Editing Lothian (section)

===Political control===
The first election to the Lothian Regional Council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new system came into force on 16 May 1975. Political control of the council from 1975 until its abolition in 1996 was as follows:<ref name=compositions>{{cite web |title=Compositions calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3825 |website=The Elections Centre |access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Screen reader-only|Political control of council}}
|-
! scope=colgroup colspan="2"| Party in control!! scope=col | Years
|-
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1975–1978
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} || 1978–1982
|-
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1982–1986
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Scottish Labour}} || 1986–1996
|}

{{wide image|Pentland Hills From Caerketton Hill II.jpg|1200px|The [[Pentland Hills]] in rural Lothian}}