East Lothian Council elections

East Lothian Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.

Council elections

As a district council

Year Labour SNP Conservative Independent
1974 10 0 6 1
1977 9 0 8 0
1980 10 0 7 0
1984[a] 12 0 5 0
1988 12 0 4 1[b]
1992 9 1 7 0
  1. ^ New ward boundaries.[1]
  2. ^ Independent Labour.

As a unitary authority

Year Labour SNP Conservative Green Liberal Democrats Independent
1995 15 0 3 0 0 0
1999[a] 17 1 5 0 0 0
2003 17 1 4 0 1 0
2007[b] 7 7 2 0 6 1
2012 10 9 3 0 0 1
2017[c] 9 6 7 0 0 0
2022 9 7 4 1 0 1
  1. ^ New ward boundaries.[2]
  2. ^ Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
  3. ^ New ward boundaries.[3]

Results maps

  • 1995 results map
  • 1999 results map
  • 2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
  • 2012 results map
  • 2017 results map
  • 2022 results map

By-elections

2017-2022

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 Glass 29.5 1,866 1,874 2,044 2,469  
Labour Neal Black 21.5 1,359 1,370 1,589    
Liberal Democrats Stuart Crawford 12.3 774 782      
UKIP David Sisson 1.7 108        
Conservative hold
Valid: 6,319   Spoilt: 44   Quota: 3,160   Turnout: 6,363  
Preston, Seton and Gosford By-Election 20 January 2022[5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Colin Yorkston 38.5 1,793 1,815 1,861 1,927 2,390
SNP Janis Wilson 26.2 1,217 1,242 1,258 1,391 1,458
Conservative Andy Ovens 24.8 1,154 1,173 1,204 1,212  
Scottish Green Tim Porteus 5.p 231 241 266    
Liberal Democrats Ben Morse 2.9 136 154      
Independent Calum Miller 2.6 122        
Labour hold
Valid: 4,696   Spoilt: 43   Quota: 2,327   Turnout: 4,739  

References

  1. ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements - East Lothian Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements Final Recommendations - East Lothian Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Candidate votes per stage report". East Lothian Council. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  5. ^ "East Lothian Council by-election results - 22 January 2022 | Election results". Eastlothian.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
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