Midlothian (constituency, Scotland)

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Midlothian
Midlothian

Lothians

Educated
1999
Abolished
2011
Regions
Midlothian

Midlothian was a constituency for the Scottish Parliament . It was founded in 1999 as one of nine constituencies of the election region Lothians introduced. In the course of the revision in 2011, the constituencies were redesigned and the Midlothian constituency was abolished. The areas went largely to the new constituencies Midlothian North and Musselburgh and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale . It comprised the northern part of the Midlothian Council Area and dispatched one MP. In the 2001 census survey, a total of 64,050 people lived within its borders.

Election results

General election 1999

Results of the 1999 general election
Political party candidate be right %
Labor Rhona Brankin 14,467 48.6
SNP Angus Robertson 8942 30.1
Liberal Democrats John Elder 3184 10.7
Conservative George Turnbull 2544 8.6
Non-party Douglas Pryde 618 2.1

General election 2003

Results of the 2003 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
Labor Rhona Brankin 11,139 47.3 −1.3
SNP Graham Sutherland 5597 23.7 −6.4
Liberal Democrats Jacqui Bell 2700 11.5 +0.8
Conservative Rosemary MacArthur 2557 10.9 +2.3
Socialist Bob Goupillot 1563 6.6 +6.6
Turnout: 23,556 (48.75%)

General election 2007

Results of the 2007 general election
Political party candidate be right % ±
Labor Rhona Brankin 10,671 42.5 −4.8
SNP Colin Beattie 8969 35.7 +12.0
Liberal Democrats Ross Laird 2704 10.8 −0.7
Conservative PJ Lewis 2269 9.0 −1.9
Had enough party George McCleery 498 2.0 +2.0
Turnout: 25,111 (51.98%)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Map of the constituency
  2. ↑ 2001 census
  3. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  4. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  5. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament