Editing Midlothian (section)

{{Short description|Council area of Scotland}}
{{About|a municipal district in Scotland|other uses|Midlothian (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Midlothian
| native_name             = {{Unbulleted list
 |{{native name|gd|Meadhan Lodainn}}
 |{{native name|sco|Midlowden}}
 }}
| settlement_type         = [[Lieutenancy areas of Scotland|Lieutenancy]] and [[Subdivisions of Scotland#Council areas|council area]]
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| image_shield            = Coat of arms of Midlothian District Council.svg
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| image_map               = Midlothian UK location map.svg
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| map_caption             = Midlothian shown within [[Scotland]]
| coordinates             = {{coord|55|53|39|N|3|04|07|W|region:GB_type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type        = [[Sovereign state]]
| subdivision_name        = [[United Kingdom]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Countries of the United Kingdom|Country]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Scotland]]
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| subdivision_name2       = 
| subdivision_type3       = [[Lieutenancy areas of Scotland|Lieutenancy area]]
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| established_title       = Unitary authority
| established_date        = [[Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994|1 April 1996]]
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| seat_type               = Administrative{{nbsp}}HQ
| seat                    = [[Dalkeith]]
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| parts                   = 
<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="Council leadership">{{cite web |url=https://www.midlothian.gov.uk/info/591/your_council |title=Your council |website=Midlothian Council |access-date=22 December 2024}}</ref>
| government_type         = [[Local government in Scotland|Council]]
| governing_body          = [[Midlothian Council]]
| leader_title            = [[Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom|Control]]
| leader_name             = {{UK council control|GSS=S12000019}}
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| leader_title3           = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MPs]]
| leader_name3            = [[Kirsty McNeill]] ([[Labour Party (UK)|L]])
| leader_title4           = [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSPs]]
| leader_name4            = {{Collapsible list |title=2 MSPs
 |[[Colin Beattie]] ([[Scottish National Party|SNP]])
 |[[Christine Grahame]] ([[Scottish National Party|SNP]])
 }}
<!-- Area -->
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| area_footnotes          = <ref name="popstats">{{UK subdivision statistics citation}}</ref>
| area_total_km2          = {{UK subdivision area|GSS=S12000019}}
| area_land_km2           = 
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| area_rank               = [[Subdivisions of Scotland#Council areas|{{Scottish council area rank|GSS=S12000019}}]]
<!-- Population -->
| population_footnotes    = <ref name="popstats" />
| population_as_of        = {{UK subdivision statistics year}}
| population_total        = {{UK subdivision population|GSS=S12000019}}
| population_rank         = [[Subdivisions of Scotland#Council areas|{{Scottish council population rank|GSS=S12000019}}]]
| population_density_km2  = {{UK subdivision density|GSS=S12000019}}
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| timezone1               = [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
| utc_offset1             = +0
| timezone1_DST           = [[British Summer Time|BST]]
| utc_offset1_DST         = +1
<!-- Codes -->
| postal_code_type        = [[Postcodes in the United Kingdom|Postcode areas]]
| postal_code             = 
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom|Dialling codes]]
| area_code               = 
| iso_code                = [[ISO 3166-2:GB|GB-MLN]]
| blank1_name             = [[GSS coding system|GSS code]]
| blank1_info             = S12000019
| website                 = {{URL|midlothian.gov.uk}}
}}

'''Midlothian''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ɪ|d|ˈ|l|oʊ|ð|i|ə|n}}; {{langx|gd|Meadhan Lodainn}}) is [[registration county]], [[lieutenancy areas of Scotland|lieutenancy area]] and one of 32 [[council areas of Scotland]] used for local government. Midlothian lies in the east-[[central Lowlands]], bordering the [[City of Edinburgh council area]], [[East Lothian]] and the [[Scottish Borders]]. The modern council area was formed in 1975 when the [[Midlothian (historic)|historic county of Midlothian]], also known as Edinburghshire, was altered substantially as part of local government reforms; its southern part formed a new Midlothian [[Districts of Scotland|District]] within the [[Local government areas of Scotland 1973 to 1996|Region]] of [[Lothian]], whilst areas on the peripheries were assigned to other districts and the city of Edinburgh, which had always been autonomous to an extent, was formally separated as the [[Edinburgh (district)|City of Edinburgh]] District. In 1996 Midlothian became a unitary authority area, using the same name and territory as in 1975.