Edinburgh South

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament created in 1885. The constituency has been held by Scottish Labour since 1987. The seat has been represented since 2010 by Ian Murray, who formerly served as Secretary of State for Scotland in the government of Keir Starmer between July 2024 and September 2025. Murray was the only Labour MP in Scotland to retain his seat at the 2015 and 2019 general elections.

Consituency map for Edinburgh South

Serving MP For Edinburgh South

Edinburgh South is represented in Parliament by Ian Murray. Their current status is as a current member.

Ian Murray has represented Edinburgh South since 06 May 2010.