Edinburgh West.
Liberal Democrats MP Christine Jardine holds the seat on 50.8% of the vote.
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.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almond(4 seats) | Lang · Younie · Young · Work | 0 | Edinburgh Ind | May 2022 |
| City Centre(4 seats) | Miller · McFarlane · Mowat · Graham | 0 | Edinburgh Ind | May 2022 |
| Corstorphinemurrayfield | Fiona Bennett | 0 | Edinburgh Ind | Mar 2023 |
| Drum Braegyle(3 seats) | Thornley · Hyslop · Aldridge | 0 | Edinburgh Ind | May 2022 |
| Inverleith(4 seats) | Osler · Bandel · Mitchell · Nicolson | 0 | Edinburgh Ind | May 2022 |
| Pentland Hills(4 seats) | Glasgow · Bruce · Gardiner · Jenkinson | 0 | Edinburgh Ind | May 2022 |
| Sighthillgorgie(4 seats) | Fullerton · Heap · Dixon · Mckenzie | 0 | Edinburgh Ind | May 2022 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
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Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £607m |
| Taxpayers | 62,000 |
| 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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2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine JardineWON | LD | 26,645 | 50.8 |
| Euan Hyslop | SNP | 10,175 | 19.4 |
| Michael Davidson | Lab | 7,854 | 15.0 |
| Alastair Shields | Con | 2,897 | 5.5 |
| Otto Inglis | Ref | 2,209 | 4.2 |
| James Puchowski | Ind | 2,100 | 4.0 |
| David Henry | Ind | 363 | 0.7 |
| Nick Hornig | Ind | 143 | 0.3 |
| Tam Laird | Ind | 85 | 0.2 |
Turnout 52,471
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Christine Jardine | LD | 39.9 |
| 2017 | Christine Jardine | LD | 34.3 |
| 2015 | Michelle Thomson | SNP | 39.0 |
| 2010 | Crockart, Mike | LD | 35.9 |
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo