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Lothian East

Mr Douglas Alexander is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Lothian East, and has been an MP since 4th July 2024.

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Economy§

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ATMs: total

TotalPay-to-useFree-to-useFree-to-use: 46Pay-to-use: 9Total: 57
Relative ratings:
  • Free-to-use: ★★★
  • Total: ★★
As of June 2025. Source data: LINK ATMs by Parliamentary Constituency (Link)

Broadband: average download speeds

126 Mb/s

Speeds actually being received based on the mean average

Relative rating: ★★

As of May 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

Broadband: gigabit availability

83.4%

Premises capable of receiving speeds of 1 gigabit per second

Relative rating: ★★★

As of September 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

Broadband: superfast availability - at least 30 Mbps

95.1%

Lines capable of receiving download speeds of at least 30 Mbps

Relative rating:

As of September 2023. Source data: Broadband coverage and speeds (House of Commons Library)

Total income: median

£29,500

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of 12th March 2025. Source data: Table 3.15a Income and tax by Parliamentary constituency, confidence intervals © HMRC

Total tax amount

£437,000,000

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of 12th March 2025. Source data: Table 3.15a Income and tax by Parliamentary constituency, confidence intervals © HMRC

Unemployment

201620182020202220240%2%4%6%Mar 2014: 2.6%Jun 2014: 2.3%Sep 2014: 2%Dec 2014: 1.9%Mar 2015: 1.9%Jun 2015: 1.7%Sep 2015: 1.6%Dec 2015: 1.5%Mar 2016: 1.7%Jun 2016: 1.6%Sep 2016: 1.7%Dec 2016: 2%Mar 2017: 2.4%Jun 2017: 2.6%Sep 2017: 2.7%Dec 2017: 2.7%Mar 2018: 2.8%Jun 2018: 2.8%Sep 2018: 2.7%Dec 2018: 2.7%Mar 2019: 2.9%Jun 2019: 2.6%Sep 2019: 2.5%Dec 2019: 2.6%Mar 2020: 2.6%Jun 2020: 5.2%Sep 2020: 5.1%Dec 2020: 4.8%Mar 2021: 5.1%Jun 2021: 4%Sep 2021: 3.5%Dec 2021: 3.1%Mar 2022: 2.8%Jun 2022: 2.2%Sep 2022: 2.1%Dec 2022: 2.2%Mar 2023: 2.3%Jun 2023: 2.3%Sep 2023: 2.2%Dec 2023: 2.3%Mar 2024: 2.3%Jun 2024: 2.3%Sep 2024: 2.4%Dec 2024: 2.3%Mar 2025: 2.4%
As of March 2025. Source data: Claimant count by sex and age (NOMIS)

Energy§

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Central heating

No central heatingOtherTwo or more typesTank or bottled gas onlyOil onlyElectric onlyMains gas onlyMains gas only: 77.3%Electric only: 6.5%Oil only: 3.8%Tank or bottled gas only: 1.7%Two or more types: 6.6%Other: 2.8%No central heating: 1.3%
As of 2023. Source data: Central heating (House of Commons Library)

Domestic solar: capacity

10 MW

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of December 2024. Source data: Solar photovoltaics deployment (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero )

Domestic solar: installations

3,296

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of December 2024. Source data: Solar photovoltaics deployment (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero )

Households off the gas grid

20162018202020220%10%20%2015: 18.4%2016: 16%2017: 15.4%2018: 14.3%2019: 13.9%2020: 13.6%2021: 13.6%2022: 13%2023: 13.7%
As of 2023. Source data: Households off the gas grid (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Environment§

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Climate change: hottest day projections

0.56°C

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Climate change: rainfall (summer) projections

-1.9%

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Climate change: rainfall (winter) projections

9.3%

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Climate change: temperature projections

0.74°C

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Climate change: wettest 5 days projections

3.3%

Change for 2021-2040 compared to 1981-2010

As of 2025. Source data: Climate change projections (UCL/Copernicus/EuroCORDEX)

Health§

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Dentists

Private dentistsNHS/HSC/PHS dentistsAll dentistsAll dentists: 14NHS/HSC/PHS dentists: 14Private dentists: 0
Relative ratings:
  • All dentists: ★★
  • NHS/HSC/PHS dentists: ★★★
  • Private dentists:
As of 6th May 2025. Source data: General Dental Practices (NHS England), Dental Practices and Patient Registrations (PHS Dental Care Team), Dentist and Surgery List (Business Services Organisation)

GP practices/branches

13
As of 1st July 2025. Source data: GP Practices and Branches (NHS England), GP Practice contact details and list sizes (PHS Dental Care Team), GP practice list sizes (Business Services Organisation)

Life expectancy

81.1 years

Relative rating: ★★★

As of 2022. Source data: Life expectancy at birth 2022 (ONS)

Society§

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Child poverty

21.3%

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of 2023. Source data: Child poverty rate estimates, after housing costs (Loughborough University/JRF 2022/23).

Child poverty: children affected by two-child limit

7%

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of 2023. Source data: Child poverty rate estimates, after housing costs (Loughborough University/JRF 2022/23).

Commemorative plaques

20
As of 29th May 2025. Source data: OpenPlaques (© Open Plaques, Public Domain).

Crime: all

201820202022010202017: 72018: 102019: 192020: 92021: 82022: 102023: 72024: 11
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: anti-social behaviour

2017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: bicycle theft

20182020202201052017: 02018: 02019: 92020: 42021: 32022: 12023: 22024: 4
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: burglary

2017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: criminal damage and arson

2018202020220242017: 22018: 12019: 02020: 22021: 12022: 42023: 32024: 3
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: drugs

201820202022012017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 12021: 02022: 12023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: other

201820202022012017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 1
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: possession of weapons

2017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: public order

201820202022012017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 1
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: robbery

2017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: shoplifting

201820202022012017: 12018: 02019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: theft from the person

201820202022012017: 02018: 12019: 02020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: vehicle

201820202022012017: 02018: 02019: 02020: 12021: 02022: 02023: 02024: 0
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

Crime: violence and sexual offences

20182020202202462017: 32018: 42019: 62020: 12021: 32022: 22023: 22024: 2
As of 7th May 2025. Source data: crime data (data.police.uk).

EU referendum

34.6%

Percentage that voted Leave

As of 2024. Source data: EU referendum estimates for 2024 boundaries

Fish and chip shops

14
As of 1st September 2025. Source data: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Foodbanks

2
As of 20th August 2025. Source data: Food banks (Give Food).

Gambling premises

Pool BettingFamily Entertainment CentreCasino 2005CasinoBingoBetting ShopAdult Gaming CentreTotalTotal: 7Adult Gaming Centre: 1Betting Shop: 5Bingo: 0Casino: 0Casino 2005: 0Family Entertainment Centre: 1Pool Betting: 0
Source data: the register of gambling premises (© Gambling Commission).

General Election (notional): 12 December 2019

SNP
Source data: Notional General Election 2019 (Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News).

General Election: 4 July 2024

Lab
Source data: 2024 election results (Open Innovations).

Higher education: entry rates for 18 year olds

2010201520200%20%40%60%2006: 24.5%2007: 24.8%2008: 26.3%2009: 26.7%2010: 26.4%2010: 26.4%2011: 23.9%2012: 25.4%2013: 25.1%2014: 27.7%2015: 25.8%2016: 28.1%2017: 28.6%2018: 26.1%2019: 28.7%2020: 26.9%2021: 40.9%2022: 29.1%2023: 33.9%2024: 32.6%
As of 2024. Source data: entry rates (UCAS).

Household composition

Other household typesOther single-family householdsFamilies with dependent childrenOne-personOne-person: 29.2%Families with dependent children: 28.2%Other single-family households: 40.6%Other household types: 2%
As of 14th October 2024. Source data: Household composition (© House of Commons Library/ONS/Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency/Scotland's census OGL).

Indicies of Multiple Deprivation: proportions

High deprivation LSOA (quintile 1)Medium deprivation LSOA (quintile 2,3)Low deprivation LSOA (quintile 4,5)Low deprivation LSOA (quintile 4,5): 60.7%Medium deprivation LSOA (quintile 2,3): 34.3%High deprivation LSOA (quintile 1): 5%
As of 3rd June 2025. Source data: composite 2020 UK index of multiple deprivation version: 3.3.0 (MySociety, CC-BY).

Indicies of Multiple Deprivation: score

15.647

Composite score from 0 (low deprivation) to 100 (high deprivation)

As of 24th October 2023. Source data: composite 2020 UK index of multiple deprivation version: 3.3.0 (MySociety, CC-BY).

MP: Left vs Right

Economy

37.525

From 0 (left) to 100 (right)

As of January 2025. Source data: MPs: Left vs Right (Royal Holloway / Survation / UK in a Changing Europe).

MP: Left vs Right

Culture

41.116

From 0 (left) to 100 (right)

As of January 2025. Source data: MPs: Left vs Right (Royal Holloway / Survation / UK in a Changing Europe).

MP: financial interests

VisitsDonationsGiftsEmploymentEmployment: £0Gifts: £511Donations: £0Visits: £0
As of 4th August 2025. Source data: Register of Interests (UK Parliament).

