Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The Lothians was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) from 1999 to 2011. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elects a total of 16 MSPs.

The Lothians region shares boundaries with the South of Scotland and Central Scotland regions, and is connected with the Mid Scotland and Fife region by bridges over the Firth of Forth.

As a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries it is largely replaced by the Lothian region.

Constituencies and council areas

The City of Edinburgh and the West Lothian council areas are entirely within the region. Most of the East Lothian council area is outside, covered by the East Lothian constituency, which is in the South of Scotland region. A western portion of the Midlothian council area is covered by the Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale constituency, within the South of Scotland region.

Council areas are as defined in 1996, and may be subject to change after the next Scottish Parliament election.

The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies, as existing in at that time. Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005.^[1]

In terms of first past the post constituencies the region includes:

Map

Constituency

Edinburgh Central covers the central area of the City of Edinburgh. Edinburgh East and Musselburgh covers north east of the City of Edinburgh and the Musselburgh area of East Lothian. Edinburgh North and Leith covers the northern part of the City of Edinburgh. Edinburgh Pentlands covers the south western portion of the City of Edinburgh. Edinburgh South covers the south eastern portion of the City of Edinburgh. Edinburgh West covers the north western portion of the City of Edinburgh. Linlithgow covers the eastern part of the West Lothian. Livingston covers the western part of the West Lothian. Midlothian covers the eastern part of Midlothian.

Members of the Scottish Parliament

The table below displays the Members of the Scottish Parliament that were elected from the Lothians region between 1999-2011. From the 2011 election the Lothian region was used.

Constituency MSPs

Regional List MSPs

N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only

Election results

2007 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

• 5 Labour MSPs (four constituency members and one additional member)
• 5 Scottish National Party MSPs (two constituency members and three additional members)
• 2 Liberal Democrat MSPs (two constituency members)
• 2 Conservative MSPs (one constituency and one additional member)
• 1 Scottish Green Party MSPs (additional members)
• 1 Independent MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

Additional member results

Changes:

• On 31 August 2007, Stefan Tymkewycz resigned to concentrate on being a City of Edinburgh councillor and was replaced by Shirley-Anne Somerville.

2003 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

• 6 Labour MSPs (all constituency members)
• 2 Liberal Democrat MSPs (two constituency members)
• 2 Conservative MSPs (one constituency and one additional member)
• 2 Scottish Green Party MSPs (both additional members)
• 2 Scottish National Party MSPs (both additional members)
• 1 Independent MSP (additional member)
• 1 Scottish Socialist Party MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

Additional member results

1999 Scottish Parliament election

In the 1999 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

• 8 Labour MSPs (all constituency members)
• 3 Scottish National Party MSPs (all additional members)
• 2 Liberal Democrat MSPs (one constituency member and one additional member)
• 2 Conservative MSPs (both additional members)
• 1 Green Party MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

Additional member results

Footnotes

Electoral regions and Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2011 » 2011– » Central Scotland Airdrie and Shotts Coatbridge and Chryston Cumbernauld and Kilsyth East Kilbride Falkirk East Falkirk West Hamilton North and Bellshill Hamilton South Kilmarnock and Loudoun Motherwell and Wishaw Glasgow Glasgow Anniesland Glasgow Baillieston Glasgow Cathcart Glasgow Govan Glasgow Kelvin Glasgow Maryhill Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Rutherglen Glasgow Shettleston Glasgow Springburn Highlands and Islands Argyll and Bute Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber Moray Orkney Ross, Skye and Inverness West Shetland Western Isles Lothians Edinburgh Central Edinburgh East and Musselburgh Edinburgh North and Leith Edinburgh Pentlands Edinburgh South Edinburgh West Linlithgow Livingston Midlothian Mid Scotland and Fife Central Fife Dunfermline East Dunfermline West Kirkcaldy North East Fife North Tayside Ochil Perth Stirling North East Scotland Aberdeen Central Aberdeen North Aberdeen South Angus Banff and Buchan Dundee East Dundee West Gordon West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine South of Scotland Ayr Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Clydesdale Cunninghame South Dumfries East Lothian Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Roxburgh and Berwickshire Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale West of Scotland Clydebank and Milngavie Cunninghame North Dumbarton Eastwood Greenock and Inverclyde Paisley North Paisley South Strathkelvin and Bearsden West Renfrewshire