Edinburgh_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
This article is about the pre-1983 constituency. For the similarly named post-1997 constituency, see Edinburgh North and Leith (UK Parliament constituency).
Edinburgh North was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Quick Facts Major settlements, 1918–1983 ...
| Edinburgh North | |
|---|---|
| Former Burgh constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Major settlements | Edinburgh |
| 1918–1983 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh West and Leith Burghs |
| Replaced by | Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Leith, Edinburgh East and Edinburgh West[1] |
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1918–1950: The Broughton, Calton, St. Andrew's and St. Stephen's wards of the county of the city of Edinburgh.[2]
1950–1955: The Broughton, Calton and St. Andrew's wards of the county of the city of Edinburgh.[3]
1955–1974: The Broughton, Calton and St. Andrew's wards of the county of the city of Edinburgh, and part of the St. Bernard's ward.[4]
1974–1983: The Broughton, Calton, St. Andrew's and St. Bernard's wards of the county of the city of Edinburgh.[5]
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Elections in the 1910s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Unionist | Rt Hon. James Avon Clyde | 11,879 | 63.0 | |
| Liberal | James Johnston | 6,986 | 37.0 | ||
| Majority | 4,893 | 26.0 | |||
| Turnout | 18,865 | 53.0 | |||
| Unionist win | |||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
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Elections in the 1920s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Patrick Johnstone Ford | 9,944 | 44.8 | -18.2 | |
| Liberal | Rt Hon. Walter Runciman | 8,469 | 38.1 | +1.1 | |
| Labour | David Graham Pole | 3,808 | 17.1 | New | |
| Majority | 1,475 | 6.7 | -19.3 | ||
| Turnout | 22,221 | 62.3 | +9.3 | ||
| Unionist hold | Swing | -9.7 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Patrick Johnstone Ford | 14,805 | 61.8 | +17.0 | |
| Liberal | P. H. Allan | 9,165 | 38.2 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 5,640 | 23.6 | +16.9 | ||
| Turnout | 23,970 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +8.4 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Peter Wilson Raffan | 13,744 | 55.7 | +17.5 | |
| Unionist | Patrick Johnstone Ford | 10,909 | 44.3 | -17.5 | |
| Majority | 2,835 | 11.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 24,653 | 66.3 | |||
| Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +17.5 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Patrick Johnstone Ford | 14,461 | 49.3 | +5.0 | |
| Labour | Eleanor Stewart | 8,192 | 27.9 | New | |
| Liberal | Peter Wilson Raffan | 6,669 | 22.7 | -33.0 | |
| Majority | 6,269 | 21.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 29,322 | 78.0 | +11.7 | ||
| Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Sir Patrick Johnstone Ford | 13,993 | 39.7 | -9.6 | |
| Labour | Eleanor Stewart | 11,340 | 32.2 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal | William Mitchell | 9,877 | 28.1 | +5.4 | |
| Majority | 2,653 | 7.5 | -13.9 | ||
| Turnout | 35,210 | 73.8 | -4.2 | ||
| Unionist hold | Swing | -6.9 | |||
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Elections in the 1930s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Sir Patrick Johnstone Ford | 26,361 | 75.03 | +35.3 | |
| Labour | Robert Gibson | 8,771 | 24.97 | -7.2 | |
| Majority | 17,590 | 50.06 | +42.5 | ||
| Turnout | 35,132 | 74.38 | +0.60 | ||
| Registered electors | 47,234 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +19.05 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Unionist | Alexander Galloway Erskine Erskine-Hill | 20,776 | 66.53 | -8.50 | |
| Labour | Gerald Walker Crawford | 8,654 | 27.71 | +2.74 | |
| Liberal | Jessie Chrystal Macmillan | 1,798 | 5.76 | New | |
| Majority | 12,122 | 38.82 | -11.26 | ||
| Turnout | 31,228 | 66.75 | -7.63 | ||
| Registered electors | 46,786 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | -5.62 | |||
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Elections in the 1940s
General Election 1939–40:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Alexander Erskine-Hill
- Labour: Gerald Walker Crawford
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eustace George Willis | 12,825 | 45.10 | +17.39 | |
| Unionist | Sir Alexander Galloway Erskine Erskine-Hill | 12,270 | 43.14 | -23.39 | |
| Liberal | Charles Hampton Johnston | 3,344 | 11.76 | +6.0 | |
| Majority | 555 | 1.96 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 28,439 | 64.75 | -2.00 | ||
| Registered electors | 43,921 | ||||
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +20.39 | |||
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Elections in the 1950s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Unionist | James Latham McDiarmid Clyde | 17,826 | 51.21 | +8.07 | |
| Labour | Eustace George Willis | 13,683 | 39.31 | -5.79 | |
