Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale is a
constituency of the
Scottish Parliament (
Holyrood) covering parts of the
council areas
For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" ( gd, comhairlean), which are all governed by single-tier authorities designated as "councils". They have the option under the Local Government (Ga ...
of
Midlothian and
Scottish Borders. 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
Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...
for the region as a whole.
The constituency covers parts of the former constituencies of
Midlothian 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
Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire Subdivisions of Scotland, council area and the historic Shires of Scotlan ...
,
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley,
Clydesdale Clydesdale is an archaic name for Lanarkshire, a traditional county in Scotland. The name may also refer to:
Sports
* Clydesdale F.C., a former football club in Glasgow
* Clydesdale RFC, Glasgow, a former rugby union club
* Clydesdale RFC, South ...
,
Dumfriesshire
Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries or Shire of Dumfries (''Siorrachd Dhùn Phris'' in Gaelic) is a historic county and registration county in southern Scotland. The Dumfries lieutenancy area covers a similar area to the historic county.
I ...
,
East Lothian,
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire,
Galloway and West Dumfries and
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley.
The region covers the
Dumfries and Galloway council area
Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the historic counties of Dumfriesshire, Kirkcu ...
, 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 2011 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.
The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the Additional M ...
, 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
Penicuik ( ; sco, Penicuik; gd, Peighinn na Cuthaig) is a town and former Police burgh, burgh in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the west bank of the River Esk, Lothian, River North Esk. It lies on the A701 road, A701 midway between Edinburgh a ...
(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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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