Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale
county constituency for the Scottish Parliament
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Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale shown within the South Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Current constituency
Created	2011
Party	Scottish National Party
MSP	Christine Grahame
Council area	Midlothian Scottish Borders

Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It will elect one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the South Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

For the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, Midlothian was abolished, with the creation of two new constituencies called Midlothian North and Musselburgh and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale.

Electoral region

See also: South Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The other eight constituencies of the South Scotland region are Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Clydesdale, Dumfriesshire, East Lothian, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Galloway and West Dumfries and Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley.

The region covers the Dumfries and Galloway council area, part of the East Ayrshire council area, part of the East Lothian council area, part of the Midlothian council area, the Scottish Borders council area, the South Ayrshire council area and part of the South Lanarkshire council area.

Constituency boundaries and council area

Midlothian is represented by two constituencies in the Scottish Parliament, these are Midlothian North and Musselburgh and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale; Midlothian North and Musselburgh is part of the Lothian region.

Since the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, the constituency of Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale has been formed from the following electoral wards:

• In full: Penicuik, Midlothian South, Tweeddale West, Tweeddale East, Galashiels and District, Leaderdale and Melrose
• In part: Midlothian West (shared with Midlothian North and Musselburgh)

Candidates

Scottish Parliament election, 2016: Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Christine Grahame	16,031	45.1	+1.6
	Conservative	Michelle Ballantyne	10,163	28.6	+16.8
	Labour	Fiona Dudgale	5,701	16.0	-0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Kris Chapman	3,686	10.6	-17.7
Majority			5,868	16.5
	SNP hold		Swing

Scottish Parliament election, 2011: Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Christine Grahame	13,855	43.5	+9.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Purvis	8,931	28.0	-2.2
	Labour	Ian Miller	5,312	16.7	-2.6
	Conservative	Peter Duncan	3,743	11.8	-4.4
Majority			4,924	15.5
	SNP hold		Swing

Scottish Parliament election, 2007 Notional Result: Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SNP		10,971	33.9
	Liberal Democrats		9,770	30.2
	Labour		6,247	19.3
	Conservative		5,235	16.2
	Others		97	0.3
Majority			1,201	3.7

Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Purvis	10,656	35.1	+8.1
	SNP	Christine Grahame	10,058	33.2	+8.3
	Conservative	Derek Brownlee	5,594	18.4	-2.8
	Labour	Catherine Maxwell Stuart	4,019	13.2	-8.4
Majority			598	2.0
Turnout			30,327	56.3	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Purvis	7,197	26.96	−8.86
	SNP	Christine Grahame	6,659	24.94	+ 2.40
	Labour	Catherine Maxwell Stuart	5,757	21.56	−0.82
	Conservative	Derek Brownlee	5,686	21.30	+ 2.05
	Scottish Socialist	Norman Lockhart	1,055	3.95	+ 3.95
Majority			538	2.01	n/a
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Jenkins	12,078	35.82	n/a
	SNP	Christine Creech	7,600	22.54	n/a
	Labour	George McGregor	7,546	22.38	n/a
	Conservative	John Campbell	6,491	19.25	n/a
Majority			4,478	13.28	n/a