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Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Chris Murray
— Current MP
75,705
Electorate
1
Elections
59.8%
Avg turnout
0
Times changed

Election history

LAB Chris Murray Hold
2024-07-04
Majority 3,715 Turnout 59.8% Votes 45,575
CandidatePartyVotesCountShareSwing
✓ Chris Murray LAB
18,790 41.2% +14.8pp
Tommy Sheppard SNP
15,075 33.1% -15.9pp
Amanda Grimm
4,669 10.2% +6.7pp
Marie-Clair Munro CON
2,598 5.7% -8.4pp
Derek Winton REF
2,129 4.7% —
Charles Dundas LD
1,949 4.3% -2.7pp
Jane Gould
365 0.8% —

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

35 to 49
19.4%
25 to 34
18.5%
18 to 24
17.5%
50 to 64
16.7%
65 and over
14.0%
0 to 17
13.9%

Demographic change (2001–2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.

🌍 Ethnicity

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Other ethnic group 0.3% — 4.8% — — +4.5pp
Asian or Asian British 1.6% — 9.1% — — +7.5pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British 0.3% — 2.1% — — +1.8pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.4% — 2.7% — — +2.3pp
White — — 84.1% — — —

⛪ Religion

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Buddhist 0.2% — 0.7% — — +0.5pp
Christian 56.8% — 28.5% — — -28.3pp
Hindu 0.1% — 1.1% — — +1.0pp
Jewish 0.1% — 0.3% — — +0.2pp
Muslim 1.2% — 3.8% — — +2.6pp
Sikh 0.2% — 0.4% — — +0.2pp
No religion 34.9% — 57.8% — — +23.0pp
Other religion 0.7% — 2.2% — — +1.5pp
Not answered 5.9% — 6.6% — — +0.7pp

🎓 Education

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Level 4 qualifications or above 21.3% — 43.7% — — +22.4pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications 25.9% — — — — —
Level 2 qualifications 15.3% — — — — —
Level 3 qualifications 5.8% — — — — —
No qualifications 31.8% — 11.2% — — -20.5pp

🏠 Housing

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Owner-occupiers 69.4% — 53.2% — — -16.1pp
Private renters 5.6% — 24.9% — — +19.4pp
Rent free 3.8% — — — — —
Social renters 21.3% — 20.2% — — -1.1pp

Previous MPs

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