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People and place
A population and household snapshot for Midlothian, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population99,880
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationScotland
Age profile
0 to 1720.9% · 20,880 people
18 to 246.8% · 6,749 people
25 to 3412.4% · 12,400 people
35 to 4920.5% · 20,499 people
50 to 6420.0% · 19,987 people
65 and over19.4% · 19,365 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
41,010 householdsCensus 2022
Home owners68.1% · 27,948 households
Private renters7.7% · 3,146 households
Social renters23.0% · 9,446 households
Other tenure1.1% · 470 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
41,007 householdsCensus 2022
One-person households28.8% · 11,790 households
Families with dependent children28.8% · 11,790 households
Other single-family households40.0% · 16,384 households
Other household types2.5% · 1,043 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
96,527 people in the source baseCensus 2022Source comparison: Scotland
Day-to-day activities limited a lot9.7% · 9,382 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little13.1% · 12,632 people
Non-disabled77.2% · 74,513 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership
Signatures in this constituency353
Signatures nationally244,689
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded68
Total awarded£2,193,906
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 1 July 2026
YEAR ONE: Establishing the Lepus Exchange for Arts and Performance (LEAP) in Pathhead.
Lepus Arts
£72,647
Creative Scotland · Arts
About this award
Lepus Arts is launching an exciting new artist development programme at its new home in Pathhead: The LEAP (Lepus Exchange for Arts & Performance). This ambitious pilot programme will include: Commissioning 3 artists to make and record new music (and provide them with physical and digital product, project planning and PR infrastructure to make a career step-change) Creating the models for two new repeatable community focused workshops (Karine Polwart and Amy Geddes) Producing listening parties for new work created in this programme (in Midlothian and wider Scotland) Facilitating a knowledge share event for Midlothian creative practitioners (helping the sector and bringing focus to The Leap) Evaluation of The Leap in partnership with Pathhead Music Collective (space offered for free in exchange for feedback) Support from CS, and Midlothian Council, will establish The LEAP as a true creative hub and place Lepus Arts in a strong position for approaching a wide range of potential funders and sponsors for future years of activity.
National Lottery grantAwarded 12 June 2026
CWG26 Transform - Active Generations
Midlothian Community Action
£8,778
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
The group will use the funding to Celebrate the Commonwealth Games 2026 by bringing together young volunteers and older adults to promote wellbeing and social connection through games.
National Lottery grantAwarded 5 June 2026
Ploughing Championships (Scotland) Limited
Ploughing Championships (Scotland) Limited
£3,850
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
This group will run the 2026 Scottish ploughing championship games in Pathhead in October. The two-day event will bring ploughers from across Scotland to compete in games including horse ploughing vintage and modern tractor ploughing.
National Lottery grantAwarded 26 May 2026
Newtongrange Community Garden Lead
Newtongrange Development Trust (NDT)
£10,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
The group will use the funding to strengthen their established community garden project by funding a Garden Lead role for a further two years.
National Lottery grantAwarded 29 April 2026
Wake Amusements
Grant to Individual
£19,808
Creative Scotland · Arts
About this award
What if funerals were not just for mourning, but for mischief, music, and games? "Wake Amusements" will bring a forgotten tradition to life, transforming funerals into spaces for games, music, dance, and playful mischief. Audiences will be invited to step forward, participate, and discover joy alongside grief in an outdoor, interactive performance. Through movement, song, and everyday objects, the work will celebrate connection, community, and the surprising ways laughter and play can live within mourning. We will create, rehearse and premiere this work by means of IMAGINATE Edinburgh International Children's festival and SURGE this summer 2026.
63 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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