Comments on: Edinburgh South West

By: pump

pump — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:57:35 +0000

Lab hold of around 1000-3000 seems about fair, unless Lab vote really drops.

By: Andrew Prowd

Andrew Prowd — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:23:44 +0000

I predict a Labour hold.

By: Dalek

Dalek — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:35:46 +0000

To factors could result in Darling losing -

1 – A direct swing from Conservative to Labour (which most people believe won’t be as much as the required 8.3%)

2 – The SNP polled only 10% here in 2005. If they poll something more like 20% (and most would come from Labour) then the direct swing from Labour to Conservative would only be less than 5%. I think the SNP will take alot of votes from Labour in Sighthill and Wester Hales

The Conservatives did not do too well against the 2001 notional result for this seat – but that was largely down to the unwinding Rifkind personal factor who stood in Edinburgh Pentlands in 2001.

By: peterelectionfollower

peterelectionfollower — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:29:31 +0000

I think Alistair Darling will hold this seat with a 2000 majority over the Conservatives. No successful political decapitation here.

I think SNP will come third and LibDems fourth.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:07:31 +0000

Colin Fox selected by the SSP to stand here

By: Peter Crerar

Peter Crerar — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:30:08 +0000

You can’t get to Edinburgh South because if you click on the link you end up in Edinburgh SW.

I tried clicking the Edinburgh SW link to see if that would take me to Edinburgh South but that still goes to SW.

I even tried clicking on Edinburgh South in target seats and still I ended up in SW.

By: Barnaby JL Marder

Barnaby JL Marder — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:20:15 +0000

David Nettleton – yes! He does look like David Steele! I should know – I watched Steele’s Test debut at Lords in 1975 from the Tavern. More seriously Peter is absolutely correct. This is as currently drawn one of the most polarised seats in Scotland.

By: Peter Crerar

Peter Crerar — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:28:36 +0000

More likely the boundary changes to Pentlands forming SW.

SW is still a better seat for the Conservatives than Darlings old Edinburgh Central, even the more Tory 1983 – 1997 version of Central (which included Stockbridge and The New Town and excluded Steinhouse and Moat).

SW would have been Tory in 1983, and on the knife edge in 1987/ 1992.

By: Neil Turner

Neil Turner — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:20:30 +0000

I think that Darling’s more honest approach to the economic crisis is likely to save him.

By: David Nettleton

David Nettleton — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:23:03 +0000

England cricketer David Steele – all guts and determination. Played in an era before helmets. Walked to the wicket like a bank clerk going to war. Yes, Darling is a doppelganger. He will be re-elected, of course.