Overall Lothian Regional list result
| Party | 2nd Votes | % | +/-% | Regional Seats | +/- | Constituencies | +/- | Total Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | 110,953 | 39.2% | +12.7% | 0 | -3 | 8 | +6 | 8 | +3 |
| Labour | 70,544 | 24.9% | -1.3% | 3 | +2 | 1 | -3 | 4 | -1 |
| Conservative | 33,019 | 11.7% | -1.5% | 2 | +1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 |
| Scottish Green Party | 21,505 | 7.6% | +0.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Margo MacDonald (Ind) | 18,732 | 6.6% | +/-0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 15,588 | 5.5% | -7.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| All Scotland Pensioners Party | 3,218 | 1.1% | -0.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BNP | 1,978 | 0.7% | -0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UKIP | 1,822 | 0.6% | +0.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Socialist Labour Party | 1,681 | 0.6% | -0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Socialist Party | 1,183 | 0.4% | -0.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Christian Party | 914 | 0.3% | -0.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberal Party | 697 | 0.2% | +/-0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian People’s Party | 553 | 0.2% | -0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solidarity | 327 | 0.1% | -0.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Hogg (Ind) | 294 | 0.1% | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken O’Neill (Ind) | 134 | 0.0% | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mev Brown (Ind) | 61 | 0.0% | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Worth Noting:
Lothian was one of only 2 regions in Scotland where the SNP failed to obtain more than 40% of the regional vote, and the only region the party failed to return a regional MSP. Glasgow was the other sub-40% region for the party, though they returned 2 regional MSPs there.
Of the six Edinburgh constituencies (and indeed, the 9 constituencies in the region), only Edinburgh Northern & Leith has no SNP representation at Holyrood, making it the only constituency in Scotland in that position.
Despite that, the SNP topped the regional vote in every constituency in the region.
Regional seats as elected:
| SNP | Labour | Conservative | Green | Margo | Lib Dem | |
| 2ND VOTES | 110,953 | 70,544 | 33,019 | 21,505 | 18,732 | 15,588 |
| 1st divisor | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st allocation | 12,328 | 35,272 | 33,019 | 21,505 | 18,732 | 15,588 |
| 2ND DIVISOR | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2ND ALLOCATION | 12,328 | 23,515 | 33,019 | 21,505 | 18,732 | 15,588 |
| 3rd divisor | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd allocation | 12,328 | 23,515 | 16,510 | 21,505 | 18,732 | 15,588 |
| 4TH DIVISOR | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4TH ALLOCATION | 12,328 | 17,636 | 16,510 | 21,505 | 18,732 | 15,588 |
| 5th divisor | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5th allocation | 12,328 | 17,636 | 16,510 | 10,753 | 18,732 | 15,588 |
| 6TH DIVISOR | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 6TH ALLOCATION | 12,328 | 17,636 | 16,510 | 10,753 | 9,366 | 15,588 |
| 7th divisor | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 7th allocation | 12,328 | 14,109 | 16,510 | 10,753 | 9,366 | 15,588 |
| 8TH DIVISOR | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 8TH ALLOCATION (Hypothetical) | 12,328 | 14,109 | 11,006 | 10,753 | 9,366 | 15,588 |
Lothian Regional MSPs in order elected above
1. Sarah Boyack (Labour)
2. David McLetchie (Conservative)
3. Kezia Dugdale (Labour)
4. Alison Johnstone (Green)
5. Margo MacDonald (Independent)
6. Neil Findlay (Labour)
7. Gavin Brown (Conservative)
Sarah Boyack and David McLetchie lost their respective constituency seats to the SNP but return to Holyrood as Lothian list MSPs. They are joined in returning by Independent Margo MacDonald, who, like the former, is a member of the class of 1999. Gavin Brown also returns as a list MSP, having first been elected in 2007. Alison Johnstone replaces the long-serving Robin Harper as the Greens’ representative for Lothian, while Labour’s constituency losses are partly made up for with 2 new faces on the regional list in the shape of Kez Dugdale and Neil Findlay.
| National | Central Scotland | Glasgow | Highlands & Islands | Lothian | Mid-Scotland & Fife | North East Scotland | South Scotland | West Scotland |
| Almond Valley | Edinburgh Central | Edinburgh Eastern | Edinburgh Northern & Leith | Edinburgh Pentlands | Edinburgh Southern | Edinburgh Western | Linlithgow | Midlothian North & Musselburgh |