Scotland Results

Scottish Parliament Results
Party Scottish National Party Scottish Conservatives Scottish Labour Scottish Green Party Scottish Lib Dems Independent
Seats 63 31 24 6 5 0
Change −6 +16 −13 +4 - −1

After 129 of 129 seats Results in full

Latest headlines

  1. Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
  2. Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
  3. Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
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Midlothian North and Musselburgh

Scottish Parliament constituency Region - Lothian
Result: SNP HOLD

Scoreboard

Party Candidates Votes % Net percentage change in seats
Party

SNP

Scottish National Party

 Candidates Colin Beattie Votes 16,948 48.9% Net percentage change in seats +1.6
Party

LAB

Scottish Labour

 Candidates Bernard Harkins Votes 9,913 28.6% Net percentage change in seats −8.6
Party

CON

Scottish Conservatives

 Candidates Jeremy Balfour Votes 6,267 18.1% Net percentage change in seats +9.5
Party

LD

Scottish Lib Dems

 Candidates Jacquie Bell Votes 1,557 4.5% Net percentage change in seats +0.3

Change compared with 2011

Turnout and Majority

Scottish National Party Majority

7,035

Turnout

54.7%

Vote share

Party %
Scottish National Party 48.9
Scottish Labour 28.6
Scottish Conservatives 18.1
Scottish Lib Dems 4.5

Vote share change since 2011

−%
+%
Scottish Conservatives
+9.5
Scottish National Party
+1.6
Scottish Lib Dems
+0.3
Scottish Labour
−8.6
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Constituency Profile

The large East Lothian town of Musselburgh sits in this constituency and is about six miles east of the centre of Edinburgh and sits on the Firth of Forth coast. It is famous for its racecourse and its links golf course and the private Loretto boarding school.

The area was defined by coalfields and mining. While they have declined, new industries sprouted including electronics and crystal-glass manufacturing. Tourists travelling through the seat are attracted to sites such as Dalkeith Palace and the famous Rosslyn Chapel. Many workers also commute from the area into Edinburgh.

Labour’s Rhona Brankin won the seat at the Holyrood elections of 1999, 2003 and 2007. However, the constituency went to the SNP’s Colin Beattie in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.

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