|
==Elections==
===ElectionElections of the 2000s1950s===
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 20011950|General Election 20011950]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton|Lynda Clark]]
|votes = 15,797
|percentage = 40.6
|change = -2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = ConservativeUnionist Party (UKScotland)
|candidate=[[John Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon|Lord John Adrian Louis Hope]]
|candidate = [[Malcolm Rifkind]]
|votes = 1423,055107
|percentage = 3650.154
|change = +3.7n/a
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Labour LiberalParty Democrats(UK)
|candidate =Thomas David JohnAlexander WalkerMacNair
|votes = 417,210912
|percentage = 1039.818
|change = +0.8n/a
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate =Charlotte StewartR GibbMcNee
|votes = 4,210703
|percentage = 10.829
|change = -2.2n/a
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes=5,195
|percentage=11.36
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes=
|percentage=82.01
|change=n/a
}}
{{Election box win
|winner=Unionist Party (Scotland)
|swing=n/a
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1951|General Election 1951]]: Edinburgh Pentlands
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Unionist Party (Scotland)
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate=[[John Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon|Lord John Adrian Louis Hope]]
|candidate = James Angus Mearns
|votes = 55527,804
|percentage = 157.467
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party = (UK Independence Party)
|candidate =David Bill McMurdoConnell
|votes = 10520,405
|percentage = 042.333
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 17,742399
|percentage = 415.535
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 38,932
|percentage = 6483.434
|change = -12.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = LabourUnionist Party (UKScotland)
|swing = -3.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
===Elections of the 1990s===
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1955|General Election 1955]]: Edinburgh Pentlands
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1997|General Election 1997]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton|Lynda Clark]]
|votes = 19,675
|percentage = 43.0
|change = +11.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = ConservativeUnionist Party (UKScotland)
|candidate=[[John Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon|Lord John Adrian Louis Hope]]
|candidate = [[Malcolm Rifkind]]
|votes = 1423,813496
|percentage = 3259.447
|change = -8.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate =David Stewart GibbConnell
|votes = 516,952011
|percentage = 1340.053
|change = -2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party linkmajority|
|votes=7,485
|party = Liberal Democrats
|percentage=18.95
|candidate = Jenny Dawe
|change=
|votes = 4,575
|percentage = 10.0
|change = -2.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party linkturnout|
|votes=
|party = Referendum Party
|percentage=77.28
|candidate = Malcolm McDonald
|change=
|votes = 422
|percentage = 0.9
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner=Unionist Party (Scotland)
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1959|General Election 1959]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = GreenUnionist Party (UKScotland)
|candidate=[[John Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon|Lord John Adrian Louis Hope]]
|candidate = [[Robin Harper]]
|votes = 22425,742
|percentage = 060.530
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party = (UK Independence Party)
|candidate =[[John AlistairPitcairn McConnachieMackintosh]]
|votes = 8116,950
|percentage = 039.270
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 48,862792
|percentage = 1020.659
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 45,742
|percentage = 7680.728
|change =
}}
{{Election box gainhold with party link|
|winner = LabourUnionist Party (UKScotland)
|swing=
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +10.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
===Elections of the 1960s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1992|General Election 1992]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1964|General Election 1964]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = ConservativeUnionist Party (UKScotland)
|candidate = [[MalcolmNorman Russell RifkindWylie]]
|votes = 1820,128181
|percentage = 4046.704
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate =Magnus [[MarkJohn Lazarowicz]]Williamson
|votes = 1317,838794
|percentage = 3140.159
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate =Charles Ms KathleenL CaskieAbernethy
|votes = 65,882862
|percentage = 1513.437
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Keith Anthony Smith
|votes = 5,597
|percentage = 12.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Natural Law Party
|candidate = David Rae
|votes = 111
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 42,290387
|percentage = 95.645
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 44,556
|percentage = 8081.1857
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = ConservativeUnionist Party (UKScotland)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1966|General Election 1966]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
===Elections of the 1980s===
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1987|General Election 1987]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[MalcolmNorman RifkindRussell Wylie]]
|votes = 1719,278176
|percentage = 3844.2794
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate =William [[Mark Lazarowicz]]Wallace
|votes = 1319,533132
|percentage = 2944.9884
