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Election for the constituency of Midlothian on 12 December 2019

An election to the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Midlothian, held as part of the general election on 12 December 2019.

SNP gain from Labour by Owen Thompson with a majority of 5,705 - 11.8% - on a turnout of 68.4%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
THOMPSON, Owen SNP 20,033 41.5% 7.1%
ROWLEY, Danielle Lab 14,328 29.7% -6.6%
FRASER, Rebecca Con 10,467 21.7% -3.7%
ARRUNDALE, Steve LD 3,393 7.0% 3.2%

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.

An electorate of 70,544, having a valid vote count of 48,221 and an invalid vote count of 140.

Result declared at 02:41 on 13 December 2019.