Edinburgh and Lothians East is an electoral region of the Scottish Parliament. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, the region elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. The seat was first contested at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.
The region was created by the Second Periodic Review of constituency and regional boundaries, the results of which were formally approved in October 2025.
Boundaries The region includes all of the City of Edinburgh and East Lothian council areas, and parts of the Midlothian council area.Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143. It is based on the city of Edinburgh, and covers much of the former Lothian region. Compared to the former Lothian region, Edinburgh and Lothians East excludes West Lothian, which is now in the Central Scotland and Lothians West region, but includes East Lothian, which was formerly in South Scotland.
Constituencies The region contains nine constituencies: RegionConstituencies from 2026 East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent Edinburgh Central Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith Edinburgh North Western Edinburgh Northern Edinburgh Southern Edinburgh South Western Midlothian North
Members of the Scottish Parliament
Constituency MSPs Term ElectionEast Lothian Coast and LammermuirsEdinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and TranentEdinburgh CentralEdinburgh North Eastern and LeithEdinburgh North WesternEdinburgh NorthernEdinburgh SouthernEdinburgh South WesternMidlothian North7th2026Paul McLennan(SNP)Kate Campbell(SNP)Lorna Slater (Green)Ben Macpherson(SNP)Alex Cole-Hamilton(Lib Dem)(Lib Dem)(Labour)Simita Kumar(SNP)(SNP)
Regional list MSPs N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only
Parliament MSP MSP MSP MSP MSP MSP MSP 7th (2026–)Kate Nevens (Green)Q Manivannan (Green)Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill (Green)Irshad Ahmed (Labour)Katherine Sangster (Labour)Angela Ross (Reform)Miles Briggs (Conservative)
Election results
2026 Scottish Parliament election
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Additional member results
References
See also List of Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions (2026–)