Last election result
Review the last election result for the constituency Edinburgh South West when Dr Scott Arthur was elected.
2024 General Election
The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.
Summary
You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.
UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.
The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.
Share of the vote
The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.
Breakdown
The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.
| Candidate/Party | Votes | Share | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Scott Arthur
Labour
|
18,663 | 40.9% | 26.5% |
|
|
Joanna Cherry
Scottish National Party
|
12,446 | 27.3% | -20.4% |
|
|
Sue Webber
Conservative
|
5,558 | 12.2% | -12.5% |
|
|
Dan Heap
Scottish Green Party
|
3,450 | 7.6% | 5.1% |
|
|
Bruce Wilson
Liberal Democrat
|
3,014 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
|
|
Ian Harper
Reform UK
|
2,087 | 4.6% | 3.4% |
|
|
Richard Lucas
Scottish Family Party
|
265 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
|
|
Marc Wilkinson
Independent
|
181 | 0.4% | 0.4% |