East Lothian (Scottish Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament}}
{{Distinguish|East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox constituency
| name = East Lothian
| type = county
| constituency_link = Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
| parl_name = Scottish Parliament
| image = 150px
| image2 = 150px
| caption2 = East Lothian shown within the South Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
| year = 1999
| abolished =
| next =
| previous =
| party_label = Party
| party = Scottish National Party
| member_label = MSP
| member = Paul McLennan
| local_council_label = Council area
| local_council = East Lothian
| population = 79,505 (2019)[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/population-estimates/special-area-2011-dz/spc/spc-19-tabs.xlsx Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based)], National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 ([https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/2011-based-special-area-population-estimates/spc-population-estimates accompanying summary notes])
}}
East Lothian ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|oʊ|ð|i|ə|n}}; {{langx|sco|Aest Lowden}}; {{langx|gd|Lodainn an Ear}}) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering most of the council area of East Lothian. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the South Scotland electoral region, which 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 has been held by Paul McLennan from the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.
Electoral region
{{See also|South Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)}}
The other eight constituencies of the South Scotland region are: Ayr, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Clydesdale, Dumfriesshire, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Galloway and West Dumfries, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale.
The region covers the Dumfries and Galloway council area, part of the East Ayrshire council area, part of the East Lothian council area, part of the Midlothian council area, the Scottish Borders council area, the South Ayrshire council area and part of the South Lanarkshire council area.
Constituency boundaries and council area
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/East Lothian (Scottish Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|frame-height=240|text=Map of boundaries from 2011}}
The East Lothian constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster (House of Commons) constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.See [http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921124603/http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ |date=September 21, 2007 }} Following their first Periodic Review into Scottish Parliament constituencies, the Boundary Commission for Scotland recommended the formation of a modified East Lothian, with the Musselburgh electorate wards part of a redrawn Midlothian North and Musselburgh constituency, which was first used for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
The Holyrood constituency covers most of the East Lothian council area. The remainder is represented by the Midlothian North and Musselburgh constituency.
East Lothian is formed from the electoral wards listed below. All of these wards are part of East Lothian.
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Election results
=2020s=
{{AMS election box begin
|title = 2021 Scottish Parliament election: East Lothian{{cite web|url=https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/info/210600/elections_and_voting/12030/election_results|title=Scottish Parliamentary Election Results - 6 May 2021|publisher=East Lothian Council|accessdate=9 August 2021}}
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Paul McLennan
|votes = 17,968
|percentage = 39.2
|change = {{increase}}4.4
|list_votes = 15,498
|list_percentage =33.8
|list_change = {{increase}}0.3
|winner = yes
|list_winner = yes
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = Martin Whitfield
|votes = 16,789
|percentage = 36.7
|change = {{decrease}}1.1
|list_votes = 11,207
|list_percentage =24.4
|list_change = {{decrease}}2.0
|status = list_candidate
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = Craig Hoy
|votes = 9,470
|percentage = 20.7
|change = {{decrease}}3.2
|list_votes = 11,864
|list_percentage =25.9
|list_change ={{decrease}}1.9
|status = list_candidate
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes = 3,801
|list_percentage = 8.3
|list_change ={{up}}1.5
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Euan Davidson
|votes = 1,566
|percentage = 3.4
|change = {{decrease}}0.1
|list_votes = 1,611
|list_percentage =3.5
|list_change ={{up}}0.2
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Alba Party
|list_votes = 552
|list_percentage = 1.2
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = All for Unity
|list_votes = 481
|list_percentage = 1.0
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Independent Green Voice
|list_votes = 278
|list_percentage = 0.6
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Family Party
|list_votes = 196
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party
|list_votes = 96
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Freedom Alliance (UK)
|list_votes = 84
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Reform UK
|list_votes = 77
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UKIP
|list_votes = 59
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change ={{down}}1.5
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Libertarian Party
|list_votes = 51
|list_percentage =0.1
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Vanguard Party (UK)
|list_votes = 9
|list_percentage = 0.0
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scotia Future
|list_votes = 8
|list_percentage =0.0
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes = 45,793
|list_votes = 45,872
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes = 138
|list_votes = 58
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,179
|percentage = 2.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{AMS election box turnout
|votes = 45,931
|percentage = 69.1
|change = {{increase}}6.6
|list_votes = 45,930
|list_percentage = 69.1
|list_change = {{increase}}6.6
}}
{{AMS election box gain|
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser = Scottish Labour
|swing = {{increase}}2.8
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
This was the only SNP gain from Labour at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.
