Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent

Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent is a burgh constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering parts of Edinburgh and East Lothian. Formed ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, it elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it is also one of nine constituencies in the Edinburgh and Lothians East 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.

Electoral region

The other eight constituencies of the Edinburgh and Lothians East region are East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs, Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith, Edinburgh North Western, Edinburgh Northern, Edinburgh Southern, Edinburgh South Western and Midlothian North. ==Constituency boundaries and council area==

Constituency boundaries and council area

Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent covers parts of the council area of Edinburgh and East Lothian. The remainder of East Lothian forms the East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs constituency, whilst there are six seats covering the rest of Edinburgh (Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith, Edinburgh North Western, Edinburgh Northern, Edinburgh South Western, and Edinburgh Southern). The following electoral wards were used to define the seat during the second review of Scottish Parliament boundaries: • East Lothian Council: • Musselburgh (entire ward) • Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry (part, shared with East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs) • City of Edinburgh Council: • Portobello/Craigmillar (entire ward) ==Election results==

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