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social DemocraticLiberal Party (UK)
|candidate =Donald Keith Anthony SmithClarke
|votes = 114,072363
|percentage = 2410.5222
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Donald Neil MacCormick
|votes = 3,264
|percentage = 7.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,74544
|percentage = 80.3010
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 7780.6748
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
===Elections of the 1970s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1983|General Election 1983]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1970|General Election 1970]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[MalcolmNorman RifkindRussell Wylie]]
|votes = 1721,051829
|percentage = 3946.1911
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social DemocraticLabour Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Ewan George Francis Stewart, Lord Stewart|Ewan George Francis Stewart]]
|candidate = Keith Anthony Smith
|votes = 1218,742646
|percentage = 2939.2838
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = LabourLiberal Party (UK)
|candidate =Donald E MilliganClarke
|votes = 104,390055
|percentage = 238.8856
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate =A DonaldW NeilSteven MacCormickRae
|votes = 2,642814
|percentage = 65.0794
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ecology Party (UK)
|candidate = A Nicol-Smith
|votes = 687
|percentage = 1.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 43,309183
|percentage = 96.9072
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 7376.3890
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
===Elections of the 1970s===
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, February 1974|General Election February 1974]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1979|General Election 1979]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Malcolm Leslie Rifkind]]
|votes = 1718,684162
|percentage = 3941.2820
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate =[[John AJDavid JohnstoneMcWilliam]]
|votes = 1613,486560
|percentage = 3630.6276
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate =SP C LuckhurstRoss-Smith
|votes = 56,919870
|percentage = 13.15.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate =T S MaxwellForrest
|votes = 45,934491
|percentage = 1012.9646
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,198602
|percentage = 210.6644
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 7680.7688
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, October 1974|General Election October 1974]]: Edinburgh Pentlands
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, October 1974|General Election October 1974]]: Edinburgh Pentlands
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Malcolm Leslie Rifkind]]
|votes = 14,083
|percentage = 33.93
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[George_Foulkes,_Baron_Foulkes_of_Cumnock|George Foulkes]]
|votes = 12,826
|percentage = 30.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = J Hutchinson
|votes = 10,189
|percentage = 24.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = SP Ross-Smith
|votes = 4,411
|percentage = 10.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,257
|percentage = 3.03
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 75.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, February 19741979|General Election February 19741979]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Malcolm Leslie Rifkind]]
|votes = 1817,162684
|percentage = 4139.2028
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=AJ Johnstone
|candidate = [[John McWilliam (Labour politician)|John McWilliam]]
|votes = 1316,560486
|percentage = 3036.7662
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate =C SP Ross-SmithLuckhurst
|votes = 65,870919
|percentage = 1513.5815
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate =S T ForrestMaxwell
|votes = 54,491934
|percentage = 1210.4696
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 41,602198
|percentage = 102.4466
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 8076.8876
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
===Elections of the 1980s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1970|General Election 1970]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1983|General Election 1983]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[NormanMalcolm WylieLeslie Rifkind]]
|votes = 2117,829051
|percentage = 4639.1119
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Social LabourDemocratic Party (UK)
|candidate=Keith Anthony Smith
|candidate = [[Ewan George Francis Stewart, Lord Stewart|Ewan Stewart]]
|votes = 1812,646742
|percentage = 3929.3828
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = LiberalLabour Party (UK)
|candidate =E D ClarkeMilligan
|votes = 410,055390
|percentage = 823.5688
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate=[[Neil MacCormick|Donald = AWSNeil RaeMacCormick]]
|votes = 2,814642
|percentage = 56.9407
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Ecology Party (UK)
|candidate=A Nicol-Smith
|votes=687
|percentage=1.58
|change=
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 34,183309
|percentage = 69.7290
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 7673.9038
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1987|General Election 1987]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
===Elections of the 1960s===
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1966|General Election 1966]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[NormanMalcolm WylieLeslie Rifkind]]
|votes = 1917,176278
|percentage = 4438.9427
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate =[[Mark W WallaceLazarowicz]]
|votes = 1913,132533
|percentage = 4429.8498
