# Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Midlothian North and Musselburgh is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering parts of the council areas of Midlothian and East Lothian. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is one of nine constituencies in the Lothian 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 was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and covers areas that were formerly part of the constituencies of Midlothian and Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, both of which were abolished. It has been held by Colin Beattie of the Scottish National Party since creation.

## Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the Lothian region are: Almond Valley, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Eastern, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern, Edinburgh Western and Linlithgow.
The region includes all of the City of Edinburgh council area, parts of the East Lothian council area, parts of the Midlothian council area and all of the West Lothian council area.

## Constituency boundaries and council area

Midlothian is represented by two constituencies in the Scottish Parliament, these are Midlothian North and Musselburgh and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, the latter is part of the South Scotland region. Part of the constituency is within the East Lothian council area, the remainder of which is represented by the East Lothian constituency (also within the South Scotland region).
From the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, the newly formed constituency of Midlothian North and Musselburgh is formed from the following electoral wards:
* In full: Bonnyrigg, Dalkeith, Midlothian East, (all from Midlothian council area), Musselburgh (from East Lothian council area)
* In part: Midlothian West (from Midlothian council area, shared with Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale constituency), Tranent/Wallyford/Macmerry (from East Lothian council area, shared with East Lothian constituency)

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 2011 | Colin Beattie | SNP |

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Midlothian North and Musselburgh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Colin Beattie | 21,165 | 49.7 | 0.8 | 17,620 | 41.2 | 0.4 |
| | Labour | Stephen Curran | 13,259 | 31.1 | 2.5 | 10,212 | 23.9 | 3.3 |
| | Conservative | Iain Whyte | 6,529 | 15.3 | 2.8 | 7,723 | 18.1 | 0.4 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 3,800 | 8.9 | 1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Dundas | 1,630 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 1,372 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 645 | 1.5 | New |
| | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | Animal Welfare | 285 | 0.7 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 278 | 0.6 | New |
| | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | 216 | 0.5 | New |
| | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | 116 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 101 | 0.2 | New |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 81 | 0.2 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 79 | 0.2 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 69 | 0.2 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 69 | 0.2 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 57 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| | Independent | Ashley Graczyk | Ashley Graczyk | Ashley Graczyk | Ashley Graczyk | 34 | 0.1 | New |
| | SDP | SDP | SDP | SDP | SDP | 19 | 0.0 | New |
| | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | 7 | 0.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,906 | 18.6 | 1.7 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 42,583 | | | 42,783 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 159 | | | 92 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,742 | 61.7 | 6.7 | 42,875 | 61.9 | 6.9 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Midlothian North and Musselburgh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Region | Region | Region |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Colin Beattie | 16,948 | 48.9 | 1.7 | 14,208 | 40.8 | 2.2 |
| | Labour | Bernard Harkins | 9,913 | 28.6 | 8.6 | 9,455 | 27.2 | 4.0 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Balfour | 6,267 | 18.1 | 9.6 | 6,425 | 18.5 | 10.9 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 2,530 | 7.3 | 3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacquie Bell | 1,557 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 951 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 718 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | Women's Equality | 250 | 0.7 | New |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 171 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 104 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,035 | 20.3 | 10.3 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 34,685 | | | 34,812 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 140 | | | 53 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,825 | 55.0 | 3.7 | 34,865 | 55.0 | 3.7 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency ↑ Elected on the party list |||||||||
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Midlothian North and Musselburgh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Region | Region | Region |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Colin Beattie | 14,079 | 47.2 | N/A | 12,821 | 43.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Bernard Harkins | 11,083 | 37.2 | N/A | 9,297 | 31.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Scott Douglas | 2,541 | 8.5 | N/A | 2,274 | 7.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Margo MacDonald | Margo MacDonald | Margo MacDonald | Margo MacDonald | 1,963 | 6.6 | N/A |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,105 | 3.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Younger | 1,254 | 4.2 | N/A | 844 | 2.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | Alan Hay | 861 | 2.9 | N/A | | | |
| | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 400 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 297 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 238 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 190 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 104 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 85 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | 77 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal | 61 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 34 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ken O'Neil | Ken O'Neil | Ken O'Neil | Ken O'Neil | 17 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | David Hogg | David Hogg | David Hogg | David Hogg | 15 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Mev Brown | Mev Brown | Mev Brown | Mev Brown | 10 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,996 | 10.0 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 29,818 | | | 29,832 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 98 | | | 109 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,916 | 51.3 | N/A | 29,941 | 51.3 | N/A |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||

## Footnotes

* ↑ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
* ↑ "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011" (PDF). BBC News online. 8 September 2010. p. 13. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
* ↑ "First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. May 2010. p. 120. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
* ↑ "2021 Scottish Parliament Election: Midlothian North and Musselburgh County Constituency Result". Midlothian Council. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
* ↑ Constituencies A-Z | Midlothian North and Musselburgh, BBC News; retrieved 7 May 2021
* ↑ "2021 Scottish Parliament Election: Lothians Regional Local Result". Midlothian Council. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
* ↑ "2016 Scottish Parliament Election results". Midlothian Council. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
* ↑ "Lothian regional results". City of Edinburgh Council. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
* ↑ "2011 Results of Regional List". City of Edinburgh Council. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
* ↑ "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2021.