Lothian East: what the local elections say
Adding up the most recent local election votes in Lothian East (6 of 6 wards, 2022), Labour leads on 33.0%, the same party that won the seat at the 2024 general election.
Coverage: 100% of the constituency's wards have recent local results.
| Party | Local election share | Local votes | 2024 general election share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 33.0% | 13,500 | 49.0% | -16.0 pts |
| SNP | 28.2% | 11,563 | 21.4% | +6.8 pts |
| Conservative | 21.9% | 8,978 | 11.5% | +10.4 pts |
| Green | 9.9% | 4,069 | 0.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | 5.3% | 2,166 | 5.5% | -0.2 pts |
| Alba | 0.7% | 286 | 1.2% | -0.5 pts |
| Independent / other | 0.3% | 123 | 0.0% | — |
| Independent | 0.3% | 118 | 0.0% | — |
| Scottish Family Party | 0.2% | 67 | 0.0% | — |
| TUSC | 0.1% | 57 | 0.0% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 0.0% | 18 | 0.0% | — |
| Scottish Green Party | 0.0% | 0 | 5.1% | — |
| Reform UK | 0.0% | 0 | 6.3% | — |