UK Parliamentary general election

Midlothian constituency

This election was held on Thursday 6 May 2010.

8 candidates stood in the Midlothian constituency.

Turnout	63%

David Hamilton

Elected

Labour Party
18,449 votes
Colin Beattie

Scottish National Party (SNP)
8,100 votes
Ross Laird

Liberal Democrats
6,711 votes
James Callander

Conservative and Unionist Party
4,661 votes
Ian Baxter

Scottish Green Party
595 votes
Gordon Norrie

UK Independence Party (UKIP)
364 votes
George McCleery

Independent
196 votes
Willie Duncan

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
166 votes

Wikipedia

Midlothian in Scotland is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post voting system. The seat has been represented since 2024 by Kirsty McNeill of Scottish Labour.

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