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25 November 1885		6,266/7,639	82.03
Rt Hon George Joachim Goschen	Independent Liberal	4,337	69.21
Benjamin Francis Conn Costelloe	Liberal Party	1,929	30.79
Majority		2,408	38.43

1886 Rt Hon George Goschen joins the Liberal Unionists.

6 July 1886		5,947/7,639	77.85
Dr Robert Wallace	Liberal Party	3,694	62.12
Rt Hon George Joachim Goschen	Liberal Unionist Party	2,253	37.88
Majority		1,441	24.23

6 July 1892		6,778/8,840	76.67
Dr Robert Wallace	Liberal Party	3,969	58.56
Ralph Wardlaw MacLeod Fullarton	Liberal Unionist Party	2,809	41.44
Majority		1,160	17.11

17 July 1895		6,549/9,437	69.40
Dr Robert Wallace	Liberal Party	3,499	53.43
Henry G Younger	Liberal Unionist Party	3,050	46.57
Majority		449	6.86

6 June 1899 Death of Dr Robert Wallace.

23 June 1899		7,852/10,730	73.18
George McCrae	Liberal Party	4,891	62.29
Henry G Younger	Liberal Unionist Party	2,961	37.71
Majority		1,930	24.58

4 October 1900		7,631/11,025	69.22
George McCrae	Liberal Party	4,461	58.46
Robert Scott-Brown	Liberal Unionist Party	3,170	41.54
Majority		1,291	16.92

16 January 1906		6,893/11,572	59.57
George McCrae	Liberal Party	4,461	64.72
Dr Rankin Dawson	Liberal Unionist Party	2,432	35.28
Majority		2,029	29.44

1909 Resignation of George McCrae on appointment as Vice-President of the Local Government Board for Scotland.

16 April 1909		8,596/11,710	73.41
James Puckering Gibson	Liberal Party	4,527	52.66
Patrick Johnstone Ford	Liberal Unionist Party	4,069	47.34
Majority		458	5.33

18 January 1910		11,033/12,544	87.95
Sir James Puckering Gibson, Bt	Liberal Party	6,760	61.27
Patrick Johnstone Ford	Liberal Unionist Party	4,273	38.73
Majority		2,487	22.54

6 December 1910		10,218/12,620	80.97
Sir James Puckering Gibson, Bt	Liberal Party	6,436	62.99
R M Cameron	Conservative Party	3,782	37.01
Majority		2,654	25.97

11 January 1912 Death of Sir James Gibson, Bt.

2 February 1912		9,203/12,491	73.68
James Myles Hogge	Liberal Party	5,064	55.03
John Gordon Jameson	Liberal Unionist Party	4,139	44.97
Majority		925	10.05

14 December 1918		13,596/25,895	52.50
James Myles Hogge	Liberal Party	8,460	62.22
Alexander E Balfour	National Democratic Party - Coalition	5,136	37.78
Majority		3,324	24.45

15 November 1922		17,639/26,724	66.00
James Myles Hogge	Liberal Party	10,551	59.82
Sam McDonald	National Liberal Party	7,088	40.18
Majority		3,463	19.63

6 December 1923		15,921/27,219	58.49
James Myles Hogge	Liberal Party	10,876	68.31
Charles John Morris Mancor	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,045	31.69
Majority		5,831	36.62

29 October 1924		21,060/27,474	76.65
Dr Thomas Drummond Shiels	Labour Party	9,330	44.30
Charles Black Milne	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,105	28.99
James Myles Hogge	Liberal Party	5,625	26.71
Majority		3,225	15.31

30 May 1929		29,509/38,553	76.54
Dr Thomas Drummond Shiels	Labour Party	13,933	47.22
Thomas Pringle McDonald	Liberal Party	8,687	29.44
Richard Cobden Thyne	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,889	23.35
Majority		5,246	17.78

