Edinburgh Pentlands (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Edinburgh Pentlands
Former burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh Pentlands shown within the Lothian electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population77,633 (2019)
Former constituency
Created1999
Abolished2026
PartyScottish National Party
MSPGordon MacDonald
Council areaCity of Edinburgh
Replaced byEdinburgh South Western, Edinburgh North Western, Edinburgh Southern

Edinburgh Pentlands (Gaelic: Dùn Èideann Pentlands) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Edinburgh. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is one of nine constituencies in the Lothian electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The seat has been held by Gordon MacDonald of the Scottish National Party since the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.

As a result of the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025, Edinburgh Pentlands will be abolished. The bulk of the seat will form the new constituency of Edinburgh South Western from the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. Some parts of Edinburgh Pentlands will also be transferred to Edinburgh North Western and Edinburgh Southern.

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