# Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

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:
| Map | Constituency |
| | Edinburgh Central covers the central area of the City of Edinburgh. Edinburgh East and Musselburgh covers north east of the City of Edinburgh and the Musselburgh area of East Lothian. Edinburgh North and Leith covers the northern part of the City of Edinburgh. Edinburgh Pentlands covers the south western portion of the City of Edinburgh. Edinburgh South covers the south eastern portion of the City of Edinburgh. Edinburgh West covers the north western portion of the City of Edinburgh. Linlithgow covers the eastern part of the West Lothian. Livingston covers the western part of the West Lothian. Midlothian covers the eastern part of Midlothian. |

## 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 |
| 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) |
| 2nd | 2003 | Rhona Brankin (Labour) | Susan Deacon (Labour) | Sarah Boyack (Labour) | Malcolm Chisholm (Labour) | David McLetchie (Conservative) | Mike Pringle (LD) | Margaret Smith (LD) | Mary Mulligan (Labour) | Bristow Muldoon (Labour) |
| 3rd | 2007 | Rhona Brankin (Labour) | Kenny MacAskill (SNP) | Sarah Boyack (Labour) | Malcolm Chisholm (Labour) | David McLetchie (Conservative) | Mike Pringle (LD) | Margaret Smith (LD) | Mary Mulligan (Labour) | Angela Constance (SNP) |

### Regional List MSPs

N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only
| Parliament | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP |
| 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) |
| 2nd (2003–07) | Margo MacDonald (Ind) | Fiona Hyslop (SNP) | Kenny MacAskill (SNP) | Colin Fox (Socialist) | James Douglas-Hamilton (Conservative) | Mark Ballard (Green) | Robin Harper (Green) |
| 3rd (2007–11) | Margo MacDonald (Ind) | Fiona Hyslop (SNP) | Ian McKee (SNP) | Stefan Tymkewycz (SNP) | Gavin Brown (Conservative) | George Foulkes (Labour) | Robin Harper (Green) |
| 3rd (2007–11) | Margo MacDonald (Ind) | Fiona Hyslop (SNP) | Ian McKee (SNP) | Shirley-Anne Somerville (SNP) | Gavin Brown (Conservative) | George Foulkes (Labour) | Robin Harper (Green) |

## 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 :
| Constituency | Elected member | Result |
| Edinburgh Central | Sarah Boyack | Labour hold |
| Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Kenny MacAskill | SNP gain from Labour |
| Edinburgh North and Leith | Malcolm Chisholm | Labour hold |
| Edinburgh Pentlands | David McLetchie | Conservative hold |
| Edinburgh South | Mike Pringle | Liberal Democrats hold |
| Edinburgh West | Margaret Smith | Liberal Democrats hold |
| Linlithgow | Mary Mulligan | Labour hold |
| Livingston | Angela Constance | SNP gain from Labour |
| Midlothian | Rhona Brankin | Labour hold |

