Berwick and East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)

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Berwick and East Lothian was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post system.

History

The constituency was created in 1950 and abolished in 1983.

Boundaries

Berwick and East Lothian covered the counties of Berwickshire and East Lothian. It was largely created from Berwick and Haddington and was replaced by East Lothian and part of Roxburgh and Berwickshire for the 1983 general election.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1950 John Robertson Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1951 William Anstruther-Gray Unionist
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1966 John Mackintosh Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Feb 1974 Michael Ancram Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Oct 1974 John Mackintosh Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1978 by-election John Home Robertson Labour
1983 constituency abolished

Elections

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Berwickshire constituencies electoral history

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: Berwick and East Lothian[1]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". William Anstruther-Gray 15,377 36.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Anthony Stodart 9,352 22.4
Majority 1,728 4.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 41,834 82.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". win (new seat)

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General election 1951: Berwick and East Lothian[1]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Robertson 20,152 47.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 2,358 5.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 42,662 83.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno Swing +2.8

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General election 1955: Berwick and East Lothian[1]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Penry Jones 19,029 46.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 2,710 6.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 40,768 80.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +0.5

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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General election 1959: Berwick and East Lothian[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Penry Jones 19,622 46.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 2,850 6.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 42,094 83.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +0.1

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1964: Berwick and East Lothian[1]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Mackintosh 21,044 49.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 625 1.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 42,713 85.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −2.7

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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General election 1966: Berwick and East Lothian[1]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". William Anstruther-Gray 20,931 48.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 1,689 3.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 43,551 86.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno Swing +2.6

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: Berwick and East Lothian[1]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". J. Donald M. Hardie 20,466 44.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". David Rae Fisher Simpson 4,735 10.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 641 1.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 46,308 83.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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General election February 1974: Berwick and East Lothian[1]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Mackintosh 20,694 42.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". David Rae Fisher Simpson 6,956 14.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 540 1.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 48,884 85.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno Swing +1.3

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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General election October 1974: Berwick and East Lothian[3]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael Ancram 17,942 37.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". R. Macleod 6,323 13.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". C. F. Lawson 2,811 5.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 2,740 5.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 47,758 80.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Template:Yesno Swing +3.4

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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1978 Berwick and East Lothian by-election
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Margaret Marshall 17,418 40.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Isobel Lindsay 3,799 8.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Tam Glen 1,543 3.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 3,112 7.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 43,290 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +0.8

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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General election 1979: Berwick and East Lothian[1]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Margaret Marshall 20,304 40.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Tam Glen 4,948 9.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Allan Macartney 3,300 6.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 1,673 3.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 60,919 82.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

References

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  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i The Times Guide to the House of Commons.
  2. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1963.
  3. ↑ Whitaker's Almanack, 1977.

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