{{Short description|UK Parliament constituency (since 1983)}} {{Distinguish|East Lothian (Scottish Parliament constituency)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency |name = Lothian East |parliament = uk |image ={{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|plain=yes|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Lothian East (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame-height=200|frame-width=250}} |caption =Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 |map2 = LothianEast2024Constituency |map_size = 250px |map_entity = Lothian East |map_year = |year = 1983 |original_name = East Lothian |abolished = |type = County |previous = Berwick and East Lothian, Edinburgh East and Midlothian<ref name="ElectionWeb">{{cite web|title='East Lothian', June 1983 up to May 1997|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P83217.htm|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|access-date=11 March 2016}}</ref> |next = |electorate =71,287 (March 2020)<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 review final recs news release |url=https://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023_review_final/2023_review_final_recs_news_release.pdf |publisher=Boundary Commission for Scotland}}</ref> |mp = Douglas Alexander |party = Labour & Co-operative |towns = Dunbar, Longniddry, North Berwick, Prestonpans, Tranent, Haddington |region = Scotland |county = |european = Scotland }} '''Lothian East''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|oʊ|ð|i|ə|n}}; {{langx|sco|Lowden East}}; {{langx|gd|Lodainn an Ear}}) is a constituency in Scotland which returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system. The seat has been represented since 2024 by Douglas Alexander of Scottish Labour; he had previously served as the MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, formerly Paisley South, from 1997-2015.
The constituency was formerly known as '''East Lothian'''. It was renamed as a result of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies and was first contested under the new name at the 2024 general election.<ref>[https://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023_review_final/bcs_2023_review_report_web_version.pdf Boundary Commission Scotland 2023 Review Report]</ref>
== Boundaries ==
=== East Lothian === '''1983–1997''': East Lothian District.
'''1997–2005''': The East Lothian District electoral divisions of Fa'side, Haddington, Luffness, Preston/Levenhall, and Tantallon.
'''2005–2024''': East Lothian Council area.
=== Lothian East === '''2024–present''': East Lothian Council area, except for most of the Musselburgh ward, which was transferred to the re-established constituency of Edinburgh East and Musselburgh.
Before the 1983 general election, the area lay in the Berwick and East Lothian constituency. ==Constituency profile== The seat covers small towns to the east of Edinburgh including Haddington and Dunbar which have good commuting links to the capital city; and a more rural area extending south into the Lammermuir Hills. Residents' health and wealth are around average for the UK.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seat Details – East Lothian |url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=East+Lothian |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=www.electoralcalculus.co.uk}}</ref>
==History== The constituency was created for the 1983 general election. Until the SNP landslide victory in 2015, the seat had been continuously represented by MPs from the Labour Party since the constituency's creation 32 years earlier. The East Lothian Constituency Labour Party voted on 22 January 2010 to deselect the previous MP Anne Moffat.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.scotsman.com/politics/Moffat-faces-deselection-after-police.6010307.jp|title=Moffat faces deselection after police called to club rebellion|date=25 January 2010|publisher=Edinburgh Evening News|access-date=30 January 2010}}</ref> The National Executive Committee upheld the decision on 23 March 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/mar/23/labour-upholds-anne-moffat-deselection |title=Labour party upholds decision to deselect East Lothian MP Anne Moffat |date=23 March 2010 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=23 March 2010 | location=London | first=Severin | last=Carrell}}</ref> Fiona O'Donnell was elected in 2010 with an increased majority for Labour 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.
From 2015-17 the constituency was represented by George Kerevan of the Scottish National Party; he was defeated by Martin Whitfield of the Labour Party by 3,083 votes at the snap general election in 2017. Two years later, at the 2019 general election, Whitfield was in turn defeated by former Scottish National Party MSP and Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill. On 26 March 2021, MacAskill defected from the SNP to the Alba Party.
MacAskill did not defend his seat at the 2024 general election, contesting the Alloa and Grangemouth constituency instead, but gaining only 1.5% of the vote. In February 2023, Douglas Alexander, a former Cabinet Minister and MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South/Paisley South, was selected to stand for the Labour Party. He duly gained the seat with a majority of 28% on a swing of 16% from the SNP.
