Preston, Seton and Gosford (ward)
Preston, Seton and Gosford is one of the six wards used to elect members of the East Lothian Council. It elects three Councillors.
Councillors
Election Results
2017 Election
2017 East Lothian Council election[2]
Preston, Seton and Gosford - 4 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8
|
|
Labour
|
Willie Innes (Incumbent)
|
24.3
|
1,801
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conservative
|
Lachlan Bruce
|
24.1
|
1,784
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SNP
|
Neil Gilbert
|
16.2
|
1,197
|
1,208
|
1,215
|
1,260
|
1,288
|
1,294
|
1,322
|
2,201
|
|
Labour
|
Fiona O'Donnell
|
12.6
|
932
|
1,164
|
1,226
|
1,261
|
1,369
|
1,818
|
|
|
|
SNP
|
Janis Wilson
|
11.4
|
844
|
852
|
854
|
922
|
936
|
951
|
975
|
|
|
Labour
|
Brian Weddell
|
5.8
|
429
|
471
|
485
|
501
|
520
|
|
|
|
|
Scottish Green
|
Lesley Orr
|
3.11
|
230
|
234
|
250
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Ghill Donald
|
2.4
|
180
|
184
|
260
|
300
|
|
|
|
|
Electorate: 14,702 Valid: 7,397 Spoilt: 178 Quota: 1,480 Turnout: 51.5%
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2012 Election
2012 East Lothian Council election
Preston/Seton/Gosford - 4 seats
Party |
Candidate |
FPv% |
Count
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7
|
|
Labour
|
Willie Innes (incumbent)
|
38.76
|
2,312
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SNP
|
Steven Brown
|
18.51
|
1,104
|
1,149.5
|
1,204.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
Labour
|
Margaret Libberton (incumbent)
|
15.46
|
922
|
1,871.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SNP
|
Peter Robert MacKenzie (incumbent)
|
13.89
|
829
|
850.8
|
900.9
|
910.1
|
926.9
|
997.7
|
1,166.5
|
|
Conservative
|
Lachlan Bruce
|
8.38
|
500
|
512.1
|
555.2
|
555.4
|
587.4
|
697
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Hugh Reid
|
3.6
|
215
|
223.2
|
266.6
|
266.8
|
280.1
|
|
|
|
UKIP
|
Gordon Norrie
|
1.39
|
83
|
89.3
|
113.9
|
114.1
|
|
|
|
Electorate: 13,386 Valid: 5,965 Spoilt: 34 Quota: 1,194 Turnout: 6,088 (44.56%)
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2007 Election
2007 East Lothian Council election
Preston/Seton/Gosford
Party
|
Candidate
|
1st Pref
|
%
|
Seat
|
Count
|
|
Labour
|
Willie Innes
|
2,205
|
30.5
|
1
|
1
|
|
SNP
|
Peter MacKenzie
|
1,906
|
26.4
|
2
|
1
|
|
Conservative
|
Michael Veitch
|
1,040
|
14.4
|
|
|
|
Labour
|
Margaret Libberton
|
927
|
12.8
|
3
|
3
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
Stuart Currie†
|
909
|
12.6
|
4
|
5
|
|
Independent
|
Andy Spence
|
244
|
3.4
|
|
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References
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