1974 East Lothian District Council election
Elections for East Lothian Council took place in May 1974, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.
Results
[edit]| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 10 | - | - | 58.8 | 35.4 | 8,212 | |||
| Conservative | 6 | - | - | 35.3 | 38.1 | 8,825 | |||
| Independent | 1 | - | - | 5.9 | 17.0 | 3,930 | |||
| SNP | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 4.1 | 956 | |||
| Independent Labour | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 2.3 | 542 | |||
| Residents | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.8 | 409 | |||
| Liberal | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.3 | 299 | |||
Ward Results
[edit]Labour
[edit]- Musselburgh 1
- Musselburgh 2
- Musselburgh 3
- Musselburgh 4
- Tranent
- Ormiston
- Inveresk
- Prestonpans
- Preston
- Gladsmuir
Conservative
[edit]- Cockenzie
- Lammermuir
- Dirleton
- Dunbar
- East Linton
- North Berwick
Independent
[edit]- Haddington
