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{{Short description|Council area of Scotland}}
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 |[[Chris Murray (politician)|Chris Murray]] ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
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 |[[Paul McLennan]] ([[Scottish National Party|SNP]])
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'''East Lothian''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|oʊ|ð|i|ə|n}}; {{langx|sco|Aest Lowden}}; {{langx|gd|Lodainn an Ear}}) is one of the 32 [[council areas of Scotland]], as well as a [[Counties of Scotland|historic county]], [[registration county]] and [[Lieutenancy areas of Scotland|lieutenancy area]]. The county was called '''Haddingtonshire''' until 1921.

In 1975, the historic county was incorporated for [[local government in Scotland|local government]] purposes into [[Lothian Regional Council|Lothian Region]] as East Lothian District, with some slight alterations of its boundaries. The [[Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994]] later created East Lothian as one of 32 modern council areas. East Lothian lies south of the [[Firth of Forth]] in the eastern [[central Lowlands]] of Scotland. It borders [[Edinburgh]] to the west, [[Midlothian]] to the south-west and the [[Scottish Borders]] to the south. Its [[administrative centre]] and former [[county town]] is [[Haddington, East Lothian|Haddington]] while the largest town is [[Musselburgh]].

Haddingtonshire has ancient origins and is named in a charter of 1139 as ''Hadintunschira''<ref>Charter by King David to the church of St. Andrews of the church of St. Mary at Haddington</ref> and in another of 1141 as ''Hadintunshire''.<ref>Charter by King David granting Clerchetune to the church of St. Mary of Haddington</ref> Three of the county's towns were designated as [[royal burghs]]: [[Haddington, East Lothian|Haddington]], [[Dunbar]], and [[North Berwick]].

As with the rest of [[Lothian]], it formed part of the [[Anglo-Saxon]] kingdom of [[Bernicia]] and later the [[Kingdom of Northumbria]]. Popular legend suggests that it was at a battle between the [[Picts]] and [[Angles (tribe)|Angles]] in the East Lothian village of [[Athelstaneford]] in 823 that the [[flag of Scotland]] was conceived. From the 10th century, Lothian transferred from the Kingdom of England to the authority of the monarchs of Scotland. It was a cross-point in battles between England and Scotland and later the site of a significant [[Jacobitism|Jacobite]] victory against Government forces in the [[Battle of Prestonpans]]. In the 19th century, the county is mentioned in the [[Gazetteer for Scotland]] as chiefly agricultural, with farming, fishing and coal-mining forming significant parts of the local economy.

== History ==

===Early history===

Following the end of the Roman occupation of Britain, Lothian was populated by Brythonic-speaking [[Ancient Britons]] and formed part of the kingdom of the [[Gododdin]], within the [[Hen Ogledd]] or Old North. In the 7th century, all of the Gododdin's territory fell to the Angles, with Lothian becoming part of the kingdom of [[Bernicia]].

Bernicia united into the [[Kingdom of Northumbria]] which itself became part of the early [[Kingdom of England]]. Lothian came under the control of the Scottish monarchy in the 10th century.

The earliest reference to the [[shires of Scotland|shire]] of Haddington, or Haddingtonshire, occurred in the 12th century, in two charters issued by [[David I of Scotland|King David]]. The shire covered the eastern part of Lothian.

===Medieval and early modern period===
[[File:Dirleton S.jpg|thumb|left|Dirleton Castle]]

Haddingtonshire was heavily involved in several medieval and early modern conflicts and several fortified castles and buildings such as [[Dunbar Castle]], [[Tantallon Castle]] and [[Dirleton Castle]] date from this period.

In the 12th and 13th centuries, the [[Palace of Haddington]] was one of the seats of the [[Kings of Scotland]]. King [[William the Lion]] of Scotland used the palace from time to time and it was the birthplace of [[Alexander II of Scotland|Alexander II]] in 1198.<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|cat=PLA|num=56510|num2=NT57SW 27|desc=Palace of Haddington|access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref> The palace and town were burned and pillaged in 1216, by an English army under the command of [[John, King of England|King John of England]]. In 1296, the [[Battle of Dunbar (1296)|Battle of Dunbar]] was a decisive victory for the forces of [[Edward I of England]] against the forces of [[John Balliol]], the Scottish king who was Edward's vassal.

Haddingtonshire was also the site of conflict during the war of the [[Rough Wooing]], with many houses and villages burnt by the English in May 1544 after the [[burning of Edinburgh|sacking of Edinburgh]], the Scottish defeat at the [[battle of Pinkie]], [[Dunbar Castle]] burnt in 1548, and the [[siege of Haddington]]. Haddingtonshire lairds supported the English cause, including [[John Cockburn of Ormiston]], [[Alexander Crichton of Brunstane]], and [[Regent Arran]] demolished their houses.

During the [[War of the Three Kingdoms]], another [[Battle of Dunbar (1650)|Battle of Dunbar]] took place in 1650 between [[Covenanters|Scottish Covenanter]] forces and the [[Commonwealth of England|English Parliamentary forces]] under [[Oliver Cromwell]]. The Parliamentary forces were victorious and able to march on to take Edinburgh.

