See main article: 2022 Scottish local elections.
| Election Name: | 2022 East Lothian Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2017 East Lothian Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2017 |
| Next Election: | 2027 East Lothian Council election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Seats For Election: | All 22 seats to East Lothian Council |
| Majority Seats: | 12 |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp) |
| Image1: | LAB |
| Party1: | Scottish Labour |
| Leaders Seat1: | Dunbar and East Linton |
| Seats Needed1: | 5 |
| Seats1: | 9 |
| Seat Change1: | 0 |
| 1Data1: | 32.6% |
| 2Data1: | 12,426 |
| 3Data1: | 0.53% |
| Leader2: | Lyn Jardine |
| Party2: | Scottish National Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | Dunbar and East Linton |
| Seats Needed2: | 5 |
| Seats2: | 7 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| 1Data2: | 28.24% |
| 2Data2: | 11,563 |
| 3Data2: | 0.34% |
| Image3: | CON |
| Leader3: | Lachlan Bruce |
| Party3: | Scottish Conservatives |
| Leaders Seat3: | North Berwick Coastal |
| Seats Needed3: | 5 |
| Seats3: | 4 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| 1Data3: | 21.93% |
| 2Data3: | 8,978 |
| 3Data3: | 5.47% |
| Image4: | GRN |
| Leader4: | Shona Mcintosh |
| Party4: | Scottish Greens |
| Leaders Seat4: | Musselburgh |
| Seats Needed4: | 12 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| 1Data4: | 9.94% |
| 2Data4: | 4,069 |
| 3Data4: | 5.45% |
| Image5: | IND |
| Party5: | Independents |
| Seats Needed5: | 12 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| 1Data5: | 3.12% |
| 2Data5: | 1,192 |
| 3Data5: | 2.81% |
| Map2 Image: | East Lothian Council Election 2022.svg |
| Council Leader | |
| Before Election: | Norman Hampshire |
| Before Party: | Scottish Labour |
| Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
| After Election: | Norman Hampshire |
| After Party: | Scottish Labour |
The 2022 East Lothian Council election took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 5 wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 18 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.
Scottish Labour retained control of the council, whilst the Scottish Greens won their first ever seat in East Lothian.[1] [2]
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