2022 East Lothian Council election

The 2022 East Lothian Council election took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 5 wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 18 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.

Main article: 2022 Scottish local elections

2022 East Lothian Council election
6 May 2022 (2022-05-06)
All 22 seats to East Lothian Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
LAB
SNP
Leader Norman Hampshire Lyn Jardine
Party Labour SNP
Leader's seat Dunbar and East Linton Dunbar and East Linton
Last election 9 seats 6 seats
Seats won 9 7
Seat change 0 1
First preferences 32.6% 28.24%
First preferences (%) 12,426 11,563
Swing (pp) 0.53% 0.34%
  Third party Fourth party Fifth party
 
CON
GRN
IND
Leader Jane Henderson Shona Mcintosh
Party Conservative Scottish Green Independents
Leader's seat North Berwick Coastal Musselburgh
Last election 7 seats 0 seats 0 seats
Seats won 4 1 1
Seat change 3 1 1
First preferences 21.93% 9.94% 3.12%
First preferences (%) 8,978 4,069 1,192
Swing (pp) 5.47% 5.45% 2.81%
Council Leader before election

Norman Hampshire
Labour

 Council Leader after election

Norman Hampshire
Labour

Scottish Labour retained control of the council, whilst the Scottish Greens won their first ever seat in East Lothian.

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