Midlothian Council elections

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Midlothian Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.

Council elections

As a district council

More information Year ...
Year SNP Labour Conservative Liberal[a] Independent
1974 1 11 2 0 1
1977 5 7 2 0 1
1980[b] 0 13 0 1 1
1984 0 14 1 1 0
1988 0 14 1 0 0
1992 1 12 1 0 0
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  1. [a]
    Alliance from 1981 to 1988, Liberal Democrats from 1988 to 1995.
  2. [b]
    New ward boundaries.[1]

As a unitary authority

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Year SNP Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Green Independent
1995 2 13 0 0 0 0
1999[a] 0 17 0 1 0 0
2003 0 15 0 2 0 1
2007[b] 6 9 0 3 0 0
2012 8 8 0 0 1 1
2017[c] 6 7 5 0 0 0
2022 8 7 3 0 0 0
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  1. [a]
    New ward boundaries.[2]
  2. [b]
    Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
  3. [c]
    New ward boundaries.[3]

Results maps

  • 1980 results map
    1980 results map
  • 1988 results map
    1988 results map
  • 1992 results map
    1992 results map
  • 1999 results map
    1999 results map
  • 2003 results map
    2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2012 results map
    2012 results map

By-elections

2003-2007

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Dalkeith/Woodburn By-Election 17 March 2005[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 742 52.6 +30.4
Labour 418 29.6 −18.6
SNP 179 12.7 −4.9
Scottish Socialist 48 3.4 −5.3
Conservative 24 1.7 −1.6
Majority 324 23.0
Turnout 1,411
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
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Loanhead By-Election 10 November 2005[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Owen Thompson[6] 768 45.4 +29.3
Labour 311 18.4 −15.4
Independent 268 15.8 +15.8
Independent 217 12.8 +12.8
Liberal Democrats 97 5.7 −5.3
Conservative 13 0.8 −3.8
Independent 9 0.5 +0.5
Green 8 0.5 +0.5
Majority 457 27.0
Turnout 1,691
SNP gain from Independent Swing
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2012-2017

More information Party, Candidate ...
Midlothian East By-Election 27 November 2014[7]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Labour Kenny Young 32.9 1,294 1,310 1,343 1,443 1,682
SNP Colin Cassidy 32.1 1,260 1,270 1,357 1,384 1,613
Independent Robert Hogg 19.8 780 789 831 914  
Conservative Andrew Hardie 8.4 331 342 359    
Green Bill Kerr-Smith 5.0 197 210      
Liberal Democrats Euan Davidson 1.7 68        
Labour hold
Valid: 3,930   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 1,966   Turnout: 3,970  
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Midlothian West By-Election 10 September 2015[8]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
SNP Kelly Parry 43.2 1,540 1,558 1,701
Labour Ian Miller 26.5 945 977 1,082
Conservative Pauline Winchester 14.7 524 570 618
Green Daya Feldwick 10.4 372 420  
Liberal Democrats Jane Davidson 4.5 162    
Independent David Tedford 0.7 25    
SNP hold
Valid: 3,568   Spoilt: 49   Quota: 1,785   Turnout: 3,617  
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2012-2017

More information Party, Candidate ...
Penicuik By-Election 22 March 2018[9]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
SNP Joe Wallace 35.0 1,663 1,803 2,237
Conservative Murdo MacDonald 30.2 1,433 1,469 1,788
Labour Vivienne Wallace 27.6 1,310 1,414  
Green Helen Armstrong 7.2 344    
Valid: 4,781   Spoilt: 31   Quota: 2,376   Turnout: 4,812  
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Midlothian East By-Election 25 March 2021[10]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
SNP Stuart McKenzie 35.4 1,538 1,547 1,662 1,963
Conservative Alan Symon 29.4 1,279 1,326 1,364 1,656
Labour Hazel Flanagan 24.6 1,070 1,114 1,222  
Green Joy Godfrey 6.5 282 332    
Liberal Democrats Margaret Davis 4.1 178      
Valid: 4,347   Spoilt: 21   Quota: 2,174   Turnout: 4,368  
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