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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997–2005 and 2024 onwards}}
{{distinguish|Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name        = Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
|parliament  = uk
|image       = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|plain=yes|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame-height=200|frame-width=250}}
|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 (politician)|Chris Murray]]
|party       = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|previous2   = [[Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh East]]
|next2       = [[Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh East]]<br />[[East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)|East Lothian]]
|region      = Scotland
|county      = [[City of Edinburgh (council area)|City of Edinburgh]]<br />[[East Lothian]]
|year        = 2024
|abolished   =
|previous    = [[Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh East]]
|next        =
}}
'''Edinburgh East and Musselburgh''' is a [[burgh constituency]] of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] (at [[Palace of Westminster|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 [[Scottish Westminster constituencies#Recommended changes|final recommendations]] of the [[Boundary Commission for Scotland]], replacing [[Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh East]]. It has been held by Labour politician [[Chris Murray (politician)|Chris Murray]] since the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Review of UK Parliament Constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland Final Recommendations laid before Parliament |url=https://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023_review_final/2023_review_final_recs_news_release.pdf |date=28 June 2023}}</ref>
The constituency had previously existed from [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]] to [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]]. In [[1999 Scottish Parliament election|1999]], a [[Scottish Parliament constituency]] was created with the same name and boundaries and was used until [[2011 Scottish Parliament election|2011]]. See headnote above.
==Boundaries==
The constituency covers an eastern portion of the [[City of Edinburgh council area]] and most of the [[Musselburgh (ward)|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 (ward)|Craigentinny/Duddingston]] and [[Portobello/Craigmillar (ward)|Portobello/Craigmillar]].
* In part: the City of Edinburgh Council wards of [[City Centre (Edinburgh ward)|City Centre]] ([[Old Town, Edinburgh|Old Town]] area), [[Leith Walk (ward)|Leith Walk]] (small area), [[Leith (ward)|Leith]] (small area) and [[Southside/Newington (ward)|Southside/Newington]] (small part comprising the South Side area).
* In part: the East Lothian Council ward of Musselburgh (majority including the town of [[Musselburgh]]).<ref>[https://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/reviews/2023-review-uk-parliament-constituencies 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies] Boundary Commission for Scotland</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 3}}</ref>
The parts in the City of Edinburgh comprise the former constituency of [[Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh East]], except the area of [[Prestonfield, Edinburgh|Prestonfield]], which was transferred to [[Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South]]. The part in East Lothian Council was transferred from the East Lothian constituency (renamed [[Lothian East (UK Parliament constituency)|Lothian East]]).
When the original constituency was abolished for the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 general election]], most of it was merged into the new [[Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh East]] constituency. The rest of it, the Musselburgh area, was merged into the [[East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)|East Lothian]] constituency.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/5th%20report/index.htm |title=Fifth Periodical Review |website=[[Boundary Commission for Scotland]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009160559fw_/http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/5th%20report/index.htm |archive-date=9 October 2007}}</ref>
==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member <ref name="rayment">{{Rayment-hc|e|1|date=March 2012}}</ref>
!Party
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]]
| [[Gavin Strang]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"|[[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]]
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished'' – see [[Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh East]]
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]]
| [[Chris Murray (politician)|Chris Murray]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|}
==Election results==
===Elections in the 2020s===
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: Edinburgh East and Musselburgh<ref>{{cite web |title=Parliamentary General Election results by constituency: Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |url=https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/election-results/parliamentary-general-election-results-constituency/5 |website=City of Edinburgh Council |access-date=16 July 2024}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |title=Edinburgh East and Musselburgh results |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/S14000078 |access-date=16 July 2024}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Scottish Labour|candidate=[[Chris Murray (politician)|Chris Murray]]|votes=18,790|percentage=41.2|change=+14.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish National Party|candidate=[[Tommy Sheppard (politician)|Tommy Sheppard]]|votes=15,075|percentage=33.1|change=−15.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish Greens|candidate=Amanda Grimm|votes=4,669|percentage=10.2|change=+6.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Scottish Conservatives|candidate=Marie-Clair Munro|votes=2,598|percentage=5.7|change=−8.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Reform UK|candidate=Derek Winton|votes=2,129|percentage=4.7|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish Liberal Democrats|candidate=Charles Dundas|votes=1,949|percentage=4.3|change=−2.7}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Jane Gould|votes=365|percentage=0.8|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=3,715|percentage=8.1|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=45,781|percentage=60.1|change=-9.0}}
{{Election box registered electors| reg. electors = 76,188}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner     = Scottish Labour
|loser = Scottish National Party
|swing      = +14.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
===Elections of the 2000s===
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[2001 United Kingdom general election|General election 2001]]: Edinburgh East and Musselburgh<ref name="electoral calculus 2001">{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party      = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate  = [[Gavin Strang]]
|votes      = 18,124
|percentage = 52.6
|change     = −1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish National Party|candidate=Rob Munn|votes=5,956|percentage=17.3|change=−1.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Gary Peacock|votes=4,981|percentage=14.5|change=+3.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Peter Finnie|votes=3,906|percentage=11.3|change=−4.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish Socialist Party|candidate=Derek Durkin|votes=1,487|percentage=4.3|change=''New''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=12,168|percentage=35.3|change=+0.8}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=34,454|percentage=58.2|change=−12.4}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner     = Labour Party (UK)
|swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
===Elections of the 1990s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1997 United Kingdom general election|General election 1997]]: Edinburgh East and Musselburgh<ref name="electoral calculus 1997">{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party      = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate  = [[Gavin Strang]]
|votes      = 22,564
|percentage = 53.6
|change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Scottish National Party
|candidate  = [[Derrick White (politician)|Derrick White]]
|votes      = 8,034
|percentage = 19.1
|change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate  = Kenneth F. Ward
|votes      = 6,483
|percentage = 15.4
|change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate  = Callum I. MacKellar
|votes      = 4,511
|percentage = 10.7
|change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Referendum Party
|candidate  = James A. Sibbet
|votes      = 526
|percentage = 1.2
|change     =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes      = 14,530
|percentage = 34.5
|change     =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes      = 42,118
|percentage = 70.6
|change     =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner     = Labour Party (UK)
|swing      = +6.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
==See also==
* [[Politics of Edinburgh]]
==Notes and references==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168948.html Edinburgh East and Musselburgh UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK''
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[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2005]]
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[[Category:Musselburgh]]