Edinburgh South (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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| Scottish Parliament burgh constituency | |
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| Edinburgh South shown within the Lothians electoral region |
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| Created: | 1999 |
| MSP: | Mike Pringle |
| Party: | Liberal Democrats |
| Council area: | City of Edinburgh (part) |
Edinburgh South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the Lothians electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
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[edit] Electoral region
- See also Lothians Scottish Parliament region
The other eight constituencies of the Lothians region are Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, Edinburgh North and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh West, Linlithgow, Livingston and Midlothian.
The region covers the City of Edinburgh council area, the West Lothian council area, part of the Midlothian council area, and part of the East Lothian council area.
[edit] Constituency boundaries and council area
The Edinburgh South constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies[1].
The Holyrood constituency covers a southern portion of the City of Edinburgh council area. The rest of the city area is covered by five other constituencies, all also in the Lothians electoral region: Edinburgh West, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh North and Leith, and Edinburgh East and Musselburgh.
Edinburgh South has boundaries with the Edinburgh West constituency, the Edinburgh Central constituency, and the Edinburgh East and Musselburgh constituency.
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh also covers the Musselburgh portion of the East Lothian council area. The rest of the East Lothian area is covered by the East Lothian constituency, which is in the South of Scotland electoral region.
[edit] Wards
Edinburgh South includes the wards of Alnwickhill, Gilmerton, Kaimes, Marchmont, Merchiston, Moredun, Newington, North Morningside and the Grange, Prestonfield, and Sciennes, and part of the South Morningside ward, which is split with Edinburgh Pentlands. The wards were created in 1999, at the same time as the constituency, and are due to be replaced with new wards in 2007, without change to constituency boundaries.
[edit] Description of the constituency
Edinburgh South is predominantly suburban. It includes Marchmont, Merchiston, Newington, the Grange, Sciennes and a northern area of Morningside .
[edit] Members of the Scottish Parliament
- Further information: Members of the Scottish Parliament
- Angus MacKay, Labour (1999-2003)
- Mike Pringle, Liberal Democrat (2003-)
