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Midlothian.

Scottish National Party (SNP)-controlled scottish_council. 6 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.

Typescottish_council
Seats18 councillors · 6 wards
Last election5 May 2022

Net revenue · —

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Core spending power (MHCLG)

Band-D bill

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For the council slice (incl. precepts)

Composition

8/18

Scottish National Party (SNP) 44%

Westminster

constituencies overlap

Dispatch
31 May 2026

Scottish National Party (SNP) chamber, opposed area.

Midlothian is a scottish_council controlled by Scottish National Party (SNP) (8 of 18 seats). It covers 6 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.18 seats · last contested 5 May 2022

Who sits in the chamber.

Scottish National Party (SNP) 8Lab 7Con 3

Scottish National Party (SNP) 44% · last contested 5 May 2022

Councillors — the people.

Councillor		Ward	Elected
David Virgo	Con	Bonnyrigg	2022
Derek Milligan	Lab	Bonnyrigg	2022
Dianne Alexander	Ind	Bonnyrigg	2022
Colin John Cassidy	Ind	Dalkeith	2022
Margot Russell	Lab	Dalkeith	2022
Stephen Curran	Lab	Dalkeith	2022
Bryan Pottinger	Lab	Midlothian East	2022
Peter Smaill	Con	Midlothian East	2022
Stuart Mckenzie	Ind	Midlothian East	2022
Douglas Bowen	Ind	Midlothian South	2022
Ellen Scott	Ind	Midlothian South	2022
Kelly Drummond	Lab	Midlothian South	2022

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§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.6 wards split across 1 parliamentary seat

Constituency	Wards	% of council	Current MP
Midlothian	6	100%	Kirsty McNeill	Ind

Sources, methods & last update

Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.

CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)

SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Midlothian

Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries

PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level