East Lothian Council is to expand its election team to cope with extra work as it faces overseeing two election counts when residents go to the polls next year.

The Scottish Parliament election will see East Lothian split into two separate constituencies after boundary changes were introduced.

A report to councillors reveals the local authority will be overseeing the counts for both the new Edinburgh East, Musselburgh and Tranent ward and East Lothian Coastal ward.

And it says an additional elections officer is needed to support the team which prepares and oversees the procedure for six months in the run up to the event which is due to take place in May next year.

It is not known where the counts for the two wards will be held but ballot boxes have been brought to Meadowmill, near Tran

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