Edinburgh Central (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Edinburgh Central Burgh constituency |
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| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 2005 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
Edinburgh Central was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster) from 1885 to 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
In 1999, a Scottish Parliament constituency was created with the same name and boundaries, and continues in use. See Edinburgh Central (Scottish Parliament constituency).
From 1925 until 1999, the Member of Parliament for the Westminster constituency was an ex officio member of the Board of Trustees of the National Library of Scotland. Since 1999, that role has been taken by the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Scottish Parliament constituency.
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[edit] Boundaries
As abolished in 2005, the Westminster consituency covered a central portion of the City of Edinburgh council area, including Edinburgh Old Town, the West End, Holyrood and Murrayfield. The constituency was one of six covering the city council area.
For the 2005 general election, the constituency area was divided betweeen Edinburgh East, Edinburgh North and Leith, Edinburgh South West and Edinburgh West.[1]
[edit] Member of Parliament
- 1885 John Wilson
- 1886 William McEwan Liberal
- 1900 George Mackenzie Brown
- 1906 Charles Edward Price Liberal
- 1918 William Graham Labour
- 1931 James Campbell Morrison Guy Unionist
- 1941 Francis Clifford Watt Unionist
- 1945 Andrew Gilzean Labour
- 1951 Thomas Oswald Labour
- 1974 Robin Cook Labour
- 1983 Alex Fletcher Conservative
- 1987 Alastair Darling Labour
