Midlothian (UK Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Midlothian (Scottish Parliament constituency).

For the historic constituency of the same name, see Midlothian (UK Parliament constituency) (1708–1918).

Midlothian
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Midlothian in Scotland.
Subdivisions of Scotland	Midlothian
Current constituency
Created	1955
Member of parliament	Owen Thompson (SNP)
Created from	Midlothian and Peeblesshire
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	Scotland

Midlothian in Scotland, is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system.

It replaced Midlothian and Peeblesshire at the 1955 general election. A similar constituency, also called Midlothian, was used by the Scottish Parliament until 2011.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the whole of the Midlothian council area. Until recently, it covered a slightly smaller area, but in 2005 Penicuik was moved into the constituency from Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale.^[1]

It has covered a much larger area in the past, once covering the whole of the traditional county of Midlothian, apart from Edinburgh.

Members of Parliament

	Member^[2]	Party
1955	David Johnstone Pryde	Labour
1959	James Hill	Labour
1966	Alex Eadie	Labour
1992	Eric Clarke	Labour
2001	David Hamilton	Labour
2015	Owen Thompson	SNP

Election Results

Elections of the 2010s

General Election 2015: Midlothian^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	SNP	Owen Thompson^[5]	24,453	50.6	+30.0
	Labour	Kenny Young^[6]	14,594	30.2	−16.8
	Conservative	Michelle Ballantyne^[5]	5,760	11.9	0.0
	Scottish Green	Ian Baxter^[7]	1,219	2.5	+1.0
	UKIP	Gordon Norrie^[8]	1,173	2.4	+1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Aisha Mir	1,132	2.3	−14.8
Majority			9,859	20.4
Turnout			48,331	71.2	+7.3
	SNP gain from Labour		Swing	+23.4

General Election 2010: Midlothian^[9]^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Hamilton	18,449	47.0	+1.5
	SNP	Colin Beattie	8,100	20.6	+3.7
	Liberal Democrat	Ross Laird	6,711	17.1	−9.1
	Conservative	James E. Callander	4,661	11.9	+2.5
	Scottish Green	Ian G. Baxter	595	1.5	N/A
	UKIP	Gordon Norrie	364	0.9	N/A
	Independent	George McCleery	196	0.5	N/A
	TUSC	Willie C. Duncan	166	0.4	N/A
Majority			10,349	26.4
Turnout			39,242	63.9	+1.3
	Labour hold		Swing	−1.1

Elections of the 2000s

General Election 2005: Midlothian^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Hamilton	17,153	45.5	−5.0
	Liberal Democrat	Fred Mackintosh	9,888	26.2	+8.9
	SNP	Colin Beattie	6,400	17.0	−2.2
	Conservative	Iain McGill	3,537	9.4	+0.2
	Scottish Socialist	Norman V. Gilfillan	726	1.9	−1.2
Majority			7,265	19.3
Turnout			37,704	62.2	+1.0
	Labour hold		Swing	−7.0

General Election 2001: Midlothian^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Hamilton	15,145	52.7	−0.8
	SNP	Ian Roy Goldie	6,131	21.3	−4.2
	Liberal Democrat	Mrs. Jacqueline Dianne Bell	3,686	12.8	+3.7
	Conservative	Robin James Traquair	2,748	9.6	−1.3
	Scottish Socialist	Robert Paul Goupillot	837	2.9	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	Terence John Edward Holden	177	0.6	N/A
Majority			9,014	31.4
Turnout			28,724	59.1	−15.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections of the 1990s

General Election 1997: Midlothian^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Eric Clarke	18,861	53.5	+9.6
	SNP	Lawrence Millar	8,991	25.5	+3.6
	Conservative	Miss Anne C. Harper	3,842	10.9	−9.2
	Liberal Democrat	Richard F. Pinnock	3,235	9.2	−3.9
	Referendum	Keith K. Docking	320	0.9	N/A
Majority			9,870	28.0
Turnout			35,249	74.1	−3.8
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Midlothian^[15]^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Eric Clarke	20,588	43.9	−4.4
	SNP	Andrew Lumsden	10,254	21.9	+11.3
	Conservative	Jeff Stoddart	9,443	20.1	+1.9
	Liberal Democrat	Paul L. Sewell	6,164	13.1	−8.9
	Scottish Green	Iain D. Morrice	476	1.0	+0.9
Majority			10,334	22.0
Turnout			46,925	77.9	+1.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections of the 1980s

General Election 1987: Midlothian^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Alex Eadie	22,553	48.3	+5.6
	Social Democratic	Alan Robert Dewar	10,330	22.0	−7.2
	Conservative	Frank Gordon Riddell	8,527	18.2	−3.7
	SNP	Ian MacKay Chisholm	4,947	10.6	+4.2
	Green	Ian Alexander Smith	412	0.9	N/A
Majority			9,402	24.0
Turnout			45,291	76.9	+1.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Midlothian^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Alex Eadie	19,401	42.7	−9.7
	Social Democratic	Alan Robert Dewar	13,245	29.2	+21.1
	Conservative	Duncan Adam Young Menzies	9,922	21.9	−3.6
	SNP	Mrs. Marjory Johnston Hird	2,826	6.2	−7.7
Majority			6,156	13.5
Turnout			45,394	75.0	−3.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections of the 1970s

