The 2017
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
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election took place on 4 May 2017. The election used the 9
wards
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created as a result of the
Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004
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, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the
single transferable vote
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system form of
proportional representation
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, with 33 Councillors being elected. The election resulted in no overall party majority, leading to the Labour Party and the Conservative Party forming a coalition administration.
Results
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections in 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
Ward results
Linlithgow
*2012: 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Labour
*2017: 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Labour
*2012-2017 Change: No Change
Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh
*2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP
*2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Labour, 1 x Conservative
*2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Labour
Livingston North
*2012: 2 x SNP, 2 x Labour
*2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Labour, 1 x Conservative
*2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Labour
Livingston South
*2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP
*2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Labour, 1 x Conservative
*2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Labour
East Livingston and East Calder
*2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP
*2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Labour, 1 x Conservative
*2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Labour
Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley
*2012: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP
*2017: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP
*2012-2017 Change: No Change
Whitburn and Blackburn
*2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP
*2017: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
*2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from SNP
Bathgate
*2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP
*2017: 2xLabour; 1xSNP; 1xConservative
*2012-2017 Change: Conservative gain one seat from SNP
Armadale and Blackridge
*2012: 1 x Independent, 1 x Labour, 1 x SNP
*2017: 1 x Independent, 1 x Labour, 1 x SNP
*2012-2017 Change: No Change
Aftermath
On 26 October 2021 Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh Labour Cllr Angela Doran-Timson left the Labour Party and joined the Conservatives.
Livingston South by-election
On 29 March 2020 Livingston South SNP Councillor Peter Johnston resigned his seat due to illness. The By-Election was postponed due to the ongoing
Coronavirus Pandemic
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.
The By Election was held on Thursday 11 March 2021. The seat was won by the SNP candidate, Maria MacAulay.
East Livingston and East Calder by-election
On 11 May 2021 East Livingston and East Calder Labour Cllr Dave King died. A by-election was held on 5 August 2021 and was gained by the SNP's Thomas Ullathorne.
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West Lothian Council elections
West Lothian
West Lothian (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, bordering (in a clockwise direction) the City of Edinburgh council area, Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire and Falkirk (council area), Falkirk. The modern counci ...