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.2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland
Members of Parliament Elected Member Party 1955David 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
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
References
External links Midlothian UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2005 – May 2024) at MapIt UK Midlothian UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK