Peebles and South Midlothian, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (5 July 1945), David Johnstone Pryde (The Labour Party) won Peebles and South Midlothian, with a majority of 6,496 votes.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 8
- Recorded results
- 21
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Johnstone Pryde | The Labour Party | 15,546 | 55.7% | Yes |
| Lord Clyde James Latham Clyde | Scottish Unionist | 9,050 | 32.4% | No |
| Leonard Gellatly | Liberal Democrats | 3,299 | 11.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald Henry Maule Ramsay | Scottish Unionist | 13,671 | 52.8% | Yes |
| David Johnstone Pryde | The Labour Party | 12,209 | 47.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald Henry Maule Ramsay | Scottish Unionist | 17,435 | 65.5% | Yes |
| Joseph Westwood | The Labour Party | 9,185 | 34.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Westwood | The Labour Party | 11,161 | 45.5% | Yes |
| Hylton Ralph Murray-Philipson | Scottish Unionist | 7,736 | 31.5% | No |
| James McGowan | Liberal Democrats | 5,648 | 23% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Westwood | The Labour Party | 7,797 | 40.9% | Yes |
| Charles William Baillie-Hamilton | Scottish Unionist | 6,723 | 35.3% | No |
| William Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 4,550 | 23.9% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Westwood | The Labour Party | 7,882 | 43% | Yes |
| Archibald Crawford | Scottish Unionist | 6,203 | 33.8% | No |
| William Mitchell | Liberal Democrats | 4,245 | 23.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Westwood | The Labour Party | 6,394 | 36.1% | Yes |
| Archibald Crawford | Unionist | 5,992 | 33.8% | No |
| Donald Maclean | Liberal Democrats | 5,337 | 30.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Maclean | Liberal Democrats | 7,429 | 60.6% | Yes |
| James Gold | The Labour Party | 4,830 | 39.4% | No |
