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Edinburgh West


	Liberal Democrat hold


Name	Party	Votes	%	+/- %
John Barrett	Liberal Democrat	16,719	42.4	-0.8
Elspeth Alexandra	Labour	9,130	23.1	+4.3
Iain Whyte	Conservative	8,894	22.5	-5.5
Alyn Smith	SNP	4,047	10.3	+1.5
Bill Scott	Scottish Socialist	688	1.7

	Majority	7,589	19.2
	Turnout	39,478	63.8	-14.1


Swing
Against 1997 General Election	2.6% from Liberal Democrat to Labour
Lab-Con (against 1997)	4.9% from Conservative to Labour
Against 1999 devolution poll	2.0% from Labour to Liberal Democrat

Description

Edinburgh West is perhaps the most solidly middle-class seat in what is essentially a very middle-class city.

There are few poor areas in the constituency which is typified by places like the old village of Cramond and Dalmeny - the seat of the earls of Rosebery. The affluent village of Corstorphine will be well known to anyone who has ever sat in traffic jams on the way in or out of Edinburgh.

However, boundary changes in 1997 brought more working class areas such as the Muirhouse housing scheme.

Notable landmarks in the West constituency include the southern ends of the Forth road and rail bridges and Edinburgh's Turnhouse airport.

The Liberal Democrats finally succeeded in winning this seat from Conservative Lord James Douglas-Hamilton in 1997 after coming close in the three previous elections.

Past Results

1997 General Election


Edinburgh West


	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative


Name	Party	Votes	%
Donald Gorrie	Liberal Democrat	20,578	43.2
James Douglas-Hamilton	Conservative	13,325	28.0
Lesley Hinds	Labour	8,948	18.8
Graham Sutherland	SNP	4,210	8.8
Stephen Elphick	Referendum	277	0.6
Paul Coombes	Liberal Party	263	0.6
Antony Jack	Independent	30	0.1

	Majority	7,253	15.2
	Turnout	47,631	77.9


1999 Scottish Parliamentary Election


Edinburgh West


	Liberal Democrat win


Name	Party	Votes	%
Margaret Smith	Liberal Democrat	15,161	36.5
James Douglas-Hamilton	Conservative	10,578	25.4
Carol Fox	Labour	8,860	21.3
Graham Sutherland	SNP	6,984	16.8

	Majority	4,583	11.1
	Turnout	41,583	66.6


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