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Edinburgh South

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Current MP

Name: Ian Murray
Party: Labour
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2029 election

No candidates have been declared for 2029 yet.

Projections

Projection	Projected result	Description
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR January 2026	Toss-up Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 28.0%; Ref: 24.0%; SNP: 17.0%; Green: 12.0%
More in Common January 2026	Lean SNP	Vote shares: SNP: 30.0%; Lab: 22.0%; Ref: 21.0%; LD: 12.0%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR October 2025	Toss-up Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 29.0%; Ref: 27.0%; SNP: 18.0%
YouGov September 2025	Likely Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 36.0%; Ref: 16.0%; Green: 14.0%; SNP: 12.0%; LD: 10.0%
More in Common September 2025	Lean Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 32.0%; Ref: 21.0%; SNP: 16.0%; LD: 10.0%
More in Common July 2025	Lean Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 30.0%; LD: 20.0%; Cons: 16.0%; Ref: 12.0%; Other: 11.0%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR June 2025	Likely Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 41.0%; SNP: 19.0%; Ref: 12.0%; Green: 11.0%
YouGov June 2025	Likely Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 38.0%; Ref: 15.0%; SNP: 14.0%; Green: 13.0%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR April 2025	Likely Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 39.0%; SNP: 19.0%; Ref: 13.0%; Green: 10.0%
More in Common April 2025	Lean Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 28.0%; Ref: 20.0%; Green: 13.0%; LD: 12.0%; SNP: 12.0%
ElectoralCalculus/PLMR Feb 2025	Likely Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 38.0%; SNP: 20.0%; Ref: 12.0%; Green: 11.0%
Focaldata Jan 2025	Likely Lab	Vote shares: Lab: 40.0%; SNP: 19.0%; Cons: 12.0%; Green: 10.0%
More in Common Dec 2024	Safe Lab	Victory chances: Lab: 100.0%

2024 results

Winning party: Labour
Majority: 17251 (36.84%)
Turnout: 66.10%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ian Murray	Labour Party	24976	53.3%
Simita Kumar	Scottish National Party (SNP)	7725	16.5%
Jo Phillips	Scottish Green Party	4270	9.1%
Christopher Cowdy	Conservative and Unionist Party	4001	8.5%
Andy Williamson	Liberal Democrats	2746	5.9%
Cameron Rose	Reform UK	1845	3.9%
Alex Martin	Independent	466	1.0%
Lynne Lyon	Alba Party	454	1.0%
Phil Holden	Scottish Family Party	267	0.6%
Mark Rowbotham	Independent	76	0.2%

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2019 notional results

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Winning party: Labour
Majority: 10795 (20.35%)
Turnout: 74.7%