| Liberal | Iain Padruig Crawford | 3,303 | 9.49 | -2.27 | |
| Majority | 4,143 | 11.90 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 34,812 | 78.71 | +13.96 | ||
| Registered electors | 44,226 | ||||
| Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +6.93 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Unionist | James Latham McDiarmid Clyde | 20,836 | 58.79 | +7.58 | |
| Labour | Eustace George Willis | 14,604 | 41.21 | +1.90 | |
| Majority | 6,232 | 17.58 | +5.68 | ||
| Turnout | 35,440 | 80.01 | +1.30 | ||
| Registered electors | 44,294 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +2.84 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Unionist | William Rankine Milligan | 11,413 | 59.41 | +0.62 | |
| Labour | George Scott | 7,799 | 40.59 | -0.62 | |
| Majority | 3,614 | 18.82 | +1.24 | ||
| Turnout | 19,212 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Unionist | William Rankine Milligan | 20,425 | 61.73 | +2.94 | |
| Labour | George Scott | 12,664 | 38.27 | -2.94 | |
| Majority | 7,761 | 23.46 | +5.88 | ||
| Turnout | 33,089 | 72.01 | -8.00 | ||
| Registered electors | 45,952 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +2.94 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Unionist | William Rankine Milligan | 19,991 | 64.02 | +2.29 | |
| Labour | George Gordon Stott | 11,235 | 35.98 | -2.29 | |
| Majority | 8,756 | 28.04 | +4.59 | ||
| Turnout | 31,226 | 73.87 | +1.86 | ||
| Registered electors | 42,270 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +2.29 | |||
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Elections in the 1960s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Unionist | Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, Lord Dalkeith | 12,109 | 54.20 | -9.82 | |
| Labour | Ronald King Murray | 6,775 | 30.32 | -5.66 | |
| Liberal | Richard McPake | 3,458 | 15.50 | New | |
| Majority | 5,334 | 23.87 | -4.17 | ||
| Turnout | 22,342 | 53.1 | -20.8 | ||
| Unionist hold | Swing | -2.05 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Unionist | Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, Lord Dalkeith | 17,094 | 58.23 | -5.79 | |
| Labour | Alexander D Reid | 12,264 | 41.77 | +5.79 | |
| Majority | 4,830 | 16.46 | -11.58 | ||
| Turnout | 29,358 | 73.60 | -0.27 | ||
| Registered electors | 39,888 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | -5.79 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, Lord Dalkeith | 13,765 | 50.30 | -7.93 | |
| Labour | Walter S Dalgleish | 10,730 | 39.21 | -2.56 | |
| Liberal | Lawrence W Oliver | 2,871 | 10.49 | New | |
| Majority | 3,035 | 11.09 | -5.36 | ||
| Turnout | 27,366 | 73.85 | +0.25 | ||
| Registered electors | 37,056 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -2.69 | |||
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Elections in the 1970s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith | 13,005 | 52.85 | +2.55 | |
| Labour | Robert Finlayson Cook | 9,127 | 37.09 | -2.12 | |
| Liberal | C Alistair Dow | 2,475 | 10.06 | -0.43 | |
| Majority | 3,878 | 15.76 | +4.67 | ||
| Turnout | 24,607 | 70.05 | -3.80 | ||
| Registered electors | 35,128 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.34 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Alexander MacPherson Fletcher | 7,208 | 38.69 | -14.16 | |
| Labour | Robert Cairns | 4,467 | 23.98 | -13.11 | |
| SNP | William Cuthbertson Wolfe | 3,526 | 19.11 | New | |
| Liberal | Ronald Guild | 3,431 | 18.42 | +8.36 | |
| Majority | 2,741 | 14.71 | -1.05 | ||
| Turnout | 18,632 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Alexander MacPherson Fletcher | 16,417 | 45.78 | -7.07 | |
| Labour | Robert Cairns | 9,404 | 26.23 | -10.86 | |
| Liberal | Ronald Harrower Guild | 5,487 | 15.30 | +5.24 | |
| SNP | James Lynch | 4,550 | 12.69 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,013 | 19.56 | +3.80 | ||
| Turnout | 35,858 | 76.40 | +6.35 | ||
| Registered electors | 46,936 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.90 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Alexander MacPherson Fletcher | 12,856 | 39.34 | -6.44 | |
| Labour | Martin John O'Neill | 8,465 | 25.90 | -0.32 | |
| SNP | James Lynch | 7,681 | 23.50 | +10.82 | |
| Liberal | Murdoch MacDonald | 3,677 | 11.25 | -4.05 | |
| Majority | 4,391 | 13.44 | -6.12 | ||
| Turnout | 32,679 | 69.21 | -7.19 | ||
| Registered electors | 47,215 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -3.06 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Alexander MacPherson Fletcher | 14,170 | 43.59 | +4.25 | |
| Labour | Neil Lindsay | 9,773 | 30.06 | +4.16 | |
| Liberal | Ronald Harrower Guild | 5,045 | 15.52 | +4.27 | |
| SNP | Donald Neil MacCormick | 3,521 | 10.83 | -12.67 | |
| Majority | 4,397 | 13.53 | +0.09 | ||
| Turnout | 32,509 | 71.76 | +2.55 | ||
| Registered electors | 45,303 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.04 | |||
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