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Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament created in 1885. The constituency has been held by Scottish Labour since 1987. The seat has been represented since 2010 by Ian Murray, who currently serves as Secretary of State for Scotland under the government of Keir Starmer.[1] Murray was the only Labour MP in Scotland to retain his seat at the 2015 and 2019 general elections and this is one of only three seats and the only seat of the so-called "tartan wall" never held by the Scottish National Party (SNP).
Edinburgh South | |
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Burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
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Subdivisions of Scotland | City of Edinburgh |
Major settlements | Liberton, Morningside, Colinton, Gilmerton |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885 |
Member of Parliament | Ian Murray (Labour) |
Created from | Edinburgh |
Prior to the 2005 general election, the constituency had the same boundaries as the Scottish Parliament constituency with the same name (now replaced by Edinburgh Southern).[n 1]