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- 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
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Lothian
Scottish Parliament regionResults
| Party | Elected | Seats | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party CON Scottish Conservatives | ElectedMiles BriggsGordon LindhurstJeremy Balfour | Seats3 | Votes74,972 | 22.9% | Net percentage change in seats+11.3 |
| Party LAB Scottish Labour | ElectedKezia DugdaleNeil Findlay | Seats2 | Votes67,991 | 20.8% | Net percentage change in seats−4.1 |
| Party GRN Scottish Green Party | ElectedAlison JohnstoneAndy Wightman | Seats2 | Votes34,551 | 10.6% | Net percentage change in seats+3.0 |
| Party SNP Scottish National Party | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes118,546 | 36.2% | Net percentage change in seats−2.9 |
| Party LD Scottish Lib Dems | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes18,479 | 5.6% | Net percentage change in seats+0.1 |
| Party UKIP UKIP | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes5,802 | 1.8% | Net percentage change in seats+1.1 |
| Party WEP Women's Equality Party | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes3,877 | 1.2% | Net percentage change in seats+1.2 |
| Party RISE RISE | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes1,641 | 0.5% | Net percentage change in seats+0.5 |
| Party SOL Solidarity | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes1,319 | 0.4% | Net percentage change in seats+0.3 |
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Turnout
Turnout
57.8%Constituencies within Lothian
Region Profile
The Lothians region features nine constituencies - Almond Valley; Edinburgh Central; Edinburgh Eastern; Edinburgh Northern and Leith; Edinburgh Pentlands; Edinburgh Southern; Edinburgh Western; Linlithgow; Midlothian North and Musselburgh.
This region includes Scotland’s capital Edinburgh, which is home to the Scottish Parliament and the heartbeat of the country’s finance and banking sector.
At the 2011 Holyrood election, of the seven seats up for grabs, three went to Labour, two were allocated to the Tories, one was taken by the Scottish Greens and one to independent candidate Margo MacDonald who died in April 2014.
