Edinburgh and Lothians East is a electoral region of the Scottish Parliament. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, the region elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. The seat is expected to be first contested at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.
The region was created by the Second Periodic Review of constituency and regional boundaries, the results of which were formally approved in October 2025.
The region includes all of the City of Edinburgh and East Lothian council areas, and parts of the Midlothian council area. It is based on the city of Edinburgh, and covers much of the former Lothian region. Compared to the former Lothian region, Edinburgh and Lothians East excludes West Lothian, which is now in the Central Scotland and Lothians West region, but includes East Lothian, which was formerly in South Scotland.
The region will contain nine constituencies: