Edinburgh and Lothians East (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

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Edinburgh and Lothians East
electoral region
for the Scottish Parliament
Council areas City of Edinburgh
East Lothian
Midlothian (part)
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 proposed electoral region of the Scottish Parliament.

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Boundary changes

The region was created by the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries. It is based on the city of Edinburgh made up of the former Lothian region and the addition of East Lothian from South Scotland. [1]

Constituencies

The region will contain nine constituencies: [2]

2026 Scottish Parliament election

2026 Scottish Parliament election: Edinburgh and Lothians East
ListCandidatesVotesOf total (%)± from prev.
SNP
Conservative
Labour
Scottish Green Lorna Slater, Kate Nevens, Q Manivannan, Chas Booth, Kayleigh O'Neill, Adam Al-Khateb, Mridul Wadhwa, Jo Phillips, Dan Heap, Astri JS Kvassnes, Alex Staniforth, Connal Hughes
Liberal Democrats Sanne Dijkstra-Downie, Jane Pickard, Charles Dundas, Lewis Younie
Reform UK
Alba


References

  1. "What would Scotland's new electoral map look like?". BBC News. 2025-05-01. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  2. "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries | Scottish Boundary Commission". boundaries.scot. Retrieved 2025-03-01.