Edinburgh West

New parliamentary constituency

This constituency is new at the July general election, and replaces the previous two constituencies:

Edinburgh North and Leith

Covered approximately 8% of this new constituency’s population, and 13% of this new constituency’s area.

Edinburgh West

Covered approximately 94% of this new constituency’s population, and 99% of this new constituency’s area.

MP

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Christine Jardine

Christine Jardine

Liberal Democrats

Data from TheyWorkForYou.

MP profiles

Data collated by The Climate Coalition.

Positions and memberships

  • Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Cabinet Office; Women & Equalities; Scotland

Data from UK Parliament and mySociety.

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Votes and EDMs

Vote Position
MP vote on Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas Bill Aye
MP vote on Environment Bill No
MP support for Cumbria coal mine court appeal Supporter
MP support for Accelerating construction work and lower carbon construction vehicles Supporter
MP support for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Did not support
MP support for Zero carbon homes Supporter

Data from UK Parliament. Votes and EDMs selected for indicating support for climate/nature movement. See this MP’s full voting record on TheyWorkForYou.

Written Answers

Department Topic Date
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Biodiversity 2024-09-13

Data from TheyWorkForYou. Recent Written Answers to questions submitted by the MP to departments relevant to climate and nature. See this MP’s full record on TheyWorkForYou.

2024 majority

16,470

Data from UK Parliament. This information is provided because in the UK electoral system, political parties and the media will be paying more attention to marginal seats and therefore the voices of the people within them can have greater national impact.

Date elected

8th Jun 2017

Data from UK Parliament.

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Public opinion

Support offshore wind

88.4%

85.3% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated September 2022.

Support onshore wind

84.2%

82.7% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated September 2022.

Would be less favourable towards the Conservative Party if they chose to weaken climate policies

76.5%

69.1% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated September 2022.

Support solar power

93.4%

87.6% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated September 2022.

Support tidal energy

92.4%

86.0% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated September 2022.

Support wave energy

94.3%

86.7% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated September 2022.

Support nuclear energy

58.4%

57.4% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated September 2022.

Support renewable energy projects in their local area

88.7%

85.1% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated September 2022.

Believe the government has increased investment in renewables over the past 5 years

48.1%

52.0% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated September 2022.

Believe that the government should use wind and solar farms to reduce energy bills

87.4%

84.3% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated September 2022.

Believe that the government should continue the block on onshore wind development

21.6%

24.3% national average

Survation MRP polling, commissioned by RenewableUK. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated September 2022.

Second placed party at most recent election

Scottish National Party

Data from UK Parliament. The parliamentary party who came second in this constituency’s most recent election or by-election Updated 2024-07-29.

Consider climate change a high priority

56%

53.6% national average

Public First MRP Polling, commissioned by Onward UK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Estimated percentage of constituents who consider climate change a high priority. Updated July 2022.

EU (Brexit) leave vote percentage

25%

50.5% national average

Data from UK Parliament. Percentage of constituents who voted to leave the EU in the 2016 referendum Updated February 2017.

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

29.0%

31.5% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated March 2023.

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

23.3%

23.6% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated March 2023.

Have missed a rent payment in the last six months

21.1%

19.0% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated March 2023.

Have not been able to afford to turn the heating on at home when they have felt cold in the past month

32.8%

37.5% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated March 2023.

Likelihood to take action such as voting for a particular candidate or lobbying an MP to tackle climate change and protect nature

This area National average
Net likely 44.3% 39.7%
Net unlikely 25.9% 27.8%
Very likely 14.3% 12.2%
Quite likely 30% 27.5%
Neither likely nor unlikely 29.8% 32.5%
Quite unlikely 13% 12.6%
Very unlikely 12.9% 15.3%

Focaldata 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by HOPE not hate. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated April 2023.

Loss of nature and destruction of the environment should be one of the most important concerns for the country

This area National average
Net agree 75.9% 72.6%
Net disagree 8.9% 8.7%
Strongly agree 36.9% 33.8%
Partly agree 39.1% 38.8%
Neither agree nor disagree 15.2% 18.7%
Partly disagree 5.9% 5.9%
Strongly disagree 2.9% 2.7%

Focaldata 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by HOPE not hate. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated April 2023.

Mental health has been impacted by the cost of living crisis

37.4%

41.5% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated March 2023.

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

22%

26.2% national average

Public First MRP Polling, commissioned by Onward UK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Estimated percentage of constituents who neither support nor oppose net zero. Updated July 2022.

Oppose Net Zero

10%

12.4% national average

Public First MRP Polling, commissioned by Onward UK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Estimated percentage of constituents who oppose net zero. Updated July 2022.

Policies for tackling the cost of living crisis should go hand in hand with policies to tackle the climate crisis

This area National average
Net agree 64.3% 58.9%
Net disagree 15.7% 17.6%
Strongly agree 26.2% 24.2%
Somewhat agree 38.1% 34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree 20% 23.4%
Somewhat disagree 8.9% 10.5%
Strongly disagree 6.9% 7.1%

Focaldata 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by HOPE not hate. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated April 2023.

Results of last election

Party Votes
Liberal Democrats 26645
Scottish National Party 10175
Labour Party 7854
Conservative Party 2897
Reform UK 2209
Green Party 2100
Other 591

Data from UK Parliament. The results of the last parliamentary election held in this constituency Updated 2024-07-29.

Support Net Zero

66%

60.4% national average

Public First MRP Polling, commissioned by Onward UK, adjusted for the demographics of the local area by mySociety. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Estimated percentage of constituents who support net zero. Updated July 2022.

Tackling climate change should / should not be one of the Government’s biggest priorities right now

This area National average
Should be a priority 64.1% 57.5%
Should not be a priority 35.9% 42.5%

Focaldata 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by HOPE not hate. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated April 2023.

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

22.6%

28.7% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated March 2023.

Worried about not being able to afford their mortgage or rent in the next year

32.8%

40.0% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated March 2023.

Worried about not being able to pay their energy bills in the next year

45.8%

53.5% national average

Survation 2023 MRP polling, commissioned by 38Degrees. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Updated March 2023.

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Place

Constituency age distribution

This area National average
Ages 0 - 15 17.9% 18.3%
Ages 16 - 24 7.8% 10.5%
Ages 25 - 34 11.4% 13.2%
Ages 35 - 49 20.7% 19.1%
Ages 50 - 64 21.2% 19.8%
Ages 65 and over 21.1% 19.1%

Data from ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland), and NISRA (Northern Ireland), collated by House of Commons Library. Updated May 2024.

Constituency Population

98,500

102,977.2 national average

Data from ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland), and NISRA (Northern Ireland), collated by House of Commons Library. Updated May 2024.

Country of the UK

Scotland

Data from mySociety. Updated 2024-04-24.

Estimated child poverty

13.3%

29.3% national average

Data from End Child Poverty, based on data from DWP/HMRC. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Percentage of children living in households with a net income (after housing costs) below 60% of the national median. Updated June 2024.

Ethnicity

This area National average
Asian / Asian British 6.1% 8.1%
African, Caribbean or Black 1.6% 1.3%
Mixed / Multiple ethnic groups 5.3% 2.8%
Other ethnic groups 1.4% 1.8%
Other White 0.7% 6.3%
White British 85.1% 77.5%

Data from ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland), and NISRA (Northern Ireland), collated by House of Commons Library. Updated May 2024.

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)

4

2.8 national average

Data from ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland), and NISRA (Northern Ireland), collated and standardised by mySociety. This dataset has been automatically converted from 2010 parliamentary constituencies. Deciles of deprivation, from 1 (most deprived) to 10 (least deprived). This uses a composite measure of deprivation (including income, employment, education, skills, health, crime, and housing) standardised across the countries of the UK.

Number of onshore windfarms

0

0.7 national average

Data from Wikipedia. Updated 2024-04-24.

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Movement

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

0

0.2 national average

Data from Tearfund. Updated July 2023.

Constituents pledged to meet MP as part of Common Grounds 2024

0

0.7 national average

Data from The Climate Coalition. Updated October 2024.

Number of Great Big Green Week 2022 events

0

1.8 national average

Data from The Climate Coalition. Number of Great Big Green Week 2022 events Updated October 2022.

Number of Great Big Green Week 2023 events

0

2.2 national average

Data from The Climate Coalition. Number of Great Big Green Week 2023 events Updated July 2023.

Number of Great Big Green Week 2024 events

0

1.9 national average

Data from The Climate Coalition. Number of public Great Big Green week 2024 events held in the area. This exludes any private events that were held. Updated September 2024.

Number of RSPB Reserves

1

  • Inchmickery

Data from the RSPB. Updated September 2023.

Number of Save the Children shops

0

0.2 national average

Data from Save the Children. Updated July 2023.

Number of Trussell Trust foodbanks

0

2.2 national average

Data from Trussell Trust. Updated December 2022.

Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves

1

Data from the Wildlife Trusts. Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves Updated 2024-07-02.

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