Following the [[Restoration (Scotland)|Restoration]] of the monarchy, [[Glorious Revolution]] and [[Acts of Union 1707|Acts of Union]], [[Jacobitism|Jacobite]] forces conflicted with Government forces, with the main conflict taking place as part of the [[Jacobite rising of 1715|1715 Rising]] and [[Jacobite rising of 1745|1745 Rising]]. Under the command of [[John Cope (British Army officer)|Sir John Cope]], the British Army met with the Jacobites under [[Charles Edward Stuart]] at the [[Battle of Prestonpans]] in the west of the county in September 1745, with the Jacobite side gaining a significant victory before being defeated at the [[Battle of Culloden]] in April 1746.

===Modern history===
[[File:Haddington Sheriff Court (geograph 3774105).jpg|thumb|[[County Buildings, Haddington|County Buildings]] in Court Street, Haddington, the former headquarters of East Lothian County Council]]
Haddingtonshire County Council was created in 1890 under the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889]], which established elected county councils across Scotland, taking over most of the functions of the [[Commissioners of Supply]], which had been the main administrative body of the shire since 1667. The county council was based at [[County Buildings, Haddington|County Buildings]] in Court Street, Haddington, which had been built in 1833 and also served as the county's [[sheriff court]].<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num= LB34260|desc= Haddington County Buildings including rear wings and former villa at 27 Court Street and excluding flat roofed block to southeast and pitched quadrangle to south (John Muir House), Court Street, Haddington|fewer-links=yes|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref>

In April 1921 the county council voted to request a change of the county's name from Haddingtonshire to "East Lothian".<ref>{{cite news |title=Border news in brief |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |access-date=21 December 2022 |work=Southern Reporter |date=7 April 1921 |location=Selkirk |page=6 |quote=It was agreed at a special meeting of Haddington County Council on Friday [1 April 1921], on the motion of Lord Polwarth, to apply for a Provisional Order to vest Haddington County Buildings in the Council, and to change the designation of the county from "Haddington" to "East Lothian".}}</ref> The government agreed and brought the change into effect as part of the East Lothian County Buildings Order Confirmation Act 1921, which received [[royal assent]] on 8 November 1921. The act also transferred ownership of the County Buildings to the county council.<ref>{{cite news |title=East Lothian Order |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |access-date=21 December 2022 |work=The Scotsman |date=25 April 1921 |location=Edinburgh |page=10}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=13760|page=1950|date=15 November 1921|city=e}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Geo5/11-12/123/pdfs/ukla_19210123_en.pdf|title=East Lothian County Buildings Order Confirmation Act 1921|publisher=[[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|The National Archives]]|accessdate=10 November 2023}}</ref>

In 1975 under the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]], Scotland's county councils were dissolved and a new system of regional and district councils was created. East Lothian [[Regions and districts of Scotland|District]] was created within the wider [[Lothian]] [[Regions and districts of Scotland|region]]. The district comprised the historic county of East Lothian plus the burgh of Musselburgh and the parish of [[Inveresk]] (which included [[Wallyford]] and [[Whitecraig]]) from the county of Midlothian.

When further reforms in 1996 moved Scotland to a system of 32 unitary local authorities, the modern council area of East Lothian was created.

== Geography ==
East Lothian is predominantly rural. It has {{convert|40|mi|km|abbr=}} of coastline where the towns of [[Musselburgh]], [[Prestonpans]], [[Cockenzie and Port Seton]], [[Longniddry]], [[Aberlady]], [[Gullane]], [[North Berwick]] and [[Dunbar]] lie along the coast of the [[Firth of Forth]]. The coast has several headlands and bays, most notably [[Gosford Bay]], [[Aberlady Bay]], [[Gullane Point]], [[Sandy Hirst]], [[Tyne Mouth]], [[Belhaven Bay]], [[Barns Ness]], [[Chapel Point]] and [[Torness Point]]. There are several small islands off the coast north of North Berwick, the largest of these being [[Fidra]], [[Lamb (island)|Lamb]], [[Craigleith]] and [[Bass Rock]].

Only two towns are landlocked, [[Tranent]] and Haddington. To the south are the [[Lammermuir Hills]] along the boundary with Berwickshire; it is here that [[Meikle Says Law]], the highest point in the county at {{convert|535|m|ft|abbr=}}, can be found. The [[River Tyne, Scotland|River Tyne]] flows through Haddington and several of East Lothian's villages, reaching the Firth of Forth near [[Belhaven, Scotland|Belhaven]]. The [[River Esk, Lothian|River Esk]] flows through Inveresk and Musselburgh where it empties at the north of the town into the Firth of Forth. Major bodies of water include [[Pressmennan Lake]], the [[Whiteadder Reservoir]], [[Hopes Reservoir]], [[Stobshiel Reservoir]] and [[Lammerloch Reservoir]].
<gallery mode="packed" class="center">
File:View to bass rock.jpg|Bass Rock off the coast of East Lothian
File:Physicalmapjoined.jpg|Orographical Map of East Lothian
File:WhiteadderReservoir01.jpg|The Whiteadder Reservoir
File:BassRockNB.JPG|Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth
File:Traprain Law from the north.JPG|[[Traprain Law]]
File:Geomapjoined.jpg|Geological Map of East Lothian
</gallery>

