East Lothian Council
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East Lothian Council | |
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Full council election every 4 years. | |
Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Preceded by | East Lothian District Council |
Leadership | |
Council leader | |
Provost of East Lothian | |
Depute Provost | Andrew Forrest, Labour since 26 May 2017 |
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 | |
John Muir House | |
Website | |
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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 |
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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,[3]
References
- ^ Council, East Lothian. "Political make up of the council - Council structure - East Lothian Council". www.eastlothian.gov.uk.
- ^ "Labour councillor named new Provost of East Lothian". East Lothian Courier.
- ^ 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)