2022 Midlothian Council election

The 2022 Midlothian Council election took place on 5 May 2022 as part of the 2022 Scottish local elections. The election used the seven wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 23 councillors being elected. Each ward elected three members, using the STV electoral system.

2022 Midlothian Council election
5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)
All 18 seats to Midlothian Council
10 seats needed for a majority
Registered75,636
Turnout42.4%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Kelly Parry Lawrence Fitzpatrick
Party SNP Labour
Leader's seat Midlothian West Bonnyrigg
Last election 6 seats, 37.3% 7 seats, 29.0%
Seats before 7 6
Seats after 8 7
Seat change 2 0
  Third party
 
Leader Damian Timson
Party Conservative
Leader's seat Midlothian East
Last election 5 seats, 23.2%
Seats before 5
Seats after 3
Seat change 2
Council Leader before election

Derek Milligan
Labour

 Council Leader after election

Kelly Parry
SNP

For the first time, the Scottish National Party emerged as the largest party on the council with eight seats, with Scottish Labour winning seven and the Scottish Conservatives three.

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