Midlothian and Peebles
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1955
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Midlothian and Peebles was a short-lived county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 1955. It was formed by a merger of parts of the old Midlothian and Peebles Northern and Peebles and Southern constituencies. It was reunited in 1955 to form Midlothian.
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SeatsOne
Created fromMidlothian & Peebles Northern
Peebles & Southern
Peebles & Southern
Replaced byMidlothian
Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles
Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles
| Midlothian and Peebles | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| |
| 1950–1955 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Midlothian & Peebles Northern Peebles & Southern |
| Replaced by | Midlothian Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles |
Boundaries
Members of Parliament
| Elected | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | David Johnstone Pryde | Labour | |
| 1951 | |||
Election results
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Pryde | 26,966 | 52.8 | ||
| Unionist | Florence Horsbrugh | 19,778 | 38.7 | ||
| Liberal | William Gilmour | 4,365 | 8.5 | ||
| Majority | 7,188 | 14.1 | |||
| Turnout | 51,109 | 82.9 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Pryde | 29,271 | 55.3 | +2.5 | |
| Unionist | Anthony Stodart | 23,681 | 44.7 | +6.0 | |
| Majority | 5,590 | 10.6 | −3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 52,952 | 83.8 | +0.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||