# Midlothian (UK Parliament constituency)

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. The seat has been represented since 2024 by Kirsty McNeill of Scottish Labour.
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

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 from Edinburgh, split into multiple separate constituencies, and Musselburgh, which was included in Edinburgh 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 of Livingston, and smaller numbers to Edinburgh Pentlands, East Lothian and Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale.
The 1997 reforms moved Penicuik into Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, with the rest of the council area remaining in the seat; it returned in 2005, when the constituency was expanded again to cover the entire Midlothian Council area.
Under the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the boundaries were unchanged.

## Members of Parliament

| Elected | Member | Party |
| 1955 | David Pryde | Labour |
| 1959 | James Hill | Labour |
| 1966 | Alex Eadie | Labour |
| 1992 | Eric Clarke | Labour |
| 2001 | David Hamilton | Labour |
| 2015 | Owen Thompson | SNP |
| 2017 | Danielle Rowley | Labour |
| 2019 | Owen Thompson | SNP |
| 2024 | Kirsty McNeill | Labour |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Midlothian :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Kirsty McNeill | 21,480 | 48.6 | +18.9 |
| | SNP | Owen Thompson | 13,313 | 30.1 | −11.4 |
| | Reform UK | 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 | Majority | Majority | 8,167 | 18.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,165 | 59.8 | −7.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 73,916 | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from SNP | Labour Co-op gain from SNP | Swing | +15.2 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Midlothian :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 5,705 | 11.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,221 | 68.4 | +2.1 |
| | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +6.9 | |
General election 2017: Midlothian :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Danielle Rowley | 16,458 | 36.4 | +6.2 |
| | SNP | Owen Thompson | 15,573 | 34.4 | −16.2 |
| | Conservative | Chris Donnelly | 11,521 | 25.4 | +13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Laird | 1,721 | 3.8 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 885 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,273 | 66.3 | −4.9 |
| | Labour gain from SNP | Labour gain from SNP | Swing | +11.2 | |
General election 2015: Midlothian :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Owen Thompson | 24,453 | 50.6 | +30.0 |
| | Labour | Kenny Young | 14,594 | 30.2 | −16.8 |
| | Conservative | Michelle Ballantyne | 5,760 | 11.9 | 0.0 |
| | Scottish Green | Ian Baxter | 1,219 | 2.5 | +1.0 |
| | UKIP | Gordon Norrie | 1,173 | 2.4 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aisha Mir | 1,132 | 2.3 | −14.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,859 | 20.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,331 | 71.2 | +7.3 |
| | SNP gain from Labour | SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +23.4 | |
General election 2010: Midlothian :
| Party | 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 |
| | Scottish 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 | Majority | Majority | 10,349 | 26.4 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,242 | 63.9 | +1.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −1.1 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Midlothian :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 7,265 | 19.3 | −11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,704 | 62.2 | +1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −7.0 | |
General election 2001: Midlothian :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 9,014 | 31.4 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,724 | 59.1 | −15.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Midlothian :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 9,870 | 28.0 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,249 | 74.1 | −3.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1992: Midlothian :
| Party | 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 |
| | Scottish Green | Iain D. Morrice | 476 | 1.0 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,334 | 22.0 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,925 | 77.9 | +1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Midlothian :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 12,223 | 26.3 | +12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,291 | 76.9 | +1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Midlothian :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 6,156 | 13.5 | −7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,394 | 75.0 | −3.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Midlothian :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 16,936 | 21.4 | +15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,959 | 77.8 | +0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Midlothian :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 4,084 | 5.9 | −10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,059 | 77.4 | −4.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Midlothian :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 11,742 | 16.3 | −5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,148 | 81.6 | +6.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.6 | |
General election 1970: Midlothian :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 12,474 | 21.4 | −8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,177 | 75.6 | −1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.1 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Midlothian :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 14,416 | 29.6 | +7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,774 | 77.5 | −1.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
General election 1964: Midlothian :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Hill | 29,820 | 61.3 | +1.1 |
| | Unionist | Daniel A.P. Buchanan | 18,861 | 38.7 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,959 | 22.4 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,681 | 78.9 | −2.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.1 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Midlothian :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Hill | 28,457 | 60.2 | 0.0 |
| | Unionist | William S. How | 18,797 | 39.8 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,660 | 20.4 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,254 | 81.3 | +3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.0 | |
General election 1955: Midlothian :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Pryde | 25,994 | 60.2 | N/A |
| | Unionist | Anthony Stodart | 12,208 | 39.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,786 | 20.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,202 | 78.1 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |