Lothian East

Lothian East is a constituency in Scotland. The seat has been held by Mr Douglas Alexander (Labour) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
13,265
Electorate
75,456
Turnout
63.7%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Douglas Alexander
Labour
23,555 49.0% 18.5%
Lyn Jardine
Scottish National Party
10,290 21.4% -13.4%
Scott Hamilton
Conservative
5,535 11.5% -16.0%
Robert Davies
Reform UK
3,039 6.3% 6.3%
Duncan Dunlop
Liberal Democrat
2,649 5.5% -0.8%
Shona McIntosh
Scottish Green Party
2,477 5.1% 5.1%
George Kerevan
Alba Party
557 1.2% 1.2%