== Transport ==

=== Road ===

The [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1 road]] travels through East Lothian where it meets the Scottish Borders southbound and Edinburgh northbound. The A1 throughout East Lothian is [[dual carriageway]] and major junctions include Dunbar, Haddington, Tranent, Prestonpans and Musselburgh.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Starting in [[Leith]], the A199 road also travels through East Lothian beginning at Musselburgh and passing through Wallyford, Tranent, [[Macmerry]] and Haddington before joining the A1 in [[West Barns]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://roadnow.com/uk/A199-road-uk|title=A199 Road (UK) Travel Guide - Roadnow|website=roadnow.com}}</ref>

Some non-primary routes in East Lothian are the A198, A1087, A6093 and A6137 roads.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.viamichelin.co.uk/?address=East+Lothian&addressId=3aMTE1MjA5czMxMGNOVFV1T1RVMU16az1jTFRJdU56Z3pPREk9|title=ViaMichelin: Route planner, Maps, Traffic info, Hotels|website=ViaMichelin}}</ref>

=== Public transport ===
[[File:Dunbar railway station, East Lothian - view south.jpg|thumb|Dunbar railway station, before a bridge was built over the tracks and a platform on the other side.]]
East Lothian is served by eight railway stations: East Linton (opened December 2023), [[Dunbar railway station|Dunbar]] and [[Musselburgh railway station|Musselburgh]] on the [[East Coast Main Line]]; and [[North Berwick railway station|North Berwick]], [[Drem railway station|Drem]], [[Longniddry]], [[Prestonpans railway station|Prestonpans]] and [[Wallyford railway station|Wallyford]] on the [[North Berwick Line]]. Rail service operators which travel through and stop at stations in the area include: [[ScotRail]] on both lines; and [[CrossCountry]] and [[London North Eastern Railway]] on the East Coast Main Line.

Bus operators in East Lothian are: [[Lothian Buses]] and its subsidiary East Coast Buses, Eve Coaches of Dunbar, Prentice of Haddington and [[Borders Buses]]. East Coast Buses is the main bus service provider connecting the towns and villages of East Lothian to Edinburgh. The company has depots in North Berwick and Musselburgh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lothianbuses.com/our-services/east-coast-buses/|title=EastCoastBuses|website=Lothian Buses}}</ref>

== Demography ==
The population of East Lothian as of {{UK subdivision statistics year}} is {{UK subdivision population|GSS=S12000010}}.<ref name="popstats" /> The fastest growing district in East Lothian is the Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry ward which is expected to see its population of just over 20,000 increase to just under 30,000 by 2026.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=East Lothian Council - EL by numbers|url=https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/23537/east_lothian_by_numbers_-_population_and_demography.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127150008/https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/23537/east_lothian_by_numbers_-_population_and_demography.pdf |archive-date=27 November 2020 }}</ref>

=== Languages ===
The 2022 Scottish Census reported that out of 109,093 residents aged three and over, 34,037 (31.2%) considered themselves able to speak or read the [[Scots language|Scots language]]. <ref>[https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/webapi/opentable?id=019a1a62-eab8-76fc-98d0-f7e8423a5077]</ref>

The 2022 Scottish Census reported that out of 109,096 residents aged three and over, 849 (0.8%) considered themselves able to speak or read [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]]. <ref>[https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/webapi/opentable?id=019a2022-ecdd-77ea-96ad-569f0c5b3786</ref>

