Ward 5 (Haddington and Lammermuir): council election results
Voting took place on 5 May 22 to elect 22 councillors across 6 wards.
The election used the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system where voters ranked candidates in order of preference rather than a single cross. Voters chose to vote for as many or as few candidates as they liked.
Four councillors have been elected in Ward 5 (Haddington and Lammermuir):
- Shamin Akhtar (Scottish Labour Party)
- George McGuire (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
- John McMillan (Scottish Labour Party)
- Tom Trotter (Scottish National Party)
First preference votes were as follows:
- Shamin AKHTAR (Scottish Labour Party) 1,625
- David BARRETT (Independent) 118
- Stuart CRAWFORD (Scottish Liberal Democrats) 432
- Morgwn DAVIES (Alba Party) 85
- Graeme MACGREGOR (Scottish National Party) 944
- George MCGUIRE (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) 1,714
- John MCMILLAN (Scottish Labour Party) 1,228
- Jackie SWAILES Scottish Green Party) 577
- Tom TROTTER (Scottish National Party) 1,107
Total 7,830
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