Election results

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Edinburgh East & Musselburgh (Lothians Region)

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 56,578. Turnout 29,967, 52.97 % (+ 2.63 %)
	Kenny MacAskill MSP (Also number 1 on Lothians list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	11,209
	%	37.40 %
	% change since 2003	+ 15.53 %
	Cllr Norman Murray (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	9,827
	%	32.79 %
	% change since 2003	- 10.60 %
	Gillian Cole-Hamilton (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	5,473
	%	18.26 %
	% change since 2003	+ 5.93 %
	Christine Wright (Also number 7 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	3,458
	%	11.54 %
	% change since 2003	- 1.76 %
Scottish National Party gain from Labour
Scottish National Party majority		1,382
% majority		4.61 %
% change since 2003

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 56,578. Turnout 31,397, 55.49 % (+ 5.12 %) 1,092 rejected papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Scottish National Party	9,242	29.44 %	+ 13.03 %
	Labour	8.750	27.87 %	- 0.16 %
	Liberal Democrats	3,250	10.35 %	+ 2.63 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,690	8.56 %	- 2.37 %
	Scottish Green Party	2,429	7.74 %	- 3.87 %
	Margo MacDonald MSP (Independent)	2,414	7.69 %	- 3.75 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	495	1.58 %	(+ 1.58 %)
	Solidarity	468	1.49 %	(+ 1.49 %)
	Scottish Socialist Party	292	0.93 %	- 6.81 %
	Socialist Labour Party	279	0.89 %	- 0.05 %
	British National Party	256	0.81 %	(+0.81 %)
	Scottish Christian Party	201	0.64 %	(+ 0.64 %)
	Publican Party	139	0.44 %	(+ 0.44 %)
	Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour Party	98	0.31 %	+ 0.01 %
	UK Independence Party	90	0.29 %	- 0.05 %
	Scottish Voice/NHS First	74	0.23 %	(+ 0.23 %)
	Had Enough Party	65	0.21 %	(+ 0.21 %)
	Christian Peoples Alliance	56	0.18 %	(+ 0.18 %)
	Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers	39	0.12 %	(+ 0.12%)
	Scottish Enterprise Party	25	0.08 %	(+ 0.08 %)
	Alex Scott (Independent)	22	0.07 %	+ 0.00 %
	Duncan Thorpe (Independent)	8	0.03 %	(+ 0.03 %)
	John Wilson (Independent)	5	0.02 %	(+ 0.02 %)
	Scottish National Party majority	492	1.57 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 57,704. Turnout 29,044, 50.33 % (- 11.44 %)
	Susan Deacon MSP (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	12,655
	%	43.57 %
	% change since 1999	- 2.62 %
	Kenny MacAskill MSP (Also number 1 on Lothians list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	6,497
	%	22.37 %
	% change since 1999	- 5.67 %
	John Smart (Also number 9 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	3,863
	%	13.30 %
	% change since 1999	+ 0.86 %
	Gary Peacock (Also number 7 on Lothians list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	3,582
	%	12.33 %
	% change since 1999	+ 1.85 %
	Derek Durkin (Also number 5 on Lothians list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	2,447
	%	8.43 %
	% change since 1999	+ 6.55 %
Labour hold
Labour majority		6,158
% majority		21.20 %
% change since 1999		+ 3.05 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 57,704. Turnout 29,065, 50.37 % 189 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	8,148	28.03 %	- 7.14 %
	Scottish National Party	4,771	16.41 %	- 10.74 %
	Margo MacDonald MSP (Independent)	3,385	11.65 %	(+ 11.65 %)
	Scottish Green Party	3,375	11.61 %	5.52 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,176	10.93 %	- 1.43 %
	Liberal Democrats	2,244	7.72 %	- 3.37 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	2,168	7.46 %	+ 5.38 %
	Pensioners's Party	789	2.71 %	(+ 2.71 %)
	Liberal Party In Scotland	299	1.03 %
	Socialist Labour Party	274	0.94 %	- 2.82 %
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	133	0.46 %	(+ 0.46 %)
	UK Independence Party	98	0.34 %	(+ 0.34 %)
	Adam Lyle's Witchery Tour Party	87	0.30 %
	Pro-Life Party	66	0.23 %	- 0.13 %
	Mary Campbell (Independent)	25	0.09 %
	Alexander Scott (Independent)	19	0.07 %
	Peter Gatensbury (Independent)	8	0.03 %
	Labour majority	3,377	11.62 %	+ 3.60 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Constituenc Result

Electorate . Turnout
	Susan Deacon (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Labour
	Votes	17,086
	%	46.19 %
	% change since 1997	- 7.38 %
	Kenny MacAskill (Also number 2 on Lothians list)
	Scottish National Party
	Votes	10,372
	%	28.04 %
	% change since 1997	+ 8.97 %
	Jeremy Balfour (Also number 6 on Lothians list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Votes	4,600
	%	12.44 %
	% change since 1997	- 2.95 %
	Marjorie Thomas (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Votes	4,100
	%	11.08 %
	% change since 1997	+ 0.37 %
	Derrick White (Also number 6 on Lothians list)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Votes	697
	%	1.88 %
	% change since 1997	+ 1.88 %
	Michael Heavey (Not standing on Lothians list)
	Independent for You
	Votes	134
	%	0.36 %
	% change since 1997	+ 0.36 %
Labour win
Labour majority		6,714
% majority		18.15 %
% change since 1997		- 16.35 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Regional list vote result

Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Labour	12,990	35.17 %
	Scottish National Party	10,029	27.15 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,565	12.36 %
	Liberal Democrats	4,098	11.09 %
	Scottish Green Party	2,250	6.09 %
	Socialist Labour Party	1,390	3.76 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	770	2.08 %
	ProLife Alliance	131	0.36 %
	Natural Law Party	68	0.18 %
	Others: Liberal Party Witchery Tour Party Civil Rights Movement Braveheart Socialist Party of Great Britain Independent Voice for Scottish Parliament Independent Independent Anti-Corruption, Mobile Home Scandal, Roads (No breakdown available)	649	1.76 %
	Labour majority	2,961	8.02 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dr Gavin Strang	22,564	53.57 %
	Scottish National Party	Derick White	8,034	19.07 %
	Conservative & Unionist	Kenneth Ward	6,483	15.39 %
	Liberal Democrat	Callum MacKellar	4,511	10.71 %
	Referendum	James Sibbet	526	1.25%
	Labour hold	Labour majority	14,530	34.50 %