27 October 1931		30,488/39,676	76.84
David Marshall Mason	Liberal Party	17,372	56.98
Dr Thomas Drummond Shiels	Labour Party	10,244	33.60
Rev Thomas Thomson Alexander	Scottish National Party	2,872	9.42
Majority		7,128	23.38

14 November 1935		30,883/44,997	68.63
Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence	Labour Party	13,341	43.20
Minna Galbraith Cowan	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,229	39.60
David Marshall Mason	Liberal Party	5,313	17.20
Majority		1,112	3.60

5 July 1945		34,220/49,292	69.42
Rt Hon Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence	Labour Party	19,300	56.40
William Angus Sinclair	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,771	37.32
Francis Cameron Yeaman	Scottish National Party	2,149	6.28
Majority		6,529	19.08

16 August 1945 Elevation of Rt Hon Frederick Pethick-Lawrence to the Peerage - Baron Pethick-Lawrence.

3 October 1945		25,147/49,292	51.02
Rt Hon George Reid Thomson	Labour Party	15,482	61.57
Thomas Galloway Dunlop Galbraith	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,665	38.43
Majority		5,817	23.13

1947 Resignation of Rt Hon George Thomson on appointment as Lord Justice Clerk - Lord Thomson.

27 November 1947		33,457/53,073	63.04
Rt Hon John Thomas Wheatley	Labour Party	16,906	50.53
D M Matthews	National Liberal and Conservative Party	11,490	34.34
John Donald Brown Junor	Liberal Party	3,379	10.10
Mary Fraser Dott	Scottish National Party	1,682	5.03
Majority		5,416	16.19

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		45,235/54,379	83.18
Rt Hon John Thomas Wheatley	Labour Party	24,072	53.22
Charles Edward McArthur Donaldson	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,531	38.76
John Hope	Liberal Party	3,632	8.03
Majority		6,541	14.46

25 October 1951		46,601/55,595	83.82
Rt Hon John Thomas Wheatley	Labour Party	25,201	54.08
William Grant	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,400	45.92
Majority		3,801	8.16

January 1954 Resignation of Rt Hon John Wheatley on appointment as a Judge of the Court of Session - Lord Wheatley.

8 April 1954		32,872/53,159	61.84
Eustace George Willis	Labour Party	18,950	57.65
William Grant	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,922	42.35
Majority		5,028	15.30

26 May 1955		40,438/53,655	75.37
Eustace George Willis	Labour Party	21,240	52.52
Walter Ian Reid Fraser	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,198	47.48
Majority		2,042	5.05

8 October 1959		44,176/54,756	80.68
Eustace George Willis	Labour Party	22,244	50.35
Walter Francis John Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Earl of Dalkeith	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,932	49.65
Majority		312	0.71

Boundary Change
15 October 1964		44,184/54,581	80.95
Eustace George Willis	Labour Party	24,808	56.15
Robert Lindlay McEwen	Conservative & Unionist Party	19,376	43.85
Majority		5,432	12.29

31 March 1966		42,037/54,311	77.40
Eustace George Willis	Labour Party	25,423	60.48
James Stewart Barry Henderson	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,614	39.52
Majority		8,809	20.96

18 June 1970		42,743/57,350	74.53
Gavin Steel Strang	Labour Party	22,171	51.87
Neil Gow	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,657	38.97
Helen Buchan Davidson	Scottish National Party	3,502	8.19
Irene Swan	Communist Party	413	0.97
Majority		5,514	12.90

28 February 1974		46,177/56,941	81.10
Gavin Steel Strang	Labour Party	20,163	43.66
Douglas James May	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,614	31.65
George Cormack MacDougall	Scottish National Party	7,128	15.44
John Malcolm Melling	Liberal Party	3,998	8.66
Irene Swan	Communist Party	274	0.59
Majority		5,549	12.02