=== Ethnicity ===
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! rowspan="2" |Ethnic Group
! colspan="2" |[[2001 United Kingdom census|2001]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Census Dissemination Unit |first=Mimas |date=5 May 2011 |title=InFuse |url=https://infuse2011gf.ukdataservice.ac.uk/ |access-date=24 June 2022 |website=infuse2011gf.ukdataservice.ac.uk |language=English}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |[[2011 United Kingdom census|2011]]<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Scotland's Census 2011&nbsp;– Table KS201SC |url=http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ods-web/standard-outputs.html |publisher=scotlandscensus.gov.uk |access-date=3 November 2015 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107044126/https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ods-web/standard-outputs.html%20 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |[[2021 United Kingdom census#2022 census for Scotland|2022]]<ref name="2022census_Scot">{{cite web |url=https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/media/trbdxzme/scotland-s-census-2022-ethnic-group-national-identity-language-and-religion-chart-data.xlsx |title=Scotland's Census 2022 - Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion - Chart data |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=21 May 2024 |website=Scotland's Census |publisher=[[National Records of Scotland]] |access-date=21 May 2024 }} [https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/search-the-census#/search-by Alternative URL] 'Search data by location' > 'Local Authority (CA2019)' > 'East Lothian' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Ethnic Group'</ref>
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!Number
!%
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
|-
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![[White people|White]]: Total
!89,433
!99.27%
!98,011
!98.29%
!108,844
!96.94%
|-
|White: [[Scottish people|Scottish]]
| 79,942
| 88.74%
| 85,347
| 85.59%
| 89,252
| 79.49%
|-
|White: [[White British|Other British]]
| 7,708
| 8.56%
| 9,244
| 9.27%
| 13,508
| 12.03%
|-
|White: [[Irish Briton|Irish]]
| 547
| 0.61%
| 870
| 0.87%
| 1,186
| 1.06%
|-
|White: [[Irish Traveller|Gypsy/Traveller]]<ref group="note" name="auto">New category created for the 2011 census</ref>
| –
| –
| 13
| –
| 61
| 0.05%
|-
|White: [[White Polish|Polish]]<ref name="auto" group="note" />
| –
| –
| 811
| 0.81%
| 1,492
| 1.33%
|-
|White: [[White Other (United Kingdom Census)|Other]]
| 1,236
| 1.37%
| 1,726
| 1.73%
| 3,341
| 2.98%
|-
![[Asian people|Asian]], [[Asian-Scots|Asian Scottish]] or [[British Asian|Asian British]]: Total
!319
!0.35%
!955
!0.96%
!1,368
!1.22%
|-
|Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: [[British Indian|Indian]]
| 63
| 0.07%
| 275
| 0.28%
| 318
| 0.28%
|-
|Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: [[British Pakistani|Pakistani]]
| 110
| 0.12%
| 288
| 0.29%
| 436
| 0.39%
|-
|Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: [[British Bangladeshi|Bangladeshi]]
| 14
| –
| 43
| –
| 28
| –
|-
|Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: [[British Chinese|Chinese]]
| 95
| 0.11%
| 209
| 0.21%
| 266
| 0.24%
|-
|Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British: [[British Asian|Asian Other]]
| 37
| –
| 140
| 0.14%
| 323
| 0.29%
|-
![[Black people|Black]], [[Black Scottish people|Black Scottish]] or [[Black British]]<ref group="note">Category restructured for the 2011 census</ref>
!18
! –
! –
! –
! –
! –
|-
![[Black people|African]]: Total
!31
!–
!179
!0.18%
!315
!0.28%
|-
|African: [[Black people|African]], [[Black Scottish people|African Scottish]] or [[Black British|African British]]
| –
| –
| 177
| 0.18%
| 38
| –
|-
|African: [[Black British|Other African]]
| –
| –
| 2
| –
| 279
| 0.25%
|-
![[British African-Caribbean community|Caribbean]] or [[Black British|Black]]: Total
!–
!–
!107
!0.11%
!99
!0.09%
|-
|[[British African-Caribbean community|Caribbean]]
| 30
| –
| 59
| 0.06%
| 46
| –
|-
|[[Black British|Black]]
| –
| –
| 29
| –
| 10
| –
|-
|Caribbean or Black: [[Other Black|Other]]
| –
| –
| 19
| –
| 43
| –
|-
![[British Mixed|Mixed or multiple ethnic groups]]: Total
!176
!0.20%
!363
!0.36%
!1,164
!1.04%
|-
!Other: Total
!81
!0.09%
!102
!0.10%
!496
!0.44%
|-
|Other: [[British Arabs|Arab]]<ref group="note" name="auto"/>
| –
| –
| 74
| 0.07%
| 153
| 0.14%
|-
|Other: Any other ethnic group
| –
| –
| 28
| –
| 339
| 0.30%
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!Total:
!90,088
!100.00%
!99,717
!100.00%
!112,284
!100.00%
|}

== Politics ==
In the [[2014 Scottish independence referendum]], a majority of voters in the East Lothian council area opted for Scotland to remain a part of the United Kingdom - with 61.72% casting their ballots for the Union and 38.28% voting for independence.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/events/scotland-decides/results|title=Scottish independence referendum - Results|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>

=== Parliament of the United Kingdom ===
[[Lothian East (UK Parliament constituency)|Lothian East]] is a constituency in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]], electing one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]. It is one of only four UK Parliamentary Constituencies in Scotland—along with [[Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency)|Inverclyde]], [[Moray (UK Parliament constituency)|Moray]] and [[Na h-Eileanan an Iar (UK Parliament constituency)|Na h-Eileanan an Iar]]—that matches the boundaries of its [[Local government in Scotland|Local Authority]] area.

