Elections for the Midlothian District Council took place in 1974, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. These were...
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including Midlothian, became unitary council areas. The first election to the Midlothian District Council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow...
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and the burgh of Musselburgh. 1974–1983: As above. 1983–1997: Midlothian District. 1997–2005: The Midlothian District electoral wards of Bonnyrigg/Newtongrange...
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Midlothian (/mɪdˈloʊðiən/; Scottish Gaelic: Meadhan Lodainn) is a historic county, registration county, lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of...
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alongside the City of Edinburgh Council. The first election to the City of Edinburgh District Council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow...
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often referred to as Monklands Derbies. The first election to the district council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside...
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Scottish Borders (redirect from Scottish Borders Council)
Roxburghshire, and Selkirkshire. It is bordered by West Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian, and East Lothian to the north, the North Sea to the east, Dumfries and...
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when the council adopted its current name as East Lothian Council. The first election to the East Lothian District Council was held in 1974, initially...
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Ettrick and Lauderdale (redirect from Ettrick and Lauderdale (local government district, Borders region))
Berwickshire, Midlothian, and Roxburghshire. The new district covered all of six former districts and parts of another three districts, which were all...
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first used in the 1950 general election, as one of seven constituencies covering the city of Edinburgh and the Midlothian burgh of Musselburgh. The other...
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Lothian (redirect from Lothian Regional Council)
four districts took over all local government functions as unitary council areas. The first election to the Lothian Regional Council was held in 1974, initially...
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Penrith, Cumbria (redirect from Penrith Urban District)
Cumberland. From 1974 to 2015, it was an unparished area with no local council. A civil parish was reintroduced on 1 April 2015 with the first election for Penrith...
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Scotland has elections to several bodies: the Scottish Parliament, the United Kingdom Parliament, local councils and community councils. Before the United...
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Greenwood. Outside of the Chicago city limits, the district takes in the Cook County communities of Midlothian, Posen, Robbins, Calumet Park, and Palos Park;...
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Subdivisions of Scotland (redirect from Council Areas of Scotland)
districts except for the single-tier island council areas. Since 1996 there has only been a single tier of government, and the former island council areas...
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Elections for the Scottish district councils were held on Tuesday 7 May 1974, for both the new regional and district councils, between the two United...
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Berwickshire (redirect from Berwickshire County Council)
former council offices in Duns continue to be used for some departments of Scottish Borders Council. The first election to Berwickshire District Council was...
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Musselburgh (redirect from Musselburgh, Midlothian)
street cleaning and drainage. Midlothian County Council was responsible for other areas, including education. The town council met at the Musselburgh Tolbooth...
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Owen Thompson (category Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom)
had previously been the leader of Midlothian Council. He was first elected to the council at the Loanhead by-election in 2005. At the age of 27, he was...
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Aberdeen, the county of Angus, the county of Midlothian and the county of Lanark. For the 1951 general election there were changes to the boundaries of six...
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Woolridge, Brandermill, Swift Creek, Evergreen West, Edgewater, Midlothian, Roseland, and Midlothian North in Chesterfield County; the precincts of Fife, Three...
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Local government in Scotland (redirect from Local council in Scotland)
election was the 2022 Scottish local elections and the next election will be the 2027 Scottish local elections. Council administrations typically comprise...
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George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock (category Heart of Midlothian F.C. directors and chairmen)
Edinburgh District Council and Lothian Regional Council. After unsuccessfully contesting Edinburgh West in 1970 and Edinburgh Pentlands in October 1974, he...
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had previously sought after Brown as their candidate for the 1912 Midlothian by-election where he eventually stood as a Labour Party candidate, finishing...
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Roxburghshire (redirect from Roxburgh (district))
the abolished districts of Roxburgh and neighbouring Ettrick and Lauderdale. The first election to the district council was held in 1974, initially operating...
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seats across Scotland. At the 2017 election, no council was won by an overall majority of any party. In the 2022 election, the SNP increased its vote share...
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West Lothian question (redirect from The Midlothian Question)
votes for English laws. Following the election of a Conservative majority government in the 2015 general election, new parliamentary procedures and a Legislative...
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Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1974, during the life of the minority Labour government of Harold Wilson. Elections were held in all...
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seats on the council after the elections: "District results: Leeds". The Yorkshire Post. 11 May 1973. Scans: 1, 2, 3. BBC general election coverage, 28...
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Assembly for Wales election was the second general election to the National Assembly for Wales. It was held on 1 May 2003. The election was characterised...
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