Edinburgh Southern (Scottish Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament}}
{{distinguish|Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox constituency
| name = Edinburgh Southern
| type = burgh
| constituency_link = Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
| parl_name = Scottish Parliament
| image = 150px
| image2 = 150px
| caption2 = Edinburgh Southern shown within the Lothian electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
| year = 2011
| abolished =
| next =
| previous = Edinburgh South
| party_label = Party
| party = Scottish Labour
| member_label = MSP
| member = Daniel Johnson
| local_council_label = Council area
| local_council = City of Edinburgh
| population = 81,639 (2019)[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/population-estimates/special-area-2011-dz/spc/spc-19-tabs.xlsx Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based)], National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 ([https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/2011-based-special-area-population-estimates/spc-population-estimates accompanying summary notes])
}}
Edinburgh Southern (Gaelic: Dùn Èideann a Deas) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Edinburgh. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is one of nine constituencies in the Lothian 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.
The seat has been held by Daniel Johnson of Scottish Labour since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.
Electoral region
{{See also|Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region)}}
The other eight constituencies of the Lothian region are: Almond Valley, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Eastern, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Western, Linlithgow and Midlothian North and Musselburgh.
The region includes all of the City of Edinburgh council area, parts of the East Lothian council area, parts of the Midlothian council area and all of the West Lothian council area.
Constituency boundaries and council area
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Edinburgh is represented in the Scottish Parliament by six constituencies: Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Eastern, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern and Edinburgh Western.
The Edinburgh Southern constituency was created as a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries and largely replaced the Edinburgh South constituency.
For the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, Edinburgh South was redrawn and renamed "Edinburgh Southern". The electoral wards used in this seat are:{{cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/1st_SP_Review_Report.pdf|title=First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report|page=138|publisher=Boundaries Scotland|access-date=7 July 2021|date=May 2010}}
- Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart, Morningside, Southside/Newington (shared with Edinburgh Central)
- Liberton/Gilmerton, Portobello/Craigmillar (shared with Edinburgh Eastern)
- Sighthill/Gorgie shared with (Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Pentlands)
Constituency profile and voting patterns
Edinburgh Southern is an extremely affluent suburban constituency wedged across the inner south of the City of Edinburgh.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.scot/collections/scottish-index-of-multiple-deprivation-2020/|title=Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 - gov.scot|website=www.gov.scot}} The constituency is largely composed of leafy Victorian townhousing based around the suburbs of Newington, Morningside, Craiglockhart, Blackford and Merchiston, with some social housing in parts of Prestonfield and Liberton.
Edinburgh Southern has a colourful mix of political traditions, with the equivalent Edinburgh South constituency at Westminster being represented by the Conservatives until being won by Labour's Nigel Griffiths in 1987. It has since returned Labour MPs, becoming Labour's only Scottish constituency at Westminster in 2015 following a landslide election for the Scottish National Party, who took 56 of 59 Westminster constituencies in Scotland. At the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh South returned a Labour constituency MSP in 1999, voting Liberal Democrat in both 2003 and 2007 before being narrowly won by the SNP in 2011. In 2016, it became Labour's only constituency seat gain at the Scottish Parliament, despite the fact that the Conservative Party had the largest share of the vote on the regional list vote in the constituency.
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Election results
=2020s=
{{AMS election box begin
|title = 2021 Scottish Parliament election: Edinburgh Southern{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2021/scotland/constituencies/S16000108|title=Constituencies A-Z: Edinburgh Southern|publisher=BBC News|access-date=7 May 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/29420/edinburgh-southern-constituency-results|title=Edinburgh Southern constituency results|website=City of Edinburgh Council|date=6 May 2021|access-date=6 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/29414/edinburgh-southern-regional-results|title=Edinburgh Southern regional results|website=City of Edinburgh Council|date=6 May 2021|access-date=6 July 2021}}
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = Daniel Johnson
|votes = 20,760
|percentage = 45.9
|change = {{increase}}10.3
|list_votes = 11,128
|list_percentage = 24.5
|list_change = {{increase}}2.6
|winner = yes
|list_winner = yes
|status = incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Catriona MacDonald
|votes = 16,738
|percentage = 37.0
|change = {{increase}}4.4
|list_votes = 11,053
|list_percentage = 24.3
|list_change = {{increase}}1.1
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = Miles Briggs
|votes = 5,258
|percentage = 11.6
|change = {{decrease}}14.5
|list_votes = 9,357
|list_percentage = 20.6
|list_change = {{down}}8.6
|status = list incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes = 8,605
|list_percentage = 18.9
|list_change ={{up}}2.1
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Fred Mackintosh
|votes = 2,189
|percentage = 4.8
|change = {{decrease}}1.0
|list_votes = 3,373
|list_percentage = 7.4
|list_change = {{up}}2.2
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Alba Party
|list_votes = 611
|list_percentage = 1.3
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = All for Unity
|list_votes = 250
|list_percentage = 0.5
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Women's Equality Party
|list_votes = 194
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change ={{down}}1.4
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Family Party
|candidate = Philip Holden
|votes = 317
|percentage = 0.7
|change = New
|list_votes = 192
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Animal Welfare Party
|list_votes = 170
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Communist Party of Britain
|list_votes = 88
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Reform UK
|list_votes = 83
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Freedom Alliance (UK)
|list_votes = 81
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party
|list_votes = 77
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Libertarian Party
|list_votes = 59
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ashley Graczyk