At the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, a majority of voters nationwide opted for Scotland to remain a part of the United Kingdom – with 61.72% of the electorate of East Lothian voting for staying part of the United Kingdom and 38.28% voting for independence.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scottish independence referendum – Results – BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/events/scotland-decides/results |website=BBC News |access-date=7 July 2021}}</ref>
== Members of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" |- !Election!! colspan="2" |Party!!Member<ref>{{Rayment-hc|e|1|date=March 2012}}</ref> |- | 1983 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)|rowspan=3}} | John Home Robertson |- | 2001 | Anne Moffat |- |2010 | Fiona O'Donnell |- |2015 | {{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} | George Kerevan |- |2017 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | Martin Whitfield |- |2019 | {{Party name with colour|Scottish National Party}} | rowspan="2" | Kenny MacAskill |- |''2021'' | {{Party name with colour|Alba Party}} |- |2024 | {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | Douglas Alexander |}
== Elections == thumb|centre|upright=2.5|Election results 1983-2024 === Elections in the 2020s === {{Election box begin| |title=General election 2024: Lothian East<ref>{{cite news |title=Lothian East results |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/S14000096 |access-date=16 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UK General Election Results – 4 July 2024 |url=https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/info/210600/elections_and_voting/12030/election_results |website=East Lothian Council |access-date=16 July 2024}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Labour and Co-operative|candidate=Douglas Alexander|votes=23,555|percentage=49.2|change=+18.5|}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish National Party|candidate=Lyn Jardine|votes=10,290|percentage=21.5|change=−13.4|}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish Conservatives|candidate=Scott Hamilton|votes=5,535|percentage=11.5|change=−16.0|}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Reform UK|candidate=Robert Davies|votes=3,039|percentage=6.3|change=''New''|}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish Liberal Democrats|candidate=Duncan Dunlop|votes=2,649|percentage=5.5|change=−0.8|}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish Greens|candidate=Shona McIntosh|votes=2,477|percentage=5.2|change=''New''|}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Alba Party|candidate=George Kerevan|votes=557|percentage=1.2|change=''New''|}} {{Election box majority|votes=13,265|percentage=27.7|change=''N/A''}} {{Election box turnout|votes=48,102|percentage=63.4|change=−8.3}} {{Election box registered electors| reg. electors=75,546}} {{Election box gain with party link||winner=Labour and Co-operative|loser=Scottish National Party|swing=+16.0}} {{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 2010s === {|class="wikitable" |- !colspan="4" | 2019 notional result {{efn|Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place}} <ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Lothian East notional election - December 2019 |url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/2332 |access-date=11 July 2024 |work=Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News |publisher=UK Parliament}}</ref> |- !bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party !bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote !bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % |- |{{party color cell|Scottish National Party}} |SNP ||align=right| 17,671 ||align=right| 34.8 |- |{{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}} |Labour || align="right" | 15,464 || align="right" | 30.4 |- |{{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}} |Conservative ||align=right| 13,956 ||align=right| 27.5 |- |{{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} |Liberal Democrats ||align=right| 3,193 ||align=right| 6.3 |- |{{party color cell|UK Independence Party}} |UKIP ||align=right| 493 ||align=right| 1.0 |- |colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"| |- |colspan="2" |'''Majority''' |align="right" |2,207 |align="right" |4.4 |- |colspan="2" |'''Turnout''' |align="right" |50,777 |align="right" |71.2 |- |colspan="2"|'''Electorate''' |align=right|71,287 | |}
{{Election box begin| |title=General election 2019: East Lothian<ref>{{cite web |title=Notice of Poll |url=https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/downloads/file/29026/notice_of_poll |website=East Lothian Council |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=15 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115003902/https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/downloads/file/29026/notice_of_poll |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/S14000020|title=East Lothian parliamentary constituency – Election 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=2019-12-16|language=en-GB}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Scottish National Party|candidate=Kenny MacAskill|votes=21,156|percentage=36.2|change=+5.6}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish Labour Party|candidate=Martin Whitfield|votes=17,270|percentage=29.5|change=−6.6}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish Conservative Party|candidate=Craig Hoy|votes=15,523|percentage=26.5|change=−3.1}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Scottish Liberal Democrats|candidate=Robert O'Riordan|votes=4,071|percentage=7.0|change=+3.9}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=UKIP|candidate=David Sisson|votes=493|percentage=0.8|change=''New''}} {{Election box majority|votes=3,886|percentage=6.7 |change=''N/A''}} {{Election box turnout|votes=58,513|percentage=71.7|change=+1.1}} {{Election box gain with party link||winner=Scottish National Party|loser=Scottish Labour Party|swing=+6.1}} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 2017: East Lothian<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/15272014.Latest_candidate_announced_for_General_Election/|title=Latest candidate announced for General Election|website=East Lothian Courier|date=8 May 2017 }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Labour Party |candidate = Martin Whitfield |votes = 20,158 |percentage = 36.1 |change = +5.