% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative and Unionist Party | 5558 | 12.2% |
| Dan Heap | Scottish Green Party | 3450 | 7.6% |
| Bruce Wilson | Liberal Democrats | 3014 | 6.6% |
| Ian Harper | Reform UK | 2087 | 4.6% |
| Richard Crewe Lucas | Scottish Family Party | 265 | 0.6% |
| Marc Richard Wilkinson | Independent | 181 | 0.4% |
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2019 notional results
(See the About page for more information about the nature of these results.)
Winning party: Scottish National
Majority: 11982 (22.98%)
Turnout: 71.1%
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Scottish National | 24830 | 47.6% |
| Conservative | 12848 | 24.6% |
| Labour | 7478 | 14.3% |
| Liberal Democrats | 4971 | 9.5% |
| Green | 1265 | 2.4% |
| Reform UK | 625 | 1.2% |
| Other | 114 | 0.2% |