Current MSP: Gordon MacDonald (SNP) [MSP website]
Party Candidate Votes +/– % +/–
SNP Gordon MacDonald 11197 +2878 37.3 +11.1
Conservative David McLetchie * 9439 -1739 31.4 -3.7
Labour Ricky Henderson 7993 -443 26.6 +0.1
Liberal Democrat Simon Clark # 1420 -2462 4.7 -7.5
Majority 1758 Turnout 30049 Swing +7.4% SNP gain
This is one of only a few constituencies, like Edinburgh Southern (formerly South) that has been held by three different parties – Labour in 1999, David McLetchie for the Conservatives in 2003 and 2007 and the SNP in 2011.

Notes: Given boundary changes since 2007, variations in votes and share between seats with different boundaries would be misleading. We use the Denver figures, essentially a calculation of the 2007 votes cast within 2011 boundaries. More information on this here.

Symbols used:

* – Incumbent
^ – Challenger holding a list seat in previous Parliament
# – Lost deposit
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