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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–2005}}
{{distinguish|Edinburgh Pentlands (Scottish Parliament constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
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== 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>[{{cite web |url=http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/5th%20report/index.htm ''|title=Fifth Periodical Review'', |website=[[Boundary Commission for Scotland] {{webarchive] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2007092112460320071009160559fw_/http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/5th%20report/index.htm |archive-date=219 SeptemberOctober 2007 }}</ref>
 
==Members of Parliament==
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!colspan="2"|Election!!Member<ref>{{Rayment-hc|e|1|date=March 2012}}</ref>!!Party
|-
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Scottish Unionist Party/meta/color}}" |
|| [[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950]]
|| [[John Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon|Lord John Hope]]
|| [[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Unionist]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Scottish Unionist Party/meta/color}}" |
|| [[1964 United Kingdom general election|1964]]
|| rowspan="2" | [[Norman Wylie]]
|| [[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Unionist]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
| [[Unionist Party (Scotland)#Merger with the Conservative Party|1965]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
|| [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|Feb 1974]]
|| [[Malcolm Rifkind]]
|| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|| [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]]
|| [[Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton|Lynda Clark]]
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|title=[[1950 United Kingdom general election|General election 1950]]: Edinburgh Pentlands
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Unionist Party (Scotland)
|candidate=[[John Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon|John Hope]]
|votes=23,107
|percentage=50.54
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes=17,912
|percentage=39.18
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes=4,703
|percentage=10.29
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=5,195
|percentage=11.36
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes= 45,722
|percentage=82.01
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner=Unionist Party (Scotland)
|swing=n/a
}}
{{Election box end}}
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|title=[[1951 United Kingdom general election|General election 1951]]: Edinburgh Pentlands
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Unionist Party (Scotland)
|candidate=[[John Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon|John Hope]]
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{{Election box majority|
|votes=7,399
|percentage=15.3534
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes= 48,209
|percentage=83.34
|change=
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|title=[[1955 United Kingdom general election|General election 1955]]: Edinburgh Pentlands
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Unionist Party (Scotland)
|candidate=[[John Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon|John Hope]]
|votes=23,496
|percentage=59.47
|change= +1.80
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes=16,011
|percentage=40.53
|change= -1.80
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=7,485
|percentage=18.9594
|change= +3.60
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes= 39,507
|percentage=77.28
|change= -7.06
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
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{{Election box begin|
|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
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes=16,950
|percentage=39.70
|change= -0.83
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=8,792
|percentage=20.5960
|change= +1.36
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes= 42,692
|percentage=80.28
|change= +3.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
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{{Election box begin|
|title=[[1964 United Kingdom general election|General election 1964]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Unionist Party (Scotland)
|candidate=[[Norman Wylie, Lord Wylie|Norman Wylie]]
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|votes=5,862
|percentage=13.37
|change= ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
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}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes= 43,837
|percentage=81.57
|change=
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{{Election box begin|
|title=[[1966 United Kingdom general election|General election 1966]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Norman Wylie, Lord Wylie|Norman Wylie]]
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}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes= 42,671
|percentage=80.48
|change=
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{{Election box begin|
|title=[[1970 United Kingdom general election|General election 1970]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Norman Wylie, Lord Wylie|Norman Wylie]]
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|change=
}}
{{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=}}
|party=Labour Party (UK)
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish National Party|candidate=A.W. Stephen Rae|votes=2,814|percentage=5.94|change=''New''}}
|candidate=[[Ewan George Francis Stewart, Lord Stewart|Ewan Stewart]]
{{Election box majority||votes=3,183|percentage=6.72|change=}}
|votes=18,646
{{Election box turnout||votes=47,344|percentage=3976.3890|change=}}
|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 Steven Rae
|votes=2,814
|percentage=5.94
|change=
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=3,183
|percentage=6.72
|change=
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes=
|percentage=76.90
|change=
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box begin|
|title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election February 1974]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Malcolm Rifkind]]
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=SPStanley Patrick Ross-Smith
|votes=6,870
|percentage=15.58
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}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes= 44,083
|percentage=80.88
|change=
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|title=[[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election October 1974]]: Edinburgh Pentlands
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Malcolm Rifkind]]
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}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)Co-operative
|candidate=[[George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock|George Foulkes]]
|votes=12,826
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=SPStanley Patrick Ross-Smith
|votes=4,411
|percentage=10.63
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}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes= 41,509
|percentage=75.53
|change=
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{{Election box begin|
|title=[[1979 United Kingdom general election|General election 1979]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Malcolm Rifkind]]
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=CColin Luckhurst
|votes=5,919
|percentage=13.15
|change=+2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=S[[Stephen Maxwell]]
|votes=4,934
|percentage=10.96
|change=-14.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
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===Elections in the 1980s===
{{Election box begin|
|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]]|accessdateaccess-date=18 October 2015|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archivedatearchive-date=15 October 2011|deadurlurl-status=yesdead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Malcolm Rifkind]]
|votes=17,051
|percentage=39.19
|change= -05.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes=12,742
|percentage=29.28
|change=+15.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=E[[Eric Milligan (politician)|Eric Milligan]]
|votes=10,390
|percentage=23.88
|change= -126.72
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes=2,642
|percentage=6.07
|change= -45.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes=687
|percentage=1.58
|change=''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
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{{Election box begin|
|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]]|accessdateaccess-date=18 October 2015|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archivedatearchive-date=15 October 2011|deadurlurl-status=yesdead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Malcolm Rifkind]]
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|votes=13,533
|percentage=29.98
|change=+6.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes=11,072
|percentage=24.52
|change=-5.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes=3,264
|percentage=7.23
|change=+1.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=3,745
|percentage=8.30
|change=-1.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes=45,147
|percentage=77.67
|change=+4.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
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===Elections in the 1990s===
{{Election box begin|
|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]]|accessdateaccess-date=18 October 2015|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archivedatearchive-date=15 October 2011|deadurlurl-status=yesdead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Malcolm Rifkind]]
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}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)Co-operative
|candidate=[[Mark Lazarowicz]]
|votes=13,838
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|votes= 111
|percentage =0.2
|change=''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes=44,556
|percentage=80.182
|change=+2.5
}}
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{{Election box begin|
|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]]|accessdateaccess-date=18 October 2015|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archivedatearchive-date=15 October 2011|deadurlurl-status=yesdead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton|Lynda Clark]]
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|votes=422
|percentage=0.9
|change=n/a ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes=224
|percentage=0.5
|change=n/a ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes=81
|percentage=0.2
|change=n/a ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=4,862
|percentage=10.6
|change= ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes=45,742
|percentage=76.7
|change= -3.5
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
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===Election in the 2000s===
{{Election box begin|
|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]]|accessdateaccess-date=18 October 2015|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archivedatearchive-date=15 October 2011|deadurlurl-status=yesdead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton|Lynda Clark]]
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|votes=555
|percentage=1.4
|change=n/a ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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