Council area · Scotland

East Lothian

East Lothian is a council area. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

East Lothian
Council area · S12000010
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Children’s services
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
  • Libraries
  • Trading standards
  • Public health

Policing and fire are national services in Scotland, not council functions.

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Type
Council area
Single tier
Official code
S12000010
ONS GSS code
Nation
Scotland
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
21
Postcode sectors
6
Wards
2
Constituencies

1 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

6 wards recorded in this council area.

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

Postcode sectors

EH21 6 · EH21 7 · EH21 8 · EH21 9 · EH31 2 · EH32 0 · EH32 2 · EH32 9 · EH33 1 · EH33 2 · EH34 5 · EH35 5 · EH36 5 · EH39 4 · EH39 5 · EH39 9 · EH40 3 · EH41 3 · EH41 4 · EH41 9 · EH42 1

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code S12000010.