The 2017 West Lothian Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of West Lothian Council . The election used the 9 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 , with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation , 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.
Election result summary [ edit ] [1]
2017 West Lothian Council election result Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− SNP 13 0 2 2 39.39 37.29 23,218 11.36 Labour 12 0 4 4 36.36 29.04 18,082 9.06 Conservative 7 6 0 6 21.21 23.21 14,449 14.42 Independent 1 0 0 0 3.03 4.96 3,088 0.31 Scottish Green 0 - - - - 2.72 1,695 New Liberal Democrats 0 - - - - 2.62 1,632 2.24 TUSC 0 - - - - 0.092 57 New UKIP 0 - - - - 0.064 40 0.09
Ward results [ edit ] Linlithgow [ edit ] 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 Linlithgow - 3 seats[2] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Conservative Tom Kerr (incumbent ) 41.92% 3,037 Labour Tom Conn (incumbent ) 14.63% 1,060 1,425 1,450 1,558 1,956 SNP David Tait (incumbent ) 16.01% 1,160 1,215 1,217 1,310 1,390 1,405 2,529 SNP Sue Friel 15.06% 1,091 1,126 1,129 1,246 1,319 1,341 Liberal Democrats Sally Pattle 5.26% 381 692 714 872 Scottish Green Maire McCormack 6.57% 476 535 541 UKIP Alan Cooper 0.55% 40 113 Electorate: TBC Valid: 7,245 Spoilt: 74 Quota: 1,812 Turnout: 59.0%
Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh [ edit ] 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 Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh - 4 seats[3] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SNP Diane Calder (incumbent ) 27.24% 1,898 Conservative Chris Horne 27.23% 1,897 Labour Angela Doran††† 19.00% 1,324 1,340 1,448 SNP Janet Campbell (incumbent ) 8.37% 583 868 880 882 894 961 990 1,057 1,666 SNP Pippa Plevin 6.06% 422 571 577 577 580 626 668 739 Labour Audrey Middleton 4.49% 313 318 368 410 423 467 628 Liberal Democrats John Woods 3.12% 217 224 350 352 368 454 Scottish Green June Douglas 3.67% 256 274 297 299 313 TUSC Elaine Mallon 0.82% 57 59 72 74 Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,967 Spoilt: 165 Quota: 1,394 Turnout: 46.2%
Livingston North [ edit ] 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 North - 4 seats[4] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Conservative Alison Adamson 25.45% 1,940 Labour Dom McGuire 13.03 993 1,077 1,092 1,209 1,898 SNP Robert De Bold (incumbent ) 16.31% 1,243 1,254 1,279 1,303 1,327 1,347 2,161 SNP Andrew Miller (incumbent ) 15.35% 1,170 1,175 1,207 1,235 1,260 1,297 1,606 SNP Lorna Menzies Craig 14.53% 1,107 1,115 1,141 1,163 1,181 1,210 Labour Anne McMillan (incumbent ) 9.52% 726 764 782 853 Liberal Democrats Caron Lindsay 3.28% 250 360 417 Scottish Green Mark Wilkinson 2.53% 193 213 Electorate: TBC Valid: 7,622 Spoilt: 123 Quota: 1,525 Turnout: 43.5%
Livingston South [ edit ] 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 South - 4 seats[5] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Labour Lawrence Fitzpatrick (incumbent ) 27.12% 2,228 SNP Peter Johnston (incumbent ) † 20.69% 1,700 Conservative Peter Heggie 19.40% 1,594 1,673 SNP Moira Shemilt 13.02% 1,070 1,109 1,151 1,151 1,169 1,268 1,827 Labour Danny Logue (incumbent ) 8.41% 691 1,080 1,083 1,091 1,137 1,216 1,241 SNP Annmargaret Watson 7.17% 589 593 598 599 602 620 Scottish Green Jayne Glass 2.44% 200 221 223 225 275 Liberal Democrats Jill Pattle 1.75% 144 154 155 160 Electorate: TBC Valid: 8,216 Spoilt: 140 Quota: 1,644 Turnout: 46.3%
East Livingston and East Calder [ edit ] 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 - 4 seats[6] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Labour Dave King (incumbent )†† 23.75% 1,749 Conservative Damian Timson 22.00% 1,620 SNP Frank Anderson (incumbent ) 20.09% 1,479 SNP Carl John (incumbent ) 13.20% 972 994 998 1,002 1,014 1,105 1,648 Labour Scott Rogers 7.13% 525 724 765 766 829 918 941 SNP Veronica Smith 7.54% 555 561 564 565 578 652 Scottish Green Neal Drummond 3.60% 265 274 284 285 366 Liberal Democrats Charles Corser 2.69% 198 208 239 239 Electorate: TBC Valid: 7,363 Spoilt: 141 Quota: 1,473 Turnout: 45.9%
Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley [ edit ] 2012: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP 2017: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP 2012-2017 Change: No Change Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley - 3 seats[7] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Labour David Dodds (incumbent ) 29.81% 1,623 SNP Pauline Clark 18.53% 1,012 1,022 1,035 1,079 1,781 Labour Cathy Muldoon (incumbent ) 17.68% 966 1,070 1,206 1,233 1,293 1,417 Conservative Marion Kerr 15.23% 832 842 867 892 896 920 SNP Greg McCarra (incumbent ) 14.33% 783 787 794 817 Scottish Green Pamela Barnes 2.25% 123 128 162 Liberal Democrats Kenneth Brown 2.27% 124 127 Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,463 Spoilt: 159 Quota: 1,366 Turnout: 46.6%
Whitburn and Blackburn [ edit ] 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 Whitburn and Blackburn - 4 seats[8] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Labour George Paul (incumbent ) 28.08% 1,822 SNP Jim Dickson (incumbent ) 24.44% 1,586 Conservative Bruce Fairbairn 21.99% 1,427 Labour Kirsteen Sullivan 8.59% 557 1,015 1,020 1,054 1,149 1,209 1,486 SNP Mary Dickson (incumbent ) 7.75% 503 519 742 744 766 1,129 SNP John Leslie 6.47% 420 426 468 470 481 Liberal Democrats Bob Howden 2.68% 174 182 186 224 Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,489 Spoilt: 175 Quota: 1,298 Turnout: 42.6%
Bathgate [ edit ] 2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP 2017: 2xLabour; 1xSNP; 1xConservative 2012-2017 Change: Conservative gain one seat from SNP Bathgate - 4 seats[9] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SNP William Hannah Boyle (incumbent ) 20.20% 1,554 Labour Harry Cartmill (incumbent ) 21.40% 1,646 Labour John McGinty (incumbent ) 14.98% 1,152 1,227 1,228 1,257 1,278 1,291 1,597 Conservative Charles Kennedy 17.93% 1,379 1,388 1,389 1,400 1,409 1,413 1,574 SNP Barry Burrows 8.49% 653 658 668 675 709 1,031 1,176 Independent James Walker 9.68% 745 752 752 765 795 806 SNP Lisa McArthur 4.50% 346 347 350 355 380 Scottish Green Dale McDowell 1.56% 120 122 123 143 Liberal Democrats Fiona Ann Stevens 1.26% 97 98 98 Electorate: TBC Valid: 7,692 Spoilt: 174 Quota: 1,539 Turnout: 45.1%
Armadale and Blackridge [ edit ] 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 Armadale and Blackridge - 3 seats[10] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Independent Stuart Borrowman (incumbent ) 45.02% 2,343 SNP Sarah King (incumbent ) 25.41% 1,322 Labour Andrew McGuire 13.59% 707 1,012 1,016 1,056 1,131 1,589 Conservative Ian Burgess 13.89% 723 1,016 1,017 1,035 1,057 Scottish Green Paula Stokes 1.19% 62 149 157 189 Liberal Democrats Chris Smillie 0.90% 47 117 118 Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,204 Spoilt: 56 Quota: 1,302 Turnout: 42.20%
Changes since 2017 [ edit ] † On 29 March 2020 Livingston South Councillor Peter Johnston resigned his seat due to illness.[11] The By-Election was postponed due to the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic .[12] The By Election was held on Thursday 11 March 2021. ††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. †††On 26 October 2021 Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh Labour Cllr Angela Doran-Timson left the Labour Party and joined the Conservatives.[13] By-elections since 2017 [ edit ] Livingston South by-election (11 March 2021) - 1 seat[14] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SNP Maria MacAulay 43.9% 2,465 2,467 2,496 2,603 2,703 2,763 3,370 Labour Gordon Connolly 24.6% 1,382 1,384 1,419 1,481 1,579 2,098 Conservative Douglas Smith 17.6% 989 996 1,025 1,037 1,124 Independent Eddie Millar 5.9% 332 338 365 413 Scottish Green Cameron Glasgow 4.2% 234 234 273 Liberal Democrats Caron Lindsay 3.3% 185 186 UKIP John Mumford 0.5% 29 Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,616 Spoilt: TBC Quota: 2,809 Turnout: 30.2%
East Livingston and East Calder by-election (5 August 2021) - 1 seat[15] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 SNP Thomas Ullathorne 42.5 1,890 1,906 1,918 2,122 2,368 Conservative David Philip 24.4 1,085 1,088 1,103 1,131 1,425 Labour Danny Logue 21.8 969 972 1,012 1,094 Scottish Green Neal Drummond 7.6 336 343 377 Liberal Democrats Hans Edginton 2.7 118 122 ISP John Hannah 1.1 47 Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,445 Spoilt: 48 Quota: 2,223 Turnout: 4,493 (25.1%)
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