2007 East Lothian Council election

Scottish local government election February 2024 September 2020 May 2013 2007 Scottish local elections 2007 East Lothian Council election Scotland Coat of arms of East Lothian.svg parliamentary no 2003 East Lothian Council election 2003 yes 2007 05 03 East Lothian Council election, 2012 2012 All 23 seats to East Lothian Council 12 Scottish Labour Party 17 seats, 40.6% 17 7 10 Scottish National Party 1 seat, 19.2% 1 12 7 6 Scottish Liberal Democrats 1 seat, 14.9% 1 12 6 5 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 4 seats, 23.1% 4 7 2 2 Independent politician 0 seats, 0.6% 0 13 1 1 East Lothian Council election 2007.svg The multi-member wards Council Leader Scottish Labour Party Council Leader after election Paul Stewart McLennan Scottish National Party Elections to East Lothian Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first using seven new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. Each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system of proportional representation. The wards replaced 23 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. The Labour majority administration was replaced by a coalition between the SNP and Liberal Democrats, led by the SNP's Paul Stewart McLennan. Election results East Lothian local election result 2007Scottish Council Elections 2007 Results and Statistics https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Council-Elections-2007.pdf The Elections Centre 18 February 2024Local Election Results 2007 - East Lothian https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/443/ Local Elections Archive Project 18 February 2024 Scottish Labour Party 7 N\A N\A -9 30.4 32.6 13,514 Scottish National Party 7 N\A N\A +6 30.4 26.9 11,157 Scottish Liberal Democrats 6 N\A N\A +5 26.1 15.4 6,391 Scottish Conservative Party 2 N\A N\A -2 8.7 17.4 7,209 Scottish Green Party 0 N\A N\A 0 0.0 1.6 674 Solidarity (Scotland) 0 N\A N\A 0 0.0 0.5 221 Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party 0 N\A N\A 0 0.0 0.2 75 Independent (politician) 1 N\A N\A 0 4.3 5.3 2,200 Ward results Musselburgh West Scottish National Party John Williamson 1,427 30.7 1 1 Scottish Labour Party John McNeil 1,144 24.6 2 2 Scottish Liberal Democrats Barry Turner 857 18.4 3 5 Scottish Labour Party John Ross 572 12.3 Scottish Conservative Party Robert Fairnie 499 10.7 Solidarity (Scotland) Jack Fraser 153 3.3 Musselburgh East and Carberry Scottish National Party Roger Knox 1,256 25.1 1 1 Scottish Labour Party Andy Forrest 1,057 21.1 2 5 Independent (politician) John Caldwell 937 18.7 3 6 Scottish Liberal Democrats Jenny Mollison 809 16.2 Scottish Labour Party Pat O'Donnell 585 11.7 Scottish Conservative Party Ian Robertson 281 5.6 Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party Alan Eeles 75 1.5 Preston/Seton/Gosford Scottish Labour Party Willie Innes 2,205 30.5 1 1 Scottish National Party Peter MacKenzie 1,906 26.4 2 1 Scottish Conservative Party Michael Veitch 1,040 14.4 Scottish Labour Party Margaret Libberton 927 12.8 3 3 Scottish Liberal Democrats Stuart Currie† 909 12.6 4 5 Independent (politician) Andy Spence 244 3.4 Fa'side Scottish National Party Kenny McLeod 2,065 30.4 1 1 Scottish Labour Party Jim Gillies 1,348 19.8 2 2 Scottish Labour Party Donald Grant 1,118 16.4 4 4 Scottish Liberal Democrats Ruth Currie†† 892 13.1 3 4 Scottish Labour Party Robert McNeill 835 12.3 Scottish Conservative Party Henry Murray-Smith 540 7.9 North Berwick Coastal Scottish Conservative Party Neil Rankin 1,837 29.7 1 1 Scottish National Party David Berry 1,670 27.0 2 1 Scottish Labour Party Pat Hanson 980 15.8 Scottish Liberal Democrats Stuart MacKinnon 747 12.1 3 5 Scottish Conservative Party Kathryn Smith 565 9.1 Scottish Green Party Susan Moffat 393 6.3 Haddington and Lammermuir Scottish Conservative Party Ludovic Broun-Lindsay 1,317 22.6 1 4 Scottish National Party Tom Trotter 1,107 19.0 3 4 Scottish Liberal Democrats Sheena Richardson 1,041 17.9 2 4 Independent (politician) Charles Ingle 1,019 17.5 Scottish Labour Party Ann McCarthy 985 16.9 Scottish Green Party Eurig Scandrett 281 4.8 Solidarity (Scotland) Gary Galbraith 68 1.2 Dunbar and East Linton Scottish National Party Paul McLennan 1,726 30.0 1 1 Scottish Liberal Democrats Jacquie Bell 1,136 19.8 3 3 Scottish Conservative Party Katie Mackie 1,130 19.7 Scottish Labour Party Norman Hampshire 1,033 18.0 2 3 Scottish Labour Party Herbert Coutts 725 12.6 Changes after 2007 † Stuart Currie defected from the Liberal Democrats and joined the Scottish National Party on 11 August 2009 †† Ruth Currie defected from the Liberal Democrats and joined the Scottish National Party on 11 August 2009 See also East Lothian Council elections References Category:2007 Scottish local elections 2007