Council elections results – 5 May 2022

Voting took place on 5 May 22 to elect 22 councillors across six wards.

Across all six wards a total 41,614 cast their votes in East Lothian (47.8% of registered voters). Total electorate of 88,076.

Political standings

• Scottish Labour Party: 10
• Scottish National Party: 7
• Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party: 4
• Scottish Green Party: 1

Ward 1 (Musselburgh)

Four councillors have been elected:

• Ruaridh Bennett (Scottish Labour Party)
• Cher Cassini (Scottish National Party)
• Andy Forrest (Scottish Labour Party)
• Shona McIntosh (Scottish Green Party)

Ward 2 (Preston, Seton and Gosford) 

• Lachlan Bruce (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
• Neil Gilbert (Scottish National Party)
• Brooke Ritchie (Scottish Labour Party)
• Colin Yorkston (Scottish Labour Party)

Ward 3 (Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry) 

• Fiona Dugdale (Scottish Labour Party)
• Colin McGinn (Scottish Labour Party)
• Kenny McLeod (Scottish National Party)
• Lee-Anne Menzies (Scottish National Party)

Ward 4 (North Berwick Coastal) 

• Liz Allan (Scottish National Party)
• Jeremy Findlay (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
• Carol McFarlane (Scottish Labour Party) 

Ward 5 (Haddington and Lammermuir) 

• Shamin Akhtar (Scottish Labour Party)
• George McGuire (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
• John McMillan (Scottish Labour Party)
• Tom Trotter (Scottish National Party)

Ward 6 (Dunbar and East Linton) 

• Donna Collins (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
• Norman Hampshire (Scottish Labour Party)
• Lyn Jardine (Scottish National Party)