2017 West Lothian Council election

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 a form of proportional representation, with 33 Councillors being elected.

2017 West Lothian Council election
May 4, 2017 (2017-05-04)
All 33 seats to West Lothian Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Peter Johnston John McGinty
Party SNP Labour
Leader's seat Livingston South Bathgate
Last election 15 seats, 40.4% 16 seats, 38.1%
Seats before 15 16
Seats after 13 12
Seat change 2 4
First preferences 23,218 18,082
Percentage 37.3% 29.0%
Swing 3.1% 9.1%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Damian Timson Stuart Borrowman
Party Conservative Independent
Leader's seat East Calder and East Livingston Armadale and Blackridge
Last election 1 seat, 3.1% 1 seat, 5.3%
Seats before 1 1
Seats after 7 1
Seat change 6
First preferences 14,449 3,088
Percentage 23.2% 5.0%
Swing 14.3% 0.3%
Council Leader before election

John McGinty
Labour

 Council Leader after election

TBD

Main article: 2017 Scottish local elections

Election result summary

[1]

West Lothian Local Election Result 2017
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP 13 0 -2 -2 39.39 37.29 23,218
  Labour 12 0 -4 -4 36.36 29.04 18,082
  Conservative 7 6 0 +6 21.21 23.21 14,449
  Independent 1 0 0 - 3.03 4.96 3,088
  Scottish Green 0 - - - - 2.72 1,695
  Liberal Democrats 0 - - - - 2.62 1,632
  TUSC 0 - - - - 0.092 57
  UKIP 0 - - - - 0.064 40

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
Linlithgow - 3 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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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
    • 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]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    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
      • 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]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      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
        • 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]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        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
          • 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]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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          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 Briech Valley
            • 2012: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP
            • 2017: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP
            • 2012-2017 Change: No Change
            Fauldhouse and the Briech Valley - 3 seats[7]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456
            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
              • 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]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1234567
              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
                • 2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP
                • 2017: 2xLabour; 1xSNP; 1xConservative
                • 2012-2017 Change: Conservative gain one seat from SNP
                Bathgate - 4 seats[9]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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                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
                  • 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]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  123456
                  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
                    • † On 29th 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 is to be held on Thursday 21st March 2020.

                    References
                    1. https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/13871/Council-Election-results-2017%5B%5D
                    2. https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/13916/Ward-1-Linlithgow-results-2017
                    3. https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/13917/Ward-2-Broxburn-Uphall-and-Winchburgh-2017-Results
                    4. https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/13918/Ward-3-Livingston-North-2017-Results
                    5. https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/13919/Ward-4-Livingston-South-2017-Results
                    6. https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/13920/Ward-5-East-Livingston-and-East-Calder-2017-Results
                    7. https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/13921/Ward-6-Fauldhouse-and-the-Breich-Valley-2017-Results
                    8. https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/13922/Ward-7-Whitburn-and-Blackburn-2017-Results
                    9. https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/13923/Ward-8-Bathgate-2017-Results
                    10. https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/13924/Ward-9-Armadale-and-Blackridge-2017-Results
                    11. "Livingston councillor steps down after serving Livingston fro 35 years". Daily Record. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
                    12. "Livingston South By-Election". West Lothian Council. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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