| Midlothian | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for theHouse of Commons | |
![]() Boundaries since 2005 | |
Location of Midlothian within Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Midlothian |
| Electorate | 71,210 (March 2020)[1] |
| Major settlements | Dalkeith,Gorebridge,Newtongrange,Penicuik,Bonnyrigg |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1955 |
| Member of Parliament | Kirsty McNeill (Labour) |
| Created from | Midlothian and Peeblesshire |
Midlothian inScotland is acounty constituency of theHouse of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom. It elects oneMember of Parliament (MP) by thefirst-past-the-post voting system. The seat has been represented since2024 byKirsty McNeill ofScottish Labour.
It replacedMidlothian and Peeblesshire at the1955 general election.A similar constituency, also calledMidlothian, was used by theScottish Parliament until 2011.
1955–1974: The county of Midlothian, including all the burghs situated therein, except the county of the city of Edinburgh and the burgh of Musselburgh.
1974–1983: As above.
1983–1997: Midlothian District.
1997–2005: The Midlothian District electoral wards of Bonnyrigg/Newtongrange, Dalkeith, Loanhead, and Mayfield/Gorebridge.
2005–present: The area of the Midlothian Council.
When first formed, the constituency covered the whole of the traditional county of Midlothian, apart fromEdinburgh, split into multiple separate constituencies, andMusselburgh, which was included inEdinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency).
In the 1983 reforms the constituency was significantly reduced from over 100,000 voters to 61,143, with large numbers of voters moved to the new seat ofLivingston, and smaller numbers toEdinburgh Pentlands,East Lothian andTweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale.[2]
The 1997 reforms movedPenicuik into Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, with the rest of the council area remaining in the seat;[3] it returned in 2005, when the constituency was expanded again to cover the entireMidlothian Council area.[4]
Under the2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the2024 general election, the boundaries were unchanged.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Kirsty McNeill | 21,480 | 48.6 | +18.9 | |
| SNP | Owen Thompson | 13,313 | 30.1 | −11.4 | |
| Reform | Stefan Garbowski | 3,276 | 7.4 | New | |
| Conservative | Keith Cockburn | 3,248 | 7.4 | −14.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Laird | 2,589 | 5.9 | −1.1 | |
| Scottish Libertarian | Daniel Fraser | 259 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 8,167 | 18.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 44,165 | 59.8 | −7.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 73,916 | ||||
| Labour Co-opgain fromSNP | Swing | +15.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Owen Thompson | 20,033 | 41.5 | +7.1 | |
| Labour | Danielle Rowley | 14,328 | 29.7 | −6.7 | |
| Conservative | Rebecca Fraser | 10,467 | 21.7 | −3.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Arrundale | 3,393 | 7.0 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 5,705 | 11.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 48,221 | 68.4 | +2.1 | ||
| SNPgain fromLabour | Swing | +6.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Danielle Rowley | 16,458 | 36.4 | +6.2 | |
| SNP | Owen Thompson | 15,573 | 34.4 | −16.2 | |
| Conservative | Chris Donnelly[12] | 11,521 | 25.4 | +13.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Laird | 1,721 | 3.8 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 885 | 2.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 45,273 | 66.3 | −4.9 | ||
| Labourgain fromSNP | Swing | +11.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Owen Thompson[15] | 24,453 | 50.6 | +30.0 | |
| Labour | Kenny Young[16] | 14,594 | 30.2 | −16.8 | |
| Conservative | Michelle Ballantyne[15] | 5,760 | 11.9 | ±0.0 | |
| Green | Ian Baxter[17] | 1,219 | 2.5 | +1.0 | |
| UKIP | Gordon Norrie[18] | 1,173 | 2.4 | +1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Aisha Mir | 1,132 | 2.3 | −14.8 | |
| Majority | 9,859 | 20.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 48,331 | 71.2 | +7.3 | ||
| SNPgain fromLabour | Swing | +23.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Hamilton | 18,449 | 47.0 | +1.5 | |
