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Edinburgh Live
National
Marie Sharp

Call for new Midlothian constituencies to be renamed to avoid 'confusion' for residents

Midlothian councillors are calling for new Scottish Parliament constituencies to be renamed amid claims they will confuse residents and make no sense.

Plans to change the boundary for the current Midlothian North and Musselburgh seat would see a large chunk of the county moved out of it and into a newly named Midlothian South seat.

The proposal from the Boundary Commission for Scotland aims to create a more equal number of voters in each parliamentary seat.

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