Edinburgh South
Current MP
Name: Ian Murray
Party: Labour
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2029 election
No candidates have been declared for 2029 yet.
Predictions
| Prediction | Predicted result | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Test: First letter | Lean Lab | First letter is 'E' |
| Test: Name length | Likely Lab | Length is 15 |
| Near 2024: vote share | Safe Lab | Vote shares: Lab: 52.63%; SNP: 19.39% |
| Near 2024: victory chance | Likely Lab | Victory chances: Lab: 85.54% |
2024 results
Winning party: Labour
Majority: 17251 (36.84%)
Turnout: 66.10%
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Murray | Labour Party | 24976 |
| Simita Kumar | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 7725 |
| Jo Phillips | Scottish Green Party | 4270 |
| Christopher Cowdy | Conservative and Unionist Party | 4001 |
| Andy Williamson | Liberal Democrats | 2746 |
| Cameron Rose | Reform UK | 1845 |
| Alex Martin | Independent | 466 |
| Lynne Lyon | Alba Party | 454 |
| Phil Holden | Scottish Family Party | 267 |
| Mark Rowbotham | Independent | 76 |
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2019 notional results
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Winning party: Labour
Majority: 10795 (20.35%)
Turnout: 74.7%
| Party | Votes |
|---|---|
| Labour | 24508 |
| Scottish Nationalist | 13713 |
| Conservative | 8922 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4344 |
| Green | 1542 |