Midlothian Council > Councillors

Elected:

06 May 2022

First Elected

06 May 2022

Party:

Scottish National Party

Ward:

6 - Midlothian South

Address:

Midlothian Council
Midlothian House
Buccleuch Street
Dalkeith
Midlothian
EH22 1DN

Email:

ellen.scott@midlothian.gov.uk

Work Telephone No:

0131 271 3007

Job Title:

Department:

Election History

Elected	Retired	Reason
Fri 6 May 2022

Party Representation History

Party	From	To
Scottish National Party	Fri 6 May 2022

Ward Representation History

Ward	From	To
6 - Midlothian South	Fri 6 May 2022

Current Committee Memberships

Committee - Date Joined	Role
Cabinet - 24 May 2022	Member
Community Asset Transfer Committee - 07 July 2023	Member
General Purposes Committee - 24 May 2022	Member
Midlothian Council - 24 May 2022	Member
Planning Committee - 24 May 2022	Member

Past Committee Memberships

Past Committee - Date Joined	Past Role	Past Leaving Date
Audit Committee - 24 May 2022	Member	21 March 2023

Current Outside Body Appointments

Outside Body	Joining Date
1 2 Page 1 of 2, items 1 to 5 of 6.
Corporate Parenting Board	24 May 2022
COSLA - Education, Children and Young People Executive Group	24 May 2022
Education and Children's Services and CLLE Cross Party Working Group	24 May 2022
Gorebridge Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS)	24 May 2022
Midlothian Surestart	24 May 2022

Past Outside Body Appointments

Past Outside Body	Past Joining Date	Past Leaving Date
Newbyres Community Trust	29 August 2023	26 November 2024

Personal Register of Interests

Date of Notice	Receipt by Monitoring Officer	View
13 February 2023	13 February 2023
15 February 2024	16 February 2024

Meeting Declarations

Committee Name	Meeting Date	Nature	View
There are no meeting declarations for this member.

Date	Title	Notes
There are no training records for this member.

Date	From	Description	Value
There are no hospitality and gift records for this member.

FORTHCOMING SURGERY DATES

Gorebridge Library Time: 6 – 7 pm	Newtongrange Library Time: 5.30 – 6.20 pm [except Nov]
16 September 2025	30 September 2025
20 October 2025	28 October 2025
18 November 2025	25 November 2025 3-4pm
20 January 2026	27 January 2026
17 February 2026	24 February 2026
17 March 2026	31 March 2026
21 April 2026	28th April 2026
19 May 2026	26 May 2026
16 June 2026	30 June 2026
Rural Areas/other queries outside these times	By arrangement - email Ellen.Scott@midlothian.gov.uk Tel: 0131 271 3007

Community Council Meetings:

Moorfoot CC area 1^st Wednesday of month [not Jan/July],

Gorebridge CC area 3^rd Tuesday of the month [not Dec/July],

Newtongrange CC area last Tuesday of the month] [not Dec/July]

Please note: There are no surgeries during school holidays and that sometimes surgeries have to be cancelled at short notice due to unforeseen circumstances and or/bad weather etc.

Member Attendance

Display attendance in date range

From:

October 2025
week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
40	29	30	1	2	3	4	5
41	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
42	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
43	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
44	27	28	29	30	31	1	2
45	3	4	5	6	7	8	9

To:

October 2025
week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
40	29	30	1	2	3	4	5
41	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
42	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
43	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
44	27	28	29	30	31	1	2
45	3	4	5	6	7	8	9

Attendance Summary

Summary	Count	Percentage
Expected attendances	17
Present as expected	17	100%
Absent	0	0%
Apologies received	0	0% of absences
In attendance (as a visitor)	0
Substitute	0

Attendance Details

Meeting Date	Committee	Attendance
5 Nov 2024 11:00	Cabinet	Attended
17 Dec 2024 11:00	Midlothian Council	Attended
21 Jan 2025 13:00	Planning Committee	Attended
25 Feb 2025 11:00	Midlothian Council	Attended
24 Mar 2025 14:00	Planning Committee	Attended
1 Apr 2025 10:30	Midlothian Council	Attended
1 Apr 2025 11:00	Midlothian Council	Attended
29 Apr 2025 13:00	Planning Committee	Attended
13 May 2025 11:00	Midlothian Council	Attended
24 Jun 2025 11:00	Midlothian Council	Attended
26 Jun 2025 11:00	Planning Committee	Attended
26 Aug 2025 11:00	Cabinet	Attended
26 Aug 2025 13:00	Planning Committee	Attended
9 Sep 2025 11:00	Midlothian Council	Attended
23 Sep 2025 11:00	General Purposes Committee	Attended
6 Oct 2025 13:00	Planning Committee	Attended
21 Oct 2025 11:00	Midlothian Council	Attended

week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
40	29	30	1	2	3	4	5
41	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
42	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
43	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
44	27	28	29	30	31	1	2
45	3	4	5	6	7	8	9

week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
40	29	30	1	2	3	4	5
41	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
42	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
43	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
44	27	28	29	30	31	1	2
45	3	4	5	6	7	8	9

week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
40	29	30	1	2	3	4	5
41	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
42	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
43	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
44	27	28	29	30	31	1	2
45	3	4	5	6	7	8	9

week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
40	29	30	1	2	3	4	5
41	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
42	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
43	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
44	27	28	29	30	31	1	2
45	3	4	5	6	7	8	9

Councillor Ellen Scott