# Lothians (European Parliament constituency)

Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales. The European Parliament constituencies used under that system were smaller than the later regional constituencies and only had one Member of the European Parliament each.
The constituency of Lothians was one of them.

## Boundaries

1979–1984: Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh East, Edinburgh Leith, Edinburgh North, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh South, Edinburgh West, Midlothian, West Lothian.
1984–1999: Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh East, Edinburgh Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh South, Edinburgh West, Linlithgow, Livingston, Midlothian.

## Members of the European Parliament

| Elected | Member | Party |
| 1979 | Ian Dalziel | Conservative |
| 1984 | David Martin | Labour |
| 1989 | David Martin | Labour |
| 1994 | David Martin | Labour |

## Election results

European elections 1994: Lothians :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Martin | 90,531 | 44.9 | +3.6 |
| | SNP | Keith Brown | 53,324 | 26.5 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Patrick McNally | 33,526 | 16.6 | –7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hilary C. Campbell | 17,883 | 8.9 | +4.7 |
| | Scottish Green | Robin Harper | 5,149 | 2.6 | –7.9 |
| | Socialist (GB) | John McGregor | 637 | 0.3 | New |
| | Natural Law | Michael Siebert | 500 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37,207 | 18.4 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 201,550 | 38.7 | –3.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | –1.3 | |
European elections 1989: Lothians :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Martin | 90,840 | 41.3 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Catherine M. Blight | 52,014 | 23.6 | –2.9 |
| | SNP | Jay Smith | 44,935 | 20.4 | +8.4 |
| | Green | Robin Harper | 22,983 | 10.5 | +9.1 |
| | SLD | Keith Leadbetter | 9,222 | 4.2 | −15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,826 | 17.7 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 219,994 | 42.0 | +6.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
European elections 1984: Lothians :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Martin | 74,989 | 40.4 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | Iain J. Henderson | 49,065 | 26.5 | –9.1 |
| | SDP | Dickson Mabon | 36,636 | 19.7 | +3.9 |
| | SNP | David J.D. Stevenson | 22,331 | 12.0 | –4.0 |
| | Ecology | Linda M. Hendry | 2,560 | 1.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,924 | 13.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 185,581 | 35.3 | +0.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.5 | |
European elections 1979: Lothians :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Dalziel | 66,761 | 35.6 | |
| | Labour | A.A. Mackie | 61,180 | 32.6 | |
| | SNP | D.J.D. Stevenson | 29,935 | 16.0 | |
| | Liberal | Robert L. Smith | 29,518 | 15.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,581 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 187,394 | 34.9 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |