Here are the most recent election results for the Edinburgh East and Musselburgh 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 and Musselburgh | ||
| Region | Scotland | ||
| 1st in 2024 | Labour | ||
| 2nd in 2024 | SNP | ||
| Swing To Lose | 4.08% | ||
| Next Election Prediction | View | ||
Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.
| Election | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Election 2024 | Labour | |
| Election 2019 (New Boundaries) | SNP | |
| Election 2001 | Labour | |
| Election 1997 | Labour | |
View full Election 2024 results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 18,790 | 41.23% | +14.84% | |
| SNP | 15,075 | 33.08% | -15.89% | |
| Green | 4,669 | 10.24% | +6.65% | |
| Conservative | 2,598 | 5.70% | -8.37% | |
| Reform UK | 2,129 | 4.67% | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1,949 | 4.28% | -2.69% | |
| Minor | 365 | 0.80% | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,715 | 8.15% | ||
| Turnout | 45,575 | 59.82% | -9.20% | |
| Electorate | 76,188 | |||
Swing from SNP to LAB | 15.36% | |||
Swing from SNP to GRN | 11.27% | |||
Swing from GRN to LAB | 4.09% | |||
| Labour gain from SNP | ||||
View full Election 2019 (New Boundaries) results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | 25,587 | 48.97% | N/A | |
| Labour | 13,791 | 26.39% | N/A | |
| Conservative | 7,354 | 14.07% | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | 3,642 | 6.97% | N/A | |
| Green | 1,879 | 3.60% | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,796 | 22.57% | ||
| Turnout | 52,253 | 69.02% | N/A | |
| Electorate | 75,705 | |||
| SNP win | ||||
View full Election 2001 results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 18,124 | 52.60% | -0.97% | |
| SNP | 5,956 | 17.29% | -1.79% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 4,981 | 14.46% | +3.75% | |
| Conservative | 3,906 | 11.34% | -4.06% | |
| Minor | 1,487 | 4.32% | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,168 | 35.32% | ||
| Turnout | 34,454 | 58.16% | -12.45% | |
| Electorate | 59,241 | |||
Swing from SNP to LD | 2.77% | |||
Swing from LAB to LD | 2.36% | |||
Swing from SNP to LAB | 0.41% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
View full Election 1997 results.
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 22,564 | 53.57% | N/A | |
| SNP | 8,034 | 19.07% | N/A | |
| Conservative | 6,483 | 15.39% | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | 4,511 | 10.71% | N/A | |
| Minor | 526 | 1.25% | N/A | |
| Majority | 14,530 | 34.50% | ||
| Turnout | 42,118 | 70.61% | N/A | |
| Electorate | 59,648 | |||
| Labour win | ||||