Home General Elections 30 May 1929 Midlothian and Peebles Northern |
UK Polling History: Election of 30 May 1929 – Midlothian and Peebles Northern
Result summary
Parties | |||
Conservative | Labour | Liberal | |
Votes | 11,219 | 10,779 | 6,726 |
Votes gained | -101 | +1,606 | +3,148 |
Share of votes | 39.1% | 37.5% | 23.4% |
Share of eligible voters | 30.8% | 29.6% | 18.4% |
Gain in share of votes | -16.2% | -7.2% | +4.5% |
Gain in share of eligible voters | -13.0% | -5.9% | +4.3% |
Total votes: | 28,724 | |
Electorate: | 36,471 | |
Turnout: | 78.8% | |
Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
Swing: | 10.3% | Liberal from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Edinburghshire 14 December 1918 |
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 |
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 |