National Election results in West Edinburgh

	Scottish Parliament Election 3 May 2007*
		Votes	%
	MARGARET SMITH, Lib Dem	13,677	39.4
	SNP	7,791	22.4
	Conservative	7,361	21.2
	Labour	5,343	15.4
	Independent	580	1.7
	Majority	5,886
	Turnout	57.9%

* Note that Scottish Parliament and Westminster elections have different boundaries.

	Westminster General Election 5 May 2005*
		Votes	%
	JOHN BARRETT, Lib Dem	22,417	49.5
	Conservative	8,817	19.5
	Labour	8,433	18.6
	SNP	4,124	9.1
	Green	964	2.1
	SSP	510	1.1
	Majority	13,600
	Turnout	68.9%

* Note that this election was under different boundaries to those for previous Westminster elections and those used for Scottish Parliament elections.

	Scottish Parliament Election 1 May 2003
		Votes	%
	MARGARET SMITH, Lib Dem	14,434	43.3
	Conservative	8,520	25.6
	Labour	5,046	15.2
	SNP	4,133	12.4
	SSP	993	3.0
	SPA	175	0.5
	Majority	5,914
	Turnout	55.7%

	Westminster General Election 7 June 2001
		Votes	%
	JOHN BARRETT, Lib Dem	16,719	42.4
	Labour	9,130	23.1
	Conservative	8,894	22.5
	SNP	4,047	10.3
	SSP	688	1.7
	Majority	7,589
	Turnout	63.8%

	Scottish Parliament Election 6 May 1999
		Votes	%
	MARGARET SMITH, Lib Dem	15,161	36.5
	Conservative	10,578	25.4
	Labour	8,860	21.3
	SNP	6,984	16.8
	Majority	4,583
	Turnout	67.3%

	Westminster General Election 1 May 1997
		Votes	%
	DONALD GORRIE, Lib Dem	20,578	43.2
	Conservative	13,325	28.0
	Labour	8,948	18.8
	SNP	4,210	8.8
	Referendum	277	0.6
	Liberal	263	0.6
	Anti-sleaze	30	0.1
	Majority	7,253
	Turnout	77.9%

	Westminster General Election 9 April 1992
		Votes	%
	Conservative	18,071	37.1
	DONALD GORRIE, Lib Dem	17,192	35.3
	Labour	8,759	18.0
	SNP	4,117	8.4
	Liberal	272	0.6
	Green	234	0.5
	British National Party	133	0.3
	Majority	879
	Turnout	82.7%