Edinburgh Pentlands (UK Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh Pentlands | |
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Former Burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Edinburgh Pentlands in Scotland for the 2001 general election | |
Major settlements | Edinburgh |
1950–2005 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Midlothian and Peebles Northern and Edinburgh South |
Replaced by | Edinburgh South West Edinburgh South |
Edinburgh Pentlands was a
In 1999, a
Boundaries
1950–1955: The Colinton, Gorgie-Dalry, Merchiston and Sighthill wards of the county of the city of Edinburgh.[1]
1955–1974: The Colinton, Merchiston and Sighthill wards of the county of the city of Edinburgh, and part of the Gorgie-Dalry ward.[2]
1974–1983: The Colinton and Sighthill wards of the county of the city of Edinburgh, and part of the Merchiston ward.[3]
1983–1997: Electoral divisions 10 (Balerno/Baberton), 24 (Hailes), 25 (Sighthill/Longstone), 35 (Colinton/Firrhill) and 36 (Braidburn/Fairmilehead) in the City of Edinburgh.[4]
1997–2005: Electoral divisions 10 (Balerno/Baberton), 22 (Longstone/Craiglockhart), 30 (Sighthill/Broomhouse), 31 (Colinton/Firrhill), and 35 (Braidburn/Fairmilehead) in the City of Edinburgh.[5]
In 2005, prior to the general election, the Westminster constituency was one of six covering the
In terms of
In 2005, most of the constituency became part of Edinburgh South West. The Fairmilehead and South Morningside wards went to Edinburgh South. For the 2005 election, there were five constituencies covering the city area, all entirely within that area.[6]
Members of Parliament
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Election | Member[7] | Party | |
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1950 | Lord John Hope | Unionist | |
1964 | Norman Wylie
|
Unionist | |
1965 | Conservative | ||
Feb 1974 | Malcolm Rifkind | Conservative | |
1997 | Lynda Clark | Labour | |
2005 | constituency abolished: see Edinburgh South West & Edinburgh South |
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Hope | 23,107 | 50.54 | ||
Labour | Thomas Alexander MacNair | 17,912 | 39.18 | ||
Liberal | Charlotte R McNee | 4,703 | 10.29 | ||
Majority | 5,195 | 11.36 | |||
Turnout | 45,722 | 82.01 | |||
Unionist win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Hope | 27,804 | 57.67 | ||
Labour | David Connell | 20,405 | 42.33 | ||
Majority | 7,399 | 15.34 | |||
Turnout | 48,209 | 83.34 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Hope | 23,496 | 59.47 | +1.80 | |
Labour | David Connell | 16,011 | 40.53 | -1.80 | |
Majority | 7,485 | 18.94 | +3.60 | ||
Turnout | 39,507 | 77.28 | -7.06 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Hope | 25,742 | 60.30 | +0.83 | |
Labour | John Mackintosh | 16,950 | 39.70 | -0.83 | |
Majority | 8,792 | 20.60 | +1.36 | ||
Turnout | 42,692 | 80.28 | +3.00 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Norman Wylie | 20,181 | 46.04 | ||
Labour | Magnus John Williamson | 17,794 | 40.59 | ||
Liberal | Charles L Abernethy | 5,862 | 13.37 | New | |
Majority | 2,387 | 5.45 | |||
Turnout | 43,837 | 81.57 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Wylie | 19,176 | 44.94 | ||
Labour | William Wallace | 19,132 | 44.84 | ||
Liberal | Donald Clarke | 4,363 | 10.22 | ||
Majority | 44 | 0.10 | |||
Turnout | 42,671 | 80.48 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Wylie | 21,829 | 46.11 | ||
Labour | Ewan George Francis Stewart | 18,646 | 39.38 | ||
Liberal | Donald Clarke | 4,055 | 8.56 | ||
SNP | A.W. Stephen Rae | 2,814 | 5.94 | New | |
Majority | 3,183 | 6.72 | |||
Turnout | 47,344 | 76.90 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Malcolm Rifkind | 18,162 | 41.20 | ||
Labour | John McWilliam
|
13,560 | 30.76 | ||
