| Lothians | |
|---|---|
| Former electoral region for the Scottish Parliament | |
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| Former electoral region | |
| Created | 1999 |
| Abolished | 2011 |
| Council areas | City of Edinburgh East Lothian (part) Midlothian (part) West Lothian |
| Constituencies | Edinburgh Central Edinburgh East and Musselburgh Edinburgh Pentlands Edinburgh South Edinburgh West Linlithgow Livingston Midlothian |
| Replaced by | Lothian |
The Lothians was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) from 1999 to 2011. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies were sub-divisions of the region and it elected seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elected a total of 16 MSPs.
The Lothians region shared boundaries with the South of Scotland and Central Scotland regions, and was connected with the Mid Scotland and Fife region by bridges over the Firth of Forth.
As a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries it is largely replaced by the Lothian region.