Lothian was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament. 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 region was located in the eastern area of the Central Belt of the Scottish Lowlands and was anchored by capital city of Scotland, Edinburgh.
The Lothian region was created as a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries and largely replaced the
Lothians region.
As a result of the Second Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries the region will be replaced by the Edinburgh and Lothians East electoral region for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.
Contents
Constituencies and local government areas
Constituencies and council areas 2011–2026
As a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries the boundaries for the region and constituencies were redrawn for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
Constituencies
Almond Valley
Edinburgh Central
Edinburgh Eastern
Edinburgh Northern and Leith
Edinburgh Pentlands
Edinburgh Southern
Edinburgh Western
Linlithgow
Midlothian North and Musselburgh
Members of the Scottish Parliament
Regional list MSPs
Elections take place on a whole-region basis: candidates shown in the same column have no particular relationship to each other.
[a] As Margo MacDonald was elected as an Independent MSP, there was no mechanism to appoint a replacement; following her death, her seat remained vacant until the Scottish Parliament general election in May 2016.
[b] Stood down 15 July 2019, replaced by Sarah Boyack.
[c] Upon the death of David McLetchie, he was replaced by Cameron Buchanan as the next name on the Lothian regional list for the Scottish Conservatives.
[d] Originally sat as a Scottish Green MSP until December 2020.
Election results
2016 Scottish Parliament election
In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
6 Scottish National Party MSPs (all constituency members)
4 Conservative MSPs (one constituency member and three additional members)
3 Labour MSPs (one constituency member and two additional members)
2 Green MSPs (both additional members)
1 Liberal Democrats MSP (constituency member)
2011 Scottish Parliament election
In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
8 Scottish National Party MSPs (eight constituency members)
4 Labour MSPs (one constituency members and three additional member)
2 Conservative MSPs (two additional members)
1 Scottish Greens MSP (additional member)
1 Independent MSP (additional member)