| SNP | Colin Beattie | 8,100 | 20.6 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Laird | 6,711 | 17.1 | −9.1 | |
| Conservative | James E. Callander | 4,661 | 11.9 | +2.5 | |
| Green | Ian G. Baxter | 595 | 1.5 | New | |
| UKIP | Gordon Norrie | 364 | 0.9 | New | |
| Independent | George McCleery | 196 | 0.5 | New | |
| TUSC | Willie C. Duncan | 166 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 10,349 | 26.4 | +7.1 | ||
| Turnout | 39,242 | 63.9 | +1.7 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | −1.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Hamilton | 17,153 | 45.5 | −5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | −11.9 | ||
| Turnout | 37,704 | 62.2 | +1.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | −7.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Hamilton | 15,145 | 52.7 | −0.8 | |
| SNP | Ian Goldie | 6,131 | 21.3 | −4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Bell | 3,686 | 12.8 | +3.6 | |
| Conservative | Robin Traquair | 2,748 | 9.6 | −1.3 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Robert Goupillot | 837 | 2.9 | New | |
| ProLife Alliance | Terence Holden | 177 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 9,014 | 31.4 | +3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 28,724 | 59.1 | −15.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eric Clarke | 18,861 | 53.5 | +9.6 | |
| SNP | Lawrence Millar | 8,991 | 25.5 | +3.6 | |
| Conservative | Anne C. Harper | 3,842 | 10.9 | −9.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard F. Pinnock | 3,235 | 9.2 | −3.9 | |
| Referendum | Keith K. Docking | 320 | 0.9 | New | |
| Majority | 9,870 | 28.0 | +6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 35,249 | 74.1 | −3.8 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 Democrats | Paul L. Sewell | 6,164 | 13.1 | −8.9 | |
| Green | Iain D. Morrice | 476 | 1.0 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 10,334 | 22.0 | −4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 46,925 | 77.9 | +1.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alex Eadie | 22,553 | 48.3 | +5.6 | |
| SDP | Alan Dewar | 10,330 | 22.0 | −7.2 | |
| Conservative | Frank Riddell | 8,527 | 18.2 | −3.7 | |
| SNP | Ian Chisholm | 4,947 | 10.6 | +4.4 | |
| Green | Ian Smith | 412 | 0.9 | New | |
| Majority | 12,223 | 26.3 | +12.8 | ||
| Turnout | 45,291 | 76.9 | +1.9 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alex Eadie | 19,401 | 42.7 | −9.7 | |
| SDP | Alan Dewar | 13,245 | 29.2 | +21.1 | |
| Conservative | Duncan Menzies | 9,922 | 21.9 | −3.6 | |
| SNP | Marjory Hird | 2,826 | 6.2 | −5.5 | |
| Majority | 6,156 | 13.5 | −7.9 | ||
| Turnout | 45,394 | 75.0 | −3.8 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | 21.4 | +15.5 | ||
| Turnout | 78,959 | 77.8 | +0.4 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | New | |
| Majority | 4,084 | 5.9 | −10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 69,059 | 77.4 | −4.2 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | −5.1 | ||
| Turnout | 72,148 | 81.6 | +6.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | −2.6 | |||
| 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 | 12,474 | 21.4 | −8.2 | ||
| Turnout | 58,177 | 75.6 | −1.9 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | −4.1 | |||
| 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 | New | |
| Majority | 14,416 | 29.6 | +7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 48,774 | 77.5 | −1.4 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | +3.5 | |||
| 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 | 22.4 | +2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 48,681 | 78.9 | −2.4 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
| 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 | ±0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 47,254 | 81.3 | +3.2 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ±0.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Pryde | 25,994 | 60.2 | N/A | |
| Unionist | Anthony Stodart | 12,208 | 39.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13,786 | 20.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 38,202 | 78.1 | N/A | ||
| Labourwin (new seat) | |||||
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