2012 West Lothian Council Election
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The 2012 West Lothian Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of
West Lothian Council West Lothian Council is the Local government in Scotland, local government authority for West Lothian, West Lothian council area. History West Lothian District Council Local government across Scotland was reorganised in 1975 under the Local ...
. The election used the 9
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created as a result of the
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, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the
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system form of
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, with 33 Councillors being elected. The Bathgate Ward gained an additional seat for the 2012 elections. The election saw Labour remain the largest party on the Council as they gained 2 seats. The Scottish National Party (SNP) also made 2 net gains and significantly increased their vote share, outpolling Labour in terms of votes cast. The
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retained their single seat on the Council and so to did the Independents. The Action to Save St. John's Hospital group were completely wiped out from the authority losing all of their 3 seats. Following the election the Labour formed a minority administration with the support of the Conservative and Independent Councillors. This replaced the SNP minority administration which had been supported by the Conservative and Action to Save St. John's Hospital group Councillors from 2007-2012.


Results

Note: Bathgate ward is represented by four councillors, rather than three from 2012. "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.


Ward results


Linlithgow

*2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab *2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab *2007-2012 Change: No change


Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh

*2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xASSH *2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP *2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from ASSH


Livingston North

*2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xASSH *2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab *2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from ASSH


Livingston South

*2007: 2xLab; 2xSNP *2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP *2007-2012 Change: No change


East Livingston and East Calder

*2007: 2xLab; 2xSNP *2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP *2007-2012 Change: No change


Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley

*2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP *2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP *2007-2012 Change: No change


Whitburn and Blackburn

*2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xASSH *2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP *2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from ASSH


Bathgate

*2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab *2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP *2007-2012 Change: No change Lab gain extra seat


Armadale and Blackridge

*2007: 1xIndependent; 1xLab; 1xSNP *2012: 1xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xLab *2007-2012 Change: No change


Aftermath


Armadale and Blackridge by-election

Armadale and Blackridge SNP Cllr Isabel Hutton was disqualified for non-attendance on 16 February 201

The by-election was held on 26 March 2015 and the seat was won by the SNP's Sarah King.


Linlithgow by-election

Linlithgow SNP Cllr Martyn Day was elected MP for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency), Linlithgow and East Falkirk on 7 May 201

He resigned his Council seat in July 2015 and a by-election was held on 1 October 2015 and the seat was held by the party's David Tait


References

{{United Kingdom local elections, 2012 West Lothian Council elections, 2012 2012 Scottish local elections