|list_votes = 43
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)
|list_votes = 34
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UKIP
|list_votes = 21
|list_percentage = 0.0
|list_change ={{down}}1.0
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Renew Party
|list_votes = 8
|list_percentage = 0.0
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box majority|
|votes = 4,022
|percentage = 8.9
|change = {{increase}}6.0
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes =45,262
|list_votes = 45,427
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes =204
|list_votes =55
}}
{{AMS election box turnout|
|votes = 45,466
|percentage = 71.11
|change = {{up}}6.5
|list_votes = 45,482
|list_percentage = 71.13
|list_change = {{up}}6.4
}}
{{AMS election box hold|
|winner = Scottish Labour
|swing= {{increase}}3.0
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
=2010s=
{{AMS election box begin |
title=2016 Scottish Parliament election: Edinburgh Southern{{cite web|url=https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/25140/southern-msp-constituency-results-2016|title=Edinburgh Southern MSP Constituency Results|website=City of Edinburgh Council|date=5 May 2016|access-date=7 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/25144/lothian-region-full-results-2016|title=Lothian regional results|website=City of Edinburgh Council|date=5 May 2016|access-date=7 July 2021}}
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Region
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = Daniel Johnson
|votes = 13,597
|percentage = 35.5
|change = {{up}}8.1
|list_votes = 8,425
|list_percentage = 21.9
|list_change ={{up}}3.0
|winner = yes
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Jim Eadie
|votes = 12,474
|percentage = 32.6
|change = {{up}}3.2
|list_votes = 8,934
|list_percentage = 23.2
|list_change ={{down}}6.2
|status=incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = Miles Briggs
|votes = 9,972
|percentage = 26.1
|change = {{up}}7.5
|list_votes = 11,215
|list_percentage = 29.2
|list_change ={{up}}12.5
|list_winner=yes
|status=list_candidate
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes = 6,476
|list_percentage =16.8
|list_change ={{up}}2.0
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Pramond Subbaraman
|votes = 2,216
|percentage = 5.8
|change = {{down}}18.8
|list_votes = 1,982
|list_percentage = 5.2
|list_change ={{down}}3.8
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Women's Equality Party
|list_votes = 689
|list_percentage =1.8
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UKIP
|list_votes = 376
|list_percentage = 1.0
|list_change = {{up}}0.5
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = RISE - Scotland's Left Alliance
|list_votes = 264
|list_percentage = 0.7
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes = 98
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change ={{up}}0.2
}}
{{AMS election box majority
|votes = 1,123
|percentage = 2.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes =38,259
|list_votes = 38,459
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes = 233
|list_votes =64
}}
{{AMS election box turnout
|votes = 38,492
|percentage = 64.6
|change = {{increase}}2.6
|list_votes = 38,523
|list_percentage = 64.7
|list_change = {{increase}}2.9
}}
{{AMS election box gain
|winner = Scottish Labour
|loser = Scottish National Party
|swing=
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
{{AMS election box begin |
title=2011 Scottish Parliament election: Edinburgh Southern{{cite web|url=https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/23336/southern-msp-constituency-results-2011|title=Southern MSP Constituency Results 2011|website=City of Edinburgh Council|date=5 May 2016|access-date=7 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/23327/2011-results-of-regional-list|title=2011 Results of Regional List|website=City of Edinburgh Council|date=5 May 2016|access-date=6 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/scottish-parliamentary-elections/results-and-turnout-2011-scottish-parliament-election|title=Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election|access-date=3 June 2021|publisher=Electoral Commission}}
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Region
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Jim Eadie
|votes = 9,947
|percentage = 29.4
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 9,952
|list_percentage =29.4
|list_change = N/A
|winner=yes
|list_winner=yes
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = Paul Godzik
|votes = 9,254
|percentage = 27.4
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 6,411
|list_percentage = 18.9
|list_change = N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = Gavin Brown
|votes = 6,298
|percentage = 18.6
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 5,636
|list_percentage = 16.7
|list_change = N/A
|status=list_incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes =4,993
|list_percentage =14.8
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Mike Pringle
|votes = 8,297
|percentage = 24.6
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 3,036
|list_percentage = 9.0
|list_change = N/A
|status=list_incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Margo MacDonald
|list_votes = 2,472
|list_percentage =7.3
|list_change =N/A
|status=list_incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = All-Scotland Pensioners Party
|list_votes =242
|list_percentage =0.7
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|list_votes =189
|list_percentage =0.6
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UKIP
|list_votes =185
|list_percentage =0.5
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = David Hogg
|list_votes = 183
|list_percentage =0.5
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|list_votes =116
|list_percentage =0.3
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
|list_votes =109
|list_percentage =0.3
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = British National Party
|list_votes =100
|list_percentage =0.3
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Christian Party
|list_votes =86
|list_percentage =0.3
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Christian Peoples Alliance
|list_votes =62
|list_percentage =0.2
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes =29
|list_percentage =0.1
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ken O'Neil
|list_votes = 20
|list_percentage =0.0
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mev Brown
|list_votes = 13
|list_percentage =0.0
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box majority|
|votes = 693
|percentage = 2.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes = 33,796
|list_votes = 33,834
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes = 210
|list_votes =101
}}
{{AMS election box turnout|
|votes = 34,006
|percentage = 62.0
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 33,935
|list_percentage =61.8
|list_change=N/A
}}
{{AMS election box win
|winner = Scottish National Party
|reason=seat
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/Edinburgh_Southern.pdf|title=Edinburgh Southern constituency map|publisher=Boundaries Scotland|access-date=7 July 2021}}
{{Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 2011-}}
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Category:Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament
Category:2011 establishments in Scotland