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25 November 1885		6,425/7,565	84.93
Thomas Ryburn Buchanan	Liberal Party	3,800	59.14
George Auldjo Jamieson	Conservative Party	2,625	40.86
Majority		1,175	18.29

1886 Thomas Buchanan joins the Liberal Unionists.

6 July 1886		5,476/7,565	72.39
Thomas Ryburn Buchanan	Liberal Unionist Party	3,083	56.30
Robert Wallace	Liberal Party	2,393	43.70
Majority		690	12.60

9 February 1888 Thomas Buchanan seeks re-election on his joining the Liberal Party. (Northstead)

18 February 1888		6,542/7,749	84.42
Thomas Ryburn Buchanan	Liberal Party	3,294	50.35
Thomas Raleigh	Liberal Unionist Party	3,248	49.65
Majority		46	0.70

6 July 1892		6,944/8,236	84.31
Hon William Waldegrave Palmer, Viscount Wolmer	Liberal Unionist Party	3,728	53.69
Thomas Ryburn Buchanan	Liberal Party	3,216	46.31
Majority		512	7.37

4 May 1895 Succession of Viscount Wolmer to the Peerage - 2nd Earl of Selborne.

29 May 1895		6,858/8,452	81.14
Lewis McIver	Liberal Unionist Party	3,783	55.16
Hon Alexander William Charles Oliphant Murray, Master of Elibank	Liberal Party	3,075	44.84
Majority		708	10.32

12 July 1895		8,452
Lewis McIver	Liberal Unionist Party	Unopposed

4 October 1900		6,825/8,926	76.46
Sir Lewis McIver, Bt	Liberal Unionist Party	4,180	61.25
Edwin A Adam	Liberal Party	2,645	38.75
Majority		1,535	22.49

16 January 1906		7,592/8,930	85.02
Sir Lewis McIver, Bt	Liberal Unionist Party	3,949	52.02
Rt Hon Leonard Henry Courtney	Liberal Party	3,643	47.98
Majority		306	4.03

12 May 1909 Resignation of Sir Lewis McIver, Bt. (Northstead)

17 May 1909
James Avon Clyde	Liberal Unionist Party	Unopposed

18 January 1910		8,916/9,758	91.37
James Avon Clyde	Liberal Unionist Party	4,683	52.52
Charles Henry Lyell	Liberal Party	4,233	47.48
Majority		450	5.05

6 December 1910		9,204/10,179	90.42
James Avon Clyde	Liberal Unionist Party	4,952	53.80
John Hartman Morgan	Liberal Party	4,252	46.20
Majority		700	7.61

14 December 1918		18,034/33,835	53.30
John Gordon Jameson	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	9,172	50.86
Sir James Edward Parrott	Liberal Party	6,220	34.49
John Alexander Young	Labour Party	2,642	14.65
Majority		2,952	16.37

15 November 1922		24,044/34,899	68.90
Henry Vivian Phillipps	Liberal Party	12,355	51.38
John Gordon Jameson	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,689	48.62
Majority		666	2.77

6 December 1923		26,624/35,809	74.35
Henry Vivian Phillipps	Liberal Party	11,010	41.35
Ian MacIntyre	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,778	32.97
George Mathers	Labour Party	6,836	25.68
Majority		2,232	8.38

29 October 1924		29,021/36,618	79.25
Ian MacIntyre	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,628	36.62
George Mathers	Labour Party	9,603	33.09
Henry Vivian Phillipps	Liberal Party	8,790	30.29
Majority		1,025	3.53

30 May 1929		40,887/54,695	74.75
George Mathers	Labour Party	15,795	38.63
Wilfrid Guild Normand	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,966	31.71
Henry Vivian Phillipps	Liberal Party	12,126	29.66
Majority		2,829	6.92

27 October 1931		44,111/55,707	79.18
Wilfrid Guild Normand	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,407	71.20
George Mathers	Labour Party	12,704	28.80
Majority		18,703	42.40

30 March 1935 Resignation of William Normand on appointment as Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session - Lord Normand.

