Result: Edinburgh East
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  |
40.0% |
| Liberal Democrat |  |
24.4% |
| SNP |  |
17.0% |
| Swing: 8.4% from LAB to LD | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Gavin Strang | Labour | 15,899 | 40.0 | -9.7 |
| Gordon Mackenzie | Liberal Democrat | 9,697 | 24.4 | +7.2 |
| Stefan Tymkewycz | SNP | 6,760 | 17.0 | +0.6 |
| Mev Brown | Conservative | 4,093 | 10.3 | -0.8 |
| Cara Gillespie | Scottish Green Party | 2,266 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Catriona Grant | Scottish Socialist Party | 868 | 2.2 | -1.8 |
| Brett Harris | Death, Dungeons & Taxes | 89 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Peter Clifford | Independent | 37 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Majority | 6,202 | 15.6 | ||
| Turnout | 39,709 | 60.9 | +8.1 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SCOTLAND | |||
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2001 RESULT FOR EDINBURGH EAST
Labour
49.7%
Liberal Democrat
17.2%
SNP
16.4%
Others
16.7%
