Berwick and East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)

Berwick and East Lothian
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland Berwickshire, East Lothian
1950 (1950)–1983 (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
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 1970s

Berwick and East Lothian by-election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
General Election Oct 1974: Berwick and East Lothian [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Mackintosh 20,682
Conservative Michael Ancram 17,942
SNP R. Macleod 6,323
Liberal C.F. Lawson 2,811
Majority 2,740

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Berwick and East Lothian [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maj Sir William Anstruther Gray 22,472
Labour P. Jones 19,622
Majority 2,850

References

  1. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1977
  2. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1963