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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–2005}}
{{distinguish|Edinburgh Pentlands (Scottish Parliament constituency)}}
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{{Use British English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Edinburgh Pentlands
|parliament = uk
|map1 = EdinburghPentlands1997
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|year = 1950
|abolished = 2005
|type = Burgh
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = [[Midlothian and Peebles Northern (UK Parliament constituency)|Midlothian and Peebles Northern]] and [[Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South]]
|next = [[Edinburgh South West (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South West]]<br />[[Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South]]
|region = Scotland
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'''Edinburgh Pentlands''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], first used in the [[1950 United Kingdom general election
In 1999, a [[Scottish Parliament constituency]] was created with the same name and boundaries, and continues in use. See ''[[Edinburgh Pentlands (Scottish Parliament constituency)]]''.
== Boundaries ==
'''1950–1955''': The Colinton, Gorgie-Dalry, Merchiston and Sighthill wards of the county of the city of Edinburgh.<ref>{{Cite legislation UK |type=act |year=1948 |chapter=65 |act=Representation of the People Act 1948 |schedule=1 |accessdate=23 July 2023 }}</ref>
'''1955–1974''': The Colinton, Merchiston and Sighthill wards of the county of the city of Edinburgh, and part of the Gorgie-Dalry ward.<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=1956 |title=Statutory Instruments 1955 |series=Part II |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8TDyAAAAMAAJ |chapter=The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) (Edinburgh Central and Edinburgh Central) Order 1955. SI 1955/24 |location=London |publisher=[[Her Majesty's Stationery Office]] |pages=2192–2193 |isbn=}}</ref>
'''1974–1983''': The Colinton and Sighthill wards of the county of the city of Edinburgh, and part of the Merchiston ward.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1970|year=1970|number=1680|accessdate=23 July 2023}}</ref>
'''1983–1997''': Electoral divisions 10 (Balerno/Baberton), 24 (Hailes), 25 (Sighthill/Longstone), 35 (Colinton/Firrhill) and 36 (Braidburn/Fairmilehead) in the City of Edinburgh.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1983|year=1983|number=422|accessdate=23 July 2023}}</ref>
'''1997–2005''': Electoral divisions 10 (Balerno/Baberton), 22 (Longstone/Craiglockhart), 30 (Sighthill/Broomhouse), 31 (Colinton/Firrhill), and 35 (Braidburn/Fairmilehead) in the City of Edinburgh.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1995|year=1995|number=1037|accessdate=23 July 2023}}</ref>
In 2005, prior to the general election, the Westminster constituency was one of six covering the [[City of Edinburgh council area]]. Five were entirely within the city council area. One, [[Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh East and Musselburgh]], straddled the boundary with the [[East Lothian council area]], to take in [[Musselburgh]]. Edinburgh Pentlands covered a south-western portion of the city council area.
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In terms of [[ward (politics)|ward]]s used for elections to the [[City of Edinburgh Council]], 1999 to 2007, Edinburgh Pentlands included wards named [[Balerno]], [[Baberton]], [[Colinton]], [[Craiglockhart]], [[Fairmilehead]], [[Firrhill, Edinburgh|Firrhill]], [[Murrayburn]], [[Parkhead, Edinburgh|Parkhead]], and [[Sighthill, Edinburgh|Sighthill]]. The [[South Morningside]] ward was split between Edinburgh Pentlands and [[Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South]]. The seat had an urban north and a suburban centre. The remaining area was rural, and included a [[Pentland Hills]] area in the south.
In 2005, most of the constituency became part of [[Edinburgh South West (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South West]]. The Fairmilehead and South [[Morningside, Edinburgh|Morningside]] wards went to [[Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South]]. For the 2005 election, there were five constituencies covering the city area, all entirely within that area.<ref>
==Members of Parliament==
[[File:Malcolm Rifkind 2011.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Malcolm Rifkind]] was the longest serving MP for Edinburgh Pentlands, serving from 1974 to 1997.]]
