Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Lothians |
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| Former electoral region for the Scottish Parliament |
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Lothians shown within Scotland
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| Former electoral region | |
| Created | 1999 |
| Abolished | 2011 |
| Council areas | City of Edinburgh East Lothian (part) Midlothian (part) West Lothian |
| Constituencies | Edinburgh Central Edinburgh East and Musselburgh Edinburgh Pentlands Edinburgh South Edinburgh West Linlithgow Livingston Midlothian |
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 were sub-divisions of the region and it elected seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elected a total of 16 MSPs.
The Lothians region shared boundaries with the South of Scotland and Central Scotland regions, and was 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 council areas City of Edinburgh and West Lothian 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.
In terms of first past the post constituencies the region includes:
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Members of the Scottish Parliament
The table below displays the Members of the Scottish Parliament that were elected from the Lothians region between 1999 and 2011. From the 2011 election the Lothian region was used.
Constituency MSPs
| Term | Election | Midlothian | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Edinburgh Central | Edinburgh North and Leith | Edinburgh Pentlands | Edingburgh South | Edinburgh West | Linlithgow | Livingston | |||||||||
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| 1st | 1999 | Rhona Brankin (Labour) |
Susan Deacon (Labour) |
Sarah Boyack (Labour) |
Malcolm Chisholm (Labour) |
Iain Gray (Labour) |
Angus MacKay (Labour) |
Margaret Smith (LD) |
Mary Mulligan (Labour) |
Bristow Muldoon (Labour) |
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| 2nd | 2003 | David McLetchie (Conservative) |
Mike Pringle (LD) |
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| 3rd | 2007 | Kenny MacAskill (SNP) |
Angela Constance (SNP) |
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Regional List MSPs
N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only
| Parliament | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | |||||||
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| 1st (1999–2003) |
Margo MacDonald (SNP) |
Fiona Hyslop (SNP) |
Kenny MacAskill (SNP) |
David Steel (Lib Dem) |
James Douglas-Hamilton (Conservative) |
David McLetchie (Conservative) |
Robin Harper (Green) |
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| 2nd (2003–07) |
Margo MacDonald (Ind) |
Colin Fox (Socialist) |
Mark Ballard (Green) |
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| 3rd (2007–11) |
Ian McKee (SNP) |
Stefan Tymkewycz (SNP) |
Gavin Brown (Conservative) |
George Foulkes (Labour) |
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| Shirley-Anne Somerville (SNP) |
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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
| 2007 Scottish Parliament election: Lothians | |||
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| Constituency | Elected member | Result | |
| Edinburgh Central | Sarah Boyack | [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] hold | |
| Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Kenny MacAskill | SNP gain from [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] | |
| Edinburgh North and Leith | Malcolm Chisholm | [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] hold | |
| Edinburgh Pentlands | David McLetchie | [[Scottish Conservative Party|Template:Scottish Conservative Party/meta/shortname]] hold | |
| Edinburgh South | Mike Pringle | [[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Template:Scottish Liberal Democrats/meta/shortname]] hold | |
| Edinburgh West | Margaret Smith | [[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Template:Scottish Liberal Democrats/meta/shortname]] hold | |
| Linlithgow | Mary Mulligan | [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] hold | |
| Livingston | Angela Constance | SNP gain from [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] | |
| Midlothian | Rhona Brankin | [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] hold | |
Additional member results
| 2007 Scottish Parliament election: Lothians | |||||||
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| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
| SNP | Fiona Hyslop Ian McKee Stefan Tymkewycz |
3 | +1 | 76,019 | 26.5 | +10.2 | |
| [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] | George Foulkes | 1 | +1 | 75,495 | 26.3 | +0.8 | |
| [[Scottish Conservative Party|Template:Scottish Conservative Party/meta/shortname]] | Gavin Brown | 1 | ±0 | 37,548 | 13.1 | -2.0 | |
| [[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Template:Scottish Liberal Democrats/meta/shortname]] | 0 | ±0 | 36,571 | 12.7 | +1.7 | ||
| [[Scottish Green Party|Template:Scottish Green Party/meta/shortname]] | Robin Harper | 1 | -1 | 20,147 | 7.0 | -5.0 | |
| Independent | Margo MacDonald | 1 | ±0 | 19,256 | 6.7 | -3.5 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party|Template:Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | ±0 | 4,176 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| [[Solidarity (Scotland)|Template:Solidarity (Scotland)/meta/shortname]] | 0 | ±0 | 2,998 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| BNP | 0 | ±0 | 2,637 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
| Socialist Labour | 0 | ±0 | 2,190 | 0.8 | -0.1 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Scottish Christian Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Scottish Christian Party|Template:Scottish Christian Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | ±0 | 2,002 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| [[Scottish Socialist Party|Template:Scottish Socialist Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | -1 | 1,994 | 0.7 | -4.7 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Publican Party/meta/color;" | | Publican Party | 0 | ±0 | 1,230 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| style="background-color: Template:Witchery Tour Party/meta/color;" | | Witchery Tour Party | 0 | ±0 | 867 | 0.3 | -0.1 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Christian Peoples Alliance/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Christian Peoples Alliance|Template:Christian Peoples Alliance/meta/shortname]] | 0 | ±0 | 848 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| [[United Kingdom Independence Party|Template:United Kingdom Independence Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | ±0 | 834 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Had Enough Party/meta/color;" | | Had Enough Party | 0 | ±0 | 670 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| style="background-color: Template:Scottish Voice/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Scottish Voice|Template:Scottish Voice/meta/shortname]] | 0 | ±0 | 661 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| style="background-color: Template:Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers|Template:Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers/meta/shortname]] | 0 | ±0 | 322 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | 0 | ±0 | 189 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Scottish Enterprise Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Scottish Enterprise Party|Template:Scottish Enterprise Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | ±0 | 183 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | 0 | ±0 | 129 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Independent | 0 | ±0 | 73 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Changes:
