| Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent | |
|---|---|
| Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
| Electorate | 57,320 (2022) [1] |
| Major settlements | Edinburgh, Musselburgh, Tranent |
| Future constituency | |
| Created | 2026 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Council area | City of Edinburgh, East Lothian Council |
| Created from | Edinburgh Eastern |
Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent is a new constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) which will elect one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the Edinburgh and Lothians East electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. [2]
The seat was created for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election by the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries. [3] It covers much of the former Edinburgh Eastern seat, but also includes areas that were formerly in the East Lothian seat, which had grown too large compared to other seats and therefore required to be redrawn. [4] The remainder of the former East Lothian seat now forms the new East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs seat.
The other eight constituencies of the Edinburgh and Lothians East region are East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith, Edinburgh North Western, Edinburgh Northern, Edinburgh Southern, Edinburgh South Western and Midlothian North. [2] The region includes all of the City of Edinburgh and East Lothian council areas, and parts of the Midlothian council area. [5]
Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent covers parts of the council area of Edinburgh and East Lothian. The remainder of East Lothian forms the East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs constituency, whilst there are six seats covering the rest of Edinburgh (Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith, Edinburgh North Western, Edinburgh Northern, Edinburgh South Western, and Edinburgh Southern). [6] The following electoral wards were used to define the seat during the second review of Scottish Parliament boundaries: [6]
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| SNP | Kate Campbell | |||||||
| Labour | Katherine Sangster | |||||||
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