10 October 1974		43,784/57,460	76.20
Gavin Steel Strang	Labour Party	19,669	44.92
George Cormack MacDougall	Scottish National Party	11,213	25.61
Andrew Myles Hogg	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,111	23.09
Geoffrey Niall Legh Dalzell	Liberal Party	2,578	5.89
Irene Swan	Communist Party	213	0.49
Majority		8,456	19.31

3 May 1979		43,730/57,473	76.09
Gavin Steel Strang	Labour Party	23,477	53.69
Geoffrey Alexander Campbell	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,660	33.52
George Cormack MacDougall	Scottish National Party	5,296	12.11
Carol Downs	Communist Party	173	0.40
Walter Terence Charles Brotherstone	Workers Revolutionary Party	124	0.28
Majority		8,817	20.16

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		36,018/51,601	69.80
Gavin Steel Strang	Labour Party	16,169	44.89
Paul Charles Martin	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,303	28.61
Roderick John MacLeod	Liberal Party in Alliance	7,570	21.02
Paul Henderson Scott	Scottish National Party	1,976	5.49
Majority		5,866	16.29

11 June 1987		36,245/49,236	73.61
Dr Gavin Steel Strang	Labour Party	18,257	50.37
John Frederick Renz	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,962	24.73
Judith Catherine Aitken	Liberal Party in Alliance	5,592	15.43
Mungo Bovey	Scottish National Party	3,434	9.47
Majority		9,295	25.64

9 April 1992		33,762/45,687	73.90
Dr Gavin Steel Strang	Labour Party	15,446	45.75
Kenneth Farquhar Ward	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,235	24.39
Donald McKinney	Scottish National Party	6,225	18.44
Devin Scott Scobie	Liberal Democrats	3,432	10.17
Graeme William Farmer	Green Party	424	1.26
Majority		7,211	21.36

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5 May 2005		39,709/64,826	61.25
Rt Hon Dr Gavin Steel Strang	Labour Party	15,899	40.04
Gordon Ferguson Mackenzie	Liberal Democrats	9,697	24.42
Stefan Tymkewycz	Scottish National Party	6,760	17.02
Melville Brown	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,093	10.31
Cara Enid Gillespie	Green Party	2,266	5.71
Catriona Mary Grant	Scottish Socialist	868	2.19
Brett Harris	Independent	89	0.22
Peter Clifford	Independent	37	0.09
Majority		6,202	15.62

6 May 2010		39,865/60,355	66.05
Sheila Gilmore	Labour Party	17,314	43.43
George Kerevan	Scottish National Party	8,133	20.40
Beverley Hope	Liberal Democrats	7,751	19.44
Martin Donald	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,358	10.93
Robin Charles Morton Harper	Green Party	2,035	5.10
Gary Philip Clark	Trades Union & Socialist Coalition	274	0.69
Majority		9,181	23.03

7 May 2015		47,089/66,178	71.16
Thomas Sheppard	Scottish National Party	23,188	49.24
Sheila Gilmore	Labour Party	14,082	29.91
James Frederick John McMordie	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,670	9.92
Peter Andrew McColl	Green Party	2,809	5.97
Karen Jane Utting	Liberal Democrats	1,325	2.81
Oliver John Corbishley	UK Independence Party	898	1.91
Ayesha Saleem	Trades Union & Socialist Coalition	117	0.25
Majority		9,106	19.34

8 June 2017		43,523/65,896	66.05
Thomas Sheppard	Scottish National Party	18,509	42.53
Patsy King	Labour Party	15,084	34.66
Katie Crichton Mackie	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,081	18.57
Tristan Philip Pierre Gray	Liberal Democrats	1,849	4.25
Majority		3,425	7.87

12 December 2019		47,815/69,424	68.87
Thomas Sheppard	Scottish National Party	23,165	48.45
Sheila Gilmore	Labour Party	12,748	26.66
Eleanor Margaret Louise Price	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,549	13.70
Jill Mary Reilly	Liberal Democrats	3,289	6.88
Claire Helen Innes Miller	Green Party	2,064	4.32
Majority		10,417	21.79