- On 31 August 2007, Stefan Tymkewycz resigned to concentrate on being a councillor at the City of Edinburgh Council 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
| 2003 Scottish Parliament election: Lothians | |||
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| Constituency | Elected member | Result | |
| Edinburgh Central | Sarah Boyack | [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] hold | |
| Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Susan Deacon | [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] hold | |
| Edinburgh North and Leith | Malcolm Chisholm | [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] hold | |
| Edinburgh Pentlands | David McLetchie | [[Scottish Conservative Party|Template:Scottish Conservative Party/meta/shortname]] gain from [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] | |
| Edinburgh South | Mike Pringle | [[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Template:Scottish Liberal Democrats/meta/shortname]] gain from [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] | |
| Edinburgh West | Margaret Smith | [[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Template:Scottish Liberal Democrats/meta/shortname]] hold | |
| Linlithgow | Mary Mulligan | [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] hold | |
| Livingston | Bristow Muldoon | [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] hold | |
| Midlothian | Rhona Brankin | [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] hold | |
Additional member results
| 2003 Scottish Parliament election: Lothians | |||||||
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| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
| [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 0 | 65,098 | 24.5 | -5.7 | ||
| SNP | Kenny MacAskill Fiona Hyslop |
2 | −1 | 43,142 | 16.2 | -9.5 | |
| [[Scottish Conservative Party|Template:Scottish Conservative Party/meta/shortname]] | James Douglas-Hamilton | 1 | −1 | 40,173 | 15.1 | -0.6 | |
| [[Scottish Green Party|Template:Scottish Green Party/meta/shortname]] | Robin Harper Mark Ballard |
2 | +1 | 31,908 | 12.0 | +5.1 | |
| [[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Template:Scottish Liberal Democrats/meta/shortname]] | 0 | −1 | 29,237 | 11.0 | -3.4 | ||
| Independent | Margo MacDonald | 1 | +1 | 27,143 | 10.2 | N/A | |
| [[Scottish Socialist Party|Template:Scottish Socialist Party/meta/shortname]] | Colin Fox | 1 | +1 | 14,448 | 5.4 | +3.8 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Scottish Pensioners Party/meta/color;" | | Scottish Pensioners Party | 0 | 0 | 5,609 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| [[Liberal Party (UK, 1989)|Template:Liberal Party (UK, 1989)/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 0 | 2,573 | 1.0 | +0.4 | ||
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 2,181 | 0.8 | -2.5 | ||
| [[United Kingdom Independence Party|Template:United Kingdom Independence Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 0 | 1,057 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Witchery Tour Party/meta/color;" | | Witchery Tour Party | 0 | 0 | 964 | 0.4 | – | |
| style="background-color: Template:Scottish People's Alliance/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Scottish People's Alliance|Template:Scottish People's Alliance/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 0 | 879 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| ProLife Alliance | 0 | 0 | 608 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 383 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 184 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
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
| 1999 Scottish Parliament election: Lothians | |||
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| Constituency | Elected member | Result | |
| Edinburgh Central | Sarah Boyack | [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win (new seat) | |
| Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Susan Deacon | [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win (new seat) | |
| Edinburgh North and Leith | Malcolm Chisholm | [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win (new seat) | |
| Edinburgh Pentlands | Iain Gray | [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win (new seat) | |
| Edinburgh South | Angus Mackay | [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win (new seat) | |
| Edinburgh West | Margaret Smith | [[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Template:Scottish Liberal Democrats/meta/shortname]] win (new seat) | |
| Linlithgow | Mary Mulligan | [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win (new seat) | |
| Livingston | Bristow Muldoon | [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win (new seat) | |
| Midlothian | Rhona Brankin | [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] win (new seat) | |
Additional member results
| 1999 Scottish Parliament election: Lothians | |||||||
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| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
| [[Scottish Labour Party|Template:Scottish Labour Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | N/A | 99,098 | 30.2 | N/A | ||
| SNP | Margo MacDonald Kenny MacAskill Fiona Hyslop |
3 | N/A | 85,085 | 25.7 | N/A | |
| [[Scottish Conservative Party|Template:Scottish Conservative Party/meta/shortname]] | David McLetchie James Douglas-Hamilton |
2 | N/A | 52,067 | 15.7 | N/A | |
| [[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Template:Scottish Liberal Democrats/meta/shortname]] | David Steel | 1 | N/A | 47,565 | 14.4 | N/A | |
| [[Scottish Green Party|Template:Scottish Green Party/meta/shortname]] | Robin Harper | 1 | N/A | 22,848 | 6.9 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | N/A | 10,895 | 3.3 | N/A | ||
| [[Scottish Socialist Party|Template:Scottish Socialist Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | N/A | 5,237 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
| [[Liberal Party (UK, 1989)|Template:Liberal Party (UK, 1989)/meta/shortname]] | 0 | N/A | 2,056 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Witchery Tour Party/meta/color;" | | Witchery Tour Party | 0 | N/A | 1,184 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| ProLife Alliance | 0 | N/A | 898 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Civil Rights Movement/meta/color;" | | Civil Rights Movement | 0 | N/A | 806 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | 0 | N/A | 564 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Independent | 0 | N/A | 557 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party of Great Britain/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Socialist Party of Great Britain|Template:Socialist Party of Great Britain/meta/shortname]] | 0 | N/A | 388 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | 0 | N/A | 256 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Independent | 0 | N/A | 145 | 0.04 | N/A | ||
| Independent | 0 | N/A | 54 | 0.02 | N/A | ||
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