Edinburgh East - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Edinburgh East constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Edinburgh East
Region	Scotland
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	SNP
	Election 2017	SNP
	Election 2015	SNP
	Election 2010	Labour
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 1992	Labour
	Election 1987	Labour
	Election 1983	Labour
	Election 1979	Labour
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Labour

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	23,165	48.45%	+5.92%
	Labour	12,748	26.66%	-8.00%
	Conservative	6,549	13.70%	-4.87%
	Liberal Democrat	3,289	6.88%	+2.63%
	Green	2,064	4.32%	N/A
Majority		10,417	21.79%
Turnout		47,815	68.87%	+2.83%
Electorate		69,424
Swing from LAB to SNP			6.96%
Swing from CON to SNP			5.40%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.56%
	SNP hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	18,509	42.53%	-6.72%
	Labour	15,084	34.66%	+4.75%
	Conservative	8,081	18.57%	+8.65%
	Liberal Democrat	1,849	4.25%	+1.43%
Majority		3,425	7.87%
Turnout		43,523	66.05%	-4.09%
Electorate		65,896
Swing from SNP to LAB			5.73%
Swing from SNP to CON			7.68%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.95%
	SNP hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	23,188	49.24%	+28.84%
	Labour	14,082	29.91%	-13.53%
	Conservative	4,670	9.92%	-1.01%
	Green	2,809	5.97%	+0.86%
	Liberal Democrat	1,325	2.81%	-16.63%
	UKIP	898	1.91%	N/A
	Minor	117	0.25%	N/A
Majority		9,106	19.34%
Turnout		47,089	70.13%	+4.72%
Electorate		67,141
Swing from LAB to SNP			21.18%
Swing from CON to SNP			14.93%
Swing from LAB to CON			6.26%
	SNP gain from Labour

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,314	43.43%	+3.39%
	SNP	8,133	20.40%	+3.38%
	Liberal Democrat	7,751	19.44%	-4.98%
	Conservative	4,358	10.93%	+0.62%
	Green	2,035	5.10%	N/A
	Minor	274	0.69%	N/A
Majority		9,181	23.03%
Turnout		39,865	65.41%	+4.16%
Electorate		60,945
Swing from SNP to LAB			0.01%
Swing from LD to LAB			4.18%
Swing from LD to SNP			4.18%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,899	40.04%	0.00%
	Liberal Democrat	9,697	24.42%	0.00%
	SNP	6,760	17.02%	0.00%
	Conservative	4,093	10.31%	0.00%
	Others	3,260	8.21%	N/A
Majority		6,202	15.62%
Turnout		39,709	61.25%	+0.31%
Electorate		64,826
Swing from LD to LAB			0.00%
Swing from SNP to LAB			0.00%
Swing from SNP to LD			0.00%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,899	40.04%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	9,697	24.42%	N/A
	SNP	6,760	17.02%	N/A
	Conservative	4,093	10.31%	N/A
	Green	2,266	5.71%	N/A
	Minor	868	2.19%	N/A
	Others	126	0.32%	N/A
Majority		6,202	15.62%
Turnout		39,709	60.95%	N/A
Electorate		65,154

	Labour win

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,446	45.75%	-4.62%
	Conservative	8,235	24.39%	-0.33%
	SNP	6,225	18.44%	+8.96%
	Liberal Democrat	3,432	10.17%	N/A
	Green	424	1.26%	N/A
Majority		7,211	21.36%
Turnout		33,762	73.74%	-0.39%
Electorate		45,785
Swing from LAB to CON			2.14%
Swing from LAB to SNP			6.79%
Swing from CON to SNP			4.65%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,257	50.37%	+5.48%
	Conservative	8,962	24.73%	-3.88%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	5,592	15.43%	-5.59%
	SNP	3,434	9.47%	+3.99%
Majority		9,295	25.64%
Turnout		36,245	74.13%	+3.72%
Electorate		48,895
Swing from CON to LAB			4.68%
Swing from ALL to LAB			5.53%
Swing from ALL to CON			0.85%
	Labour hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,169	44.89%	-8.79%
	Conservative	10,303	28.61%	-4.92%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	7,570	21.02%	N/A
	SNP	1,976	5.49%	-6.62%
Majority		5,866	16.29%
Turnout		36,018	70.41%	-5.68%
Electorate		51,156
Swing from LAB to CON			1.94%
Swing from LAB to ALL			14.91%
Swing from CON to ALL			12.97%
	Labour hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	23,477	53.69%	+8.76%
	Conservative	14,660	33.52%	+10.43%
	SNP	5,296	12.11%	-13.50%
	Others	297	0.68%	N/A
Majority		8,817	20.16%
Turnout		43,730	76.09%	-0.11%
Electorate		57,473
Swing from LAB to CON			0.83%
Swing from SNP to LAB			11.13%
Swing from SNP to CON			11.97%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,669	44.92%	+1.26%
	SNP	11,213	25.61%	+10.17%
	Conservative	10,111	23.09%	-8.55%
	Liberal	2,578	5.89%	-2.77%
	Others	213	0.49%	N/A
Majority		8,456	19.31%
Turnout		43,784	76.20%	-4.88%
Electorate		57,460
Swing from LAB to SNP			4.46%
Swing from CON to LAB			4.91%
Swing from CON to SNP			9.36%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,163	43.66%	N/A
	Conservative	14,614	31.65%	N/A
	SNP	7,128	15.44%	N/A
	Liberal	3,998	8.66%	N/A
	Others	274	0.59%	N/A
Majority		5,549	12.02%
Turnout		46,177	81.08%	N/A
Electorate		56,953

	Labour win

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