Berwick and East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)
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Berwick and East Lothian | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Subdivisions of Scotland | Berwickshire, East Lothian |
1950–1983 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | East Lothian Roxburgh & Berwickshire |
Created from | Berwick and Haddington |
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
Election | Member | Party | |
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1950 | John James 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
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John James Robertson | 17,105 | 40.9 | N/A | |
Unionist | William John St Clair Anstruther-Gray | 15,377 | 36.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | James Anthony Stodart | 9,352 | 22.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,728 | 4.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 41,834 | 82.8 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | William John St Clair Anstruther-Gray | 22,510 | 52.8 | +11.9 | |
Labour | John James Robertson | 20,152 | 47.2 | +6.3 | |
Majority | 2,358 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 42,662 | 83.8 | +1.0 | ||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | William John St Clair Anstruther-Gray | 21,739 | 53.3 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Penry Jones | 19,029 | 46.7 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 2,710 | 6.7 | |||
Turnout | 40,768 | 80.3 | −3.5 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | William John St Clair Anstruther-Gray | 22,472 | 53.4 | +0.l | |
Labour | Penry Jones | 19,622 | 46.6 | −0.l | |
Majority | 2,850 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 42,094 | 83.2 | +2.9 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | +0.l |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | William John St Clair Anstruther-Gray | 20,669 | 50.7 | −2.7 | |
Labour | John Pitcairn Mackintosh | 21,044 | 49.3 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 625 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 41,713 | 85.0 | +1.8 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | −2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Pitcairn Mackintosh | 22,620 | 51.9 | +2.6 | |
Conservative | William John St Clair Anstruther-Gray | 20,931 | 48.1 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 1,689 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 43,551 | 86.1 | +1.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.6 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Pitcairn Mackintosh | 21,107 | 45.6 | −6.3 | |
Conservative | J.Donald M. Hardie | 20,466 | 44.2 | −3.9 | |
SNP | David Rae Fisher Simpson | 4,735 | 10.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 641 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 46,308 | 83.7 | −2.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr Ancram | 21,234 | 43.4 | −0.8 | |
Labour | John Pitcairn Mackintosh | 20,694 | 42.3 | −3.3 | |
SNP | David Rae Fisher Simpson | 6,956 | 14.2 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 540 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 48,884 | 85.8 | +2.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +1.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Pitcairn Mackintosh | 20,682 | 43.3 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr Ancram | 17,942 | 37.6 | −5.8 | |
SNP | R. Macleod | 6,323 | 13.2 | −1.0 | |
Liberal | C.F. Lawson | 2,811 | 5.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,740 | 5.7 | |||
Turnout | 47,758 | 80.8 | −5.0 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Home Robertson | 20,530 | 47.4 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | Margaret Marshall | 17,418 | 40.2 | +2.6 | |
SNP | Isobel Lindsay | 3,799 | 8.8 | −4.4 | |
Liberal | Tam Glen | 1,543 | 3.6 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 3,112 | 7.2 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 43,290 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Home Robertson | 21,977 | 43.5 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Margaret Marshall | 20,304 | 40.2 | +2.6 | |
Liberal | Tam Glen | 4,948 | 9.8 | +3.9 | |
SNP | A McCartney | 3,300 | 6.5 | −6.7 | |
Majority | 1,673 | 3.3 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 60,919 | 82.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ The Times Guide to the House of Commons
- ↑ The Times Guide to the House of Commons
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- ↑ The Times Guide to the House of Commons
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1963
- ↑ The Times Guide to the House of Commons
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- ↑ The Times Guide to the House of Commons
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1977
- ↑ The Times Guide to the House of Commons
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