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Edinburgh West.

Liberal Democrats MP Christine Jardine holds the seat on 50.8% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentChristine Jardine · Liberal Democrats
CouncilEdinburgh
Boundary set2023
ONS codeS14000082
Electorate · 2024
76.5k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
50.8%
Liberal Democrats · +31.4pp over SNP
Settlements
0
Named built-up areas
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
1 Jun 2026

A steady, engaged presence on parliamentary scrutiny and constituency casework, Christine Jardine has been most visible recently on two fronts: backing the House of Lords against the Labour government in a series of ping-pong votes on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, Pension Schemes Bill, Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, and Crime and Policing Bill; and championing local causes including Edinburgh University students stranded by the Gaza crisis, workers dismissed by Rockstar Games, and young people facing mental health service failures. She has raised all three constituency issues directly with ministers.

Jardine votes with the Liberal Democrats 100% of the time -- there are no rebel votes on record -- but her participation rate of 53% sits well below the Commons average. Her stance profile marks her out as a strong defender of Lords scrutiny (96% aligned) and parliamentary oversight (94% aligned), and she consistently opposes the employer National Insurance increase (100% aligned) and backs climate action (92% aligned). She deviates notably from her party average on workers' rights, voting in that direction 63% of the time against a Lib Dem average of 25%. Her 341 contributions across 235 debates range across economy and jobs, social care, defence, and health.

She sits on the Women and Equalities Committee and the Panel of Chairs, roles that offer additional leverage on equalities and public spending issues. News coverage over the past 90 days has been mixed in tone -- crime-related stories score poorly on sentiment -- though her highest-profile coverage reflects active casework and civil liberties advocacy, including public opposition to mandatory digital ID. Voting data and speech records are available; bill-by-bill positions on Lords amendments are less fully detailed where debate transcripts are absent.

50.8%
LD vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
7
Wards · 24 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.7 wards · 24 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Almond(4 seats)Lang · Younie · Young · Work0Edinburgh IndMay 2022
City Centre(4 seats)Miller · McFarlane · Mowat · Graham0Edinburgh IndMay 2022
Corstorphinemurrayfield Fiona Bennett0Edinburgh IndMar 2023
Drum Braegyle(3 seats)Thornley · Hyslop · Aldridge0Edinburgh IndMay 2022
Inverleith(4 seats)Osler · Bandel · Mitchell · Nicolson0Edinburgh IndMay 2022
Pentland Hills(4 seats)Glasgow · Bruce · Gardiner · Jenkinson0Edinburgh IndMay 2022
Sighthillgorgie(4 seats)Fullerton · Heap · Dixon · Mckenzie0Edinburgh IndMay 2022

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ

Ethnicity.

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.0% Female 52.0% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£31,300
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£47,500
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
2,920
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
1
0 primary · 0 secondary

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£607m
Taxpayers62,000
Median per taxpayer£3,350
Mean per taxpayer£9,840

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

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§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Christine JardineWONLD26,64550.8
Euan HyslopSNP10,17519.4
Michael DavidsonLab7,85415.0
Alastair ShieldsCon2,8975.5
Otto InglisRef2,2094.2
James PuchowskiInd2,1004.0
David HenryInd3630.7
Nick HornigInd1430.3
Tam LairdInd850.2

Turnout 52,471

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Christine JardineLD39.9
2017Christine JardineLD34.3
2015Michelle ThomsonSNP39.0
2010Crockart, MikeLD35.9
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission