Berwick and East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950-1983

Berwick and East Lothian was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first past the post system.

History

The constituency was created in 1950 and abolished in 1983.

Boundaries

Berwick and East Lothian covered the counties of Berwickshire and East Lothian. It was largely created from Berwick and Haddington and was replaced by East Lothian and part of Roxburgh and Berwickshire for the 1983 general election.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Berwickshire constituencies electoral history

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)

1. "'Berwick and East Lothian', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
2. The Times Guide to the House of Commons.
3. Whitaker's Almanack, 1963.
4. Whitaker's Almanack, 1977.