Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale is a

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of the

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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

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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

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for the region as a whole. The constituency covers parts of the former constituencies of

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,

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East Lothian East Lothian (; ; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a Counties of Scotland, historic county, registration county and Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921. 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

* {{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