Dunbar and East Linton (ward)

Dunbar and East Linton is one of the six wards used to elect members of the East Lothian Council. It elects three Councillors.

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Councillors edit

Election Councillors
2007 Jacquie Bell
(Liberal Democrats)
Paul McLennan
(SNP)
Norman Hampshire
(Labour)
2012 Michael George Veitch
(Conservative)
2017 Sue Kempson
(Conservative)
2022 Donna Collins
(Conservative)
Lyn Jardine
(SNP)

Election Results edit

2017 Election edit

2017 East Lothian Council election[2]

Dunbar and East Linton - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Sue Kempson 29.86 1,834          
Labour Norman Hampshire (incumbent) 26.59 1,633          
SNP Paul McLennan (incumbent) 17.04 1,047 1,054 1,064 1,094 1,199 2,216
SNP Isobel Knox 13.2 811 819 828 852 1,177  
Scottish Green Sarah Beattie-Smith 8.79 540 569 584 761    
Liberal Democrats Elisabeth Wilson 4.49 276 392 421      
Electorate: 10,995   Valid: 6,141   Spoilt: 43   Quota: 1,536   Turnout: 56.4%  

2012 Election edit

2012 East Lothian Council election

Dunbar and East Linton - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Norman Hampshire (incumbent) 25.49 1,191        
SNP Paul Stewart McLennan (incumbent) 24.78 1,158 1,160 1,195    
Conservative Michael George Veitch 21.04 983 983.8 1,072.9 1,074.7 1,185.9
SNP Isobel Margaret Knox 14.04 656 657.1 681.1 702.7 805.1
Labour Hayley Flanagan 9.50 444 460.1 516.3 517.3  
Liberal Democrats Ann Burt Taylor 5.16 241 241.5      
Electorate: 9,760   Valid: 4,673   Spoilt: 71   Quota: 1,169   Turnout: 4,744 (47.88%)  

2007 Election edit

2007 East Lothian Council election

Dunbar and East Linton
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
SNP Paul McLennan 1,726 30.0 1 1
Liberal Democrats Jacquie Bell 1,136 19.8 3 3
Conservative Katie Mackie 1,130 19.7
Labour Norman Hampshire 1,033 18.0 2 3
Labour Herbert Coutts 725 12.6

References edit

  1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. ^ East Lothian Council. "Council Election Results - 4 May 2017 | Election results | East Lothian Council". eastlothian.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2020.