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East Lothian
Lodainn an Ear
Location
Image:ScotlandEastLothian.png
Geography
Area Ranked 18th
 - Total 679 km²
 - % Water  ?
Admin HQ Haddington
ISO 3166-2 GB-ELN
ONS code 00QM
Demographics
Population Ranked 21st
 - Total (2006

)

92,800
 - Density

137 /km² (350 /sq mi)
Politics
East Lothian Council
http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/
Control Scottish National Party/Liberal Democrat
MPs
MSPs

East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. Geology and geomorphology See also Geology of Scotland The land area of Scotland is 78 772 km² (30414 square miles roughly 30% of the area of This is a list of Council areas of Scotland ordered by area. See also List of Scottish council areas by population (2004 Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Haddington is a town and former Royal Burgh in East Lothian, Scotland ISO 3166-2GB is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the United Kingdom. The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data Scotland covers an area of 78782 km² or 30341 mi², giving it a Population density of. This is a list of council areas of Scotland ordered by population. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal structure of the British Liberal Democrats; the others being the English This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs elected to the House of Commons by Scottish constituencies for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom Anne Moffat or Anne Picking (born 30 March 1958 is a Scottish politician and current Member of Parliament. Composition of the Parliament Graphical representation This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 2nd session of the Scottish Parliament at the time Kenny MacAskill (born 28 April 1958) is a Scottish National Party politician the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Member of the Iain Gray (born June 7 1957, Edinburgh) is the Member of the Scottish Parliament for East Lothian and the leader of the Labour Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lord-lieutenants, the monarch 's representatives in Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. The Scottish Borders, often referred to simply as the Borders, is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. Midlothian ( Meadhan Lodainn in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. Its administrative capital is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh. This article is about Musselburgh in Scotland For Musselburgh in New Zealand see Suburbs of Dunedin Musselburgh is the largest settlement in

The council area was created in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, with the boundaries of the East Lothian district of the Lothian region. The Local Government etc (Scotland Act 1994 (1994 c 39 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which created the current local government The regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 as a two-tier system of Local government in Scotland. The regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 as a two-tier system of Local government in Scotland. The district had been created in 1975, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and it consisted of the local government county of East Lothian, plus the burgh of Musselburgh and the Inveresk area, both formerly within the county of Midlothian. The Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 (1973 c 65 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in Scotland The counties of Scotland were the principal divisions of Scotland until 1975 A Burgh (ˈbʌʀə is an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland, usually a Town. This article is about Musselburgh in Scotland For Musselburgh in New Zealand see Suburbs of Dunedin Musselburgh is the largest settlement in Inveresk ( Gaelic: Inbhir Easg) was formerly a village and now forms the southern part of Musselburgh. Midlothian ( Meadhan Lodainn in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area.

North Berwick Law, one of the landmarks in the county
North Berwick Law, one of the landmarks in the county

When abolished, for local government purposes, in 1975, the county of East Lothian bordered the county of Midlothian to the west, and the county of Berwick to the south. North Berwick Law is a conical hill which rises incongruously from the surrounding landscape (indeed this is the definition of the Lowland Scots word "law" Midlothian ( Meadhan Lodainn in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. Berwickshire or the County of Berwick is a Registration county, a Committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, and a lieutenancy The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921. Although border changes saw several villages on the outskirts of Edinburgh (e. g. Whitecraig) transferred to the county, most residents of "Haddingtonshire" do not regard them as part of the same county. Whitecraig is a village on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Towns and villages

Places of interest

Notable people from East Lothian

Local media

East Lothian is served by two local paid-for weekly newspapers, the East Lothian Courier and the East Lothian News. John Witherspoon ( February 15, 1723 &ndash November 15, 1794) was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4 1776 announcing that the thirteen American colonies then The Courier, the best-selling of the two, began life as the Haddingtonshire Courier in 1859, presumably updating its title when the county changed its name in 1921. The family firm of D. J. Croal, based in Haddington, owned and operated the paper until it was bought by the Dunfermline Press Group in 2004. The East Lothian News was first published in 1972, as part of Scottish County Press group, with editorial offices in Dalkeith and printing at Bonnyrigg (both in Midlothian). History In 1650 Cromwell ’s army came to Dalkeith His officer General Monck, was Commander in Scotland and the government of the country was based out of For the Sydney suburb of the same name in New South Wales, Australia, see Bonnyrigg New South Wales. Midlothian ( Meadhan Lodainn in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. SCP was acquired by Regional Independent Media in 2000, which was in turn bought by Johnston Press in 2002. Johnston Press plc ( is a newspaper publisher based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

East Lothian Council

East Lothian Council is based at John Muir House, Haddington

Council political compositions

External links

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