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Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (UK Parliament constituency)

UK Parliament constituency (1997–2005; 2024–)

Summary

UK Parliament constituency (1997–2005; 2024–)

Field	Value
name	Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
parliament	uk
image
caption	Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
image2	[[File:EdinburghEastMusselburgh2024Constituency.svg	210px]]
caption2	Location within Scotland
year2	1997
abolished2	2005
type	Burgh
elects_howmany	One
mp	Chris Murray
party	Labour
previous2	Edinburgh East
next2	Edinburgh East
East Lothian
region	Scotland
county	City of Edinburgh
East Lothian
year	2024
previous	Edinburgh East
electorate	75,705 (March 2020)

East Lothian 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 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 general election.

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.

Boundaries

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.

It comprises the following:

In full: the City of Edinburgh Council wards of Craigentinny/Duddingston and Portobello/Craigmillar.
In part: the City of Edinburgh Council wards of City Centre (Old Town area), Leith Walk (small area), Leith (small area) and Southside/Newington (small part comprising the South Side area).
In part: the East Lothian Council ward of Musselburgh (majority including the town of Musselburgh).

The parts in the City of Edinburgh comprise the former constituency of Edinburgh East, except the area of Prestonfield, which was transferred to Edinburgh South. The part in East Lothian Council was transferred from the East Lothian constituency (renamed Lothian East).

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.

Members of Parliament

Election	e	1	date=March 2012}}
Labour Party (UK)}}"		1997	Gavin Strang
2005	constituency abolished – see Edinburgh East
Labour Party (UK)}}"		2024	Chris Murray

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result	Party	Vote	%
	SNP	25,587	49.0
	Labour	13,791	26.4
	Conservative	7,354	14.1
	Liberal Democrats	3,642	7.0
	Scottish Greens	1,879	3.6
Majority	11,796	22.6
Turnout	52,253	69.0
Electorate	75,705

Elections of the 2000s

Elections of the 1990s

Notes

References

"2023 review final recs news release". Boundary Commission for Scotland.
(28 June 2023). "2023 Review of UK Parliament Constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland Final Recommendations laid before Parliament".
[https://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/reviews/2023-review-uk-parliament-constituencies 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies] Boundary Commission for Scotland
"The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023".
"Fifth Periodical Review".
{{Rayment-hc. e. 1. (March 2012)
"Parliamentary General Election results by constituency: Edinburgh East and Musselburgh".
"Edinburgh East and Musselburgh results". BBC News.
"Edinburgh East and Musselburgh notional election - December 2019". [[UK Parliament]].
"Election Data 2001". [[Electoral Calculus]].
"Election Data 1997". [[Electoral Calculus]].

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