Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Prior to the United Kingdom general election of 2005 the constituency had the same boundaries as the Scottish Parliament constituency with the same name. Please see Edinburgh South (Scottish Parliament constituency).
The House of Commons constituency covers the southern portion of Edinburgh, including the wards of Alnwickhill , Fairmilehead , Gilmerton , Kaimes , Marchmont, Merchiston , Moredun , Newington, North Morningside and the Grange , Sciennes, and South Morningside . The constituency is predominantly suburban.
The constituency was represented by Conservative MPs from 1918 to 1987, and has been represented since then by the Labour MP Nigel Griffiths.
The last three Conservative MPs were:
