Lothian East (UK Parliament constituency)

Lothian East
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Outline map
Location of Lothian East within Scotland
Major settlementsDunbar, Longniddry, North Berwick, Prestonpans, Tranent, Haddington
Current constituency
Created1983 (as East Lothian)
Member of ParliamentDouglas Alexander (Labour)
Created fromBerwick and East Lothian, Edinburgh East and Midlothian[1]

Lothian East (/ˈlðiən/; Scots: Lowden East; Scottish Gaelic: Lodainn an Ear) 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.

The constituency was formerly known as East Lothian. It was renamed as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.[2] It is first being contested under the new name at the 2024 general election.

  1. ^ "'East Lothian', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. ^ Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report

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