Plans to move nearly 9,000 East Lothian voters into a new ward for future Scottish Parliament elections will cause confusion and split communities, council officers have warned.
The Boundary Commission for Scotland is currently proposing to move all of Musselburgh and parts of Prestonpans into a Midlothian North and Musselburgh constituency along with some residents in the east of Edinburgh.
The move is designed to reduce the number of eligible voters in East Lothian from over 67,000 people, closer to the average number of 59, 902 - which is the quota for mainland constituencies.
