Berwick and East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)

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Berwick and East Lothian
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland Berwickshire, East Lothian
1950–1983
SeatsOne
Created from Berwick and Haddington
Replaced by East Lothian
Roxburgh & Berwickshire
Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale [1]

Berwick and East Lothian was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post system.

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History

The constituency was created in 1950 and abolished in 1983.

Boundaries

Berwick and East Lothian covered the counties of Berwickshire and East Lothian. It was largely created from Berwick and Haddington and was replaced by East Lothian and part of Roxburgh and Berwickshire for the 1983 general election.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1950 John Robertson Labour
1951 William Anstruther-Gray Unionist
1966 John Mackintosh Labour
Feb 1974 Michael Ancram Conservative
Oct 1974 John Mackintosh Labour
1978 by-election John Home Robertson Labour
1983 constituency abolished

Elections

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Berwickshire constituencies electoral history

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Berwick and East Lothian [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Robertson 17,105 40.9
Unionist William Anstruther-Gray 15,37736.8
Liberal Anthony Stodart 9,35222.4
Majority1,7284.1
Turnout 41,83482.8
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951: Berwick and East Lothian [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist William Anstruther-Gray 22,510 52.8 +16.0
Labour John Robertson 20,15247.2+6.3
Majority2,3585.6N/A
Turnout 42,66283.8+1.0
Unionist gain from Labour Swing +2.8
General election 1955: Berwick and East Lothian [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist William Anstruther-Gray 21,739 53.3 +0.5
Labour Penry Jones19,02946.7−0.5
Majority2,7106.6+1.0
Turnout 40,76880.3−3.5
Unionist hold Swing +0.5
General election 1959: Berwick and East Lothian [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist William Anstruther-Gray 22,472 53.4 +0.1
Labour Penry Jones19,62246.6−0.1
Majority2,8506.8+0.2
Turnout 42,09483.2+2.9
Unionist hold Swing +0.1

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Berwick and East Lothian [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist William Anstruther-Gray 21,669 50.7 −2.7
Labour John Mackintosh 21,04449.3+2.7
Majority6251.4−5.4
Turnout 42,71385.0+1.8
Unionist hold Swing −2.7
General election 1966: Berwick and East Lothian [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Mackintosh 22,620 51.9 +2.6
Conservative William Anstruther-Gray 20,93148.1−2.6
Majority1,6893.8N/A
Turnout 43,55186.1+1.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.6

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Berwick and East Lothian [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Mackintosh 21,107 45.6 −6.3
Conservative J. Donald M. Hardie20,46644.2−3.9
SNP David Rae Fisher Simpson4,73510.2New
Majority6411.4−2.4
Turnout 46,30883.7−2.4
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Berwick and East Lothian [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Ancram 21,234 43.4 −0.8
Labour John Mackintosh 20,69442.3−3.3
SNP David Rae Fisher Simpson6,95614.2+4.0
Majority5401.1N/A
Turnout 48,88485.8+2.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +1.3
General election October 1974: Berwick and East Lothian [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Mackintosh 20,682 43.3 +1.0
Conservative Michael Ancram 17,94237.6−5.8
SNP R. Macleod6,32313.2−1.0
Liberal C. F. Lawson2,8115.9New
Majority2,7405.7N/A
Turnout 47,75880.8−5.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.4
1978 Berwick and East Lothian by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Home Robertson 20,530 47.4 +4.1
Conservative Margaret Marshall17,41840.2+2.6
SNP Isobel Lindsay 3,7998.8−4.4
Liberal Tam Glen1,5433.6−2.3
Majority3,1127.2+1.5
Turnout 43,290
Labour hold Swing +0.8
General election 1979: Berwick and East Lothian [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Home Robertson 21,977 43.5 +0.2
Conservative Margaret Marshall20,30440.2+2.6
Liberal Tam Glen4,9489.8+3.9
SNP Allan Macartney 3,3006.5−6.7
Majority1,6733.3−2.4
Turnout 60,91982.9+2.1
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "'Berwick and East Lothian', Feb 1974 – May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The Times Guide to the House of Commons.
  3. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1963.
  4. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1977.
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