Midlothian (UK Parliament constituency)

Midlothian (UK Parliament constituency)
Midlothian
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Midlothian in Scotland.
Subdivisions of Scotland Midlothian
Current constituency
Created 1955 (1955)
Member of Parliament David Hamilton (Labour)
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, is used by the Scottish Parliament.

Contents

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

Elected Member [2] Party
1955 David Johnstone Pryde Labour
1959 James Hill Labour
1966 Alex Eadie Labour
1992 Eric Clarke Labour
2001 David Hamilton Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

2010 general election: Midlothian[3][4]
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 Callander 4,661 11.9 +2.5
Scottish Green Ian Baxter 595 1.5 -
UKIP Gordon Norrie 364 0.9 -
Independent George McCleery 196 0.5 -
Trade Unionist & Socialist Willie Duncan 166 0.4 -
Majority 10,349 26.4
Turnout 39,242 63.9 +1.3
Labour hold Swing -1.1

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Midlothian
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 Gilfillan 726 1.9 -1.2
Majority 7265 19.3
Turnout 37,704 62.2 +1.0
Labour hold Swing -7.0
General Election 2001: Midlothian
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Hamilton 15,145 52.7 -0.8
SNP Ian Goldie 6,131 21.3 -4.2
Liberal Democrat Jacquie Bell 3,686 12.8 +3.7
Conservative Robin Traquair 2,748 9.6 -1.3
Scottish Socialist Robert Goupillot 837 2.9 N/A
ProLife Alliance John Holden 177 0.6 N/A
Majority 9,014 31.4
Turnout 28,724 59.1 -15.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Midlothian[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Clarke 18,861 53.5 +9.6
SNP Laurence Millar 8,991 25.5 +3.6
Conservative Anne Harper 3,842 10.9 -9.2
Liberal Democrat Richard Pinnock 3,235 9.2 -3.9
Referendum Party K. Docking 320 0.9 N/A
Majority 9,870
Turnout 74.1 -3.8
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1992: Midlothian[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Clarke 20,588 43.9
SNP Andrew Lumsden 10,254 21.9
Conservative Jeff Stoddart 9,443 20.1
Liberal Democrat Paul Sewell 6,164 13.1
Scottish Green Iain Morrice 476 1.0
Majority 10,334
Turnout 77.9
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)
  3. ^ Midlothian candidates
  4. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/844.stm
  5. ^ a b "Aristotle: Midlothian", Guardian Unlimited

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


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