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Edinburgh Pentlands (UK Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Edinburgh Pentlands (Scottish Parliament constituency).

Edinburgh Pentlands was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, first used in the general election of 1950, and abolished prior to the general election of 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Edinburgh Pentlands
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Edinburgh Pentlands in Scotland for the 2001 general election
Major settlementsEdinburgh
1950–2005
SeatsOne
Created fromMidlothian and Peebles Northern and Edinburgh South
Replaced byEdinburgh South West
Edinburgh South

In 1999, a Scottish Parliament constituency was created with the same name and boundaries, and continues in use. See Edinburgh Pentlands (Scottish Parliament constituency).

Boundaries

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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 City of Edinburgh council area. Five were entirely within the city council area. One, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, straddled the boundary with the East Lothian council area, to take in Musselburgh. Edinburgh Pentlands covered a south-western portion of the city council area.

In terms of wards used for elections to the City of Edinburgh Council, 1999 to 2007, Edinburgh Pentlands included wards named Balerno, Baberton, Colinton, Craiglockhart, Fairmilehead, Firrhill, Murrayburn, Parkhead, and Sighthill. The South Morningside ward was split between Edinburgh Pentlands and Edinburgh South. The seat had an urban north and a suburban centre. The remaining area was rural, and included a Pentland Hills area in the south.

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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Malcolm Rifkind was the longest serving MP for Edinburgh Pentlands, serving from 1974 to 1997.
ElectionMember[7]Party
1950Lord John HopeUnionist
1964Norman WylieUnionist
Feb 1974Malcolm RifkindConservative
1997Lynda ClarkLabour
2005constituency abolished: see Edinburgh South West & Edinburgh South

Elections

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Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: Edinburgh Pentlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistJohn Hope 23,107 50.54
LabourThomas Alexander MacNair17,91239.18
LiberalCharlotte R McNee4,70310.29
Majority5,19511.36
Turnout45,72282.01
Unionist win (new seat)
General election 1951: Edinburgh Pentlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistJohn Hope 27,804 57.67
LabourDavid Connell20,40542.33
Majority7,39915.34
Turnout48,20983.34
Unionist holdSwing
General election 1955: Edinburgh Pentlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistJohn Hope 23,496 59.47 +1.80
LabourDavid Connell16,01140.53-1.80
Majority7,48518.94+3.60
Turnout39,50777.28-7.06
Unionist holdSwing
General election 1959: Edinburgh Pentlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistJohn Hope 25,742 60.30 +0.83
LabourJohn Mackintosh16,95039.70-0.83
Majority8,79220.60+1.36
Turnout42,69280.28+3.00
Unionist holdSwing

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1964: Edinburgh Pentlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistNorman Wylie 20,181 46.04
LabourMagnus John Williamson17,79440.59
LiberalCharles L Abernethy5,86213.37New
Majority2,3875.45
Turnout43,83781.57
Unionist holdSwing
General election 1966: Edinburgh Pentlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeNorman Wylie 19,176 44.94
LabourWilliam Wallace19,13244.84
LiberalDonald Clarke4,36310.22
Majority440.10
Turnout42,67180.48
Conservative holdSwing

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: Edinburgh Pentlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeNorman Wylie 21,829 46.11
LabourEwan George Francis Stewart18,64639.38
LiberalDonald Clarke4,0558.56
SNPA.W. Stephen Rae2,8145.94New
Majority3,1836.72
Turnout47,34476.90
Conservative holdSwing
General election February 1974: Edinburgh Pentlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMalcolm Rifkind 18,162 41.20
LabourJohn McWilliam13,56030.76
LiberalStanley Patrick Ross-Smith6,87015.58
SNPT Forrest5,49112.46
Majority4,60210.44
Turnout44,08380.88
Conservative holdSwing
General election October 1974: Edinburgh Pentlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMalcolm Rifkind 14,083 33.93
Labour Co-opGeorge Foulkes12,82630.90
SNPJ Hutchinson10,18924.55
LiberalStanley Patrick Ross-Smith4,41110.63
Majority1,2573.03
Turnout41,50975.53
Conservative holdSwing
General election 1979: Edinburgh Pentlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMalcolm Rifkind 17,684 39.28 +5.4
LabourAJ Johnstone16,48636.62+5.7
LiberalColin Luckhurst5,91913.15+2.5
SNPStephen Maxwell4,93410.96-14.5
Majority1,1982.66-0.3
Turnout45,02376.76+1.2
Conservative holdSwing

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1983: Edinburgh Pentlands[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMalcolm Rifkind 17,051 39.19 -5.1
SDPKeith Smith12,74229.28+15.7
LabourEric Milligan10,39023.88-6.2
SNPNeil MacCormick2,6426.07-5.8
EcologyAlistair Nicol-Smith6871.58New
Majority4,3099.90+7.2
Turnout43,51273.38-5.4
Conservative holdSwing
General election 1987: Edinburgh Pentlands[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMalcolm Rifkind 17,278 38.27 -0.9
LabourMark Lazarowicz13,53329.98+6.1
SDPKeith Smith11,07224.52-5.2
SNPNeil MacCormick3,2647.23+1.1
Majority3,7458.30-1.6
Turnout45,14777.67+4.3
Conservative holdSwing

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1992: Edinburgh Pentlands[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMalcolm Rifkind 18,128 40.7 +2.4
Labour Co-opMark Lazarowicz13,83831.1+1.1
SNPKathleen Caskie6,88215.4+8.2
Liberal DemocratsKeith Smith5,59712.6−11.9
Natural LawDavid Rae1110.2New
Majority4,2909.6+1.3
Turnout44,55680.2+2.5
Conservative holdSwing
General election 1997: Edinburgh Pentlands[11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourLynda Clark 19,675 43.0 +11.9
ConservativeMalcolm Rifkind14,81332.4−8.3
SNPStewart Gibb5,95213.0−2.4
Liberal DemocratsJenny Dawe4,57510.0-2.6
ReferendumMalcolm McDonald4220.9New
Scottish GreenRobin Harper2240.5New
UKIPAlistair McConnachie810.2New
Majority4,86210.6N/A
Turnout45,74276.7-3.5
Labour gain from ConservativeSwing+10.1

Election in the 2000s

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General election 2001: Edinburgh Pentlands[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourLynda Clark 15,797 40.6 -2.4
ConservativeMalcolm Rifkind14,05536.1+3.7
Liberal DemocratsDavid Walker4,21010.8+0.8
SNPStewart Gibb4,21010.8-2.2
Scottish SocialistJames Mearns5551.4New
UKIPBill McMurdo1050.3+0.1
Majority1,7424.5-5.9
Turnout38,93264.4-12.3
Labour holdSwing-3.1

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved 23 July 2023
  2. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) (Edinburgh Central and Edinburgh Central) Order 1955. SI 1955/24". Statutory Instruments 1955. Part II. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1956. pp. 2192–2193.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1970", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1970/1680, retrieved 23 July 2023
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1983", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1983/422, retrieved 23 July 2023
  5. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1995", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1995/1037, retrieved 23 July 2023
  6. ^ "Fifth Periodical Review". Boundary Commission for Scotland. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007.
  7. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 1)
  8. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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