Midlothian and Peebles

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.

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

For its short existence, Midlothian and Peebles covered the counties of Midlothian and Peebles inclusive of all the burghs situated therein except the county of the city of Edinburgh and the burgh of Musselburgh.

Members of Parliament

Elected		Member	Party
	1950	David Johnstone Pryde	Labour
	1951

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Midlothian and Peebles

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)

General election 1951: Midlothian and Peebles

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

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)