General Election 1979: Midlothian
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Alex Eadie	37,773	47.8	+6.3
	Conservative	Hugh Wallace Mann	20,797	26.4	+10.4
	SNP	Glen Anthony Frederick Spiers	13,260	16.8	−18.8
	Liberal	Alexander Paton Brodie	7,129	9.0	+2.1
Majority			16,936	21.5
Turnout			78,959	77.8	+0.4
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Midlothian
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Alex Eadie	28,652	41.5	−3.2
	SNP	John Gerard McKinlay	24,568	35.6	+8.6
	Conservative	Alistair Ballantyne	11,046	16.0	−12.4
	Liberal	Philip Wheeler	4,793	6.9	N/A
Majority			4,084	5.9
Turnout			69,059	77.4	−4.2
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Midlothian
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Alex Eadie	32,220	44.7	−8.2
	Conservative	David Louis Mowat	20,478	28.4	−3.1
	SNP	John Gerard McKinlay	19,450	27.0	+11.5
Majority			11,742	16.3
Turnout			72,148	81.6	+6.0
	Labour hold		Swing	−2.6

General Election 1970: Midlothian
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Alex Eadie	30,802	52.9	−3.7
	Conservative	John L.G. Lamotte	18,328	31.5	+4.5
	SNP	George Park	9,047	15.5	−0.8
Majority			5,542	21.4
Turnout			58,177	75.6	−1.9
	Labour hold		Swing	−4.1

Elections of the 1960s

General Election 1966: Midlothian
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Alex Eadie	27,608	56.6	−4.7
	Conservative	John L.G. Lamotte	13,192	27.0	−11.7
	SNP	Steven Rae	7,974	16.3	N/A
Majority			14,416	29.6
Turnout			48,774	77.5	−1.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.5

General Election 1964: Midlothian
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	James Hill	29,820	61.3	+1.1
	Unionist	Daniel A.P. Buchanan	18,861	38.7	−1.1
Majority			10,959	22.5
Turnout			48,681	78.9	−2.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.1

Elections of the 1950s

General Election 1959: Midlothian
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	James Hill	28,457	60.2	+0.0
	Unionist	William S. How	18,797	39.8	+0.0
Majority			9,660	20.4
Turnout			47,254	81.3	+3.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.0

General Election 1955: Midlothian
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Johnstone Pryde	25,994	60.2	N/A
	Unionist	Anthony Stodart	12,208	39.8	N/A
Majority			8,786	20.3	N/A
Turnout			38,202	78.1	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

References

↑ The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 2005 (SI 2005/250). The Schedule provides that the Midlothian constituency is composed of the area of the Midlothian Council
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)
↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000045
1 2 "Midlothian". YourNextMP. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
↑ http://labourlist.org/2015/03/kenny-young-selected-as-labours-candidate-for-midlothian/
↑ http://www.scottishgreens.org.uk/news/scottish-greens-confirm-32-candidates-for-biggest-mp-push/
↑ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/midlothian/
↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ Midlothian candidates
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/844.stm
↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
1 2 "Aristotle: Midlothian", Guardian Unlimited
↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Constituencies in Scotland by Holding Party (59)

Scottish National Party (54)	Aberdeen North Aberdeen South Airdrie and Shotts Angus Argyll and Bute Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Banff and Buchan Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Central Ayrshire Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East Dumfries and Galloway Dundee East Dundee West Dunfermline and West Fife East Dunbartonshire East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow East Lothian East Renfrewshire Edinburgh East Edinburgh North and Leith Edinburgh South West Falkirk Glasgow Central Glasgow North Glasgow North East Glasgow North West Glasgow South Glasgow South West Glenrothes Gordon Inverclyde Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey Kilmarnock and Loudoun Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Lanark and Hamilton East Linlithgow and East Falkirk Livingston Midlothian Moray Motherwell and Wishaw Na h-Eileanan an Iar North Ayrshire and Arran North East Fife Ochil and South Perthshire Paisley and Renfrewshire North Paisley and Renfrewshire South Perth and North Perthshire Ross, Skye and Lochaber Rutherglen and Hamilton West Stirling West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine West Dunbartonshire

Labour (1)	Edinburgh South

Conservative (1)	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Liberal Democrat (1)	Orkney and Shetland

Independent (2)	Edinburgh West Glasgow East

Scotland European constituency: Scottish National Party (2) Labour (2) Conservative (1) UKIP (1)

Westminster constituencies of Scotland

1708 to 1832 1832 to 1868 1868 to 1885 1885 to 1918 1918 to 1950 1950 to 1955 1955 to 1974 1974 to 1983 1983 to 1997 1997 to 2005

Current constituencies (2005 to present)

Aberdeen North Aberdeen South Airdrie & Shotts Angus Argyll & Bute Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock Banff & Buchan Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross Central Ayrshire Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch East Dumfries & Galloway Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale Dundee East Dundee West Dunfermline & West Fife East Dunbartonshire East Kilbride, Strathaven & Lesmahagow East Lothian East Renfrewshire Edinburgh East Edinburgh North & Leith Edinburgh South Edinburgh South West Edinburgh West Falkirk Glasgow Central Glasgow East Glasgow North Glasgow North East Glasgow North West Glasgow South Glasgow South West Glenrothes Gordon Inverclyde Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey Kilmarnock & Loudoun Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath Lanark & Hamilton East Linlithgow & East Falkirk Livingston Midlothian Moray Motherwell & Wishaw Na h-Eileanan an Iar North Ayrshire & Arran North East Fife Ochil & South Perthshire Orkney & Shetland Paisley & Renfrewshire North Paisley & Renfrewshire South Perth & North Perthshire Ross, Skye & Lochaber Rutherglen & Hamilton West Stirling West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine West Dunbartonshire

Coordinates: 55°49′18″N 3°06′28″W / 55.82167°N 3.10778°W / 55.82167; -3.10778

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