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Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
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Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
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Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
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Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
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Party
SNP Scottish National Party |
Candidates Colin Beattie | Votes 16,948 | 48.9% | Net percentage change in seats +1.6 |
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Party
LAB Scottish Labour |
Candidates Bernard Harkins | Votes 9,913 | 28.6% | Net percentage change in seats −8.6 |
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Party
CON Scottish Conservatives |
Candidates Jeremy Balfour | Votes 6,267 | 18.1% | Net percentage change in seats +9.5 |
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Party
LD Scottish Lib Dems |
Candidates Jacquie Bell | Votes 1,557 | 4.5% | Net percentage change in seats +0.3 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Scottish National Party Majority
7,035Turnout
54.7%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.