Lothian

[loh-thee-uhn]

noun

1. a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1,813 sq. km).

Example Sentences

Asked if the UK government would say no to a second independence referendum, the Labour MP for Lothian East said he was "working for victory" at the Holyrood election in 2026 and "not anticipating defeat".

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Choudhury, who has represented Lothian as an MSP for Labour since 2021, was suspended by the party at the weekend following an allegation of inappropriate conduct.

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Choudhury, who has represented Lothian as an MSP for Labour since 2021, will sit as an independent while a party investigation is carried out.

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They married within weeks of meeting in 1970 and he became step-father to her son James, who was at the time heir to the Grant-Suttie Baronetcy of Balgone in East Lothian, a role he later inherited.

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About two-thirds of jobs to go are understood to be at sites in Leeds, London and Livingston, West Lothian.

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