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Home General Elections 1 May 1997 Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Result summary
| Parties | |||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | |
| Votes | 22,564 | 8,034 | 6,483 | 4,511 | 526 |
| Votes gained | – | – | – | – | – |
| Share of votes | 53.6% | 19.1% | 15.4% | 10.7% | 1.2% |
| Share of eligible voters | 37.8% | 13.5% | 10.9% | 7.6% | 0.9% |
| Gain in share of votes | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total votes: | 42,118 | |
| Electorate: | 59,648 | |
| Turnout: | 70.6% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Edinburgh East 1 May 1997 |
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Constituency succeeded by East Lothian, Edinburgh East 5 May 2005 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Green | Reform UK |
Other | Others | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Green | Reform UK |
Other | Others | ||
| 4 July 2024 | General Election | 18,790 | 15,075 | 2,598 | 1,949 | 4,669 | 2,129 | 365 | |
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 18,124 | 5,956 | 3,906 | 4,981 | 1,487 | 0 | ||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 22,564 | 8,034 | 6,483 | 4,511 | 526 | 0 | ||