2022 East Lothian Council election

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2022 East Lothian Council election
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All 22 seats to East Lothian Council
12 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
LAB
SNP
LeaderNorman HampshireLyn Jardine
Party Labour SNP
Leader's seat Dunbar and East Linton Dunbar and East Linton
Last election9 seats6 seats
Seats won97
Seat changeSteady2.svg0Increase2.svg1
First preferences32.6%28.24%
First preferences (%)12,42611,563
Swing (pp)Decrease2.svg0.53%Increase2.svg0.34%
 Third partyFourth partyFifth party
 
CON
GRN
IND
LeaderJane HendersonShona Mcintosh
Party Conservative Scottish Green Independents
Leader's seat North Berwick Coastal Musselburgh
Last election7 seats0 seats0 seats
Seats won411
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg1Increase2.svg1
First preferences21.93%9.94%3.12%
First preferences (%)8,9784,0691,192
Swing (pp)Decrease2.svg5.47%Increase2.svg5.45%Increase2.svg2.81%
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2022 East Lothian Council Election, Labour vote share.svg
2022 East Lothian Council Election, SNP vote share.svg
2022 East Lothian Council Election, Conservative vote share.svg
2022 East Lothian Council Election, Green vote share.svg
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Council Leader before election

Norman Hampshire
Labour

Council Leader after election

Norman Hampshire
Labour

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.

Contents

Scottish Labour retained control of the council, whilst the Scottish Greens won their first ever seat in East Lothian. [1] [2]

Aggregate results

2022 East Lothian Council election [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 900Steady2.svg041.032.612.426Decrease2.svg0.53
  SNP 721Increase2.svg132.028.2411,563Increase2.svg0.34
  Conservative 403Decrease2.svg318.021.938,978Decrease2.svg5.47
  Scottish Green 110Increase2.svg14.59.944,069Increase2.svg5.45
  Independent 110Increase2.svg14.53.121,192Increase2.svg2.81
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg00.05.292,166Increase2.svg0.54
  Alba 000Steady2.svg00.00.71289New
  Scottish Family 000Steady2.svg00.00.39146New
  TUSC 000Steady2.svg00.00.1457Decrease2.svg0.01
  ISP 000Steady2.svg00.00.1144New
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg00.00.0418New

Ward summary

Results of the 2022 East Lothian Council election
by ward
Ward%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total
Cllrs
SNP Lab Conservative Green Lib Dem Others
Musselburgh 34.33131.04214.73013.4714.2402.2104
Preston, Seton and Gosford 29.78139.67220.4615.7803.2901.0204
Tranent/Wallyford/Macmerry 32.97245.57213.4404.0902.1201.8004
North Berwick Coastal 19.86121.12138.97113.1606.2100.6903
Haddington and Lammermuir 26.19136.44221.8917.3705.5202.5904
Dunbar and East Linton 26.78125.25121.45115.13010.1301.2603

Ward results

Musselburgh

Musselburgh − 4 seats [4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
SNP Cher Cassini21.701,596       
Labour Andrew Forrest (incumbent) [5] 16.441,2091,214 1,222 1,231 1,287 1,425 1,472 
Conservative Katie Mackie (incumbent)14.711,0821,082 1,100 1,106 1,161 1,172 1,177 1,177
Labour Ruaridh Bennett14.601,0741,078 1,081 1,091 1,160 1,234 1,276 1,276
Scottish Green Shona Mcintosh13.479911,001 1,017 1,035 1,100 1,666  
SNP Iain Whyte12.639291,022 1,026 1,056 1,075    
Liberal Democrats Susan Butts4.24312313 322 325     
Alba Michelle Graham1.148485 92      
Scottish Family Stephen Carter1.077979       
Electorate: 16,636  Valid: 7,356  Spoilt: 126  Quota: 1,472  Turnout: 45.0%  

    Preston Seton and Gosford

    Preston, Seton and Gosford − 4 seats [6]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Labour Colin Yorkston (incumbent)24.41,569      
    Conservative Lachlan Bruce (incumbent)20.51,314      
    SNP Neil Gilbert (incumbent)18.01,1561,160.34 1,160.74 1,185.74 1,199.92 1,203.16 1,313.89
    Labour Brooke Ritchie15.29781,220 1,227 1,232 1,328  
    SNP Janis Wilson11.8756763 763 774 787 791 914
    Scottish Green Tim Porteus5.8374376 376 383 432 439  
    Liberal Democrats Ben Morse3.3211215 222 229    
    Alba Paul Brown1.06666 66     
    Electorate: 15,109  Valid: 6,421  Spoilt: 136  Quota: 1,285  Turnout: 43.4%  

      Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry

      Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry − 4 seats [7]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Labour Fiona Dugdale (incumbent)24.01,437        
      SNP Kenny McLeod (incumbent)21.81,307        
      Labour Colin McGinn (incumbent)21.61,290        
      Conservative Gordon Mackett (incumbent)13.4804838 839 851 853 861 910 934  
      SNP Lee-Anne Menzies11.1666689 782 791 816 827 837 1,000 1,077
      Scottish Green Marnie Stirling4.1245266 269 275 279 297 333   
      Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Wilson2.1127159 159 167 167 177    
      TUSC Jimmy Haddow1.05773 73 80 89     
      Alba Hazel Hamilton0.95154 55 57      
      Electorate: 15,497  Valid: 5,984  Spoilt: 148  Quota: 1,197  Turnout: 39.6%  

        North Berwick Coastal

        North Berwick Coastal − 3 seats [8]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Labour Carol McFarlane21.11,4471,449 1,552 1,620 1,971   
        Conservative Jeremy Findlay (incumbent)20.31,3891,391 1,395 1,431 1,468 1,510.93 1,521.78 2,714.1
        SNP Liz Allan19.91,3601,361 1,363 1,383 1,815   
        Conservative Judy Lockhart-Hunter18.71,2801,282 1,288 1,338 1,373 1,410.30 1,418  
        Scottish Green Jacq Cottrell13.2901903 910 1,006     
        Liberal Democrats Stuart Smith6.2425425 429      
        Scottish Family Alison Carter0.42933       
        UKIP George Cowen0.318       
        Electorate: TBC  Valid: 6,849  Spoilt: 78  Quota: 1,713  Turnout: 6,927 (39.6%)  

          Haddington and Lammermuir

          Haddington and Lammermuir − 4 seats [9]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456789
          Conservative George McGuire21.891,714        
          Labour Shamin Akhtar (incumbent)20.751,625        
          Labour John McMillan (incumbent)15.681,2281,271.22 1,310.66 1,319.85 1,344.62 1,542.60 1,714.0  
          SNP Tom Trotter (incumbent)14.141,1071,109.06 1,110.52 1,124.35 1,131.73 1,148.86 1,351.07 1,378.05 2,350.54
          SNP Graeme MacGregor12.06944945.72 949.63 970.46 982.49 1,003.38 1,154.26 1,168.20  
          Scottish Green Jackie Swailes7.37577580.94 584.37 591.49 609.29 725.00    
          Liberal Democrats Stuart Crawford5.52432469.91 474.47 478.73 533.41     
          Independent David Barrett0.3729132.65 134.27 148.44      
          Alba Morgwn Davies1.098585.66 85.86       
          Electorate: 16,204  Valid: 7,830  Spoilt: 121  Quota: 1,567  Turnout: 7,951 (49.1%)  

            Dunbar and East Linton

            Dunbar and East Linton − 3 seats [10]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            SNP Lyn Jardine26.841,742     
            Labour Norman Hampshire (incumbent)25.321,643     
            Conservative Donna Collins21.491,3951,397.97 1,401.07 1,411.10 1,414.12 1,638.47
            Scottish Green Mark James15.169841,049.02 1,051.99 1,061.52 1,091.10 1,359.02
            Liberal Democrats Jacquie Bell10.15659673.32 678.20 687.86 698.45  
            Scottish Family Timothy Anderson0.593840.04 40.45    
            ISP Cris Thacker0.452940.05 56.34 56.56   
            Electorate: 16,204  Valid: 6,490  Spoilt: 121  Quota: 1,627  Turnout: 6,505 (40.1%)  

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              1. ↑ Berkeley, Sam (6 May 2022). "East Lothian Council election 2022: Labour finish as largest party as Greens win first ever seat". East Lothian Courier. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
              2. ↑ Berkeley, Sam (6 May 2022). "Musselburgh ward election result: Greens make history, Bennett successful". East Lothian Courier. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
              3. ↑ "Council election results 5 May 2022 - summary | Council elections results". East Lothian Council. 5 May 2022.
              4. ↑ "Ward 1 (Musselburgh): Council election results | Council elections results – 5 May 2022 | East Lothian Council".
              5. ↑ "Andrew Forrest (Musselburgh): Council election results | Council elections results – 5 May 2022 | East Lothian Council".
              6. ↑ "Ward 2 (Preston, Seton and Gosford): Council election results | Council elections results – 5 May 2022 | East Lothian Council".
              7. ↑ "Ward 3 (Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry): Council election results | Council elections results – 5 May 2022 | East Lothian Council".
              8. ↑ "Ward 4 (North Berwick Coastal): Council election results | Council elections results – 5 May 2022 | East Lothian Council".
              9. ↑ "Ward 5 (Haddington and Lammermuir): Council election results | Council elections results – 5 May 2022 | East Lothian Council".
              10. ↑ "Ward 6 (Dunbar and East Linton): Council election results | Council elections results – 5 May 2022 | East Lothian Council".
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