UK Polling History: Election of 18 June 1970 – Midlothian
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | |
| Votes | 30,802 | 18,328 | 9,047 |
| Votes gained | +3,194 | +5,136 | +1,073 |
| Share of votes | 52.9% | 31.5% | 15.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 40.0% | 23.8% | 11.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | -3.7% | +4.5% | -0.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -3.8% | +2.9% | -0.9% |
| Total votes: | 58,177 | |
| Electorate: | 76,931 | |
| Turnout: | 75.6% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 4.1% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Midlothian and Peebles 26 May 1955 |
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||||
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Liberal | Other | Reform UK |
Green | UKIP | Others | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||||
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Liberal | Other | Reform UK |
Green | UKIP | Others | ||
| 4 July 2024 | General Election | 21,480 | 3,248 | 13,313 | 2,589 | 3,276 | 259 | |||||
| 12 December 2019 | General Election | 14,328 | 10,467 | 20,033 | 3,393 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 June 2017 | General Election | 16,458 | 11,521 | 15,573 | 1,721 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 May 2015 | General Election | 14,594 | 5,760 | 24,453 | 1,132 | 1,219 | 1,173 | 0 | ||||
| 6 May 2010 | General Election | 18,449 | 4,661 | 8,100 | 6,711 | 362 | 595 | 364 | 0 | |||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 17,153 | 3,537 | 6,400 | 9,888 | 726 | 0 | |||||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 15,145 | 2,748 | 6,131 | 3,686 | 1,014 | 0 | |||||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 18,861 | 3,842 | 8,991 | 3,235 | 320 | 0 | |||||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 20,588 | 9,443 | 10,254 | 6,164 | 476 | 0 | |||||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 22,553 | 8,527 | 4,947 | 10,300 | 412 | 0 | |||||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 19,401 | 9,922 | 2,826 | 13,245 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 37,733 | 20,797 | 13,260 | 7,129 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 28,652 | 11,046 | 24,568 | 4,793 | 0 | ||||||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 32,220 | 20,478 | 19,450 | 0 | |||||||
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 30,802 | 18,328 | 9,047 | 0 | |||||||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 27,608 | 13,192 | 7,974 | 0 | |||||||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 29,820 | 18,861 | 0 | ||||||||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 28,457 | 18,797 | 0 | ||||||||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 25,994 | 17,208 | 0 | ||||||||