The current MP for Lothian East is [[Douglas Alexander]] of the Labour Party, who has represented the constituency since the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], replacing Alba Party MP, [[Kenny MacAskill]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/24432281.labours-douglas-alexander-wins-lothian-east-huge-majority/|title=Labour's Douglas Alexander wins Lothian East with huge majority|first=Marie|last=Sharp|date=5 July 2024|website=East Lothian Courier}}</ref>

Former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|UK Prime Minister]] [[Arthur Balfour]] was born on 25 July 1848 at [[Whittingehame House]] in what is now the Lothian East constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/whittingehame-house-splendid-mansion-grecian-architecture-hosted-king-edward-vii-winston-churchill-comes-market-152150|title=The magnificent apartment that hosted Lloyd George, Churchill and Conan Doyle|first=Agnes|last=Stamp|date=14 March 2017|website=[[Country Life (magazine)|Country Life]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/who-was-arthur-balfour-the-scottish-politician-who-was-instrumental-in-the-creation-of-israel-4404339|title=Who was Arthur Balfour, the Scottish politician who was instrumental in the creation of Israel?|last=Bradley|first=Jane|date=12 November 2023|website=The Scotsman}}</ref>

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|title=[[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: Lothian East<ref>{{cite news |title=Lothian East results |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/S14000096 |access-date=16 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UK General Election Results – 4 July 2024 |url=https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/info/210600/elections_and_voting/12030/election_results |website=East Lothian Council |access-date=16 July 2024}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Labour and Co-operative|candidate=[[Douglas Alexander]]|votes=23,555|percentage=49.2|change=+18.5|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish National Party|candidate=Lyn Jardine|votes=10,290|percentage=21.5|change=−13.4|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish Conservatives|candidate=Scott Hamilton|votes=5,335|percentage=11.1|change=−16.0|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Reform UK|candidate=Robert Davies|votes=3,039|percentage=6.3|change=''N/A''|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish Liberal Democrats|candidate=Duncan Dunlop|votes=2,649|percentage=5.5|change=−0.8|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish Greens|candidate=Shona McIntosh|votes=2,477|percentage=5.2|change=''N/A''|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Alba Party|candidate=[[George Kerevan]]|votes=557|percentage=1.2|change=''N/A''|}}
{{Election box majority|votes=13,265|percentage=27.7|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=47,902|percentage=63.4|change=-8.3}}
{{Election box registered electors| reg. electors = 75,546}}
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[[File:Haddington.jpg|thumb|Haddington, with the Town House]]

=== Scottish Parliament ===
Most of East Lothian is in the [[East Lothian (Scottish Parliament constituency)|East Lothian Scottish Parliament constituency]] and [[South Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|South Scotland]] region with the exception of Musselburgh which is in [[Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian North and Musselburgh]] and the [[Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothians]] region.

=== Local government ===
[[East Lothian Council]] is based in the historic county town of Haddington, with the council meeting at the [[Haddington Town House]] and offices at nearby at John Muir House.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst8175.html|title=John Muir House|publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland|access-date=9 July 2021}}</ref> The unitary local authority contains six wards, electing 22 councillors. [[East Lothian Council]] contains twenty Community Councils whose members form the Association of East Lothian Community Councils.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/info/210567/your_community/12158/community_councils|title=East Lothian Council - Community Councils}}</ref>

==Places of interest==
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* [[Aberlady Bay]]
* [[Bass Rock]]
* [[Dirleton Castle]]
* [[Dunglass Collegiate Church, East Lothian|Dunglass Collegiate Church]]
* [[Fa'side Castle]]
* [[Fenton Barns, East Fenton and West Fenton|Fenton Barns Retail & Leisure Village]]
* [[Hailes Castle]]
* [[Hopetoun Monument]]
* [[Lennoxlove]] [[historic house]]
* [[Longniddry Bents]]
* [[Muirfield|Muirfield Golf Links]]
* [[Museum of Flight (Scotland)|Museum of Flight]], [[East Fortune]]
* [[North Berwick Harbour]]
* [[North Berwick Law]]
* [[Preston Mill]]
* [[Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum]]
* [[Scottish Seabird Centre]], [[North Berwick]]
* [[Seacliff, Scotland|Seacliff Beach]]
* [[Seton Collegiate Church]]
* [[Tantallon Castle]]
* [[Chesters Hill Fort]]
* [[Torness Nuclear Power Station]]
* [[Traprain Law]]
* [[Yellowcraigs]], a beach and conservation area
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==Settlements==
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Largest settlements by population:
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|[[Musselburgh]]
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|[[Tranent]]
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Tranent}}
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|[[Prestonpans]]
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Prestonpans}}
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|[[Haddington, East Lothian|Haddington]]
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Haddington}}
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|[[Dunbar]]
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Dunbar}}
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|[[North Berwick]]
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=North Berwick}}
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|[[Cockenzie]]
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Cockenzie}}
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|[[Wallyford]]
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Wallyford}}
|-
|[[Gullane]]
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Gullane}}
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|[[Longniddry]]
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* [[Aberlady]]
* [[Athelstaneford]]
* [[Auldhame]]
* [[Ballencrieff, East Lothian|Ballencrieff]]
* [[Bara, East Lothian|Bara]]
* [[Belhaven, Scotland|Belhaven]]
* [[Biel, East Lothian|Biel]]
* [[Bilsdean]]
* [[Blindwells]]
* [[Bolton, East Lothian|Bolton]]
* [[Broxburn, East Lothian|Broxburn]]
* [[Canty Bay]]
* [[Cockenzie]]
* [[Dirleton]]
* [[Drem]]
* [[Dunbar]]
* [[Dunglass]]
* [[East Fortune]]
* [[East Linton]]
* [[East Saltoun and West Saltoun|East Saltoun]]
* [[Elphinstone, East Lothian|Elphinstone]]
* [[Fenton Barns, East Fenton and West Fenton|Fenton Barns]]
* [[Fisherrow]] (''historically within Midlothian'')
* [[Garvald, East Lothian|Garvald]]
* [[Gifford, East Lothian|Gifford]]
* [[Gladsmuir]]
* [[Glenkinchie]]
* [[Gullane]]
* [[Haddington, East Lothian|Haddington]]
* [[Humbie]]
* [[Innerwick]]
* [[Inveresk]] (''historically within Midlothian'')
* [[Kingston, East Lothian|Kingston]]
* [[Longniddry]]
* [[Luffness]]
* [[Macmerry]]
* [[Markle, East Lothian|Markle]]
* [[Monktonhall]] (''historically within Midlothian'')
* [[Musselburgh]] (''historically within Midlothian'')
* [[North Berwick]]
* [[Oldhamstocks]]
* [[Ormiston]]
* [[Peaston]]
* [[Pencaitland]]
* [[Phantassie]]
* [[Port Seton]]
* [[Preston, Prestonpans|Preston]]
* [[Prestonpans]]
* [[Samuelston]]
* [[Scoughall]]
* [[Spittal, East Lothian|Spittal]]
* [[Spott, East Lothian|Spott]]
* [[Stenton]]
* [[Tranent]]
* [[Tyninghame]]
* [[Wallyford]] (''historically within Midlothian'')
* [[West Barns]]
* [[East Saltoun and West Saltoun|West Saltoun]]
* [[Whitecraig]] (''historically within Midlothian'')
* [[Whitekirk and Tyninghame]]
* [[Whittingehame]]
{{colend}}
{{Clear}}

