Before (end of 2011) (23 seats, Elections Centre)
SNP 7 · Labour 7 · Liberal Democrats 6 · Conservative 2 · Other 1
After (end of 2012) (23 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 10 · SNP 9 · Conservative 3 · Other 1 · Liberal Democrats 0
Ward results
Dunbar and East Linton3 seats
| Norman Hampshire | Labour | 1,191 ✓ |
| Paul McLennan | SNP | 1,158 ✓ |
| Michael Veitch | Conservative | 983 ✓ |
| Isobel Knox | SNP | 656 |
| Hayley Flanagan | Labour | 444 |
| Ann Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 241 |
Fa'side4 seats
| Jim Gillies | Labour | 1,539 ✓ |
| Donald Grant | Labour | 1,308 ✓ |
| Kenny McLeod | SNP | 907 ✓ |
| Ruth Currie | SNP | 663 |
| Shamin Akhtar | Labour | 615 ✓ |
| Robert Cowe | Conservative | 411 |
| Darren Maley | Liberal Democrats | 170 |
Haddington and Lammermuir3 seats
| John McMillan | Labour | 1,522 ✓ |
| Tom Trotter | SNP | 1,219 ✓ |
| Ludovic Broun-Lindsay | Conservative | 908 ✓ |
| Kelvin Logan Pate | Liberal Democrats | 610 |
| David Barrett | Independent | 227 |
| Oluf Marshall | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 73 |
| John Caldwell | Independent | 1,052 ✓ |
| Stuart McDonald Currie | SNP | 1,036 ✓ |
| Andy Forrest | Labour | 891 ✓ |
| Judith Dunn | Labour | 718 |
| Frederick Lawson | Conservative | 240 |
Musselburgh West3 seats
| Johnnie McNeil | Labour | 1,427 ✓ |
| Fraser McAllister | SNP | 692 ✓ |
| John Charles Williamson | SNP | 472 ✓ |
| Barry Turner | Liberal Democrats | 284 |
| Katie Mackie | Conservative | 217 |
| Robert Fairnie | Independent | 206 |
| Jack Fraser | TUSC | 105 |
North Berwick Coastal3 seats
| Tim Day | Conservative | 1,465 ✓ |
| Jim Goodfellow | Labour | 1,294 ✓ |
| David Berry | SNP | 1,018 ✓ |
| Stuart MacKinnon | Liberal Democrats | 405 |
| Jeremy Findlay | Independent | 350 |
| Ronnie Gurr | SNP | 247 |
Preston, Seton and Gosford4 seats
| Willie Innes | Labour | 2,312 ✓ |
| Steven Brown | SNP | 1,104 ✓ |
| Margaret Libberton | Labour | 922 ✓ |
| Peter MacKenzie | SNP | 829 ✓ |
| Lachlan Bruce | Conservative | 500 |
| Hugh Reid | Liberal Democrats | 215 |
| Gordon Norrie | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 83 |