|
|
|
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
|
|
gain
from Labour
|
|
Dr Gavin Strang
|
|
0 ( 0.0%)
|
|
6,483 (15.4%)
|
|
22,564 (53.6%)
|
|
4,511 (10.7%)
|
|
8,034 (19.1%)
|
|
526 ( 1.2%)
|
|
|
|
59,648
|
|
42,118 (70.6%)
|
|
Dr Gavin Strang
|
|
Edinburgh East
|
|
9,101 (20.7%)
|
|
10,568 (24.0%)
|
|
19,669 (44.7%)
|
|
5,075 (11.5%)
|
|
7,890 (17.9%)
|
|
801 ( 1.8%)
|
|
|
Labour
|
|
59,153
|
|
44,003 (74.4%)
|
|
|
-8.6%
|
|
+8.9%
|
|
-0.8%
|
|
+1.1%
|
|
-0.6%
|
|
+0.8%
|
|
-3.8%
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,581
|
8.68
|
9.03
|
96
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
