# 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.
Scottish Labour retained control of the council, whilst the Scottish Greens won their first ever seat in East Lothian.

## Aggregate results

2022 East Lothian Council election :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 32.6 | 12.426 | 0.53 |
| SNP | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32.0 | 28.24 | 11,563 | 0.34 |
| Conservative | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18.0 | 21.93 | 8,978 | 5.47 |
| Scottish Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 9.94 | 4,069 | 5.45 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 3.12 | 1,192 | 2.81 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.29 | 2,166 | 0.54 |
| Alba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.71 | 289 | New |
| Scottish Family | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.39 | 146 | New |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.14 | 57 | 0.01 |
| ISP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.11 | 44 | New |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.04 | 18 | New |

### Ward summary

Results of the 2022 East Lothian Council election by ward :
| Ward | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | % | Cllrs | Total Cllrs |
| Ward | SNP | SNP | Lab | Lab | Conservative | Conservative | Green | Green | Lib Dem | Lib Dem | Others | Others | | Total Cllrs |
| 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | SNP | Cher Cassini | 21.70 | 1,596 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Andrew Forrest (incumbent) | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | 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: 12,181 Valid: 6,849 Spoilt: 78 Quota: 1,713 Turnout: 6,927 (56.9%) ||||||||||||

### Haddington and Lammermuir

Haddington and Lammermuir − 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | 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%) ||||||||||