Parliament 1885 to 1997 2005 to present Election results Elections in the 2010s Elections in the 2000s Election in the 1990s Elections in the 1980s Elections in the 1970s Elections in the 1960s Elections in the 1950s Elections in the 1940s General Election 1939–40: Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected; Labour: Frederick Pethick-Lawrence Liberal: Unionist: Elections in the 1930s Elections in the 1920s Elections in the 1910s Elections in the 1900s Elections in the 1890s Elections in the 1880s See also Politics of Edinburgh References Specific General Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. . Westminster Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland East Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885 Edinburgh East