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2007 East Lothian Council election

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All 23 seats to East Lothian Council 12 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour SNP Liberal Democrats Last election 17 seats, 40.6% 1 seat, 19.2% 1 seat, 14.9% Seats before 17 1 1 Seats won 7 7 6 Seat change 10 6 5   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Conservative Independent Last election 4 seats, 23.1% 0 seats, 0.6% Seats before 4 0 Seats won 2 1 Seat change 2 1
The multi-member wards
Council Leader before election Labour Council Leader after election Paul Stewart McLennan SNP

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.

• † 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