Election for the constituency of Edinburgh South West on 12 December 2019

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

SNP hold by Joanna Cherry with a majority of 11,982 - 23.0% - on a turnout of 70.9%.

An electorate of 73,501, having a valid vote count of 52,131 and an invalid vote count of 91.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
CHERRY, Joanna SNP 24,830 47.6% 12.0%
LAIDLAW, Callum Con 12,848 24.6% -8.7%
COOKE, Sophie Lab 7,478 14.3% -12.4%
INGLIS, Tom LD 4,971 9.5% 5.2%
PARKER, Ben Green 1,265 2.4% -
BALLANTINE, David BRX 625 1.2% -
BROWN, Mev SDP 114 0.2% -

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

Result declared at 04:11 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.