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Encyclopedia > Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency)

Edinburgh East is a constituency to be represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It did not exist between 1997 and 2005, the bulk of it lying in Edinburgh East and Musselburgh. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on 5 May 2005, just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ... Edinburgh East and Musselburgh is a constituency represented in the Scottish Parliament. ...


The constituency covers the east of Edinburgh, and is predominantly urban. Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ...

Contents
1 Boundaries
2 Member of Parliament
3 Election results
4 Politics and history of the constituency

Boundaries

The constituency covers the eastern portion of Edinburgh, including the wards of Craigmillar, Duddingston, Holyrood, Leith Links, Meadowbank, Milton, Mountcastle, Portobello, Prestonfield, Restalrig, Southside and Tollcross. It is predominantly urban. Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... The name Holyrood may refer to: the official seat of the Scottish Parliament, or the Scottish Parliament Building Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh one of the areas of Edinburgh Holyrood is an anglicisation of the Scots haly ruid (holy cross). ... Vernon Mountcastle was a neuroscientist from Johns Hopkins University. ... Portobello is a beach resort 3 miles (5 km) to the east of Edinburgh city centre along the coast of the Firth of Forth from Leith. ...


Member of Parliament

Prior to 1885, the constituency was part of the constituency of Edinburgh. Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ...

1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 _ Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... George Joachim Goschen, 1st Viscount Goschen (10 August 1831 - 7 February 1907) was a British statesman and businessman ironically best remembered for being forgotten by Lord Randolph Churchill. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence (December 28, 1871 - September 10, 1961) was a British Labour politician. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... The Right Honourable Gavin Steel Strang (born July 10, 1943) is a British politician, and Labour member of Parliament for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Election results

General Election 2005: Edinburgh East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gavin Strang 15,899 40.0% -9.7
Liberal Democrats Gordon Mackenzie 9,697 24.4% +7.2
SNP Stefan Tymkewycz 6,760 17.0% +0.6
Conservative Mev Brown 4,093 10.3% -0.8
Scottish Green Cara Gillespie 2,266 5.7% +5.7
SSP Catriona Grant 868 2.2% -1.8
Death, Dungeons and Taxes Party Brett Harris 89 0.2% +0.2
Independent Peter Clifford 37 0.1% +0.1
Majority 6,202 15.6%
Turnout 39,709 61.3 +8.5
Labour hold Swing -8.4
General Election 2001: Edinburgh East & Musselburgh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gavin Strang 18,124 52.6 -1.0
SNP Rob Munn 5,956 17.3 -1.8
Liberal Democrats Gary Peacock 4,981 14.5 +3.7
Conservative Peter Finnie 3,906 11.3 -4.1
SSP Derek Durkin 1,487 4.3 N/A
Majority 12,168 35.3
Turnout 34,454 58.2 -12.5
Labour hold Swing

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on 5 May 2005, just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Right Honourable Gavin Steel Strang (born July 10, 1943) is a British politician, and Labour member of Parliament for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... The Scottish Green Party is the Green party in Scotland, and a full member of the European Federation of Green Parties. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right in the United Kingdom. ... This article deals with the Scottish Socialist Party that was formed in 1998. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Politics and history of the constituency


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The Parliament of the United Kingdom gave legislative consent to these proposals by passing the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004, which resulted in the City of Edinburgh losing 1 UK Parliament Constituency and the boundaries on the others redrawn.
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh took in parts of the Edinburgh North and Leith seat, with the town of Musselburgh being transferred into the East Lothian constituency, with the new seat renamed Edinburgh East.
Edinburgh South West was an entirely new constituency created for the 2005 UK general election taking in elements of the old Edinburgh Central seat, the original Edinburgh West seat and Edinburgh Pentlands seat.
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