Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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Midlothian North and Musselburgh
County constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency).svg
Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg
Midlothian North and Musselburgh shown within the Lothian electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population85,799 (2019) [1]
Current constituency
Created 2011
Party Scottish National Party
MSP Colin Beattie
Council area Midlothian
East Lothian
Created from East Lothian,
Edinburgh East & Musselburgh,
Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale,
Midlothian

Midlothian North and Musselburgh is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering parts of the council areas of Midlothian and East Lothian. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is one of nine constituencies in the Lothian electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Contents

The seat was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and covers areas that were formerly part of the constituencies of Midlothian and Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, both of which were abolished. [2] It has been held by Colin Beattie of the Scottish National Party since creation.

Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the Lothian region are: Almond Valley, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Eastern, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern, Edinburgh Western and Linlithgow.

The region includes all of the City of Edinburgh council area, parts of the East Lothian council area, parts of the Midlothian council area and all of the West Lothian council area.

Constituency boundaries and council area

Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2011

Midlothian is represented by two constituencies in the Scottish Parliament, these are Midlothian North and Musselburgh and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, the latter is part of the South Scotland region. Part of the constituency is within the East Lothian council area, the remainder of which is represented by the East Lothian constituency (also within the South Scotland region).

From the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, the newly formed constituency of Midlothian North and Musselburgh is formed from the following electoral wards: [3]

Member of the Scottish Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2011 Colin Beattie SNP

Election results

2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Midlothian North and Musselburgh [4] [5] [6]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
SNP Colin Beattie [a] 21,16549.7Increase2.svg0.817,62041.2Increase2.svg0.4
Labour Stephen Curran13,25931.1Increase2.svg2.510,21223.9Decrease2.svg3.3
Conservative Iain Whyte6,52915.3Decrease2.svg2.87,72318.1Decrease2.svg0.4
Green 3,8008.9Increase2.svg1.6
Liberal Democrats Charles Dundas1,6303.8Decrease2.svg0.71,3723.2Increase2.svg0.5
Alba 6451.5New
Animal Welfare 2850.7New
All for Unity 2780.6New
Scottish Family 2160.5New
Women's Equality 1160.3Decrease2.svg0.4
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 1010.2New
Reform UK 810.2New
Scottish Libertarian 790.2New
Communist 690.2New
Freedom Alliance (UK)690.2New
UKIP 570.1Decrease2.svg2.0
Independent Ashley Graczyk340.1New
SDP 190.0New
Renew 70.0New
Majority7,90618.6Decrease2.svg1.7
Valid Votes42,58342,783
Invalid Votes15992
Turnout 42,74261.7Increase2.svg6.742,87561.9Increase2.svg6.9
SNP hold Swing
Notes
  1. Incumbent member for this constituency

2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Midlothian North and Musselburgh [7] [8]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegion
Votes%±%Votes%±%
SNP Colin Beattie [a] 16,94848.9Increase2.svg1.714,20840.8Decrease2.svg2.2
Labour Bernard Harkins9,91328.6Decrease2.svg8.69,45527.2Decrease2.svg4.0
Conservative Jeremy Balfour [b] 6,26718.1Increase2.svg9.66,42518.5Increase2.svg10.9
Green 2,5307.3Increase2.svg3.6
Liberal Democrats Jacquie Bell1,5574.5Increase2.svg0.39512.7Decrease2.svg0.1
UKIP 7182.1Increase2.svg1.5
Women's Equality 2500.7New
Solidarity 1710.5Increase2.svg0.4
RISE 1040.3New
Majority7,03520.3Increase2.svg10.3
Valid Votes34,68534,812
Invalid Votes14053
Turnout 34,82555.0Increase2.svg3.734,86555.0Increase2.svg3.7
SNP hold Swing
Notes
  1. Incumbent member for this constituency
  2. Elected on the party list
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Midlothian North and Musselburgh [9] [10]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegion
Votes%±%Votes%±%
SNP Colin Beattie 14,07947.2N/A12,82143.0N/A
Labour Bernard Harkins11,08337.2N/A9,29731.2N/A
Conservative Scott Douglas2,5418.5N/A2,2747.6N/A
Independent Margo MacDonald [a] 1,9636.6N/A
Green 1,1053.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Ian Younger1,2544.2N/A8442.8N/A
Independent Alan Hay8612.9N/A
All-Scotland Pensioners Party 4001.3N/A
Socialist Labour 2971.0N/A
BNP 2380.8N/A
UKIP 1900.6N/A
Scottish Christian 1040.3N/A
Scottish Socialist 850.3N/A
CPA 770.3N/A
Liberal 610.2N/A
Solidarity 340.1N/A
Independent Ken O'Neil170.1N/A
Independent David Hogg150.0N/A
Independent Mev Brown100.0N/A
Majority2,99610.0N/A
Valid Votes29,81829,832
Invalid Votes98109
Turnout 29,91651.3N/A29,94151.3N/A
SNP win (new seat)
Notes
  1. Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

Footnotes

  1. Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
  2. "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011" (PDF). BBC News online. 8 September 2010. p. 13. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. "First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. May 2010. p. 120. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. "2021 Scottish Parliament Election: Midlothian North and Musselburgh County Constituency Result". Midlothian Council . Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. Constituencies A-Z | Midlothian North and Musselburgh, BBC News; retrieved 7 May 2021
  6. "2021 Scottish Parliament Election: Lothians Regional Local Result". Midlothian Council . Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. "2016 Scottish Parliament Election results". Midlothian Council. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  8. "Lothian regional results". City of Edinburgh Council . 5 May 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  9. "2011 Results of Regional List". City of Edinburgh Council . 5 May 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  10. "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2021.