North Berwick Coastal (ward)

Electoral ward in East Lothian, Scotland

Location of the ward [1]

North Berwick Coastal is one of the six wards used to elect members of the East Lothian Council. It elects three Councillors.[citation needed]

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

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2007 |  | Stuart MacKinnon
(Liberal Democrats)  |  | Neil Rankin
(Conservative)  |  | David Berry
(SNP)
2012 |  | Jim Goodfellow
(Labour)  | Tim Day
(Conservative)
2017 | Jeremy Douglas Findlay
(Conservative)  |  | Jane Henderson
(Conservative)
2022 | Carol McFarlane
(Labour)  |  | Liz Allan
(SNP)

## Election Results

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### 2017 Election

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2017 East Lothian Council election[2]

North Berwick Coastal - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Conservative | Jeremy Douglas Findlay | 27.16  | 1,703 |   |   |   |
| Labour | Jim Goodfellow (incumbent)  | 23.73  | 1,488  | 1,497  | 1,573 |   |
| Conservative | Jane Henderson | 21.38  | 1,341  | 1,454  | 1,474  | 1,475  | 1,589
| SNP | Laura Lowe Forrest  | 17.97  | 1,127  | 1,128  | 1,233  | 1,234  | 1,335
| Liberal Democrats | Robert O'Riordan  | 5.07  | 318  | 323  | 388  | 389  |
| Scottish Green | Eurig Scandrett  | 4.67  | 293  | 294  |   |   |
Electorate: 10,752   Valid: 6,270   Spoilt: 114   Quota: 1,568   Turnout: 59.4

### 2012 Election

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2012 East Lothian Council election

North Berwick Coastal - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Conservative | Tim Day | 30.65  | 1,465 |   |   |
| Labour | Jim Goodfellow | 27.08  | 1,294 |   |   |
| SNP | David Stuart Berry (incumbent)†  | 21.30  | 1,018  | 1,043.8  | 1,059  | 1,253.9
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Leitch MacKinnon (incumbent)  | 8.47  | 405  | 485.2  | 510.6  | 526.3
| Independent | Jeremy Douglas Findlay  | 7.32  | 350  | 426.8  | 444.4  | 464.9
| SNP | Ronnie Gurr  | 5.17  | 247  | 250.1  | 255.1  |
Electorate: 9,811   Valid: 4,779   Spoilt: 42   Quota: 1,195   Turnout: 4,821 (48.71%)

### 2007 Election

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2007 East Lothian Council election

North Berwick Coastal  Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

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| Conservative | Neil Rankin | 1,837  | 29.7  | 1  | 1
| SNP | David Berry | 1,670  | 27.0  | 2  | 1
| Labour | Pat Hanson  | 980  | 15.8  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart MacKinnon | 747  | 12.1  | 3  | 5
| Conservative | Kathryn Smith  | 565  | 9.1  |  |
| Scottish Green | Susan Moffat  | 393  | 6.3  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. 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.

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Wards of East Lothian

* Musselburgh
* Preston, Seton and Gosford
* Tranent/Wallyford/Macmerry
* North Berwick Coastal
* Haddington and Lammermuir
* Dunbar and East Linton

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