East Lothian Council

East Lothian Council
Full council election every 4 years.
Logo
East Lothian Council logo
Type
Type
History
Preceded by East Lothian District Council
Leadership
Council leader
Willie Innes, Labour
Since 26 May 2017[1]
Provost of East Lothian
John McMillan, Labour
Since 26 May 2017[2]
Depute Provost
Andrew Forrest, Labour
Since 26 May 2017
Structure
Seats 22
East Lothian Council composition
Political groups
Administration
     Labour (9)
Other parties
     Conservative (7)
     SNP (6)
Elections
Single transferable vote
Last election
 5 May 2017
Next election
 5 May 2022
Meeting place
John Muir House
Website
www.eastlothian.gov.uk

East Lothian Council is one of the 32 Local Government councils in Scotland covering the East Lothian area.

The is based at John Muir House, Haddington. 22 councillors are elected across 6 wards.

Wards

Ward number Ward name Seats
1 Musselburgh 4
2 Preston, Seton and Gosford 4
3 Tranent, Wallyford and Macmerry 3
4 North Berwick Coastal 3
5 Haddington & Lammermuir 4
6 Dunbar & East Linton 3

History

East Lothian District Council had been created in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. It became one of the newly created single tier local authorities in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994,[3]

References

  1. ↑ Council, East Lothian. "Political make up of the council - Council structure - East Lothian Council". www.eastlothian.gov.uk.
  2. ↑ "Labour councillor named new Provost of East Lothian". East Lothian Courier.
  3. ↑ See also Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) website Archived 1 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine. (OPSI home page Archived 18 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine.)
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