East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)

East Lothian
County constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map

Boundary of East Lothian in Scotland.
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of parliament George Kerevan (SNP)
Created from Berwick and East Lothian, Edinburgh East and Midlothian[1]
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency Scotland

East Lothian is a constituency in Scotland which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

History

The constituency was created in 1983. Until the United Kingdom general election, 2015, it had always been represented by a member from the Labour Party (UK). Since then the MP has been George Kerevan of the Scottish National Party.

The East Lothian Labour Party voted on 22 January 2010 to deselect the previous MP Anne Moffat.[2] The National Executive Committee upheld the decision on 23 March 2010.[3] Fiona O'Donnell was elected in 2010 with an increased majority from 2005.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the whole of the East Lothian council area in Scotland. The East Lothian town of Musselburgh was added to the seat from Edinburgh East and Musselburgh in 2005. Before the 1983 general election, the area lay in the Berwick and East Lothian constituency.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[4]Party
1983 John Home Robertson Labour
1987
1992
1997
2001 Anne Picking Labour
2005
2010 Fiona O'Donnell Labour
2015 George Kerevan SNP

Elections

Elections of the 2010s

General Election 2015: East Lothian[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
SNP George Kerevan 25,104 42.5 +26.5
Labour Fiona O'Donnell[7] 18,301 31.0 −13.6
Conservative David Roach[8] 11,511 19.5 −0.2
Liberal Democrat Ettie Spencer[9] 1,517 2.6 −14.3
Scottish Green Jason Rose[10] 1,245 2.1 +0.4
UKIP Oluf Marshall 1,178 2.0 +0.9
Independent Mike Allan 158 0.3 N/A
Majority 6,803 11.5
Turnout 59,014 74.2 +7.3
SNP gain from Labour Swing +20.1
General Election 2010: East Lothian[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Fiona O'Donnell 21,919 44.6 +3.1
Conservative Michael Veitch 9,661 19.7 +3.7
Liberal Democrat Stuart Ritchie 8,228 16.9 −8.0
SNP Andrew Sharp 7,883 16.0 +2.9
Scottish Green James Mackenzie 862 1.8 −0.7
UKIP Jonathan Lloyd 548 1.1 +0.4
Majority 12,258 24.9
Turnout 49,161 66.9 +2.2
Labour hold Swing −0.3

Elections of the 2000s

General Election 2005: East Lothian[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Anne Moffat 18,983 41.5 −7.4
Liberal Democrat Chris Butler 11,363 24.8 +7.6
Conservative William Stevenson 7,315 16.0 0.0
SNP Paul McLennan 5,995 13.1 −1.8
Scottish Green Michael Collie 1,132 2.5 N/A
Scottish Socialist Gary Galbraith 504 1.1 N/A
UKIP Eric Robb 306 0.7 N/A
Christian Vote William Thompson 178 0.4 N/A
Majority 7,620 16.6
Turnout 45,776 64.5 +3.6
Labour hold Swing −7.5
General Election 2001: East Lothian[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Anne Picking 17,407 47.2 −5.5
Conservative Hamish John Garrow Mair 6,577 17.8 −2.1
Liberal Democrat Mrs. Judith Lynne Hayman 6,506 17.6 +7.1
SNP Ms. Hilary Margaret Brown 5,381 14.6 −1.1
Scottish Socialist Derrick O'Clancy White 624 1.7 N/A
Socialist Labour James Hunter Herriot 376 1.0 N/A
Majority 10,830 29.4
Turnout 36,871 62.5 −13.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 1990s

General Election 1997: East Lothian[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Home Robertson 22,881 52.7 +6.2
Conservative Murdo Fraser 8,660 19.9 −8.3
SNP David R. McCarthy 6,825 15.7 +1.5
Liberal Democrat Miss Alison MacAskill 4,575 10.5 −0.7
Referendum Norman S. Nash 491 1.1 N/A
Majority 14,221 32.7
Turnout 43,432 75.6
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1992: East Lothian[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Home Robertson 25,537 46.5 −1.6
Conservative James P. Heptburne-Scott 15,501 28.2 −0.1
SNP George R. Thomson 7,776 14.2 +6.9
Liberal Democrat Tim McKay 6,126 11.2 −4.3
Majority 10,036 18.3 −1.5
Turnout 54,940 82.4 +3.7
Labour hold Swing −0.7

Elections of the 1980s

General Election 1987: East Lothian[19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Home Robertson 24,583 48.0 +4.1
Conservative Stanley Michael Langdon 14,378 28.3 −2.5
Liberal Andrew William Robinson 7,929 15.5 −5.4
SNP Alexander Burgon-Lyon 3,727 7.3 +2.9
Green Angus Eric Marland 451 0.9 N/A
Majority 10,105 19.7
Turnout 51,068 78.7 +2.3
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1983: East Lothian[21][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Home Robertson 20,934 43.9 N/A
Conservative M. Fry 14,693 30.8 N/A
Liberal M. Kibby 9,950 20.9 N/A
SNP Roger Knox 2,083 4.4 N/A
Majority 6,241 13.1 N/A
Turnout 47,660 76.4 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "'East Lothian', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Moffat faces deselection after police called to club rebellion". Edinburgh Evening News. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  3. ↑ Carrell, Severin (23 March 2010). "Labour party upholds decision to deselect East Lothian MP Anne Moffat". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  4. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 1)
  5. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. ↑ http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/1662/uk_parliamentary_election_2015/2 9Aug15
  7. ↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/east-lothian-2015.html
  8. ↑ https://www.conservatives.com/OurTeam/Prospective_Parliamentary_Candidates/Roach_David.aspx
  9. ↑ "Three parties' Westminster picks are made". 28 November 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  10. ↑ http://eastlothiangreens.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/east-lothian-greens-select-jason-rose.html
  11. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. ↑ BBC News
  13. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Aristotle: East Lothian", Guardian Unlimited
  17. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
  19. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  20. 1 2 "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
  21. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Coordinates: 55°56′51″N 2°43′35″W / 55.94750°N 2.72639°W / 55.94750; -2.72639

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/5/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.