Liberal | Stanley Patrick Ross-Smith | 6,870 | 15.58 | ||
SNP | T Forrest | 5,491 | 12.46 | ||
Majority | 4,602 | 10.44 | |||
Turnout | 44,083 | 80.88 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Malcolm Rifkind | 14,083 | 33.93 | ||
Labour Co-op
|
George Foulkes | 12,826 | 30.90 | ||
SNP | J Hutchinson | 10,189 | 24.55 | ||
Liberal | Stanley Patrick Ross-Smith | 4,411 | 10.63 | ||
Majority | 1,257 | 3.03 | |||
Turnout | 41,509 | 75.53 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Malcolm Rifkind | 17,684 | 39.28 | +5.4 | |
Labour | AJ Johnstone | 16,486 | 36.62 | +5.7 | |
Liberal | Colin Luckhurst | 5,919 | 13.15 | +2.5 | |
SNP | Stephen Maxwell | 4,934 | 10.96 | -14.5 | |
Majority | 1,198 | 2.66 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 45,023 | 76.76 | +1.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Malcolm Rifkind | 17,051 | 39.19 | -5.1 | |
SDP | Keith Smith | 12,742 | 29.28 | +15.7 | |
Labour | Eric Milligan | 10,390 | 23.88 | -6.2 | |
SNP | Neil MacCormick | 2,642 | 6.07 | -5.8 | |
Ecology
|
Alistair Nicol-Smith | 687 | 1.58 | New | |
Majority | 4,309 | 9.90 | +7.2 | ||
Turnout | 43,512 | 73.38 | -5.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Malcolm Rifkind | 17,278 | 38.27 | -0.9 | |
Labour | Mark Lazarowicz | 13,533 | 29.98 | +6.1 | |
SDP | Keith Smith | 11,072 | 24.52 | -5.2 | |
SNP | Neil MacCormick | 3,264 | 7.23 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 3,745 | 8.30 | -1.6 | ||
Turnout | 45,147 | 77.67 | +4.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Malcolm Rifkind | 18,128 | 40.7 | +2.4 | |
Labour Co-op
|
Mark Lazarowicz | 13,838 | 31.1 | +1.1 | |
SNP | Kathleen Caskie | 6,882 | 15.4 | +8.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Smith | 5,597 | 12.6 | −11.9 | |
Natural Law | David Rae | 111 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 4,290 | 9.6 | +1.3 | ||
Turnout | 44,556 | 80.2 | +2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lynda Clark | 19,675 | 43.0 | +11.9 | |
Conservative | Malcolm Rifkind | 14,813 | 32.4 | −8.3 | |
SNP | Stewart Gibb | 5,952 | 13.0 | −2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Dawe | 4,575 | 10.0 | -2.6 | |
Referendum | Malcolm McDonald | 422 | 0.9 | New | |
Scottish Green
|
Robin Harper | 224 | 0.5 | New | |
UKIP | Alistair McConnachie | 81 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 4,862 | 10.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 45,742 | 76.7 | -3.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.1 |
Election in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lynda Clark | 15,797 | 40.6 | -2.4 | |
Conservative | Malcolm Rifkind | 14,055 | 36.1 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Walker | 4,210 | 10.8 | +0.8 | |
SNP | Stewart Gibb | 4,210 | 10.8 | -2.2 | |
Scottish Socialist | James Mearns | 555 | 1.4 | New | |
UKIP | Bill McMurdo | 105 | 0.3 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 1,742 | 4.5 | -5.9 | ||
Turnout | 38,932 | 64.4 | -12.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.1 |
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved 23 July 2023
- Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1956. pp. 2192–2193.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1970", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1970/1680, retrieved 23 July 2023
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1983", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1983/422, retrieved 23 July 2023
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1995", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1995/1037, retrieved 23 July 2023
- Boundary Commission for Scotland. Archived from the originalon 9 October 2007.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 1)
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.