==Civil parishes==
[[File:EAST LOTHIAN (Haddingtonshire).jpg|thumb|400px|right|East Lothian or Haddingtonshire Civil Parish map.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/imperialgazettee02wilsuoft#page/n46/mode/1up|title=The Imperial gazetteer of Scotland; or, Dictionary of Scottish topography}}</ref>]]
In 1894, John Martine published ''Reminiscences and Notices of Ten Parishes of the County of Haddington''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Martine |first1=John |last2=Wilson |first2=E. J. |title=Reminiscences and Notices of Ten Parishes of the County of Haddington |date=1894 |publisher=W. Sinclair |location=Haddington |url=https://archive.org/details/reminiscencesan00wilsgoog/page/n12 |access-date=30 September 2018}}</ref>
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* [[Aberlady]]
* [[Athelstaneford]]
* [[Bolton, East Lothian|Bolton]]
* [[Dirleton]]
* [[Dunbar]]
* [[Garvald, East Lothian|Garvald]]
* [[Gladsmuir]]
* [[Haddington, East Lothian|Haddington]]
* [[Humbie]]
* [[Innerwick]]
* [[Morham]]
* [[North Berwick]]
* [[Oldhamstocks]]
* [[Ormiston]]
* [[Pencaitland]]
* [[Prestonkirk]]
* [[Prestonpans]]
* [[Saltoun]]
* [[Spott, East Lothian|Spott]]
* [[Stenton]]
* [[Tranent]]
* [[Whittingehame]]
* [[Whitekirk and Tyninghame]]
* [[Gifford, East Lothian|Yester]]
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{{Clear}}

==Education==
[[File:Pinkie01.jpg|thumb|[[Loretto School]]'s Pinkie House]]
There are a range of schools in the county, including six [[state school|state]] [[secondary school|secondaries]]: Dunbar Grammar School, [[Knox Academy]] (formerly the Grammar School) in Haddington, [[Musselburgh Grammar School]], [[North Berwick High School]], [[Preston Lodge High School]] in Prestonpans and [[Ross High School, Tranent|Ross High School]] in [[Tranent]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/directory/10051/secondary_schools|title = Secondary schools &#124; East Lothian Council}}</ref>

There are two [[independent school]]s in the county. [[Loretto School]] is a day and boarding school in Musselburgh founded in 1827 and [[Belhaven Hill School]], established in 1923 is a smaller [[Preparatory school (United Kingdom)|preparatory school]] in Dunbar also providing boarding.

In 2007, [[Queen Margaret University]] began its move to a new, purpose-built campus in Musselburgh within East Lothian, providing it with its first university.

