Midlothian
Scottish council · Scotland · 18 seats in 6 wards · All seats elected every five years · Next election 6 May 2027
The SNP run Midlothian Council as a minority administration. The council has 18 councillors in 6 wards. Seats by party: SNP 8, Labour 6, Other 2, Conservative 2. The next election is on 6 May 2027.
Seats by party
Who holds each ward
Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.
Councillors and last results
Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.
| Ward and councillors | Last election |
|---|---|
| Bonnyrigg David Virgo, Dianne Alexander, Derek Milligan | 5 May 2022 Labour 40.4% lead 5.2 pts |
| Dalkeith Margot Russell, Stephen Curran, Colin Cassidy | 5 May 2022 Labour 46.0% lead 10.9 pts |
| Midlothian East Peter Smaill, Stuart McKenzie, Bryan Pottinger | 5 May 2022 SNP 33.6% lead 3.8 pts |
| Midlothian South Ellen Scott, Kelly Drummond, Douglas Bowen | 5 May 2022 SNP 41.4% lead 4.7 pts |
| Midlothian West Russell Imrie, Kelly Parry, Pauline Winchester | 5 May 2022 SNP 36.9% lead 10.2 pts |
| Penicuik Debbi McCall, Connor McManus, Willie McEwan | 5 May 2022 SNP 43.2% lead 19.3 pts |
Bonnyrigg
Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Milligan Elected | Labour | 2,428 | 40.4% |
| Dianne Alexander Elected | SNP | 2,117 | 35.2% |
| David Virgo Elected | Conservative | 1,012 | 16.8% |
| Daya Feldwick | Scottish Green | 459 | 7.6% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Dalkeith
Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Curran Elected | Labour | 1,163 | 27.0% |
| Colin John Cassidy Elected | SNP | 1,012 | 23.5% |
| Margot Russell Elected | Labour | 816 | 19.0% |
| Karen Mary Green | SNP | 501 | 11.6% |
| Mark Wells | Conservative | 459 | 10.7% |
| Marion Black | Scottish Green | 299 | 6.9% |
| Jamie Bryant | Alba | 56 | 1.3% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Midlothian East
Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Pottinger Elected | Labour | 1,473 | 29.8% |
| Peter Smaill Elected | Conservative | 1,106 | 22.4% |
| Stuart Mckenzie Elected | SNP | 1,045 | 21.1% |
| Ann Montague | SNP | 616 | 12.5% |
| Bill Kerr-Smith | Scottish Green | 428 | 8.7% |
| Jenny Claire Marr Butler | Lib Dem | 274 | 5.5% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Midlothian South
Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Drummond Elected | Labour | 1,243 | 25.1% |
| Ellen Scott Elected | SNP | 1,045 | 21.1% |
| Douglas Bowen Elected | SNP | 1,005 | 20.3% |
| Robin Stenhouse | Conservative | 637 | 12.9% |
| Hazel Flanagan | Labour | 573 | 11.6% |
| Malcolm Spaven | Scottish Green | 349 | 7.0% |
| Daniel Fraser | Scottish Libertarian Party | 58 | 1.2% |
| Christopher Ringland Hampton | Alba | 44 | 0.9% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Midlothian West
Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Imrie Elected | Labour | 1,645 | 26.7% |
| Pat Kenny | SNP | 1,149 | 18.6% |
| Pauline Winchester Elected | Conservative | 1,144 | 18.6% |
| Kelly Parry Elected | SNP | 1,126 | 18.3% |
| Jill Simon | Scottish Green | 624 | 10.1% |
| Richard Philip Chandler | Lib Dem | 400 | 6.5% |
| Andrew Coventry | Alba | 74 | 1.2% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Penicuik
Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | First prefs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debbi McCall Elected | SNP | 1,639 | 31.8% |
| Willie McEwan Elected | Labour | 1,234 | 23.9% |
| Richard Thomson | Conservative | 912 | 17.7% |
| Connor McManus Elected | SNP | 589 | 11.4% |
| Helen Armstrong | Scottish Green | 383 | 7.4% |
| Ken Brown | Lib Dem | 351 | 6.8% |
| George Boyd | Alba | 46 | 0.9% |
Party shares are of first-preference votes.
Changed party since the election
2 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.
| Ward | Councillor | Elected as | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnyrigg | David Virgo | Conservative 2022 | Independent |
| Midlothian East | Bryan Pottinger | Labour 2022 | Independent |
Parliamentary constituencies
| Constituency | Share of council | 2024 winner | Projected now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midlothian | Labour | Labour 31% |
Scottish councils: seats are listed without shares. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.
Who lives in Midlothian
96,538 residents in 41,020 households
GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.
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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.
Sources and method
Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.
Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scottish councils use STV: party shares are of first-preference votes. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.