Edinburgh Pentlands was a
constituency
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of the
House of Commons
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of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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, first used in the
general election of 1950, and abolished prior to the
general election of 2005. It elected one
Member of Parliament (MP)
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by the
first past the post
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system of election.
In 1999, a
Scottish Parliament constituency was created with the same name and boundaries, and continues in use. See ''
Edinburgh Pentlands (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh Pentlands is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Edinburgh. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It ...
''.
Boundaries
In 2005, prior to the general election, the Westminster constituency was one of six covering the
City of Edinburgh council area
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In its current form, the counci ...
. Five were entirely within the city council area. One,
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, straddled the boundary with the
East Lothian council area
East Lothian (; sco, East Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921.
In 1975, the histo ...
, to take in
Musselburgh
Musselburgh (; sco, Musselburrae; gd, Baile nam Feusgan) is the largest settlement in East Lothian, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth, east of Edinburgh city centre. It has a population of .
History
The name Musselburgh is Ol ...
. Edinburgh Pentlands covered a south-western portion of the city council area.
In terms of
ward
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Division or unit
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* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...
s used for elections to the
City of Edinburgh Council
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In its current form, the counci ...
, 1999 to 2007, Edinburgh Pentlands included wards named
Balerno
Balerno (; gd, Baile Àirneach, IPA: paleˈɛːɾʲnəx Scots: Balerno or Balernie) is a village on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland situated south-west of the city centre, next to Currie and then Juniper Green. Traditionally in the cou ...
,
Baberton
Baberton is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is south-west of the Edinburgh City Bypass and Wester Hailes and south of the Shotts Line railway line. The village of Juniper Green is situated to the south of Baberton and Baber ...
,
Colinton
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,
Craiglockhart
Craiglockhart (; gd, Creag Longairt) is a suburb in the south west of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying between Colinton to the south, Morningside to the east Merchiston to the north east, and Longstone and Kingsknowe to the west. The Water of Leith i ...
,
Fairmilehead
Fairmilehead is a district of southern Edinburgh, Scotland. It lies approximately due south of the city centre and borders Midlothian. The area comprises the neighbourhoods of Buckstone, Caiyside, Caiystane, Swanston, Frogston and Winton.
T ...
,
Firrhill
Firrhill is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is south of Merchants of Edinburgh Golf Club and lies next to Oxgangs.
The area is mostly made up of public housing which was built by the Corporation Housing Department in the mid- ...
,
Murrayburn,
Parkhead
Parkhead ( sco, Pairkheid) is a district in the East End of Glasgow. Its name comes from a small weaving hamlet at the meeting place of the Great Eastern Road (now the Gallowgate and Tollcross Road) and Westmuir Street. Glasgow's Eastern Necropo ...
, and
Sighthill Sighthill may refer to:
* Sighthill, Edinburgh
Sighthill is a suburb in the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. The area is bordered by Broomhouse and Parkhead to the east, South Gyle to the north, the industrial suburb of Bankhead and the Calders ...
. The
South Morningside ward was split between Edinburgh Pentlands and
Edinburgh South. The seat had an urban north and a suburban centre. The remaining area was rural, and included a
Pentland Hills
The Pentland Hills are a range of hills southwest of Edinburgh, Scotland. The range is around in length, and runs southwest from Edinburgh towards Biggar and the upper Clydesdale.
Etymology
The name is first recorded for the farm of Pentlan ...
area in the south.
In 2005, most of the constituency became part of
Edinburgh South West. The Fairmilehead and South
Morningside wards went to
Edinburgh South. For the 2005 election, there were five constituencies covering the city area, all entirely within that area.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1990s
Election in the 2000s
See also
*
Politics of Edinburgh
The politics of Edinburgh are expressed in the deliberations and decisions of the City of Edinburgh Council, in elections to the council, the Scottish Parliament and the UK Parliament.
Also, as Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh is host to the ...
Notes and references
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Pentlands
Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2005