Location of the ward [1]
Dunbar and East Linton is one of the six wards used to elect members of the East Lothian Council. It elects three Councillors.
Dunbar and East Linton is one of the six wards used to elect members of the East Lothian Council. It elects three Councillors.
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Jacquie Bell (Liberal Democrats) | Paul McLennan (SNP) | Norman Hampshire (Labour) | |||||
| 2012 | Michael George Veitch (Conservative) | |||||||
| 2017 | Sue Kempson (Conservative) | |||||||
| 2022 | Donna Collins (Conservative) | Lyn Jardine (SNP) | ||||||
2017 East Lothian Council election [2]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Conservative | Sue Kempson | 29.86 | 1,834 | ||||||
| Labour | Norman Hampshire (incumbent) | 26.59 | 1,633 | ||||||
| SNP | Paul McLennan (incumbent) | 17.04 | 1,047 | 1,054 | 1,064 | 1,094 | 1,199 | 2,216 | |
| SNP | Isobel Knox | 13.2 | 811 | 819 | 828 | 852 | 1,177 | ||
| Scottish Green | Sarah Beattie-Smith | 8.79 | 540 | 569 | 584 | 761 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Elisabeth Wilson | 4.49 | 276 | 392 | 421 | ||||
| Electorate: 10,995 Valid: 6,141 Spoilt: 43 Quota: 1,536 Turnout: 56.4% | |||||||||
2012 East Lothian Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Labour | Norman Hampshire (incumbent) | 25.49 | 1,191 | |||||
| SNP | Paul Stewart McLennan (incumbent) | 24.78 | 1,158 | 1,160 | 1,195 | |||
| Conservative | Michael George Veitch | 21.04 | 983 | 983.8 | 1,072.9 | 1,074.7 | 1,185.9 | |
| SNP | Isobel Margaret Knox | 14.04 | 656 | 657.1 | 681.1 | 702.7 | 805.1 | |
| Labour | Hayley Flanagan | 9.50 | 444 | 460.1 | 516.3 | 517.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Burt Taylor | 5.16 | 241 | 241.5 | ||||
| Electorate: 9,760 Valid: 4,673 Spoilt: 71 Quota: 1,169 Turnout: 4,744 (47.88%) | ||||||||
2007 East Lothian Council election
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Paul McLennan | 1,726 | 30.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacquie Bell | 1,136 | 19.8 | 3 | 3 | |
| Conservative | Katie Mackie | 1,130 | 19.7 | |||
| Labour | Norman Hampshire | 1,033 | 18.0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Labour | Herbert Coutts | 725 | 12.6 | |||
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