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 Steady Increase1
First preferences 32.6 28.24
First preferences (%) 12,426 11,563
Swing (pp) Decrease0.53 Increase0.34
  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 Decrease3 Increase1 Increase1
First preferences 21.93 9.94 3.12
First preferences (%) 8,978 4,069 1,192
Swing (pp) Decrease5.47 Increase5.45 Increase2.81
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.[1][2]

Aggregate results
2022 East Lothian Council election[3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 9 Steady 0 Steady 45 32.6 12.426 Decrease0.53
  SNP 7 Increase2 Decrease1 Increase1 32 28.24 11,563 Increase0.34
  Conservative 4 0 Decrease3 Decrease3 18 21.93 8,978 Decrease5.47
  Scottish Green 1 Increase1 0 Increase1 1 9.94 4,069 Increase5.45
  Independent 1 Increase1 0 Increase1 1 3.12 1,192 Increase2.81
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 5 5.29 2,166 Increase0.54
  Alba 0 0 0 0 0 0.71 289
  Scottish Family 0 0 0 0 0 0.39 146
  TUSC 0 0 0 0 0 0.14 57 Decrease0.01
  ISP 0 0 0 0 0 0.11 44
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.04 18

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 34.33 1 31.04 2 14.73 0 13.47 1 4.24 0 2.21 0 4
Preston, Seton and Gosford 29.78 1 39.67 2 20.46 1 5.78 0 3.29 0 1.02 0 4
Tranent/Wallyford/Macmerry 32.97 2 45.57 2 13.44 0 4.09 0 2.12 0 1.80 0 4
North Berwick Coastal 19.86 1 21.12 1 38.97 1 13.16 0 6.21 0 0.69 0 3
Haddington and Lammermuir 26.19 1 36.44 2 21.89 1 7.37 0 5.52 0 2.59 0 4
Dunbar and East Linton 26.78 1 25.25 1 21.45 1 15.13 0 10.13 0 1.26 0 3

Ward results

Musselburgh
Musselburgh − 4 seats[4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Cher Cassini 21.70 1,596              
Labour Andrew Forrest (incumbent) [5] 16.44 1,209 1,214 1,222 1,231 1,287 1,425 1,472  
Conservative Katie Mackie (incumbent) 14.71 1,082 1,082 1,100 1,106 1,161 1,172 1,177 1,177
Labour Ruaridh Bennett 14.60 1,074 1,078 1,081 1,091 1,160 1,234 1,276 1,276
Scottish Green Shona Mcintosh 13.47 991 1,001 1,017 1,035 1,100 1,666    
SNP Iain Whyte 12.63 929 1,022 1,026 1,056 1,075      
Liberal Democrats Susan Butts 4.24 312 313 322 325        
Alba Michelle Graham 1.14 84 85 92          
Scottish Family Stephen Carter 1.07 79 79            
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
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    Labour Colin Yorkston (incumbent) 24.4 1,569            
    Conservative Lachlan Bruce (incumbent) 20.5 1,314            
    SNP Neil Gilbert (incumbent) 18.0 1,156 1,160.34 1,160.74 1,185.74 1,199.92 1,203.16 1,313.89
    Labour Brooke Ritchie 15.2 978 1,220 1,227 1,232 1,328    
    SNP Janis Wilson 11.8 756 763 763 774 787 791 914
    Scottish Green Tim Porteus 5.8 374 376 376 383 432 439  
    Liberal Democrats Ben Morse 3.3 211 215 222 229      
    Alba Paul Brown 1.0 66 66 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
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      Labour Fiona Dugdale (incumbent) 24.0 1,437                
      SNP Kenny McLeod (incumbent) 21.8 1,307                
      Labour Colin McGinn (incumbent) 21.6 1,290                
      Conservative Gordon Mackett (incumbent) 13.4 804 838 839 851 853 861 910 934  
      SNP Lee-Anne Menzies 11.1 666 689 782 791 816 827 837 1,000 1,077
      Scottish Green Marnie Stirling 4.1 245 266 269 275 279 297 333    
      Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Wilson 2.1 127 159 159 167 167 177      
      TUSC Jimmy Haddow 1.0 57 73 73 80 89        
      Alba Hazel Hamilton 0.9 51 54 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 McFarlane 21.1 1,447 1,449 1,552 1,620 1,971      
        Conservative Jeremy Findlay (incumbent) 20.3 1,389 1,391 1,395 1,431 1,468 1,510.93 1,521.78 2,714.1
        SNP Liz Allan 19.9 1,360 1,361 1,363 1,383 1,815      
        Conservative Judy Lockhart-Hunter 18.7 1,280 1,282 1,288 1,338 1,373 1,410.30 1,418  
        Scottish Green Jacq Cottrell 13.2 901 903 910 1,006        
        Liberal Democrats Stuart Smith 6.2 425 425 429          
        Scottish Family Alison Carter 0.4 29 33            
        UKIP George Cowen 0.3 18              
        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 McGuire 21.89 1,714                
          Labour Shamin Akhtar (incumbent) 20.75 1,625                
          Labour John McMillan (incumbent) 15.68 1,228 1,271.22 1,310.66 1,319.85 1,344.62 1,542.60 1,714.0    
          SNP Tom Trotter (incumbent) 14.14 1,107 1,109.06 1,110.52 1,124.35 1,131.73 1,148.86 1,351.07 1,378.05 2,350.54
          SNP Graeme MacGregor 12.06 944 945.72 949.63 970.46 982.49 1,003.38 1,154.26 1,168.20  
          Scottish Green Jackie Swailes 7.37 577 580.94 584.37 591.49 609.29 725.00      
          Liberal Democrats Stuart Crawford 5.52 432 469.91 474.47 478.73 533.41        
          Independent David Barrett 0.37 29 132.65 134.27 148.44          
          Alba Morgwn Davies 1.09 85 85.66 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 Jardine 26.84 1,742          
            Labour Norman Hampshire (incumbent) 25.32 1,643          
            Conservative Donna Collins 21.49 1,395 1,397.97 1,401.07 1,411.10 1,414.12 1,638.47
            Scottish Green Mark James 15.16 984 1,049.02 1,051.99 1,061.52 1,091.10 1,359.02
            Liberal Democrats Jacquie Bell 10.15 659 673.32 678.20 687.86 698.45  
            Scottish Family Timothy Anderson 0.59 38 40.04 40.45      
            ISP Cris Thacker 0.45 29 40.05 56.34 56.56    
            Electorate: 16,204   Valid: 6,490   Spoilt: 121   Quota: 1,627   Turnout: 6,505 (40.1%)  

              References
              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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