Labour Cling to Edinburgh South

EUSA President Thomas Graham congratulates Ian Murray on the Labour win

General Election Count Begins in Edinburgh

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Never a frown with Gordon Brown

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Good things come to those who wait...

The enabling motion to allow University of Edinburgh students the opportunity to vote for or against future students association motions online, was passed on Tuesday evening at an extraordinary general

Hugh Robbed, son!

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Sorry, we're full

The University of Edinburgh Health Clinic has been forced to turn away new patients as the service struggles with the large increase of new students to the area

The N Word

Following a sell out run of his eighth Edinburgh Fringe show and a whirlwind tour of his native United States, Reginald D Hunter brought his stand up show home to an embracing Edinburgh audience

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Written by Hugo Gillibrand and Julia Symmes Cobb    Friday, 07 May 2010 04:23    Print
Labour cling to Edinburgh South
Newsflash

More than two hours after results were called for Edinburgh North & Leith, South West, West and East the race in Edinburgh South remained hotly contested.

It was an extremely close race which featured intense discussions between candidates, agents and officials, a bundle recount and accusations of missing votes. The seat eventually remained with the Labour party with Ian Murray recieving 15,215 votes to Liberal Democrats Fred Mackintosh's 14,899, a decrease in the Labour majority of 89 votes. 

Edinburgh South was won by Labour in 2005 by only 405 votes. The seat was fifth on the Liberal Democrat target list.

The Liberal Democrats hoped to capitalise upon high popularity with the large student electorate to capture the seat.

Ian Murray, in an acceptance speech in which he thanked all his opponents, and singled out Mackintosh's campaign for praise, admitted that he had not been expecting to be standing on the stage as a victor and accused Liberal Democrat counsellors of letting Mackintosh's campaign down.

A subdued Mackinstosh called for people not to forget the causes of the financial crisis, the necessity for economic and political reform and spoke out against what he called, "the idea that if you frighten people they will vote for you."

The Student will be analysing the election results and thier impact on both students and Edinburgh in depth later today.

 

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