2005 General Election - Edinburgh South West
| Year | 2005 |
| General election | 2005 General Election |
| Constituency | Edinburgh South West |
| Turnout | 65.4% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Darling, Alistair | Labour | 17,476 |
| Buchan, Gordon | Conservative | 10,234 |
| Clark, Simon | Liberal Democrats | 9,252 |
| Elliott-Cannon, Nick | SNP | 4,654 |
| Blair-Fish, John | Scottish Greens | 1,520 |
| Smith, Pat | Scottish Socialist | 585 |
| Boys, William | UKIP | 205 |