Rt Hon Alistair Darling
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4584
alistair.darling.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency
CBC House, 24 Canning Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8EG
Tel: 0131-272 2727
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Edinburgh Central 1987-2005, for Edinburgh South West since 5 May 2005 general election
Parliamentary career
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Home Affairs 1988-92,
Treasury, Economic Affairs and the City 1992-96;
Sponsored Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1988 (Private Member's Bill);
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury 1996-97;
Chief Secretary to the Treasury 1997-98;
Secretary of State for:
Social Security/Work and Pensions 1998-2002,
Transport 2002-06,
Scotland 2003-06,
Trade and Industry 2006-07;
Chancellor of the Exchequer 2007-10;
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer 2010
Party groups
Member, Labour Party's Economic Commission 1994-97
Councils, public bodies
Lothian Regional Council:
Councillor 1982-87,
Chair, Lothian Region Transport Committee 1986-87
International bodies
Governor European Investment Bank 2007-10
Political interests
Transport, education, health, economic policy, constitution
General Election 2010 - Edinburgh South West
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Darling, Alistair |
Lab |
19473 |
42.75% |
| Rust, Jason |
Con |
11026 |
24.21% |
| McKay, Tim |
Lib Dem |
8194 |
17.99% |
| Stewart, Kaukab |
SNP |
5530 |
12.14% |
| Cooney, Clare |
Green |
872 |
1.91% |
| Fox, Colin |
SSP |
319 |
0.7% |
| Bellamy, Caroline |
Comm League |
48 |
0.11% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (1.04% from Con to Lab) |