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Home General Elections 5 July 1945 Midlothian and Peebles Northern |
UK Polling History: Election of 5 July 1945 – Midlothian and Peebles Northern
Result summary
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| Conservative | Labour | Common Wealth Movement |
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| Votes | 24,834 | 23,657 | 3,299 |
| Votes gained | +1,123 | +9,687 | – |
| Share of votes | 48.0% | 45.7% | 6.4% |
| Share of eligible voters | 33.6% | 32.0% | 4.5% |
| Gain in share of votes | -15.0% | +8.6% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -13.1% | +4.5% | – |
| Total votes: | 51,790 | |
| Electorate: | 73,831 | |
| Turnout: | 70.2% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 11.8% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Edinburghshire 14 December 1918 |
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Constituency succeeded by Edinburgh Pentlands, Midlothian and Peebles 23 February 1950 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Independent | Common Wealth Movement |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Independent | Common Wealth Movement |
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| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 24,834 | 23,657 | 3,299 | ||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 23,711 | 13,970 | |||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 22,211 | 8,501 | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 11,219 | 10,779 | 6,726 | ||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 11,320 | 9,173 | |||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 6,731 | 8,570 | 3,578 | ||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 7,416 | 6,942 | 3,770 | ||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 7,762 | 4,737 | |||