Latest headlines
- Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
- Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
- Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
- See the changing political map of Scotland
Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party LAB Scottish Labour | CandidatesIain Gray | Votes14,329 | 37.8% | Net percentage change in seats−1.2 |
| Party SNP Scottish National Party | CandidatesDJ Johnston-Smith | Votes13,202 | 34.8% | Net percentage change in seats−3.7 |
| Party CON Scottish Conservatives | CandidatesRachael Hamilton | Votes9,045 | 23.9% | Net percentage change in seats+7.2 |
| Party LD Scottish Lib Dems | CandidatesEttie Spencer | Votes1,337 | 3.5% | Net percentage change in seats−2.4 |
Change compared with 2011 | ||||
Turnout and Majority
Scottish Labour Majority
1,127Turnout
62.3%Constituency Profile
East Lothian lies to the east of Edinburgh, and is comprised mostly of agricultural land but also seaside resorts, such as Gullane, which is home to the Muirfield Open Championship golf course.
The constituency features the ex-mining towns of Prestonpans and Ormiston and used to be home to Cockenzie coal-fired power station which shut in 2013. The seat also contains the nuclear power station at Torness. The east coast town of Dunbar, which is about 28 miles from Edinburgh and about the same distance from the English border, sits inside this seat. Population hotspots include Haddington, East Linton, North Berwick and Tranent.
Labour's John Home Robertson won the UK constituency in a by-election in 1978, and in 1999 he was elected as East Lothian's first MSP and was returned to the seat following the 2003 Holyrood poll. Iain Gray held the seat for Labour in 2007 and 2011.
