Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
ConstituencySouth east Scotland. About 117,504 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 32 square kilometres.
MP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Chris MurrayLabourMP since
They won by 3,715 votes on a 59.8% turnout.
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Radon Affected Area by constituency
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 21% of people in Edinburgh East and Musselburgh live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
2024 general election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris MurrayElected | Labour | 18,790 | 41.2% |
| Tommy Sheppard | Scottish National Party | 15,075 | 33.1% |
| Amanda Grimm | Scottish Green Party | 4,669 | 10.2% |
| Marie-Clair Munro | Conservative | 2,598 | 5.7% |
| Derek Winton | Reform UK | 2,129 | 4.7% |
| Charles Dundas | Liberal Democrat | 1,949 | 4.3% |
| Jane Gould | Independent | 365 | 0.8% |
- Electorate
- 76,188
- Turnout
- 59.8%
- Majority
- 3,715 (8.2%)
- Valid votes
- 45,575
- Rejected ballots
- 206
Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library
How Edinburgh East and Musselburgh compares
Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.
Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.
What is the population of Edinburgh East and Musselburgh?
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh had 113,798 usual residents at the census.
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh is the 95th most populated of 650 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Edinburgh
Most of Edinburgh East and Musselburgh lies in Edinburgh. These figures are published for the whole of Edinburgh, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Edinburgh East and Musselburgh itself. See Edinburgh
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh in brief
The winner in Edinburgh East and Musselburgh had a majority of 8.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Edinburgh East and Musselburgh at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 59.8%.
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh had 113,798 usual residents at the census.
About 21% of people in Edinburgh East and Musselburgh live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.