Midlothian Council's leadership has an all female cast in what was described as a "rare situation" following an SNP victory at the polls.
The first meeting of the newly elected councillors saw the SNP group leader Kelly Parry appointed council leader with fellow SNP councillor Debbi McCall made the new Provost of Midlothian.
And Councillor McCall pointed out that with a female chief executive already in place in Dr Grace McVickers, the local authority was bucking the trend.