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = George Kerevan |votes = 17,075 |percentage = 30.6 |change = −11.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Conservative Party |candidate = Sheila Low |votes = 16,540 |percentage = 29.6 |change = +10.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Liberal Democrats |candidate = Elisabeth Wilson |votes = 1,738 |percentage = 3.1 |change = +0.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent politician |candidate = Mike Allan |votes = 367 |percentage = 0.7 |change = +0.4 }} {{Election box majority |votes = 3,083 |percentage = 5.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 55,878 |percentage = 70.6 |change = −3.6 }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Scottish Labour Party |loser = Scottish National Party |swing = +8.6 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 2015: East Lothian<ref name=electoralcalculus>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/1662/uk_parliamentary_election_2015/2|title=UK Parliamentary General Election|first=Matt|last=Jones|website=www.eastlothian.gov.uk}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = George Kerevan |votes = 25,104 |percentage = 42.5 |change = +26.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Labour Party |candidate = Fiona O'Donnell |votes = 18,301 |percentage = 31.0 |change = −13.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Conservative Party |candidate = David Roach |votes = 11,511 |percentage = 19.5 |change = −0.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Scottish Liberal Democrats |candidate = Ettie Spencer |votes = 1,517 |percentage = 2.6 |change = −14.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Green Party |candidate = Jason Rose |votes = 1,245 |percentage = 2.1 |change = +0.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Oluf Marshall |votes = 1,178 |percentage = 2.0 |change = +0.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent politician |candidate = Mike Allan |votes = 158 |percentage = 0.3 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority |votes = 6,803 |percentage = 11.5 |change = ''N/A'' }} {{Election box turnout |votes = 59,014 |percentage = 74.2 |change = +7.3 }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Scottish National Party |loser = Scottish Labour Party |swing = +20.1 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 2010: East Lothian<ref name=electoralcalculus2010>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/results/constituency/820.stm|title= Election 2010 | Constituency | East Lothian|website=BBC News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004015144/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/results/constituency/820.stm |archive-date= Oct 4, 2022 }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Labour Party |candidate = Fiona O'Donnell |votes = 21,919 |percentage = 44.6 |change = +3.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Conservative Party |candidate = Michael Veitch |votes = 9,661 |percentage = 19.7 |change = +3.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Liberal Democrats |candidate = Stuart Ritchie |votes = 8,288 |percentage = 16.9 |change = −7.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = Andrew Sharp |votes = 7,883 |percentage = 16.0 |change = +2.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Green Party |candidate = James Mackenzie |votes = 862 |percentage = 1.8 |change = −0.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Jonathan Lloyd |votes = 548 |percentage = 1.1 |change = +0.4 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 12,258 |percentage = 24.9 |change = +8.2 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 49,161 |percentage = 66.9 |change = +2.4 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Scottish Labour Party |swing = −0.3 }} {{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 2000s=== {{Election box begin | |title=General election 2005: East Lothian<ref name=electoralcalculus2005>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Labour Party |candidate = Anne Moffat |votes = 18,983 |percentage = 41.5 |change = −7.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Liberal Democrats |candidate = Chris Butler |votes = 11,363 |percentage = 24.8 |change = +7.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Conservative Party |candidate = William Stevenson |votes = 7,315 |percentage = 16.0 |change = ±0.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = Paul McLennan |votes = 5,995 |percentage = 13.1 |change = −1.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Green Party |candidate = Michael Collie |votes = 1,132 |percentage = 2.5 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Socialist Party |candidate = Gary Galbraith |votes = 504 |percentage = 1.1 |change = −0.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = UK Independence Party |candidate = Eric Robb |votes = 306 |percentage = 0.7 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Operation Christian Vote |candidate = William Thompson |votes = 178 |percentage = 0.4 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 7,620 |percentage = 16.7 |change = −12.9 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 45,776 |percentage = 64.5 |change = +3.6 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Scottish Labour Party |swing = −7.5 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=General election 2001: East Lothian<ref name=electoralcalculus2001>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Labour Party |candidate = Anne Picking |votes = 17,407 |percentage = 47.2 |change = −5.