===2010s===
{{AMS election box begin
|title=2016 Scottish Parliament election: East Lothian{{cite web|url=https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/info/210600/elections_and_voting/12030/election_results/8|title=Scottish Parliamentary Election Results - 5 May 2016|publisher=East Lothian Council|accessdate=9 August 2021}}
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = Iain Gray
|votes = 14,329
|percentage = 37.8
|change = {{down}}1.2
|list_votes = 10,020
|list_percentage =26.4
|list_change = {{down}}5.2
|status=incumbent
|winner = yes
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party=Scottish National Party
|candidate=Douglas-James Johnston-Smith
|votes=13,202
|percentage=34.8
|change={{down}}3.7
|list_votes = 12,729
|list_percentage =33.5
|list_change = {{down}}4.1
|list_winner=yes
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party=Scottish Conservatives
|candidate=Rachael Hamilton
|votes=9,045
|percentage=23.9
|change={{up}}7.3
|list_votes = 10,570
|list_percentage =27.8
|list_change = {{up}}11.9
|status=list_incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes = 2,580
|list_percentage =6.8
|list_change ={{up}}2.1
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party=Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate=Ettie Spencer
|votes=1,337
|percentage=3.5
|change={{down}}2.4
|list_votes = 1,242
|list_percentage =3.3
|list_change = {{down}}1.8
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|list_votes = 590
|list_percentage =1.6
|list_change ={{up}}0.6
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes = 108
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change ={{up}}0.2
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Clydesdale and South Scotland Independent
|list_votes = 71
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = RISE - Scotland's Left Alliance
|list_votes = 70
|list_percentage =0.2
|list_change =New
}}
{{AMS election box majority
|votes=1,127
|percentage=3.0
|change={{up}}2.5
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes = 37,913
|list_votes = 37,980
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes =118
|list_votes =47
}}
{{AMS election box turnout
|votes=38,031
|percentage=62.5
|change={{up}}5.2
|list_votes = 38,027
|list_percentage =62.5
|list_change = {{up}}5.2
}}
{{AMS election box hold|
|winner = Scottish Labour
|swing =
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
{{AMS election box begin
|title=2011 Scottish Parliament election: East Lothian{{cite web|url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/scottish-parliamentary-elections/results-and-turnout-2011-scottish-parliament-election|title=Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election|access-date=3 June 2021|publisher=Electoral Commission}}
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = Iain Gray
|votes = 12,536
|percentage = 39.0
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 10,189
|list_percentage =31.6
|list_change = N/A
|winner=yes
|status=incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = David Berry
|votes = 12,385
|percentage = 38.5
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 12,101
|list_percentage = 37.6
|list_change = N/A
|list_winner=yes
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = Derek Brownlee
|votes = 5,344
|percentage = 16.6
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 5,131
|list_percentage = 15.9
|list_change = N/A
|status=list_incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Ettie Spencer
|votes = 1,912
|percentage = 5.9
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 1,643
|list_percentage = 5.1
|list_change = N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes = 1,520
|list_percentage =4.7
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = All-Scotland Pensioners Party
|list_votes = 452
|list_percentage =1.4
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|list_votes = 377
|list_percentage =1.2
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UKIP
|list_votes = 312
|list_percentage =1.0
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Christian Party
|list_votes = 198
|list_percentage =0.6
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = British National Party
|list_votes =174
|list_percentage =0.5
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|list_votes =73
|list_percentage =0.2
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes = 24
|list_percentage =0.1
|list_change =N/A
}}
{{AMS election box majority|
|votes = 151
|percentage = 0.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes = 32,177
|list_votes = 32,194
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes =117
|list_votes = 71
}}
{{AMS election box turnout|
|votes = 32,294
|percentage = 57.3
|change = N/A
|list_votes = 32,265
|list_percentage = 57.3
|list_change = N/A
}}
{{AMS election box win|
|winner = Scottish Labour
|reason = boundaries
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
=2000s=
{{Election box begin | title=2007 Scottish Parliament election: East Lothian}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = Iain Gray
|votes = 12,219
|percentage = 35.4
|change = -8.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Andrew Sharp
|votes = 9,771
|percentage = 28.4
|change = +11.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Judy Hayman
|votes = 6,249
|percentage = 18.1
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = Bill Stevenson
|votes = 6,232
|percentage = 18.1
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,448
|percentage = 7.0
|change = -19.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 34,471
|percentage = 56.2
|change = +3.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Scottish Labour
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2003 Scottish Parliament election: East Lothian}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = John Home Robertson
|votes = 13,683
|percentage = 43.9
|change = −7.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Judy Hayman
|votes = 5,508
|percentage = 17.7
|change = +6.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = Stuart Thomson
|votes = 5,459
|percentage = 17.5
|change = +1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Tom Roberts
|votes = 5,174
|percentage = 16.6
|change = −5.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|candidate = Hugh Kerr
|votes = 1,380
|percentage = 4.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,175
|percentage = 26.2
|change = −2.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 31,204
|percentage = 52.7
|change = −11.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Scottish Labour
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=1990s=
{{Election box begin | title=1999 Scottish Parliament election: East Lothian}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour
|candidate = John Home Robertson
|votes = 19,220
|percentage = 51.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Calum Millar
|votes = 8,274
|percentage = 22.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = Christine Richards
|votes = 5,941
|percentage = 15.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Judy Hayman
|votes = 4,147
|percentage = 11.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,946
|percentage = 29.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 37,582
|percentage = 72.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Scottish Labour
}}
{{Election box end}}
Footnotes
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/East_Lothian_1.pdf|title=East Lothian constituency map|publisher=Boundaries Scotland|access-date=9 August 2021}}
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{{Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 1999-2011}}
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