WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

3,715latest majority

59.8%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Chris Murray

Labour

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate76,188

Turnout59.8%

Majority3,715

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

Jane GouldIndependent3650.8%

Charles DundasLiberal Democrat1,9494.3%

Derek WintonReform UK2,1294.7%

Marie-Clair MunroConservative2,5985.7%

Amanda GrimmScottish Green Party4,66910.2%

Tommy SheppardScottish National Party15,07533.1%

Chris MurrayLabour18,79041.2%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Scottish National Party Majority 11,796 · 69.0% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population116,581Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1813.6%Share of population

Aged 65+14.4%Share of population

Home owners53.2%Households

Private renters24.9%Households

Social renters20.2%Households

One-person households42.5%Of households

Families with children18.3%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.