General Election 2024
A general election to elect MPs to the Westminster Parliament was held on Thursday 4 July.
Returns and declarations
Parliamentary Election for the Midlothian County Constituency Representation of the People Act 1983, as amended
Notice is hereby given that the Returns and Declarations, including the accompanying documents as to the Election Expenses, of each of the candidates at the Parliamentary Election for the Midlothian County Constituency held on 4 July 2024 are open to inspection by any person at Midlothian Council, Midlothian House, Buccleuch Street, Dalkeith, EH22 1DN between the hours of 10am and 4pm, on Mondays to Thursdays and 10am and 3.30pm on Fridays excluding Public Holidays for a period of two years.
DR GRACE VICKERS, Returning Officer, Midlothian House, Buccleuch Street, Dalkeith, EH22 1DN.
19 August 2024
Summary of the Midlothian results:
- Electorate: 73,554
- Total ballot papers to be counted: 44,328
- Percentage Poll: 60%
Total number of votes polled for each candidate
| Name and description | Votes |
| Keith Cockburn (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) | 3,248 |
| Daniel Fraser (Scottish Libertarian Party) | 259 |
| Stefan Garbowski (Reform UK) | 3,276 |
| Ross Laird (Scottish Liberal Democrats) | 2,589 |
| Kirsty McNeill (Labour and Co-operative Party) | 21,480 |
| Owen Thompson (Scottish National Party) | 13,313 |
| Ballot papers rejected | 162 |
| Total votes | 44,327 |
Ballot Papers rejected and not counted
| Want of official mark | 0 |
| Voting for more than one candidate | 17 |
| Writing or mark by which voter could be identified | 0 |
| Unmarked or void for uncertainty | 145 |
| Total | 162 |