1997 General Election - Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Turnout | 70.6% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Strang, Gavin | Labour | 22,564 |
| White, Derrick | SNP | 8,034 |
| Ward, Kenneth | Conservative | 6,483 |
| MacKellar, Callum | Liberal Democrats | 4,511 |
| Sibbet, James | Referendum | 526 |