Election results - various elections since 2014

Results of East Lothian Council elections, Scottish Parliamentary elections, UK Parliamentary elections, Community Council elections and referendum results.

Scottish Parliamentary Election Results - 7 May 2026

Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent constituency

Kate Campbell, of the Scottish National Party, was elected to serve as a member of the Scottish Parliament for the Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent Constituency.

Results of the election

  • electorate - 60,707
  • total votes cast - 31,645
  • turnout - 52.1%
  • total number of rejected ballots: 172

Kate Campbell (Scottish National Party (SNP) - 14,083 

Alan Grant (Scottish Liberal Democrats) - 2,057 

Tim Jones (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party) - 1,819 

Angela Ross (Reform UK) - 4,120 

Katherine Sangster (Scottish Labour Party) - 9,097 

Joe Smith (Alliance to Liberate Scotland) - 305 

East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs constituency

Paul McLennan of the Scottish National Party, was elected to serve as a member of the Scottish Parliament for the East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs Constituency.

Results of the election

  • electorate - 59,781
  • total votes cast - 35,789
  • turnout - 59.9%
  • total number of rejected ballots: 137

Miles Briggs (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party) - 4,719

Morgwn Carter Davies (Independent) - 597

Nigel Douglas (Reform UK) - 4,611

Tim McKay (Scottish Liberal Democrats) - 2,802

Paul McLennan (Scottish National Party (SNP)) - 11,677

Martin Whitfield (Scottish Labour Party) - 11,259

Edinburgh and Lothians East Region

Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh & Tranent count result

Results of the election 

  • total votes cast - 31,675
  • total number of ballot papers rejected: 96

Advance UK - 30

Alliance to Liberate Scotland - 232

Animal Welfare Party - 211

Communist Party of Britain - 58

Edinburgh & East Lothian People - 214

Equality Party - 23

Independence for Scotland Party - 107

Independent Green Voice - 285

Reform UK - 4,027

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - 2,039

Scottish Family Party - 221

Scottish Green Party - 6,435

Scottish Labour Party - 6,750

Scottish Liberal Democrats - 1,727

Scottish Libertarian Party - 40

Scottish National Party (SNP) - 8,570

Scottish Socialist Party - 109

Scottish Workers Party of Britain - 45

Jeremy Ross Balfour, Independent - 143

Bob Bonnie Prince, Independent - 51

Morgwn Carter Davies, Independent - 11

Ash Regan, Independent - 251

East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs count result

Results of the election 

  • total votes cast: 35,815
  • total number of ballot papers rejected: 63

Advance UK - 36

Alliance to Liberate Scotland - 148

Animal Welfare Party - 302

Communist Party of Britain - 47

Edinburgh & East Lothian People - 199

Equality Party - 14

Independence for Scotland Party - 89

Independent Green Voice - 227

Reform UK - 4,702

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - 5,489

Scottish Family Party - 149

Scottish Green Party - 5,409

Scottish Labour Party - 8,000

Scottish Liberal Democrats - 2,805

Scottish Libertarian Party - 29

Scottish National Party (SNP) - 7,520

Scottish Socialist Party - 78

Scottish Workers Party of Britain - 32

Jeremy Ross Balfour, Independent - 103

Bob Bonnie Prince, Independent - 59

Morgwn Carter Davies, Independent - 160

Ash Regan, Independent - 155