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Conservative Party |candidate = Hamish Mair |votes = 6,577 |percentage = 17.8 |change = −2.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Liberal Democrats |candidate = Judith Hayman |votes = 6,506 |percentage = 17.6 |change = +7.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = Hilary Brown |votes = 5,381 |percentage = 14.6 |change = −1.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Socialist Party |candidate = Derrick White |votes = 624 |percentage = 1.7 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Socialist Labour Party (UK) |candidate = James Herriot |votes = 376 |percentage = 1.0 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 10,830 |percentage = 29.4 |change = −3.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 36,871 |percentage = 62.5 |change = −13.1 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Scottish Labour Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 1990s=== {{Election box begin | title=General election 1997: East Lothian<ref name=electoralcalculus1997>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="aristotle">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20080828090436/http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/history/0,,-905,00.html Aristotle: East Lothian]", ''Guardian Unlimited''</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Labour Party |candidate = John Home Robertson |votes = 22,881 |percentage = 52.7 |change = +6.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Conservative Party |candidate = Murdo Fraser |votes = 8,660 |percentage = 19.9 |change = −8.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = David R. McCarthy |votes = 6,825 |percentage = 15.7 |change = +1.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish Liberal Democrats |candidate = Alison MacAskill |votes = 4,575 |percentage = 10.5 |change = −0.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Referendum Party |candidate = Norman S. Nash |votes = 491 |percentage = 1.1 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 14,221 |percentage = 32.8 |change = +14.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 43,432 |percentage = 75.6 |change = −6.8 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Scottish Labour Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=General election 1992: East Lothian<ref name=electoralcalculus1992>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 Dec 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = John Home Robertson |votes = 25,537 |percentage = 46.5 |change = −1.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = James P. Hepburne-Scott |votes = 15,501 |percentage = 28.2 |change = −0.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = George R. Thomson |votes = 7,776 |percentage = 14.2 |change = +6.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Tim McKay |votes = 6,126 |percentage = 11.2 |change = −4.3 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 10,036 |percentage = 18.3 |change = −1.4 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 54,940 |percentage = 82.4 |change = +3.7 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = −0.7 }} {{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 1980s=== {{Election box begin | |title=General election 1987: East Lothian<ref name=electoralcalculus1987>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="Politics Resources">{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge87/i08.html|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 Dec 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603035654/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge87/i08.htm|archive-date=3 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = John Home Robertson |votes = 24,583 |percentage = 48.0 |change = +4.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Stanley Langdon |votes = 14,378 |percentage = 28.3 |change = −2.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Andrew Robinson |votes = 7,929 |percentage = 15.5 |change = −5.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = Alexander Burgon-Lyon |votes = 3,727 |percentage = 7.3 |change = +2.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party (UK) |candidate = Angus Marland |votes = 451 |percentage = 0.9 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 10,105 |percentage = 19.7 |change = +6.6 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 51,068 |percentage = 78.7 |change = +2.3 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = +3.3 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | |title=General election 1983: East Lothian<ref name=electoralcalculus1983>{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="Politics Resources"/>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = John Home Robertson |votes = 20,934 |percentage = 43.9 |change = −7.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Michael Fry |votes = 14,693 |percentage = 30.8 |change = −0.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Michael Kibby |votes = 9,950 |percentage = 20.9 |change = +12.4 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Scottish National Party |candidate = Roger Knox |votes = 2,083 |percentage = 4.4 |change = −4.1 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 6,241 |percentage = 13.1 |change = −6.5 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 47,660 |percentage = 76.4 |change = }} {{Election box new seat win| |winner = Labour Party (UK) }} {{Election box end}}
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==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/14417.html East Lothian UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2005 – May 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' *[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168966.html Lothian East UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK''
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