Midlothian Council is the local authority for Midlothian, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, covering an area immediately south of the city of Edinburgh.

A shadow authority was again elected in 1995 ahead of the reforms which came into force on 1 April 1996.

The leaders of the council since 2003 have been:[7] Since 2007 elections have been held every five years under the single transferable vote system, introduced by the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.

Election results since 1995 have been as follows:[6] The council is based at Midlothian House at 40–46 Buccleuch Street in Dalkeith.

The building was purpose-built for the district council in 1991 at a cost of £6 million.