Election 97

Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Current MP Dr Gavin Strang
Conservative 97 6,483
Labour 97 22,564
LibDem 97 4,511
Nationalist 97 8,034
Other 97 0
Elected party
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Edinburgh East
Conservative 92 10,568
Labour 92 19,669
LibDem 92 5,075
Nationalist 92 7,890
Other 92 801
Elected party Labour

Edinburgh East and Musselburgh is Labour's safest seat in the city. There are good residential areas on the coast, but also much grim council housing. Labour MP, Dr Gavin Strang, should consider himself safe in 1997.


Super Profiles

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1,696 5.71 11.17 51
2,387 8.03 11.25 71
4,946 16.64 14.70 113
3,286 11.06 10.45 106
222 0.75 2.81 27
5,943 20.00 8.01 250
2,869 9.65 15.25 63
497 1.67 7.13 23
5,295 17.82 10.17 175