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Council elections
Details of the Council elections: key dates, candidates, polling places and voting
The next Council Elections will take place on Thursday 6 May 2027
See results for election held in May 2022
East Lothian Council has 22 councillors representing 6 electoral wards
Ward 1 – Musselburgh (4 councillors)
Ward 2 - Preston, Seton and Gosford (4 councillors)
Ward 3 - Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry (4 councillors)
Ward 4 - North Berwick Coastal (3 councillors)
Ward 5 - Haddington and Lammermuir (4 councillors)
Ward 6 - Dunbar and East Linton (3 councillors)
These elections use the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system where voters can rank candidates in order of preference (1,2,3 and so on) rather than a single cross. Voters can choose to vote for as many or as few candidates as they like.