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| Edinburgh Pentlands | |
|---|---|
| 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 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.
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
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
| Election | Member[7] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||