Edinburgh South Western (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Edinburgh South Western
Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Electorate59,967 (2022)
Major settlementsEdinburgh
Future constituency
Created2026
Seats1
Council areaCity of Edinburgh
Created fromEdinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern

Edinburgh South Western is a burgh constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the council area of Edinburgh. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it is also one of nine constituencies in the Edinburgh and Lothians East electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. The seat was created for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, and predominanly replaces the Edinburgh Pentlands seat, which was abolished. It also includes areas that were formerly in the Edinburgh Southern constituency.