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Edinburgh Eastern (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Field	Value
name	Edinburgh Eastern
type	burgh
constituency_link	Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
parl_name	Scottish Parliament
image	[[File:Edinburgh Eastern (Scottish Parliament constituency).svg	150px]]
image2	[[File:Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg	150px]]
caption2	Edinburgh Eastern shown within the Lothian electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
year	2011
previous	Edinburgh East and Musselburgh,
Edinburgh South
party_label	Party
party	None (Independent)
member_label	MSP
member	Ash Regan
local_council_label	Council area
local_council	City of Edinburgh
population	86,488 (2019)

Edinburgh South

Edinburgh Eastern (Gaelic: Dùn Èideann an Ear) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Edinburgh. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is one of nine constituencies in the Lothian electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The constituency was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and includes areas that were formerly part of the constituencies of Edinburgh East and Musselburgh and Midlothian North and Musselburgh, which were abolished. The seat has been held by Ash Regan since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, originally an SNP politician; she defected to Alba on 28 October 2023 and left it on 10 October 2025.

Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the Lothian region are: Almond Valley, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern, Edinburgh Western, Linlithgow and Midlothian North and Musselburgh

The region includes all of the City of Edinburgh council area, parts of the East Lothian council area, parts of the Midlothian council area and all of the West Lothian council area.

Constituency boundaries and council area

Edinburgh is represented in the Scottish Parliament by six constituencies: Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Eastern, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern and Edinburgh Western.

Edinburgh Eastern uses the following electoral wards:

In full: Craigentinny/Duddingston
In part: City Centre, Leith, Liberton/Gilmerton, Portobello/Craigmillar

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election	Member	Party
Scottish National Party}}"		2011	Kenny MacAskill
2016	Ash Regan
Alba Party}}"		2023	Alba
Independent}}"		2025	Ind.

Election results

2020s

2010s

title=2011 Scottish Parliament election: Edinburgh Eastern

Footnotes

References

[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/population-estimates/special-area-2011-dz/spc/spc-19-tabs.xlsx Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based)] {{Webarchive. link. (6 May 2021 , [[National Records of Scotland]]; retrieved 6 May 2021 ([https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/2011-based-special-area-population-estimates/spc-population-estimates accompanying summary notes] {{Webarchive). link. (15 April 2021 ))
(May 2010). "First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report". [[Boundaries Scotland]].
(6 May 2021). "Edinburgh Eastern constituency results".
(6 May 2021). "Edinburgh Eastern regional results".
[https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2021/scotland/constituencies/S16000105 Constituencies A-Z. Edinburgh Eastern], BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
(5 May 2016). "Edinburgh Eastern Constituency".
(5 May 2016). "Lothian regional results".
(5 May 2016). "Eastern MSP Constituency Results 2011".
(5 May 2016). "2011 Results of Regional List".
"Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission.

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