UK general elections › 2010 › Edinburgh West
Edinburgh West — 2010
Mike Crockart (Liberal Democrats) was elected with 16,684 votes— 35.9% of 46,447 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 35.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −14.1 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 46,447
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Crockart | Liberal Democrats | 16,684 | 35.9% | −14.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Cameron Day | Labour Party | 12,881 | 27.7% | — | |
| 3 | Stewart Geddes | Conservative Party | 10,767 | 23.2% | — | |
| 4 | Sheena Cleland | Scottish National Party | 6,115 | 13.2% | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.