2 May 1935		30,894/60,354	51.19
Thomas Mackay Cooper	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,373	53.00
William McAdam	Labour Party	10,462	33.86
Sir George Paish	Liberal Party	4,059	13.14
Majority		5,911	19.13

14 November 1935		41,817/61,403	68.10
Rt Hon Thomas Mackay Cooper	Conservative & Unionist Party	28,023	67.01
John Welch	Labour Party	13,794	32.99
Majority		14,229	34.03

1941 Resignation of Rt Hon Thomas Cooper on appointment as Lord Justice Clerk - Lord Cooper.

12 July 1941
George Ian Clark Hutchison	Conservative & Unionist Party	Unopposed

5 July 1945		41,990/62,196	67.51
George Ian Clark Hutchison	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,894	47.38
George Gordon Stott	Labour Party	18,840	44.87
John Gibson Thomson	Liberal Party	3,256	7.75
Majority		1,054	2.51

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		44,941/54,281	82.79
George Ian Clark Hutchison	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,978	60.03
Crawford Morgan	Labour and Co-operative Party	14,377	31.99
Margaret Ruby Walker	Liberal Party	3,586	7.98
Majority		12,601	28.04

25 October 1951		45,839/55,147	83.12
George Ian Clark Hutchison	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,232	65.95
Harry Stephen Wilson	Labour Party	15,607	34.05
Majority		14,625	31.91

Major Boundary Change
26 May 1955		38,784/51,256	75.67
Sir George Ian Clark Hutchison	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,000	67.04
James Alexander Cuthbert Thomson	Labour Party	12,784	32.96
Majority		13,216	34.08

8 October 1959		45,982/57,293	80.26
James Anthony Stodart	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,976	56.49
James Kelly Stocks	Labour Party	14,044	30.54
Donald Frederick Leach	Liberal Party	5,962	12.97
Majority		11,932	25.95

Boundary Change
15 October 1964		52,009/64,279	80.91
James Anthony Stodart	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,298	50.56
James Kelly Stocks	Labour Party	18,359	35.30
James Renwick Telfer	Liberal Party	7,352	14.14
Majority		7,939	15.26

31 March 1966		51,526/65,507	78.66
James Anthony Stodart	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,882	48.29
Richard Giles Douglas	Labour Party	20,073	38.96
James Renwick Telfer	Liberal Party	6,571	12.75
Majority		4,809	9.33

18 June 1970		54,565/72,709	75.05
James Anthony Stodart	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,864	49.23
George Foulkes	Labour Party	19,523	35.78
Donald Cameron Easterbrook Gorrie	Liberal Party	4,467	8.19
Margaret Muriel Gibson	Scottish National Party	3,711	6.80
Majority		7,341	13.45

Major Boundary Change
28 February 1974		42,769/52,037	82.19
Rt Hon James Anthony Stodart	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,908	44.21
William James Taylor	Labour Party	10,431	24.39
Donald Cameron Easterbrook Gorrie	Liberal Party	9,189	21.49
Catherina McMillan Moore	Scottish National Party	4,241	9.92
Majority		8,477	19.82

10 October 1974		40,247/52,569	76.56
Lord James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,354	38.15
William James Taylor	Labour Party	10,152	25.22
Catherina McMillan Moore	Scottish National Party	8,135	20.21
Donald Cameron Easterbrook Gorrie	Liberal Party	6,606	16.41
Majority		5,202	12.93

3 May 1979		42,603/54,727	77.85
Lord James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,360	45.44
Michael Charles Bryce McGregor	Labour Party	12,009	28.19
Rosemary Dulce Callender	Liberal Party	7,330	17.21
Colin J Bell	Scottish National Party	3,904	9.16
Majority		7,351	17.25

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		46,233/61,704	74.93
Lord James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,646	38.17
Derek Gordon King	Liberal Party in Alliance	17,148	37.09
Alexander Wood	Labour Party	9,313	20.14
John Wishart Nicol	Scottish National Party	2,126	4.60
Majority		498	1.08

11 June 1987		49,397/62,730	78.75
Lord James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,450	37.35
Derek Gordon King	Liberal Party in Alliance	17,216	34.85
Michael Charles Bryce McGregor	Labour Party	10,957	22.18
Norman Irons	Scottish National Party	2,774	5.62
Majority		1,234	2.50

