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Midlothian Council

Local authority area: Midlothian · Lodainn Mheadhanach

Midlothian is a scottish council area in Scotland. It covers 353.7 km² and had 92,460 residents in 2019 — about 261 people per km². The authority dates from 1996. The council is based in Dalkeith.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Midlothian, 2001–2019.

Residents, 201992,460+14.2% since 2001

Land area353.7km²136.6 sq mi

Density261/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#334of 382 UK councils · #25 in Scotland

Population estimates19 data points

80K80.4K81.5K81.9K82.4K83.5K84.2K84.7K86.2K87.4K88.6K90.1K91.3K92.5K

20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019

History

How the council came to be

1996
Created
Midlothian became a local authority area.

Same region, same type

Other scottish council areas in Scotland

All councils in Scotland

Glasgow City633,120 City of Edinburgh524,930 Fife373,550 North Lanarkshire341,370 South Lanarkshire320,530 Aberdeenshire261,210 Highland235,830 Aberdeen City228,670 West Lothian183,100 Renfrewshire179,100 Falkirk160,890 Perth and Kinross151,950

Elections

6 electoral wards

All wards of Midlothian

Visit

Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CMicroshops, PenicuikCouncil office · Penicuik EH26 8LE TPenicuik Town HallTown hall · Penicuik EH26 8HS

Westminster

Constituencies

Midlothian · 6 wards

Source: Wikidata Q206934 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.