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Social LiberalDemocratic Party (UK)
|candidate =Keith DAnthony ClarkeSmith
|votes = 411,363072
|percentage = 1024.2252
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=[[Neil MacCormick|Donald Neil MacCormick]]
|votes=3,264
|percentage=7.23
|change=
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 443,745
|percentage = 08.1030
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 8077.4867
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
===Elections of the 1990s===
{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1964|General Election 1964]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1992|General Election 1992]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Malcolm Leslie Rifkind]]
|votes=18,128
|percentage=40.7
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Mark Lazarowicz]]
|votes=13,838
|percentage=31.1
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Scottish UnionistNational Party (Scotland)
|candidate =Ms [[NormanKathleen Wylie]]Caskie
|votes = 206,181882
|percentage = 4615.044
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Democrats
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate =Keith MJAnthony WilliamsonSmith
|votes = 175,794597
|percentage = 4012.596
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Natural LiberalLaw Party (UK)
|candidate =David CL AbernethyRae
|votes = 5,862111
|percentage = 130.372
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 24,387290
|percentage = 59.456
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 44,556
|percentage = 8180.5718
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = UnionistConservative Party (ScotlandUK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
===Elections of the 1950s===
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1997|General Election 1997]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1959|General Election 1959]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UnionistLabour Party (ScotlandUK)
|candidate = [[JohnLynda Hope,Margaret 1st Baron Glendevon|Lord John HopeClark]]
|votes = 2519,742675
|percentage = 6043.300
|change = +11.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = LabourConservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[JohnMalcolm PitcairnLeslie MackintoshRifkind]]
|votes = 1614,950813
|percentage = 3932.704
|change = -8.3
}}
{{Election box majoritycandidate with party link|
|party=Scottish National Party
|votes = 8,792
|candidate=Stewart Gibb
|percentage = 20.59
|votes=5,952
|change =
|percentage=13.0
|change=-2.4
}}
{{Election box turnoutcandidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Democrats
|votes =
|candidate=Jenny Dawe
|percentage = 80.28
|votes=4,575
|change =
|percentage=10.0
|change=-2.6
}}
{{Election box holdcandidate with party link|
|party=Referendum Party
|winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)
|candidate=Malcolm McDonald
|swing =
|votes=422
}}
|percentage=0.9
{{Election box end}}
|change=n/a
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1955|General Election 1955]]: Edinburgh Pentlands
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UnionistGreen Party (ScotlandUK)
|candidate = [[JohnRobin Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon|Lord John HopeHarper]]
|votes = 23,496224
|percentage = 590.475
|change = n/a
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =UK LabourIndependence Party (UK)
|candidate =Alistair D ConnellMcConnachie
|votes = 16,01181
|percentage = 400.532
|change = n/a
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 74,485862
|percentage = 1810.956
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 45,742
|percentage = 7776.287
|change =
}}
{{Election box holdgain with party link|
|winner = UnionistLabour Party (ScotlandUK)
|loser=Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
|swing=+10.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
===Election of the 2000s===
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 19512001|General Election 19512001]]: Edinburgh Pentlands}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Lynda Margaret Clark]]
|votes=15,797
|percentage=40.6
|change=-2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UnionistConservative Party (ScotlandUK)
|candidate = [[JohnMalcolm Hope,Leslie 1st Baron Glendevon|Lord John HopeRifkind]]
|votes = 2714,804055
|percentage = 5736.671
|change = +3.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Democrats
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate =David DJohn ConnellWalker
|votes = 204,405210
|percentage = 4210.338
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,399
|percentage = 15.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 83.34
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (Scotland)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1950|General Election 1950]]: Edinburgh Pentlands
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Scottish UnionistNational Party (Scotland)
|candidate=Stewart Gibb
|candidate = [[John Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon|Lord John Hope]]
|votes = 234,107210
|percentage = 5010.548
|change = -2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Scottish LabourSocialist Party (UK)
|candidate =James Thomas AlexanderAngus MacNairMearns
|votes = 17,912555
|percentage = 391.184
|change = n/a
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =UK LiberalIndependence Party (UK)
|candidate =Bill Charlotte R McNeeMcMurdo
|votes = 4,703105
|percentage = 100.293
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 51,195742
|percentage = 114.365
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 38,932
|percentage = 8264.014
|change = -12.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = UnionistLabour Party (ScotlandUK)
|swing = -3.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
| 