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  Council Midlothian council area
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  SizeRank 21st
  Size 354 Km&sup2
  Water
  AdminHQ Dalkeith
  ISO GB-MLN
  ONS 00QW
  PopulationRank 28th
  PopulationDate 2004
  Population 79,610
  PopulationDensity 225 / km&sup2
  CouncilDetails Midlothian Council<br />http://wwwmidlothiangovuk/
  Control Labour
  MPs <ul><li> David Hamilton , Labour</ul>
  MSPs <ul><li> Rhona Brankin , Labour</ul>


Midlothian (''Meadhan Lodainn'' in Gaelic ) is one of the 32 Council Areas of Scotland , and a Lieutenancy Area . It borders onto Scottish Borders , East Lothian and the City Of Edinburgh .

Before 1996 it was a District within the former Lothian Region and prior to 1975 it was a County . The county was officially known as the County of Edinburgh until 1921 and was sometimes called '''Edinburghshire''' during the 19th century.


CONSTITUENCIES

There is a Midlothian Constituency Of The Scottish Parliament and a Midlothian Constituency Of The House Of Commons .


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TWINNING

Midlothian is twinned with Komárom-Esztergom in Hungary .