Council Election Results - 4 May 2017
Voting took place on 4 May 2017 to elect 22 councillors across 6 wards.
Political standings: Labour 9, Conservative 7, SNP 6.
Across all six wards a total of 42,194 cast their votes in East Lothian (52.04% of registered voters). Total electorate of 81,077.
Ward 1 (Musselburgh)
4 councillors have been elected:
- Stuart Currie - Scottish National Party
- Andy Forrest - Scottish Labour Party
- Katie Mackie - Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- John Williamson - Scottish National Party
Ward 2 (Preston, Seton and Gosford)
4 councillors have been elected:
- Lachlan Bruce - Scottish Conservative and Unionist
- Neil Gilbert - Scottish National Party
- Willie Innes - Scottish Labour Party
- Fiona O’Donnell - Scottish Labour Party
Ward 3 (Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry)
4 councillors have been elected:
- Fiona Dugdale - Scottish Labour Party
- Gordon Mackett - Scottish Conservative and Unionist
- Colin McGinn - Scottish Labour Party
- Kenny McLeod - Scottish National Party
Ward 4 (North Berwick Coastal)
3 councillors have been elected:
- Jeremy Findlay - Scottish Conservative and Unionist
- Jim Goodfellow - Scottish Labour
- Jane Henderson - Scottish Conservative and Unionist
Ward 5 (Haddington and Lammermuir)
4 councillors have been elected:
- Shamin Akhtar - Scottish Labour
- John McMillan - Scottish Labour
- Brian Small - Scottish Conservatives and Unionist
- Tom Trotter - Scottish National Party
Ward 6 (Dunbar and East Linton)
3 councillors have been elected:
- Norman Hampshire - Scottish Labour
- Sue Kempson - Scottish Conservative and Unionist
- Paul McLennan - Scottish National Party