Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency)
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was expanded to include the town of Musselburgh.[4] 1955–1974: The burgh of Musselburgh and the Craigentinny, Portobello and Craigmillar (with the exception of the area added by the Edinburgh Corporation Order Confirmation Act 1954).[7] 2005–2024: The City of Edinburgh wards of Tollcross, Southside, Holyrood, Meadowbank, Mountcastle, Leith Links, Restalrig, Portobello, Milton, Prestonfield, Craigmillar, and Duddingston.It included the areas of Craigmillar, Duddingston, Holyrood, Leith Links, Meadowbank, Milton, Mountcastle, Portobello, Prestonfield, Restalrig, Southside and Tollcross.The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
Edinburgh Eastern (Scottish Parliament constituency)burgh constituencyHouse of CommonsSubdivisions of ScotlandCity of EdinburghBrunstaneNewcraighallDuddingstonPortobelloCraigmillarEdinburgh East & MusselburghEdinburgh CentralEdinburgh SouthEdinburghParliament of the United KingdomMember of Parliament (MP)first past the post2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituenciesMusselburghEdinburgh East and MusselburghCity of Edinburgh council areaEast Lothian council areaSI 1948Scottish Parliament constituenciesHolyroodLeith LinksMeadowbankMountcastlePrestonfieldRestalrigSouthsideTollcrossEdinburgh WestEdinburgh CastleHolyrood PalaceRoyal MileSt Giles' CathedralScottish Parliament buildingPortobello BeachUniversity of EdinburghGeorge GoschenIndependent LiberalLiberal UnionistRobert WallaceLiberal1899 by-electionSir George McCrae1909 by-electionSir James Gibson, Bt1912 by-electionJames Myles HoggeThomas Drummond ShielsLabourDavid Marshall MasonFrederick Pethick-Lawrence1945 by-electionGeorge Reid Thomson1947 by-electionJohn Wheatley1954 by-electionGeorge WillisGavin StrangSheila GilmoreTommy SheppardGeneral election 2019ConservativeLiberal DemocratsScottish GreenTurnoutGeneral election 2017General election 2015Peter McCollGeneral election 2010George KerevanRobin HarperGeneral election 2005Stefan TymkewyczScottish SocialistCatriona GrantCommunist LeagueGeneral election 1992General election 1987Mungo BoveyGeneral election 1983General election 1979CommunistWorkers RevolutionaryGeneral election October 1974General election February 1974General election 1970General election 1966Barry HendersonGeneral election 1964General election 1959UnionistEarl of DalkeithGeneral election 1955William GrantGeneral election 1951General election 1950Charles DonaldsonNational LiberalJohn JunorMary Fraser DottGeorge ThomsonTam GalbraithGeneral election 1945William Angus SinclairGeneral election 1935Minna CowanGeneral election 1931Drummond ShielsNational (Scotland)General election 1929Thomas Pringle McDonaldGeneral election 1924Charles MilneGeneral election 1923General election 1922General election 1918National Democraticcandidate endorsed by the coalition governmentJohn Gordon JamesonRegistered electorsGeneral election December 1910James Gibson