Election for the constituency of Edinburgh South on 12 December 2019

An election to the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Edinburgh South, held as part of the general election on 12 December 2019.

Labour hold by Ian Murray with a majority of 11,095 - 22.3% - on a turnout of 75.1%.

An electorate of 66,188, having a valid vote count of 49,732 and an invalid vote count of 122.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MURRAY, Ian Lab 23,745 47.7% -7.2%
MACDONALD, Catriona SNP 12,650 25.4% 3.0%
COOK, Nick Con 8,161 16.4% -3.3%
BEAL, Alan LD 3,819 7.7% 4.8%
NEVENS, Kate Green 1,357 2.7% -

The writ for this election was issued on 5 November 2019.

Result declared at 04:22 on 13 December 2019. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.