Edinburgh Central

Edinburgh Central is a constituency represented in the Scottish Parliament. Until 2005, it was also a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The area is now split between Edinburgh East, Edinburgh North and Leith, Edinburgh South West and Edinburgh West.

The constituency covers the city centre of Edinburgh, including the Old Town, the West End, Holyrood, Murrayfield, and the surrounding area.

MPs

• Labour (1918-1931)
• Conservative (1931-1945)
• Andrew Gilzean , Labour (1945-1951)
• Thomas Oswald , Labour (1951-1974)
• Robin Cook, Labour (1974-1983)
• Alex Fletcher , Conservative (1983-1987)
• Alastair Darling, Labour (1987-2005)

MSPs

• Sarah Boyack, Labour (1999-)