Memorial benches

18
As of 20th August 2025. Source data: OpenBenches (© Terence Eden and Elizabeth Eden CC-BY-SA).

Population: by age

0102030405060708001,0002,0000: 9391: 9052: 9993: 1,0744: 1,0675: 1,1226: 1,1877: 1,0758: 1,1919: 1,18110: 1,25311: 1,26512: 1,24213: 1,24814: 1,25415: 1,21716: 1,17617: 1,04018: 1,00219: 69320: 79421: 76222: 81723: 83324: 89225: 88126: 90227: 91428: 1,00129: 1,02230: 1,04531: 1,12932: 1,09733: 1,17334: 1,16135: 1,21736: 1,17537: 1,15538: 1,15339: 1,26440: 1,22941: 1,24042: 1,24043: 1,23444: 1,19045: 1,19846: 1,19647: 1,26348: 1,32149: 1,34650: 1,45351: 1,47752: 1,47953: 1,49054: 1,53655: 1,52556: 1,49857: 1,57358: 1,46959: 1,53360: 1,45861: 1,40762: 1,38363: 1,28364: 1,32565: 1,29366: 1,21267: 1,19568: 1,10969: 1,07870: 1,02271: 1,01272: 1,04473: 1,03374: 1,17075: 1,06776: 79377: 84078: 79879: 70480: 65881: 63982: 52283: 48984: 46285: 41286: 37587: 30288: 31689: 25090+: 221
Source data: Population by constituency (House of Commons Library using ONS Population estimates for England and Wales, mid-2022, NRS Search census data 2022, Table UV103 (Age by single year), NISRA 2021 Mid-year population estimates for small geographical areas within Northern Ireland)

Post offices

21
As of 27th May 2025. Source data: All branches (© Post Office).

Pubs

38
As of 1st September 2025. Source data: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Sexuality

Not answered / prefer not to sayAll other sexual orientationsBisexualGay or LesbianStraight or HeterosexualStraight or Heterosexual: 89.2%Gay or Lesbian: 1.4%Bisexual: 1.2%All other sexual orientations: 0.3%Not answered / prefer not to say: 7.9%
Source data: Census 2021: Sexual orientation (ONS

Transport§

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Bus stops

893

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of April 2025. Source data: NaPTAN national stop data

Bus stops density

1.33/km²

Relative rating:

As of April 2025. Source data: NaPTAN national stop data

EV: home charging

796

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of 2022. Source data: Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Scheme Statistics (DfT)

EV: workplace charging points

61

Relative rating: ★★

As of January 2025. Source data: Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Scheme Statistics (DfT)

Rail cancellations

0.9%

Relative rating: ★★★★★

As of March 2025. Source data: Performance at stations (ORR)

Road accidents: fatal collisions

200520102015202001052000: 62001: 42002: 42003: 62004: 72005: 32006: 42007: 42008: 22009: 42010: 32011: 12012: 02013: 12014: 22015: 32016: 22017: 32018: 22019: 12020: 22021: 02022: 42023: 3
As of 31st December 2023. Source data: Road Safety Data - Collisions (Department for Transport, OGL)

Road accidents: serious collisions

200520102015202002040602000: 422001: 212002: 342003: 182004: 262005: 312006: 362007: 252008: 152009: 282010: 242011: 222012: 192013: 172014: 282015: 212016: 212017: 282018: 312019: 332020: 252021: 282022: 312023: 23
As of 31st December 2023. Source data: Road Safety Data - Collisions (Department for Transport, OGL)

Road accidents: slight collisions

200520102015202001002002000: 1712001: 1612002: 1502003: 1422004: 1412005: 1312006: 1422007: 1292008: 1462009: 1102010: 1292011: 1032012: 1162013: 992014: 1032015: 952016: 992017: 992018: 672019: 442020: 412021: 472022: 482023: 46
As of 31st December 2023. Source data: Road Safety Data - Collisions (Department for Transport, OGL)

Train stations

6

Relative rating: ★★★★

As of April 2025. Source data: NaPTAN national stop data

Train stations density

0.009/km²

Relative rating: ★★

As of April 2025. Source data: NaPTAN national stop data

Notes

Rating

Ratings are based on ranking every constituency with data and using the following percentiles:

  • ★★★★★ 80-100%
  • ★★★★ 60-80%
  • ★★★ 40-60%
  • ★★ 20-40%
  • ★ 0-20%

There are some cases where more is not better. In those cases we have flipped the ranking so that a lower relative value would receive more stars. For example, a child poverty rate of 0% would be ★★★★★.

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