Scotland · Constituency
Midlothian
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Photograph shows Penicuik, a town in this constituency, not the whole of Midlothian.
Your member of parliament
Kirsty McNeill
Labour (Co-op)Labour won Midlothian at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,167 votes, or 18.5 points. A swing of 9.3 points to Scottish National Party would take it. That makes it safer than 418 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 232.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 18.5 points, which is larger than 418 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Scottish National Party by 8,167 votes.
Majority
8,167
18.5% of votes cast.
Turnout
60.0%
+0.3 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
44,165 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirsty McNeillElected | Labour | 21,480 | 48.6% | +14.9 |
| Owen Thompson | Scottish National Party | 13,313 | 30.1% | +27.6 |
| Stefan Garbowski | Reform UK | 3,276 | 7.4% | -6.9 |
| Keith Cockburn | Conservative | 3,248 | 7.4% | -16.4 |
| Ross Laird | Liberal Democrat | 2,589 | 5.9% | -6.4 |
| Daniel Fraser | Scottish Libertarian Party | 259 | 0.6% | +0.6 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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