Edinburgh North Western

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Edinburgh North Western
Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh North Western shown within the Edinburgh and Lothians East electoral region, and the region shown within Scotland
Electoral regionEdinburgh and Lothians East
Electorate64,233 (2026)[1]
Major settlementsEdinburgh
Current constituency
Created2026
Seats1
PartyLiberal Democrats
MSPAlex Cole-Hamilton
Council areaCity of Edinburgh
Created fromEdinburgh Western, Edinburgh Pentlands

Edinburgh North Western is a burgh constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of Edinburgh.[2] It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the 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 covers areas that were previously in the seats of Edinburgh Western and Edinburgh Pentlands, both of which were abolished at this review.[4]

The seat has been represented by Alex Cole-Hamilton of the Scottish Liberal Democrats since being first contested in 2026. Cole-Hamilton was previously the member for the Edinburgh Western constituency.

Electoral region

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 Eastern and Leith, Edinburgh Southern, Edinburgh South Western 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

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 North Western constituency covers the following electoral wards of Edinburgh Council:[2]

Member of the Scottish Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2026 Alex Cole-Hamilton Scottish Liberal Democrats

Election results

2020s

2026 Scottish Parliament election: Edinburgh North Western[6][1][a]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alex Cole-Hamilton[b] 22,959 57.2 Increase 8.4 14,512 36.1
SNP Lyn Jardine 9,943 24.8 Decrease 8.1 7,561 18.8
Green 5,250 13.1
Reform Davie Thomson 3,342 8.3 New 4,116 10.2
Labour Irshad Ahmed[c] 1,879 4.7 Decrease 2.6 3,321 8.3
Conservative Rachel Cairns 1,749 4.4 Decrease 5.4 3,412 8.5
Independent Jeremy Balfour[d] 449 1.1
Independent Green Voice 230 0.6
Scottish Family 211 0.5
Independent Ash Regan[e] 207 0.5
Animal Welfare 181 0.5
AtLS 154 0.4
Workers Party David Henry 268 0.7 New 109 0.3
ISP 88 0.2
Scottish Libertarian 72 0.2
Edinburgh & East Lothian People 64 0.2
Independent Bonnie Prince Bob 60 0.2
Scottish Socialist 60 0.1
Communist 55 0.1
Advance UK 33 0.1
Equality 28 0.1
Independent Morgwn Davies 3 0.0
Majority 13,016 32.4
Valid votes 40,140 40,290
Invalid votes 131 94
Turnout 40,271 62.7 40,384 62.7
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
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 for the Edinburgh Western constituency
  3. Elected on the party list
  4. Balfour was an incumbent member on the regional list, having initially been elected as a member of the Conservatives
  5. Regan was the incumbent member for the Edinburgh Eastern constituency, having initially been elected as a member of the SNP

References

Citations

  1. "Edinburgh North Western". BBC News. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  2. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 141.
  3. Second Review of Scottish Parliament: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 28.
  4. "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries | Scottish Boundary Commission". boundaries.scot. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  5. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143.
  6. "Edinburgh North Western regional results". City of Edinburgh Council. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.

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