East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)


East Lothian is a constituency in Scotland which returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
The seat is represented by Kenny MacAskill of the Scottish National Party who was elected at the 2019 general election, where he unseated the sitting Labour incumbent, Martin Whitfield with a majority of 3,886 votes.

History

The constituency was created for the 1983 general election. Until the SNP landslide victory in 2015, it had been continuously represented by an MP from the Labour Party since the constituency's creation 32 years earlier. From 2015 until the snap general election in 2017, the constituency was represented by George Kerevan of the Scottish National Party; who was defeated by Martin Whitfield of the Labour Party by 3,083 votes. In the 2019 general election Whitfield was defeated by former Scottish National Party MSP and Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill.

The East Lothian Constituency Labour Party voted on 22 January 2010 to deselect the previous MP Anne Moffat. The National Executive Committee upheld the decision on 23 March 2010. Fiona O'Donnell was elected in 2010 with an increased majority for the Labour Party compared to 2005. O'Donnell lost her seat to George Kerevan of the SNP at the 2015 general election; who was elected with a majority of 6,803 votes.

Boundaries

1983–1997: East Lothian District.
1997–2005: The East Lothian District electoral divisions of Fa'side, Haddington, Luffness, Preston/Levenhall, and Tantallon.
2005–present: East Lothian Council area.
The constituency covers part of the East Lothian council area in Scotland. The East Lothian town of Musselburgh was added to part of Midlothian Council area to create Midlothian North and Musselburgh CC. Before the 1983 general election, the area lay in the Berwick and East Lothian constituency.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s