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  Scottish Parliament - Edinburgh Central
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United Kingdom > Scotland > Scottish Parliament > Edinburgh Central
OfficeMSP
HonorificMSP - Abbr: MSP
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 05, 2011 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close May 05, 2011 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start June 01, 2011 - 12:00pm
Term End June 01, 2016 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRBH May 14, 2015 04:26am
Data Sources[Link]
Description The new Edinburgh Central constituency is comprised of the following percentages of previous seats:

Edinburgh Central 74.9%
Edinburgh North & Leith 19.8%
Edinburgh West 3.5%
Edinburgh South 1.8%

2007 Notional:
Liberal Democrat 30.8%
Labour 28.2%
Scottish National 22.6%
Conservative 18.3%
Others 0.1%
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won05/03/2007
NameSarah Boyack Votes9,155 (31.14%)
Term06/01/2007 - 06/01/2011 Margin1,193 (+4.06%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyConservative Won05/05/2016
NameRuth Davidson Votes10,399 (30.43%)
Term05/05/2016 - 05/06/2021 Margin610 (+1.79%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
12/10/2010 05/05/2011
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Sarah Boyack 2 ------
Marco Biagi 1 ------
Leaning Call: Sarah Boyack (66.67%)
Weighted Call: Marco Biagi (52.29%)

CANDIDATES
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Name Marco Biagi (I) MSP Sarah Boyack Alex Cole-Hamilton Iain McGill  
PartyScottish National Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative  
Campaign Logo  
Uncertified Votes 9,480 (32.67%) 9,243 (31.86%) 5,937 (20.46%) 4,354 (15.01%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -237 (-0.82%) -3,543 (-12.21%) -5,126 (-17.67%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website  
Entry Date 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010  
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