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Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (UK Parliament constituency)

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Not to be confused with Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency).

Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Location within Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandCity of Edinburgh
East Lothian
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentChris Murray (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromEdinburgh East
1997–2005
Created fromEdinburgh East
Replaced byEdinburgh East
East Lothian

Edinburgh East and Musselburgh is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster). It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

In its present form, the constituency was established as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Scotland, replacing Edinburgh East. It has been held by Labour politician Chris Murray since the 2024 United Kingdom general election.[1]

The constituency had previously existed from 1997 to 2005. In 1999, a Scottish Parliament constituency was created with the same name and boundaries and was used until 2011. See headnote above.

Boundaries

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The constituency covers an eastern portion of the City of Edinburgh council area and most of the Musselburgh ward of the East Lothian council area. It is one of six constituencies covering the City of Edinburgh area, and one of two covering the East Lothian area. The constituency is predominantly urban.

When the original constituency was abolished for the 2005 general election, most of it was merged into the new Edinburgh East constituency. The rest of it, the Musselburgh area, was merged into the East Lothian constituency.[2]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member [3] Party
1997 Gavin Strang Labour
2005 constituency abolished – see Edinburgh East
2024 Chris Murray Labour

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Edinburgh East and Musselburgh[4] [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Murray 18,790 41.2 +12.8
SNP Tommy Sheppard 15,075 33.1 −15.9
Scottish Green Amanda Grimm 4,669 10.2 +6.6
Conservative Marie-Clair Munro 2,598 5.7 −8.4
Reform UK Derek Winton 2,129 4.7 New
Liberal Democrats Charles Dundas 1,949 4.3 −2.7
Independent Jane Gould 365 0.8 New
Majority 3,715 8.1 N/A
Turnout 45,781 60.1 −9.0
Registered electors 76,188
Labour gain from SNP Swing +14.3

Elections of the 2000s

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General election 2001: Edinburgh East and Musselburgh[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gavin Strang 18,124 52.6 −1.0
SNP Rob Munn 5,956 17.3 −1.8
Liberal Democrats Gary Peacock 4,981 14.5 +3.8
Conservative Peter Finnie 3,906 11.3 −4.1
Scottish Socialist Derek Durkin 1,487 4.3 New
Majority 12,168 35.3 +0.8
Turnout 34,454 58.2 −12.4
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 1990s

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General election 1997: Edinburgh East and Musselburgh[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gavin Strang 22,564 53.6
SNP Derrick White 8,034 19.1
Conservative Kenneth F. Ward 6,483 15.4
Liberal Democrats Callum I. MacKellar 4,511 10.7
Referendum James A. Sibbet 526 1.2
Majority 14,530 34.5
Turnout 42,118 70.6
Labour win (new seat)

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ "2023 Review of UK Parliament Constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland Final Recommendations laid before Parliament" (PDF). 28 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Fifth Periodical Review". Boundary Commission for Scotland. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007.
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 1)
  4. ^ "Parliamentary General Election results by constituency: Edinburgh East and Musselburgh". City of Edinburgh Council. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Edinburgh East and Musselburgh results". BBC News. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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