9 April 1992		48,778/58,998	82.68
Lord James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton	Conservative & Unionist Party	18,071	37.05
Donald Cameron Easterbrook Gorrie	Liberal Democrats	17,192	35.25
Irene Ann Kitson	Labour Party	8,759	17.96
Graham Donald Sutherland	Scottish National Party	4,117	8.44
Alan Robert Fleming	Official Liberal Party	272	0.56
Linda Margaret Hendry	Green Party	234	0.48
David James Bruce	British National Party	133	0.27
Majority		879	1.80

Major Boundary Change
1 May 1997		47,631/61,133	77.91
Donald Cameron Easterbrook Gorrie	Liberal Democrats	20,578	43.20
Rt Hon Lord James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,325	27.98
Lesley Adelaide Hinds	Labour Party	8,948	18.79
Graham Donald Sutherland	Scottish National Party	4,210	8.84
Dr Stephen Conrad Elphick	Referendum Party	277	0.58
Paul Nicholas Coombes	Official Liberal Party	263	0.55
Antony Charles Outram Jack	Independent	30	0.06
Majority		7,253	15.23

Antony Jack sought election as an Anti-Sleaze candidate.

7 June 2001		39,478/61,895	63.78
John Andrew Barrett	Liberal Democrats	16,719	42.35
Elspeth Alexandra	Labour Party	9,130	23.13
Iain Whyte	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,894	22.53
Alyn Edward Smith	Scottish National Party	4,047	10.25
William Cameron Scott	Scottish Socialist	688	1.74
Majority		7,589	19.22

Major Boundary Change
5 May 2005		45,265/65,741	68.85
John Andrew Barrett	Liberal Democrats	22,417	49.52
David Andrew Brogan	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,817	19.48
Navraj Singh Ghaleigh	Labour Party	8,433	18.63
Sheena Margaret Cleland	Scottish National Party	4,124	9.11
Ailsa Spindler	Green Party	964	2.13
Gary Philip Clark	Scottish Socialist	510	1.13
Majority		13,600	30.05

6 May 2010		46,447/65,571	70.83
Michael Bruce Crockart	Liberal Democrats	16,684	35.92
Cammy Day	Labour Party	12,881	27.73
Stewart Geddes	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,767	23.18
Sheena Margaret Cleland	Scottish National Party	6,115	13.17
Majority		3,803	8.19

7 May 2015		54,858/71,717	76.49
Michelle Rhonda Thomson	Scottish National Party	21,378	38.97
Michael Bruce Crockart	Liberal Democrats	18,168	33.12
Lindsay Sheila Paterson	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,732	12.27
Cammy Day	Labour Party	6,425	11.71
Patricia Black	Green Party	1,140	2.08
George Grant Gordon Otto Inglis	UK Independence Party	1,015	1.85
Majority		3,210	5.85

30 September 2015 Michelle Thomson resigns the SNP whip pending an investigation into her business affairs.

8 June 2017		52,795/71,500	73.84
Christine Anne Jardine	Liberal Democrats	18,108	34.30
Toni Giugliano	Scottish National Party	15,120	28.64
Sandy Batho	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,559	21.89
Mandy Telford	Labour Party	7,876	14.92
Mark Robertson Whittet	Scotland Independence	132	0.25
Majority		2,988	5.66

12 December 2019		54,533/72,507	75.21
Christine Anne Jardine	Liberal Democrats	21,766	39.91
Sarah Louise Masson	Scottish National Party	17,997	33.00
Graham James Hutchison	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,283	17.02
Craig William Bolton	Labour Party	4,460	8.18
Elaine Gunn	Green Party	1,027	1.88
Majority		3,769	6.91

Major Boundary Change
4 July 2024		52,471/76,490	68.60
Christine Anne Jardine	Liberal Democrats	26,645	50.78
Euan Hyslop	Scottish National Party	10,175	19.39
Michael Colin Davidson	Labour Party	7,854	14.97
Alastair Shields	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,897	5.52
George Grant Gordon Otto Inglis	Reform UK	2,209	4.21
James Konrad Puchowski	Green Party	2,100	4.00
David Henry	Independent	363	0.69
Nick Hornig	Independent	143	0.27
Tom Laird	Libertarian	85	0.16
Majority		16,470	31.39