Edinburgh now ranks among Britain’s strongest hubs for rejoin EU sentiment, with every one of its five Westminster constituencies landing in the national top 10.
Fresh polling shows 50 percent of voters in Edinburgh North and Leith and Edinburgh West backed restoring full European Union membership. Bristol Central held the top spot at 51 percent, while three other Edinburgh seats registered 48 percent support each.
The survey, conducted by pro-Europe group Best for Britain, presented voters with six options for the UK’s future relationship with Brussels. Full membership dominated in all but four Reform UK-held constituencies across the country.
Nationwide, 35 percent chose rejoining the EU as their preferred path. A closer relationship, the UK Government’s official stance, attracted just 18 percent. Other options trailed significantly: loosening ties at 11 percent, the status quo at 8 percent, single market access at 6 percent, and a customs union at 5 percent. Sixteen percent remained undecided.
Scotland stood apart from the UK-wide pattern. Average support for EU membership across its 57 seats reached 43 percent. Even Scotland’s ten least enthusiastic constituencies, ranging from 34 to 40 percent backing, still outperformed the broader Great Britain average.
The findings land as party conference season kicks off, with the Liberal Democrats gathered in Brighton and Labour leader Andy Burnham preparing for his debut conference in the role.
Best for Britain said the data points toward a clear political opportunity for Burnham: committing to a path that steers the UK back toward EU membership. Compromise positions such as a customs union or single market alignment, meanwhile, drew minimal enthusiasm from Labour, Lib Dem, and Green supporters, and fared even worse among Conservative and Reform UK voters.
Edinburgh West Lib Dem MP Christine Jardine framed Brexit as a severe economic misstep. She argued that repairing relationships with European allies offers the clearest route to restoring economic stability and community wellbeing, calling it essential for the UK’s long-term security.
The poll amplifies calls for a wholesale reset of Britain’s European policy, not a halfway approach.
