2005 United Kingdom general election in Edinburgh information
2005 United Kingdom general election
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Members elected →
All 5 Edinburgh seats to the House of Commons
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Tony Blair
Charles Kennedy
Michael Howard
Party
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Conservative
Leader since
21 July 1994
18 December 2007
6 December 2005
Last election
4 Seats
1 Seats
0 Seats
Seats before
4
1
0
Seats won
4
1
0
Seat change
Popular vote
70,593
67,593
41,404
Percentage
33.0%
31.6%
19.3%
Fourth party
Leader
Alex Salmond
Party
Scottish National
Leader since
2004
Last election
0 Seats
Seats before
0
Seats won
0
Seat change
Popular vote
22,517
Percentage
10.5%
Prime Minister before election
Tony Blair
Labour
Subsequent Prime Minister
Tony Blair
Labour
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These are the results of the 2005 United Kingdom general election in the city of Edinburgh in Scotland. The 2005 General Election was held on 5 May 2005 and four constituencies returned Labour Party MPs, with one returning a Liberal Democrat MP.[1]
For individual results see results of the 2005 United Kingdom general election.
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