East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)
East Lothian (/ˈloʊðiən/; Scots: East Lowden; Scottish Gaelic: Lodainn an Ear) (Lothian East from 2024) is a constituency in Scotland which returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
| East Lothian | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of East Lothian in Scotland | |
| Major settlements | Dunbar, Longniddry, Musselburgh, North Berwick, Prestonpans, Tranent, Haddington |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of Parliament | Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party) |
| Created from | Berwick and East Lothian, Edinburgh East and Midlothian |
The seat is represented by Kenny MacAskill of the Alba Party who was elected as an SNP MP at the 2019 general election, where he unseated the sitting Labour incumbent, Martin Whitfield with a majority of 3,886 votes.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be formally renamed Lothian East, to be first contested at the next general election.
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