2007 East Lothian Council election
Introduction '''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
Ward results
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
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