Edinburgh South

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Electorate: 66188
Incumbent MP: Ian Murray (Labour)
Majority: 11095
Brexit: Voted to Remain (78%)

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Brexit

"Britain was wrong to leave the EU" - Agree or disagree?


MRP Estimate:
Agree 72%
Disagree 16%
Ranked #2 most Bregretful out of 632 constituencies

Edinburgh South result:
Strongly agree (56%)
Mildly agree (16%)
Neither (12%)
Mildly disagree (8%)
Strongly disagree (8%)

National result:
Strongly agree (37%)
Mildly agree (17%)
Neither (18%)
Strongly disagree (19%)

Trans


Question 1:
People should be able to identify as being of a different gender to the one they had recorded at birth"


MRP Estimate:
Agree 57%
Disagree 25%
Ranked #110 most in agreement out of 632 constituencies

Edinburgh South result:
Strongly agree (34%)
Mildly agree (23%)
Neither (17%)
Mildly disagree (11%)
Strongly disagree (14%)

National result:
Strongly agree (26%)
Mildly agree (26%)
Neither (24%)
Mildly disagree (10%)
Strongly disagree (14%)

Question 2:
"It should be made easier for transgender people to change their legal gender"


MRP Estimate:
Agree 42%
Disagree 36%
Ranked #202 most in agreement out of 632 constituencies

Edinburgh South result:
Strongly agree (21%)
Mildly agree (21%)
Neither (22%)
Mildly disagree (14%)
Strongly disagree (22%)

National result:
Strongly agree (17%)
Mildly agree (20%)
Neither (30%)
Mildly disagree (14%)
Strongly disagree (19%)

Question 3:
"Transgender women should be allowed to use spaces reserved for women, such as women's toilets or changing rooms"


MRP Estimate:
Agree 39%
Disagree 42%
Ranked #106 most in agreement out of 632 constituencies

Edinburgh South result:
Strongly agree (21%)
Mildly agree (18%)
Neither (19%)
Mildly disagree (12%)
Strongly disagree (30%)

National result:
Strongly agree (15%)
Mildly agree (18%)
Neither (25%)
Mildly disagree (15%)
Strongly disagree (27%)

Question 4:
"Transgender women should be allowed to take part in women's sporting events"


MRP Estimate:
Agree 25%
Disagree 56%
Ranked #182 most in agreement out of 632 constituencies

Edinburgh South result:
Strongly agree (13%)
Mildly agree (12%)
Neither (19%)
Mildly disagree (18%)
Strongly disagree (38%)

National result:
Strongly agree (12%)
Mildly agree (11%)
Neither (21%)
Mildly disagree (19%)
Strongly disagree (38%)

Conspiracy

"The world is controlled by a secretive elite"


MRP Estimate:
Agree 40%
Disagree 35%
Ranked #307 most in agreement out of 632 constituencies

Edinburgh South result:
Strongly agree (16%)
Mildly agree (24%)
Neither (25%)
Mildly disagree (15%)
Strongly disagree (20%)

National result:
Strongly agree (15%)
Mildly agree (23%)
Neither (30%)
Mildly disagree (13%)
Strongly disagree (20%)

Immigration

"Immigration levels are too high"


MRP Estimate:
Agree 40%
Disagree 34%
Ranked #626 most in agreement out of 632 constituencies

Edinburgh South result:
Strongly agree (20%)
Mildly agree (20%)
Neither (26%)
Mildly disagree (18%)
Strongly disagree (16%)

National result:
Strongly agree (34%)
Mildly agree (23%)
Neither (24%)
Mildly disagree (12%)
Strongly disagree (8%)

Cost of living


Question 1:
"I worry about affording basic necessities, such as food and energy"


MRP Estimate:
Agree 57%
Disagree 28%
Ranked #567 most in agreement out of 632 constituencies

Edinburgh South result:
Strongly agree (25%)
Mildly agree (32%)
Neither (15%)

National result:
Strongly agree (30%)
Mildly agree (32%)
Neither (15%)
Mildly disagree (14%)
Strongly disagree (8%)

Question 2:
"I want house prices to come down"


MRP Estimate:
Agree 59%
Disagree 14%
Ranked #161 most in agreement out of 632 constituencies

Edinburgh South result:
Strongly agree (40%)
Mildly agree (19%)
Neither (27%)
Mildly disagree (9%)
Strongly disagree (5%)

National result:
Strongly agree (35%)
Mildly agree (18%)
Neither (33%)
Mildly disagree (8%)
Strongly disagree (6%)

Net zero

"The Government spends too much time on green issues"


MRP Estimate:
Agree 26%
Disagree 50%
Ranked #23 most pro-green out of 632 constituencies

Edinburgh South result:
Strongly agree (12%)
Mildly agree (14%)
Neither (24%)
Mildly disagree (23%)
Strongly disagree (27%)

National result:
Strongly agree (13%)
Mildly agree (17%)
Neither (29%)
Mildly disagree (22%)
Strongly disagree (20%)

Monarchy

"It’s a good thing Britain has a monarchy"


MRP Estimate:
Agree 44%
Disagree 27%
Ranked #595 most in agreement out of 632 constituencies

Edinburgh South result:
Strongly agree (22%)
Mildly agree (22%)
Neither (29%)
Mildly disagree (11%)
Strongly disagree (16%)

National result:
Strongly agree (30%)
Mildly agree (25%)
Neither (26%)
Mildly disagree (8%)
Strongly disagree (10%)

Lockdown

"In retrospect, lockdowns were a mistake"


MRP Estimate:
Agree 26%
Disagree 56%
Ranked #390 most in agreement out of 632 constituencies

Edinburgh South result:
Strongly agree (11%)
Mildly agree (15%)
Neither (18%)
Mildly disagree (25%)
Strongly disagree (31%)

National result:
Strongly agree (12%)
Mildly agree (15%)
Neither (19%)
Mildly disagree (24%)
Strongly disagree (30%)

The Parties

"Frankly, there is no political party I actually like"


MRP Estimate:
Agree 55%
Disagree 23%
Ranked #609 most in agreement out of 632 constituencies

Edinburgh South result:
Strongly agree (24%)
Mildly agree (31%)
Neither (22%)
Mildly disagree (15%)
Strongly disagree (8%)

National result:
Strongly agree (29%)
Mildly agree (32%)
Neither (21%)
Mildly disagree (12%)
Strongly disagree (6%)