Polling took place on Tuesday in Midlothian, and the result
was declared at noon on Wednesday, Major Hope, the Unionist candidate, being returned by a majority of 32, the figures being Major Hope (U.), 6,021; Mr. A. Shaw (L.), 5,989; Provost Brown (Labour), 2,413. Thus on a total poll of 94 less than in December 1910, the Unionist candidate has gained 341 votes, while the Liberal poll has dropped by 2,848, or 435 more than the vote cast for the Labour candidate. We have already dealt with the history of the campaign, and discuss the significance of the Unionist victory in another column. When all allowance has been made for the tactical blunder of Lord Murray and the splitting of the Liberal vote, it is impossible to ignore the blow to Liberal prestige involved in the loss of a seat so intimately associated with Mr. Gladstone.
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