Midlothian (/mdloin/; Scots: Midlowden, Scottish Gaelic: Meadhan Lodainn) is one of

the 32 council areas ofScotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian and
the Scottish Borders council areas.
Midlothian also gives its name to a lieutenancy area and a registration county[1] for which
purposes Edinburgh is included. The county was formerly known as Edinburghshire.
Midlothian Council area was created in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland)
Act 1994, with the boundaries of the Midlothian district of the Lothian region. The district
had been created in 1975, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and it
consisted of the local government county of Midlothian, minus
the burgh ofMusselburgh with the areas of Inveresk, Wallyford and Whitecraig being lost to
East Lothian, the Calders (East Calder, Midcalder and West Calder) and the Midlothian part
of Livingston to West Lothian, the electoral division ofHeriot and Stow to the Ettrick and
Lauderdale district of Borders Region, and Currie, Balerno, Ratho and Newbridgeto
Edinburgh.