Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale is a
constituency
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of the
Scottish Parliament
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(
Holyrood) covering parts of the
council areas of
Midlothian
Midlothian (; ) is registration county, lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of Scotland used for local government. Midlothian lies in the east-central Lowlands, bordering the City of Edinburgh council ar ...
and
Scottish Borders
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. Created for the
2011 election, it elects one
Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the
plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is one of nine constituencies in the
South Scotland electoral region, which elects seven
additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of
proportional representation
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for the region as a whole.
The constituency covers parts of the former constituencies of
Midlothian
Midlothian (; ) is registration county, lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of Scotland used for local government. Midlothian lies in the east-central Lowlands, bordering the City of Edinburgh council ar ...
and
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale. The remainder of Midlothian council area lies within the constituency of
Midlothian North and Musselburgh, whilst the remainder of Scottish Borders forms the
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire constituency.
Electoral region
The other eight constituencies of the South Scotland region are:
Ayr,
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley,
Clydesdale,
Dumfriesshire
Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries or Shire of Dumfries () is a Counties of Scotland, historic county and registration county in southern Scotland. The Dumfries lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area covers a similar area to the hi ...
,
East Lothian
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In ...
,
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire,
Galloway and West Dumfries and
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley.
The region covers the
Dumfries and Galloway council area, part of the
East Ayrshire council area, part of the
East Lothian council area, part of the
Midlothian council area, the
Scottish Borders council area, the
South Ayrshire council area and part of the
South Lanarkshire council area.
Midlothian North and Musselburgh, which covers the rest of Midlothian, is part of the
Lothian region.
Constituency boundaries and council area
Since the
2011 Scottish Parliament election, the constituency of Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale has been formed from the following electoral wards:
[
*In full:
** Galashiels and District (Scottish Borders)
** Leaderdale and Melrose (Scottish Borders)
** Midlothian South (Midlothian)
** Penicuik (Midlothian)
** Tweeddale East (Scottish Borders)
** Tweeddale West (Scottish Borders)
*In part
** Midlothian West (in Midlothian, and shared with Midlothian North and Musselburgh constituency)
]
Members of the Scottish Parliament
Election results
2020s
2010s
Footnotes
External links
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{{Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 2011-
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011
Politics of Midlothian
Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament
Constituencies established in 2011
2011 establishments in Scotland
Penicuik
Politics of the Scottish Borders
Peebles
Innerleithen
Galashiels
Melrose, Scottish Borders
Earlston
Lauder