#### Additional member results

2007 Scottish Parliament election: Lothians :
| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% |
| SNP | Fiona Hyslop Ian McKee Stefan Tymkewycz | 3 | +1 | 76,019 | 26.5 | +10.2 |
| Labour | George Foulkes | 1 | +1 | 75,495 | 26.3 | +0.8 |
| Conservative | Gavin Brown | 1 | ±0 | 37,548 | 13.1 | -2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 0 | ±0 | 36,571 | 12.7 | +1.7 |
| Scottish Green | Robin Harper | 1 | -1 | 20,147 | 7.0 | -5.0 |
| Independent | Margo MacDonald | 1 | ±0 | 19,256 | 6.7 | -3.5 |
| Scottish Senior Citizens | | 0 | ±0 | 4,176 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Solidarity | | 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 |
| Scottish Christian | | 0 | ±0 | 2,002 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Scottish Socialist | | 0 | -1 | 1,994 | 0.7 | -4.7 |
| Publican Party | | 0 | ±0 | 1,230 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Witchery Tour Party | | 0 | ±0 | 867 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| CPA | | 0 | ±0 | 848 | 0.3 | N/A |
| UKIP | | 0 | ±0 | 834 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Had Enough Party | | 0 | ±0 | 670 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Scottish Voice | | 0 | ±0 | 661 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers | | 0 | ±0 | 322 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Independent | | 0 | ±0 | 189 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Scottish Enterprise | | 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 :
| Constituency | Elected member | Result |
| Edinburgh Central | Sarah Boyack | Labour hold |
| Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Susan Deacon | Labour hold |
| Edinburgh North and Leith | Malcolm Chisholm | Labour hold |
| Edinburgh Pentlands | David McLetchie | Conservative gain from Labour |
| Edinburgh South | Mike Pringle | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |
| Edinburgh West | Margaret Smith | Liberal Democrats hold |
| Linlithgow | Mary Mulligan | Labour hold |
| Livingston | Bristow Muldoon | Labour hold |
| Midlothian | Rhona Brankin | Labour hold |

#### Additional member results

2003 Scottish Parliament election: Lothians :
| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% |
| Labour | | 0 | 0 | 65,098 | 24.5 | -5.7 |
| SNP | Kenny MacAskill Fiona Hyslop | 2 | −1 | 43,142 | 16.2 | -9.5 |
| Conservative | James Douglas-Hamilton | 1 | −1 | 40,173 | 15.1 | -0.6 |
| Scottish Green | Robin Harper Mark Ballard | 2 | +1 | 31,908 | 12.0 | +5.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 0 | −1 | 29,237 | 11.0 | -3.4 |
| Independent | Margo MacDonald | 1 | +1 | 27,143 | 10.2 | N/A |
| Scottish Socialist | Colin Fox | 1 | +1 | 14,448 | 5.4 | +3.8 |
| Scottish Pensioners Party | | 0 | 0 | 5,609 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Liberal | | 0 | 0 | 2,573 | 1.0 | +0.4 |
| Socialist Labour | | 0 | 0 | 2,181 | 0.8 | -2.5 |
| UKIP | | 0 | 0 | 1,057 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Witchery Tour Party | | 0 | 0 | 964 | 0.4 | – |
| Scottish People's | | 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 :
| Constituency | Elected member | Result |
| Edinburgh Central | Sarah Boyack | Scottish Labour Party win (new seat) |
| Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Susan Deacon | Scottish Labour Party win (new seat) |
| Edinburgh North and Leith | Malcolm Chisholm | Scottish Labour Party win (new seat) |
| Edinburgh Pentlands | Iain Gray | Scottish Labour Party win (new seat) |
| Edinburgh South | Angus Mackay | Scottish Labour Party win (new seat) |
| Edinburgh West | Margaret Smith | Scottish Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| Linlithgow | Mary Mulligan | Scottish Labour Party win (new seat) |
| Livingston | Bristow Muldoon | Scottish Labour Party win (new seat) |
| Midlothian | Rhona Brankin | Scottish Labour Party win (new seat) |

#### Additional member results

1999 Scottish Parliament election: Lothians :
| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% |
| Labour | | 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 |
| Conservative | David McLetchie James Douglas-Hamilton | 2 | N/A | 52,067 | 15.7 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | David Steel | 1 | N/A | 47,565 | 14.4 | N/A |
| Scottish Green | Robin Harper | 1 | N/A | 22,848 | 6.9 | N/A |
| Socialist Labour | | 0 | N/A | 10,895 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Scottish Socialist | | 0 | N/A | 5,237 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Liberal | | 0 | N/A | 2,056 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Witchery Tour Party | | 0 | N/A | 1,184 | 0.4 | N/A |
| ProLife Alliance | | 0 | N/A | 898 | 0.3 | N/A |
| 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 |
| Socialist (GB) | | 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 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived 2007-09-21 at the Wayback Machine