1997 United Kingdom general election in Edinburgh
These are the results of the 1997 United Kingdom general election in the city of Edinburgh in Scotland. The 1997 General Election was held on 1 May 1997 and five constituencies returned Labour Party MPs, with one returning a Liberal Democrat MP.
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For the overall results in Scotland see 1997 United Kingdom general election results in Scotland.
Overall result
| Party | MPs | +/- | Seats Contested | Votes | % | +/- % | |
| Labour Party | 5 |  1 |
6 | 111,514 | 39.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 |
6 | 48,515 | 17.0 | ||
| Conservative Party | 0 |  2 |
6 | 60,529 | 21.2 | ||
| Scottish National Party | 0 |  |
6 | 39,898 | 14.0 | ||
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | |
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| Scottish Green | 0 | |
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| UKIP | 0 | |
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| Legalise Cannabis | 0 | |
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| Socialist Labour | 0 | |
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| Total | 6 | |
285,243 | 100.0 | |||
Results in Full
| Constituency | Labour Party (UK) | Liberal Democrats | Scottish National Party | Conservative Party (UK) |
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| Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | 22,564 (53.6%) | 4,511 (10.7%) | 8,034 (19.1%) | 6,483 (15.4%) |
| Edinburgh Pentlands | 19,675 (43.0%) | 4,575 (10.0%) | 6,882 (13.0%) | 14,813 (32.4%) |
| Edinburgh South | 20,993 (46.8%) | 7,911 (17.6%) | 5,791 (12.9%) | 9,541 (21.3%) |
| Edinburgh Central | 20,125 (47.1%) | 5,605 (13.1%) | 6,750 (15.8%) | 9,055 (21.2%) |
| Edinburgh West | 8,948 (18.8%) | 20,578 (43.2%) | 4,210 (8.8%) | 13,325 (28.0%) |
| Edinburgh North and Leith | 19,209 (46.9%) | 5,335 (13.0%) | 8,231 (20.1%) | 7,312 (17.9%) |
References
 Elections in Edinburgh | |
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| Edinburgh Corporation |
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| City of Edinburgh District Council | |
| Lothian Regional Council | |
| City of Edinburgh Council | |
| Referendums | |
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