UK general elections › 2019 › Midlothian
Midlothian — 2019
Owen Thompson (Scottish National Party) was elected with 20,033 votes— 41.5% of 48,221 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 41.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −8.5 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 48,221
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owen Thompson | Scottish National Party | 20,033 | 41.5% | −8.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Danielle Rowley | Labour Party | 14,328 | 29.7% | — | |
| 3 | Rebecca Fraser | Conservative Party | 10,467 | 21.7% | — | |
| 4 | Steve Arrundale | Liberal Democrats | 3,393 | 7.0% | — |
Source data: House of Commons Library general election results 2019, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.