Edinburgh Central
| Number of seats: | Not specified |
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| County (pre 1974): | Edinburghshire |
| County (post 1974): | Lothian |
| Authority (1995): | Not specified |
| Constituent Country (or Nation): | Scotland |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): | Not specified |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): | 474 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): | 554 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): | 585 |
| Formed | 1885 |
| Disbanded | 2005 |
| Notes: | None |
Elected Members
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John Wilson
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1885 Date of election: 24 November 1885 Nature of election: General Election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1886 Date of exit: 1 July 1886 Nature of exit: Dissolution Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
William M'Ewan
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1886 Date of election: 1 July 1886 Nature of election: General Election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1900 Date of exit: 1 October 1900 Nature of exit: Dissolution Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
George Brown
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1900 Date of election: 1 October 1900 Nature of election: General Election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1906 Date of exit: 12 January 1906 Nature of exit: Dissolution Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
William Graham
Party: Labour Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1918 Date of election: 14 December 1918 Nature of election: General Election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1931 Date of exit: 27 October 1931 Nature of exit: Dissolution Party: Labour Sponsorship: Independent Labour Party Notes: None -
James Guy
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1931 Date of election: 27 October 1931 Nature of election: General Election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1941 Date of exit: c. 1941 Nature of exit: Resignation Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: Exit resulted in by election. -
Francis Watt
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1941 Date of election: 11 December 1941 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1945 Date of exit: 5 July 1945 Nature of exit: Dissolution Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: Entered as a result of a by election. -
Andrew Gilzean
Party: Labour Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1945 Date of election: 5 July 1945 Nature of election: General Election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1951 Date of exit: 25 October 1951 Nature of exit: Dissolution Party: Labour Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Thomas Oswald
Party: Labour Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1951 Date of election: 25 October 1951 Nature of election: General Election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1974 Date of exit: 28 February 1974 Nature of exit: Dissolution Party: Labour Sponsorship: TGWU Notes: None -
Robin Cook
Party: Labour Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1974 Date of election: 28 February 1974 Nature of election: General Election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1983 Date of exit: 9 June 1983 Nature of exit: Dissolution Party: Labour Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Alexander Fletcher
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1983 Date of election: 9 June 1983 Nature of election: General Election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1987 Date of exit: 11 June 1987 Nature of exit: Dissolution Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Alistair Darling
Party: Labour Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1987 Date of election: 11 June 1987 Nature of election: General Election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 2005 Date of exit: 5 May 2005 Nature of exit: Dissolution Party: Labour Sponsorship: None known Notes: None
Other candidates
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Joseph Dobbie
Connection with constituency: None Known Year of election: 1918 Date of election: 1918-12-14 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General Election Party: Liberal Notes: -
George McCrae
Connection with constituency: None Known Year of election: 1922 Date of election: 1922-11-15 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General Election Party: Liberal Notes: -
John Mackie
Connection with constituency: None Known Year of election: 1929 Date of election: 1929-05-30 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General Election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Andrew Gilzean
Connection with constituency: None Known Year of election: 1935 Date of election: 1935-11-14 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General Election Party: Labour Notes: -
Norman Wylie
Connection with constituency: None Known Year of election: 1959 Date of election: 1959-10-08 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General Election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Nicholas Fairbairn
Connection with constituency: None Known Year of election: 1964 Date of election: 1964-10-15 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General Election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Nicholas Fairbairn
Connection with constituency: None Known Year of election: 1966 Date of election: 1966-03-31 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General Election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Malcolm Rifkind
Connection with constituency: None Known Year of election: 1970 Date of election: 1970-06-18 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General Election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Francis Watt
Connection with constituency: None Known Year of election: 1950 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General Election Party: Conservative Notes: