East Lothian Council
East Lothian Council is one of the 32 local government councils in Scotland covering the East Lothian area.
East Lothian Council | |
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Full council election every 4 years. | |
East Lothian Council logo | |
Type | |
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History | |
Preceded by | East Lothian District Council |
Leadership | |
Provost of East Lothian | Cllr John McMillan, Labour since 26 May 2017 |
Leader of the Council | Cllr Willie Innes, Labour since 26 May 2017 |
Chief executive | Angela Leitch since June 2011 |
Structure | |
Seats | 22 |
Political groups |
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Elections | |
Single transferable vote | |
Last election | 5 May 2017 |
Next election | 5 May 2022 |
Meeting place | |
Council Chamber, Haddington Town House | |
Website | |
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The council is based at John Muir House, Haddington. Twenty two councillors are elected across 6 wards.
Wards
Ward number | Ward name | Seats |
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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,[1]
Electoral History
Election | Control | Administration |
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1980 | Labour | Labour |
1984 | Labour | Labour |
1988 | Labour | Labour |
1992 | Labour | Labour |
1995 | Labour | Labour |
1999 | Labour | Labour |
2003 | Labour | Labour |
2007 | No overall control | SNP - Lib Dem |
2012 | No overall control | Labour - Conservative |
2017 | Labour | Labour minority |
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References
- 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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