Scotland · Constituency
Lothian East
Covers Cockenzie and Port Seton · Dunbar · Haddington · North Berwick and more
Photograph shows Dunbar, a town in this constituency, not the whole of Lothian East.
Your member of parliament
Mr Douglas Alexander
Labour (Co-op)Labour won Lothian East at the 2024 general election with a majority of 13,265 votes, or 27.6 points. A swing of 13.8 points to Scottish National Party would take it. That makes it safer than 536 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 114.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 27.6 points, which is larger than 536 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Scottish National Party by 13,265 votes.
Majority
13,265
27.6% of votes cast.
Turnout
63.7%
+4.0 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
48,102 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas AlexanderElected | Labour | 23,555 | 49.0% | +15.3 |
| Lyn Jardine | Scottish National Party | 10,290 | 21.4% | +18.9 |
| Scott Hamilton | Conservative | 5,535 | 11.5% | -12.2 |
| Robert Davies | Reform UK | 3,039 | 6.3% | -8.0 |
| Duncan Dunlop | Liberal Democrat | 2,649 | 5.5% | -6.7 |
| Shona McIntosh | Scottish Green Party | 2,477 | 5.1% | +4.8 |
| George Kerevan | Alba Party | 557 | 1.2% | +1.1 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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