Our Members of Parliament
Ian Murray MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
Ian Murray is the MP for Edinburgh South and Scottish Labour's only MP in Westminster. He is also a member of Keir Starmer's front bench as Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland.
After being elected in 2010 with a majority of just 316, after years of fierce campaigning and community activism he commands a majority of over 11,000.
Born and raised in Wester Hailes during the Thatcher years, he then went on to run his own companies and served as a councillor in Edinburgh. He brings this wealth of experience to his role as an MP and Shadow Cabinet member and knows the real value of a Labour Party that's in government
Tracy Gilbert
Labour Candidate Edinburgh North and Leith
Tracy has more than 25 years’ experience in the trade union movement – working as a housing benefits officer in Local Government prior to becoming a full-time Lay Officer for Unison City of Edinburgh. From Unison, she worked with the TUC Organising Academy before joining USDAW in 2000.
Tracy worked in a variety of organising roles before becoming Deputy Regional Secretary at the beginning of 2017, and eventually going on to be appointed Regional Secretary for Scotland in 2021 the first woman in Scotland to be appointed to the role. She oversees a membership of more than 37,000 trade unionists across USDAW in Scotland, articulating the views of workers across a wide range of sectors, covering retail, distribution, manufacturing, process workers and call centres.
Tracy represented USDAW on the Scottish Government’s Retail Strategy, and is the Chair of the People Strand on the Scottish Government’s Industrial Leadership Group for Retail in Scotland. She is also a member of the STUC General Council and a member of The Fair Work Convention.