Donald Gorrie ended more than 65 years of Tory dominance in Edinburgh West when he won the seat for the Lib Dems in 1997 - and the party has held it at every election since, except for 2015 when it went to the SNP. Christine Jardine has been the MP since 2017 and had a majority of 3,769 at the last election. The seat includes Drylaw, Murrayfield, Corstorphine, Ratho, Kirklston, Cramond and South Queensferry.
Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Advertisement Advertisement Ms Jardine is cautious when asked how the campaign is going. "I don't take anything for granted.
Does it feel as if it's good? Yeah, we are getting a positive reception on the doorstep." She says the state of the NHS is the main issue people raise, which fits well with the Lib Dems’ theme for the election. "The centrepiece of our campaign is that this is the electron where we have to save the NHS and improve social care, get people out of hospital quicker, which allows you to address waiting times, you get people back to work and you address the problems we have in the economy.
" She highlights the difficulty of getting GP appointments and the shortage of dentists and the need to change GPs' pension conditions to encourage them to stay working for longer. "If the UK government is putting more money into health, then there is more money comes t.
