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 | |
Leader of the Council | |
Chief executive | Monica Patterson since 2020 |
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]
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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