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| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Scottish Unionist Party
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|| [[John Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon|Lord John Hope]] || [[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Unionist]] |-
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Scottish Unionist Party
|| [[1964 United Kingdom general election
| rowspan="2" | [[Norman Wylie]]
|| [[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Unionist]]
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|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
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|| [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election
|| [[Malcolm Rifkind]]
|| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
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| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]]
|| [[Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton|Lynda Clark]]
|| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|colspan="2" align="right" | [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]]
|colspan="2" | ''constituency abolished: see [[Edinburgh South West (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South West]] & [[Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South]]''
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==Elections==
===Elections in the 1950s===
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|title=[[1959 United Kingdom general election|General election 1959]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Unionist Party (Scotland)
|candidate=[[John Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon|John Hope]]
|votes=25,742
|percentage=60.30
|change= +0.83
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=[[John Mackintosh (Scottish politician)|John Mackintosh]]
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===Elections in the 1960s===
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|party=Unionist Party (Scotland)
|candidate=[[Norman Wylie, Lord Wylie|Norman Wylie]]
|votes=20,181
|percentage=46.04
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|title=[[1966 United Kingdom general election|General election 1966]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
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|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Norman Wylie, Lord Wylie|Norman Wylie]]
|votes=19,176
|percentage=44.94
|change=
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|party=Liberal Party (UK)
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===Elections in the 1970s===
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|title=[[1970 United Kingdom general election|General election 1970]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
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|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Norman Wylie, Lord Wylie|Norman Wylie]]
|votes=21,829
|percentage=46.11
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[Ewan George Francis Stewart, Lord Stewart|Ewan George Francis Stewart]]|Ewan Stewart|votes=18,646|percentage=39.38|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=Donald Clarke|votes=4,055|percentage=8.56|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish National Party|candidate=A.W. Stephen Rae|votes=2,814|percentage=5.94|change=''New''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=3,183|percentage=6.72|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=47,344|percentage
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|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
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|title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election February 1974]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
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|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Malcolm Rifkind]]
|votes=18,162
|percentage=41.20
|change=
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|candidate=[[John McWilliam (Labour politician)|John McWilliam]]
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|candidate=[[George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock|George Foulkes]]
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===Elections in the 1980s===
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|title=[[1983 United Kingdom general election|General election 1983]]: Edinburgh Pentlands<ref name=electoralcalculus1983>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Malcolm Rifkind]]
|votes=17,051
|percentage=39.19
|change= -5.1
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|party=Social Democratic Party (UK)
|candidate=Keith Smith
|votes=12,742
|percentage=29.28
|change=+15.7
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|title=[[1987 United Kingdom general election|General election 1987]]: Edinburgh Pentlands<ref name=electoralcalculus1987>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Malcolm Rifkind]]
|votes=17,278
|percentage=38.27
|change= -0.9
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===Elections in the 1990s===
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|title=[[1992 United Kingdom general election|General election 1992]]: Edinburgh Pentlands<ref name=electoralcalculus1992>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Malcolm Rifkind]]
|votes=18,128
|percentage=40.7
|change=+2.4
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|party=Labour Co-operative
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|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate=Keith Smith
|votes=5,597
|percentage=12.6
|change=−11.9
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Natural Law Party
|candidate=David Rae
|votes= 111
|percentage =0.2
|change=''New''
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|title=[[1997 United Kingdom general election|General election 1997]]: Edinburgh Pentlands<ref name=electoralcalculus1997>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton|Lynda Clark]]
|votes=19,675
|percentage=43.0
|change= +11.9
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|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate=Jenny Dawe
|votes=4,575
|percentage=10.0
|change=-2.6
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|party=Referendum Party
|candidate=Malcolm McDonald
|votes=422
|percentage=0.9
|change= ''New''
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|loser=Conservative Party (UK)
|swing=+10.1
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|title=[[2001 United Kingdom general election|General election 2001]]: Edinburgh Pentlands<ref name=electoralcalculus2001>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton|Lynda Clark]]
|votes=15,797
|percentage=40.6
|change=-2.4
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|party=Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate=James Mearns
|votes=555
|percentage=1.4
|change= ''New''
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|party=UK Independence Party
|candidate=Bill McMurdo
|votes=105
|percentage=0.3
|change=+0.1
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==See also==
* [[Politics of Edinburgh]]
==Notes and references==
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{{Edinburgh Constituencies}}
{{Scottish Westminster constituencies}}
{{Scottish Westminster constituencies 1950–1955
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