Midlothian - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Midlothian constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Midlothian
Region	Scotland
1st in 2024		Labour
2nd in 2024		SNP
Swing To Lose	9.25%
Next Election Prediction	View

Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2024	Labour
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	SNP
	Election 2019	SNP
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	SNP
	Election 2010	Labour
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Labour
	Election 1987	Labour
	Election 1983	Labour
	Election 1979	Labour
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Labour

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,480	48.64%	+18.92%
	SNP	13,313	30.14%	-11.40%
	Reform UK	3,276	7.42%	N/A
	Conservative	3,248	7.35%	-14.35%
	Liberal Democrat	2,589	5.86%	-1.17%
	Minor	259	0.59%	N/A
Majority		8,167	18.49%
Turnout		44,165	59.75%	-7.97%
Electorate		73,916
Swing from SNP to LAB			15.16%
Swing from REF to LAB			5.75%
Swing from SNP to REF			9.41%
	Labour gain from SNP

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	20,033	41.54%	0.00%
	Labour	14,328	29.71%	0.00%
	Conservative	10,467	21.71%	0.00%
	Liberal Democrat	3,393	7.04%	0.00%
Majority		5,705	11.83%
Turnout		48,221	67.72%	-0.64%
Electorate		71,210
Swing from LAB to SNP			0.00%
Swing from CON to SNP			0.00%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.00%
	SNP hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	20,033	41.54%	+7.15%
	Labour	14,328	29.71%	-6.64%
	Conservative	10,467	21.71%	-3.74%
	Liberal Democrat	3,393	7.04%	+3.23%
Majority		5,705	11.83%
Turnout		48,221	68.36%	+2.10%
Electorate		70,544
Swing from LAB to SNP			6.89%
Swing from CON to SNP			5.44%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.45%
	SNP gain from Labour

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,458	36.35%	+6.16%
	SNP	15,573	34.40%	-16.20%
	Conservative	11,521	25.45%	+13.53%
	Liberal Democrat	1,721	3.80%	+1.46%
Majority		885	1.95%
Turnout		45,273	66.26%	-4.95%
Electorate		68,328
Swing from SNP to LAB			11.18%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.69%
Swing from SNP to CON			14.86%
	Labour gain from SNP

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	24,453	50.59%	+29.95%
	Labour	14,594	30.20%	-16.82%
	Conservative	5,760	11.92%	+0.04%
	Green	1,219	2.52%	+1.01%
	UKIP	1,173	2.43%	+1.50%
	Liberal Democrat	1,132	2.34%	-14.76%
Majority		9,859	20.40%
Turnout		48,331	71.21%	+7.28%
Electorate		67,875
Swing from LAB to SNP			23.39%
Swing from CON to SNP			14.96%
Swing from LAB to CON			8.43%
	SNP gain from Labour

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,449	47.01%	+1.52%
	SNP	8,100	20.64%	+3.67%
	Liberal Democrat	6,711	17.10%	-9.12%
	Conservative	4,661	11.88%	+2.50%
	Green	595	1.52%	N/A
	UKIP	364	0.93%	N/A
	Minor	196	0.50%	N/A
	Others	166	0.42%	N/A
Majority		10,349	26.37%
Turnout		39,242	63.93%	+1.75%
Electorate		61,387
Swing from LAB to SNP			1.07%
Swing from LD to LAB			5.32%
Swing from LD to SNP			6.40%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,153	45.49%	0.00%
	Liberal Democrat	9,888	26.23%	0.00%
	SNP	6,400	16.97%	0.00%
	Conservative	3,537	9.38%	0.00%
	Others	726	1.93%	N/A
Majority		7,265	19.27%
Turnout		37,704	62.17%	-0.47%
Electorate		60,644
Swing from LD to LAB			0.00%
Swing from SNP to LAB			0.00%
Swing from SNP to LD			0.00%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,153	45.49%	-7.23%
	Liberal Democrat	9,888	26.23%	+13.39%
	SNP	6,400	16.97%	-4.37%
	Conservative	3,537	9.38%	-0.19%
	Minor	726	1.93%	N/A
Majority		7,265	19.27%
Turnout		37,704	62.64%	+3.57%
Electorate		60,193
Swing from LAB to LD			10.31%
Swing from LAB to SNP			1.43%
Swing from SNP to LD			8.88%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,145	52.73%	-0.78%
	SNP	6,131	21.34%	-4.16%
	Liberal Democrat	3,686	12.83%	+3.65%
	Conservative	2,748	9.57%	-1.33%
	Minor	837	2.91%	N/A
	Others	177	0.62%	N/A
Majority		9,014	31.38%
Turnout		28,724	59.07%	-15.05%
Electorate		48,625
Swing from SNP to LAB			1.69%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.22%
Swing from SNP to LD			3.91%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,861	53.51%	+9.63%
	SNP	8,991	25.51%	+3.66%
	Conservative	3,842	10.90%	-9.22%
	Liberal Democrat	3,235	9.18%	-3.96%
	Minor	320	0.91%	N/A
Majority		9,870	28.00%
Turnout		35,249	74.13%	-3.68%
Electorate		47,552
Swing from SNP to LAB			2.99%
Swing from CON to LAB			9.43%
Swing from CON to SNP			6.44%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,588	43.87%	-4.38%
	SNP	10,254	21.85%	+11.27%
	Conservative	9,443	20.12%	+1.88%
	Liberal Democrat	6,164	13.14%	N/A
	Green	476	1.01%	+0.13%
Majority		10,334	22.02%
Turnout		46,925	77.81%	+0.61%
Electorate		60,311
Swing from LAB to SNP			7.82%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.13%
Swing from CON to SNP			4.69%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,553	48.25%	+5.51%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	10,300	22.04%	-7.14%
	Conservative	8,527	18.24%	-3.61%
	SNP	4,947	10.58%	+4.36%
	Green	412	0.88%	N/A
Majority		12,253	26.22%
Turnout		46,739	77.19%	+2.16%
Electorate		60,549
Swing from ALL to LAB			6.33%
Swing from CON to LAB			4.56%
Swing from ALL to CON			1.76%
	Labour hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,401	42.74%	-5.07%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	13,245	29.18%	N/A
	Conservative	9,922	21.86%	-4.49%
	SNP	2,826	6.23%	-10.58%
Majority		6,156	13.56%
Turnout		45,394	75.04%	-2.73%
Electorate		60,496
Swing from LAB to ALL			17.13%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.29%
Swing from CON to ALL			16.84%
	Labour hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	37,733	47.81%	+6.32%
	Conservative	20,797	26.35%	+10.36%
	SNP	13,260	16.80%	-18.77%
	Liberal	7,129	9.03%	+2.09%
Majority		16,936	21.46%
Turnout		78,919	77.77%	+0.34%
Electorate		101,482
Swing from LAB to CON			2.02%
Swing from SNP to LAB			12.55%
Swing from SNP to CON			14.57%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	28,652	41.49%	-3.17%
	SNP	24,568	35.58%	+8.62%
	Conservative	11,046	16.00%	-12.39%
	Liberal	4,793	6.94%	N/A
Majority		4,084	5.91%
Turnout		69,059	77.43%	-4.18%
Electorate		89,191
Swing from LAB to SNP			5.89%
Swing from CON to LAB			4.61%
Swing from CON to SNP			10.50%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	32,220	44.66%	N/A
	Conservative	20,478	28.38%	N/A
	SNP	19,450	26.96%	N/A
Majority		11,742	16.27%
Turnout		72,148	81.61%	N/A
Electorate		88,409

	Labour win

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