==Culture and community==
===Symbols===
[[File:Flag of East Lothian.svg|thumb|left|The County [[Flag of East Lothian]]]]
In November 2017, a county flag competition was launched in East Lothian to register an official [[flag of East Lothian]]. Anyone willing to enter this competition was allowed to enter, which resulted in 623 entries to the competition; which closed on 28 February 2018. Four final flag designs were placed in a vote to the residents of East Lothian. In December 2018, the winning design was announced, designed by Archie Martin, a local man from [[Musselburgh]] and residing in [[Gifford, East Lothian|Gifford]] who had worked for East Lothian Council for 23 years. Mr Martin died in July 2018. The flag features a saltire representing East Lothian as the birthplace of Scotland's flag. A gold cross signifies the wealth of East Lothian's farmlands and reputation as the granary of Scotland; with a lion in the centre representing the [[Haddington, East Lothian|Haddington]] lion along with blue stripes to represent the rivers [[River Esk, Lothian|Esk]] and [[River Tyne, Scotland|Tyne]].

===Local media===
East Lothian is served by a local paid-for weekly newspapers, the ''East Lothian Courier''.

The ''East Lothian Courier'' (known locally as "The Courier") began as the Haddingtonshire Courier in 1859, before changing its name in 1971.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Martine |first1=John |title=Reminiscences of the royal burgh of Haddington and old East Lothian agriculturists |date=1883 |publisher=J. Menzies |location=Edinburgh; Glasgow |url=https://archive.org/details/reminiscencesro02martgoog/page/n7 |access-date=30 September 2018}}</ref> It was owned by D&J Croal, based in Haddington, until its purchase by the Dunfermline Press Group in 2004. It is now owned by [[Newsquest]].

The ''East Lothian News'' was first published in 1971, as part of Scottish County Press Group, with editorial offices in [[Dalkeith]] and printing at [[Bonnyrigg]] (both in Midlothian). The Scottish County Press Group was acquired by Regional Independent Media in 2000, which was in turn bought by [[Johnston Press]] in 2002. The ''East Lothian News'' closed in 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/regional-newspapers/johnston-press-confirms-plans-close-two-scottish-newspapers/ | title=Johnston Press confirms plans to close two Scottish newspapers | date=22 October 2015 }}</ref>

There are two local community radio stations in East Lothian, broadcasting on FM and online. East Coast FM, based in Haddington, has been broadcasting since 2009. [[Radio Saltire]], formerly East Lothian FM, is now based in Tranent.

===Notable people (by date of death)===
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* [[Gospatric II, Earl of Lothian]], d.1138
* [[Gospatric III, Earl of Lothian]], d.1166
* [[Waltheof, Earl of Dunbar|Waltheof]], Earl of [[Dunbar]], d.1182
* [[Alexander II of Scotland|Alexander II]], King of [[Scottish people|Scots]], 1198–1249
* [[Black Agnes]], 4th Countess of [[Moray]], c.1312-1369
* [[Walter Bower|Abbot Walter Bower]], ca.1385–1449, canon regular of [[Inchcolm Abbey]], chronicler, born about at Haddington
* [[Sawney Bean]], [[Human cannibalism|cannibal]] and [[outlaw]], 15th to 16th century
* [[William Dunbar]], [[medieval]] [[poet]], 1460–1520
* [[John Major (philosopher)|John Mair]] or Major, [[philosopher]], 1467–1550
* [[John Knox]], leading [[Scottish Reformation|Protestant reformer in Scotland]] and founder of [[Presbyterianism]], c.1510-1572
* [[John Cockburn of Ormiston]], (d.1583) early supporter of the Scottish Reformation
* [[Ninian Cockburn]] (d.1579), soldier, an officer of the [[Garde Écossaise]], political intriguer
* [[Andrew Fletcher (politician)|Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun]] (1655–1716), writer, politician, soldier and patriot
* [[Adam Cockburn, Lord Ormiston|Adam Cockburn, Laird of Ormiston, Lord Ormiston]] (1656–1735), administrator, politician and judge
* [[John Cockburn (Scottish politician)|John Cockburn]], agricultural improver, 1695–1758
* [[Andrew Meikle]], inventor of the [[Threshing machine]], 1719–1811
* [[John Brown of Haddington]], 1722–1787
* Rev. Dr. [[John Witherspoon]], a signatory to the [[United States Declaration of Independence]], 1723–1794
* [[George Brodie (historian)|George Brodie]] (1786?-1867), historian
* [[Robert Cadell]] (1788–1849), bookseller and publisher, closely associated with [[Sir Walter Scott]]
* [[Thomas Alexander (military surgeon)|Thomas Alexander]] 1812-1860, Military surgeon 
* [[Robert Moffat (missionary)|Robert Moffat]] 1795–1883, Congregationalist missionary to Africa, and father in law of [[David Livingstone]]
* [[Jane Welsh Carlyle]], 1801–1866, letter-writer, and wife of [[Thomas Carlyle]], 1801–1866
* [[Sir William Fergusson, 1st Baronet]], [[surgeon]], 1808–1877
* [[Samuel Smiles]], author of [[Self-Help (Smiles book)|Self-Help]], 1812–1904
* [[Mary Balfour Herbert]], watercolour painter, 1817–1893
* [[Samuel Morison Brown]], [[chemist]], [[poet]] and [[essayist]], 1817–1856
* [[John Muir]], father of the US [[National Parks]], 1838–1914
* [[Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick]], Principal of [[Newnham College]], 1845–1936
* [[James Porteous]], inventor of the [[Fresno Scraper]], 1848–1922
* [[Peter Hume Brown]], historian, 1849–1918
* [[Arthur Balfour]] (1848–1930), [[Prime Minister]], 1902–1905
* [[Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick]] (1845–1936), mathematician and co-founder of [[Newham College]], [[University of Cambridge]]
* [[William George Nicholson Geddes]] 1913–1993, civil engineer
* [[Mollie Hunter|Maureen Mollie Hunter McIlwraith]], commonly known as Mollie Hunter 1922–2012, Scottish writer
* [[Peter Kerr (author)|Peter Kerr]] b.1940, best-selling author of travel books and fiction
* [[John Bellany]], [[Painting|painter]], 1942–2013
* [[Rhona Cameron]], [[comedian]] and activist, b.1965
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A number of sports personalities also have links with East Lothian:

