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Haddington and Lammermuir By-Election 9 May 2019 [4]; Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Conservative: Craig Hoy: 35.0 2,212 2,249 2,428 2,759 3,277: SNP: Lorraine ...
East Lothian District Council had been created in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, as one of four districts within the Lothian region (along with Edinburgh, Midlothian and West Lothian, each having some differences from the territory of their corresponding historic counties).
East Lothian (/ ˈ l oʊ ð i ə n /; Scots: Aest Lowden; Scottish Gaelic: Lodainn an Ear) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering most of the council area of East Lothian. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election.
Part of the constituency is within the East Lothian council area, the remainder of which is represented by the East Lothian constituency (also within the South Scotland region). From the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, the newly formed constituency of Midlothian North and Musselburgh is formed from the following electoral wards: [3]
The part in East Lothian Council was transferred from the East Lothian constituency (renamed Lothian East). When the original constituency was abolished for the 2005 general election, most of it was merged into the new Edinburgh East constituency. The rest of it, the Musselburgh area, was merged into the East Lothian constituency. [4]
2007 East Lothian Council election. Preston/Seton/Gosford Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count Labour: Willie Innes: 2,205 30.5 1 1 SNP: Peter MacKenzie: 1,906 26.4 2 1
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.
2017 Elections to East Lothian Council were held on 4 May 2017 on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election consisted of 6 wards electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation , with 22 councillors elected.