2022 Midlothian Council election

2022 Midlothian Council election

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All 18 seats to Midlothian Council 10 seats needed for a majority
Registered	75,636
Turnout	42.4%
First party Second party   Leader Kelly Parry Derek Milligan 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 Peter Smaill 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

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.^[1]

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.^[2]