East Lothian Council
East Lothian Council is one of the 32 local government councils in Scotland covering the East Lothian area.
East Lothian Council | |
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| Full council election every 4 years. | |
 East Lothian Council logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Preceded by | East Lothian District Council |
| Leadership | |
Provost of East Lothian | |
Leader of the Council | Norman Hampshire since 16 November 2021 |
Chief executive | Monica Patterson since 2020 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 22 |
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Political groups |
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| Elections | |
| Single transferable vote | |
Last election | 4 May 2017 |
Next election | 5 May 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Council Chamber, Haddington Town House | |
| Website | |
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The council is based at John Muir House, Haddington. Twenty two councillors are elected across 6 wards. Council meetings are held at Haddington Town House.[1][2]
Wards
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Map of the area's wards (2017 configuration)
| Ward number |
Ward name | Seats | 2017 results[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Conservative | SNP | ||||
| 1 | Musselburgh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | Preston, Seton and Gosford | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | North Berwick Coastal | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| 5 | Haddington and Lammermuir | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Dunbar and East Linton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | ||
History
East Lothian District Council had been created in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, coming under the Lothian region (along with Edinburgh, Midlothian and West Lothian, each having some differences from the territory of their corresponding historic counties). All became four of the newly created single tier local authorities in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.[4]
Electoral history
Map of the area's single-member wards with the results of the 2003 East Lothian Council election, the last to use that system
| Election | Control | Administration |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Labour | Labour |
| 1984 | Labour | Labour |
| 1988 | Labour | Labour |
| 1992 | Labour | Labour |
| 1995 | Labour | Labour |
| 1999 | Labour | Labour |
| 2003 | Labour | Labour |
| 2007 | No overall control | SNP - Lib Dem |
| 2012 | No overall control | Labour - Conservative |
| 2017 | Labour | Labour minority |
References
- "£600,000 of work set to be carried out on Haddington Town House". East Lothian Courier. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- "Council Meeting Agenda". East Lothian Council. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- UK General Election Results - 12 December 2019
- See also Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) website Archived 1 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine (OPSI home page Archived 18 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine)
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