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Edinburgh South Western
Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh South Western shown within the Edinburgh and Lothians East electoral region, and the region shown within Scotland
Electoral regionEdinburgh and Lothians East
Electorate60,829 (2026)[1]
Major settlementsEdinburgh
Current constituency
Created2026
Seats1
PartyScottish National Party
MSPSimita Kumar
Council areaCity of Edinburgh
Created fromEdinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern

Edinburgh South Western is a burgh constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the council area of Edinburgh.[2] It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it is also one of nine constituencies in the Edinburgh and Lothians East 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.[3] The seat was created for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, and predominantly replaces the Edinburgh Pentlands seat, which was abolished. It also includes areas that were formerly in the Edinburgh Southern constituency.[4]

The seat has been represented by Simita Kumar of the Scottish National Party (SNP) since being first contested in 2026.

Electoral region

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The other eight constituencies of the Edinburgh and Lothians East region are East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Northern, Edinburgh North Western, Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith, Edinburgh Southern, and Midlothian North.[3] The region includes all of the City of Edinburgh and East Lothian council areas, and parts of the Midlothian council area.[5]

Constituency boundaries and council area

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Edinburgh is represented in the Scottish Parliament by seven constituencies: Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent (which also includes part of East Lothian), Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith, Edinburgh North Western, Edinburgh Northern, Edinburgh Southern, and Edinburgh South Western. Following the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025, the Edinburgh South Western constituency covers the following electoral wards of Edinburgh Council:[2]

Member of the Scottish Parliament

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ElectionMemberParty
2026 Simita Kumar SNP

Election results

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2020s

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2026 Scottish Parliament election: Edinburgh South Western[6][1][a]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Simita Kumar 11,727 36.2 Decrease6.6 7,409 22.8
Labour Catriona Munro 8,438 26.0 Increase3.2 6,127 18.8
Green 5,161 15.9
Conservative Sue Webber[b] 4,636 14.3 Decrease13.5 4,274 13.1
Reform Cameron Rose 3,936 12.1 New 4,008 12.3
Liberal Democrats Andy Williamson 3,672 11.3 Increase5.9 3,493 10.7
Independent Jeremy Balfour[c] 382 1.2
Independent Green Voice 272 0.8
Animal Welfare 252 0.8
Scottish Family 232 0.7
Independent Ash Regan[d] 153 0.5
AtLS 149 0.5
ISP 107 0.3
Scottish Socialist 91 0.3
Edinburgh & East Lothian People 86 0.3
Workers Party 83 0.3
Independent Bonnie Prince Bob 61 0.2
Communist 54 0.2
Equality 41 0.1
Scottish Libertarian 33 0.1
Advance UK 32 0.1
Independent Morgwn Davies 3 0.0
Majority 3,289 10.2
Valid votes 32,409 32,503
Invalid votes 171 87
Turnout 32,580 53.6 32,590 53.6
SNP win (new seat)
Notes
  1. ↑ Note that changes in vote share are shown with respect to the notional result of the 2021 election, calculated to account for boundary changes
  2. ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency
  3. ↑ Balfour was an incumbent member on the regional list, having initially been elected as a member of the Conservatives
  4. ↑ Regan was the incumbent member for the Edinburgh Eastern constituency, having initially been elected as a member of the SNP

References

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Citations

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  1. 1 2 "Edinburgh South Western". BBC News. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 141.
  3. 1 2 Second Review of Scottish Parliament: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 28.
  4. ↑ "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries | Scottish Boundary Commission". boundaries.scot. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143.
  6. ↑ "Edinburgh South Western regional results". City of Edinburgh Council. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.

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See also

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