Edinburgh and Lothians East (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
| Edinburgh and Lothians East | |
|---|---|
| electoral region for the Scottish Parliament | |
| Council areas | City of Edinburgh East Lothian Midlothian (part) |
| Electorate | 543,001 (2022)[1] |
| Current electoral region | |
| Created | 2026 |
| Constituencies | East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs Edinburgh Central Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith Edinburgh North Western Edinburgh Northern Edinburgh Southern Edinburgh South Western Midlothian North |
| Created from | Lothian |
Edinburgh and Lothians East is a electoral region of the Scottish Parliament. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, the region elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.[1] The seat is expected to be first contested at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.
The region was created by the Second Periodic Review of constituency and regional boundaries, the results of which were formally approved in October 2025.[2]
Boundaries
The region includes all of the City of Edinburgh and East Lothian council areas, and parts of the Midlothian council area.[3] It is based on the city of Edinburgh, and covers much of the former Lothian region. Compared to the former Lothian region, Edinburgh and Lothians East excludes West Lothian, which is now in the Central Scotland and Lothians West region, but includes East Lothian, which was formerly in South Scotland.[4][5]
Constituencies
The region will contain nine constituencies:[1]
- East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs
- Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent
- Edinburgh Central
- Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith
- Edinburgh North Western
- Edinburgh Northern
- Edinburgh Southern
- Edinburgh South Western
- Midlothian North
2026 Scottish Parliament election
| 2026 Scottish Parliament election: Edinburgh and Lothians East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
| SNP | Tommy Sheppard, Deidre Brock, Simita Kumar, Angus Robertson, Paul McLennan, Colin Beattie, Kelly Parry, Lyn Jardine | ||||
| Conservative | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Green | Lorna Slater, Kate Nevens, Q Manivannan, Kayleigh O'Neill, Chas Booth, Adam Al-Khateb, Jo Phillips, Mridul Wadhwa, Dan Heap, Astri JS Kvassnes, Alex Staniforth, Mariusz Cebulski | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Jane Pickard, Charles Dundas, Lewis Younie | ||||
| Reform | |||||
| Alba | |||||
| Independent | Jeremy Balfour | ||||
| Independent | Ash Regan | ||||
| Communist | Chris Cullen | ||||
References
- ^ a b c "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. April 2025. p. 28. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "New Scottish Parliament constituency and region boundaries agreed" (PDF). boundaries.scot. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ^ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143.
- ^ "What would Scotland's new electoral map look like?". BBC News. 2025-05-01. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
- ^ "Boundary Maps". Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 27 November 2025.