Parliamentary constituency · S14000081 · July 2024 boundaries
Edinburgh South West
Scott Arthur (Labour) won Edinburgh South West at the general election of 4 July 2024 with a majority of 6,217, on a turnout of 62.1%. Every figure below is the House of Commons’ own declared result.
Result: 4 July 2024
Lab gain from SNP
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Arthur — elected | Labour | 18,663 | 40.9% |
| Joanna Cherry | Scottish National Party | 12,446 | 27.3% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | 5,558 | 12.2% |
| Dan Heap | Scottish Green Party | 3,450 | 7.6% |
| Bruce Wilson | Liberal Democrat | 3,014 | 6.6% |
| Ian Harper | Reform UK | 2,087 | 4.6% |
| Richard Lucas | Scottish Family Party | 265 | 0.6% |
| Marc Wilkinson | Independent | 181 | 0.4% |
- Electorate
- 73,784
- Valid votes
- 45,664
- Rejected ballots
- 147
- Turnout
- 62.1% (valid plus rejected ballots ÷ electorate)
- Majority
- 6,217
Source: House of Commons election results platform (Open Parliament Licence). Method: how election figures are read. Compare all seats on the turnout map and the winning-margin map.