East Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area.
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15 Facts About East Lothian
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East Lothian came under the control of the Scottish monarchy in the 10th century.
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East Lothian lairds supported the English cause, including John Cockburn of Ormiston, Alexander Crichton of Brunstane, and Regent Arran demolished their houses.
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East Lothian District was created within the wider Lothian region.
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The River Tyne flows through Haddington and several of East Lothian's villages, reaching the Firth of Forth near Belhaven.
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The A1 throughout East Lothian is dual carriageway and major junctions include Dunbar, Haddington, Tranent, Prestonpans and Musselburgh.
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East Lothian is served by seven railway stations: Dunbar and Musselburgh on the East Coast Main Line; and North Berwick, Drem, Longniddry, Prestonpans and Wallyford on the North Berwick Line.
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Bus operators in East Lothian are: Lothian Buses and its subsidiary East Coast Buses, Eve Coaches of Dunbar, Prentice of Haddington and Borders Buses.
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Population by major ethnic group in East Lothian according to the 2011 Scottish Census is as follows:.
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East Lothian is a constituency in the House of Commons, electing one Member of Parliament.
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The other examples being Inverclyde, Moray, and Na h-Eileanan an Iar, East Lothian is one of the few UK Parliamentary Constituencies which fully covers the boundaries of its Council area.
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Current MP for East Lothian is Kenny MacAskill of the Alba Party, who has represented the constituency since the 2019 general election when he was elected for the SNP.
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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.
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East Lothian Courier began as the Haddingtonshire Courier in 1859, before changing its name in 1971.
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