This seat was held by the SNP until 2016. Gordon MacDonald took it from the Conservatives in 2011 with a majority of 1758 votes.
The 2016 candidates are:
FARTHING-SYKES, Emma – Scottish Liberal Democrats
HEARY, Blair – Scottish Labour Party
#SP16 Blair Heary Scottish Labour candidate for Edinburgh Pentlands from Phyllis Stephen on Vimeo.
LINDHURST, Gordon – Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MACDONALD, Gordon – Scottish National Party (SNP)
The Edinburgh Reporter #SP16 Gordon Macdonald Edinburgh Pentlands from Phyllis Stephen on Vimeo.
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