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* [[Willie Anderson (golfer)|Willie Anderson]], golfer, four times U.S. Open Golf Champion, 1901, 1903–05
* [[Ian Black (footballer born 1985)|Ian Black]], professional footballer
* [[Callum Booth]], professional footballer
* [[Billy Brown (footballer born 1950)|Billy Brown]], football coach
* [[Kenny Miller]], professional footballer
* [[Colin Nish]], professional footballer
* [[Jim Calder (rugby union)|Jim Calder]] rugby union player
* [[Gary Anderson (darts player)|Gary Anderson]], Darts player
* [[Andrew Driver]], professional footballer
* [[Danny Handling]], professional footballer
* [[Jason Holt (footballer)|Jason Holt]], Professional footballer
* [[David Huish]], professional golfer
* [[Allan Jacobsen (rugby union)|Allan Jacobsen]], rugby union player
* [[Jim Jefferies (footballer)|Jim Jefferies]], football manager
* [[John McGlynn (Scottish footballer)|John McGlynn]], football manager
* [[Catriona Matthew]], golfer
* [[Mathew Dawson]], racehorse trainer
* [[Euan Burton]], [[judoka]] and [[2012 Olympics]] contender
* [[Finlay Calder]], rugby union player
* [[Ross Muir]], professional snooker player
* [[Scott Murray (rugby union)|Scott Murray]], rugby union player
* [[Garry O'Connor]], professional footballer
* [[Willie Ormond]], footballer and manager
* [[Jock Taylor]], World Champion motorcycle [[sidecar]] racer
* [[Ben Sayers]], professional golfer & club maker
* [[John White (footballer born 1937)|John White]], footballer
* [[Willie Wood (bowler)]], professional bowler
* [[Dean Brett]], footballer
* [[Josh Taylor (boxer)|Josh Taylor]], boxer
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==Freedom of the County==
The following people and military units have received the [[Freedom of the City|Freedom of the County]] of East Lothian.

{{Incomplete list|date=April 2020}}

===Individuals===
* [[John Bellany]]: 2004.
* [[Catriona Matthew]]: 2009.

===Military Units===
* 1st Battalion The [[Royal Scots Borderers]]: 2012.
* E Squadron The [[Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry]]: 6 July 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/17666714.freedom-of-east-lothian-for-army-squadron-with-historic-links-to-county/|title = Freedom of East Lothian for Army squadron with historic links to county| date=27 May 2019 }}</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
===Church and parish histories: Presbytery of Haddington===
* The Lamp of Lothian; or, The History of Haddington. James Miller (new edition, 1900).
* Reminiscences of the Royal Burgh of Haddington. John Martine (1883).
* Reminiscences of the County of Haddington. John Martine (1890).
* Reminiscences of the County of Haddington. Second Series, ed. E. J. Wilson (1895).
* The History of Morham. David Louden (1889).
* North Berwick and its Vicinity. George Ferrier (1875).
* The Bass Rock, its Civil and Ecclesiastical History. Thomas M'Crie, D.D. (1847).
* Emeralds chased in Gold. Rev. John Dickson (1899).
* Prestonpans and Vicinity. P. M'Neill (1902).
* Tranent and its Surroundings. P. M'Neill (1884).
* East Lothian Studies. Louden and Whitfield (1891).
* East Lothian. Charles E. Green (1907).
* Sketches of East Lothian. D. Croal (1873).

===Presbytery of Dunbar===
* Coldingham: Parish and Priory [notices of Cockburnspath, etc.]. A. Thomson (1908).
* The History of Dunbar. James Miller (1859).
* An Old Kirk Chronicle. Peter Hately Waddell, D.D. (1893).
* The Churches of St Baldred. Rev. A. I. Ritchie (1880).
* Saint Mary's, Whitekirk. Rev. E. B. Rankin (1914).
* History of Berwickshire Naturalists' Club [for Cockburnspath, Oldhamstocks, etc.]

== External links ==
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* [https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/ East Lothian Council] ''official government website''

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