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Scottish local election
The 2012 West Lothian Council election took place on 3 May 2012 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 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 Conservatives 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.
2012 West Lothian Council election result
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Labour
16
2
0
2
48.5
38.1
19,909
1.5
SNP
15
2
0
2
45.5
40.4
21,083
4.1
Conservative
1
0
0
3.0
8.8
4,591
0.6
Independent
1
0
0
3.0
5.3
2,752
0.7
Action to Save St John's Hospital
0
0
3
3
0.0
6.7
3,474
0.6
Liberal Democrats
0
0
0
0.0
0.4
200
4.7
National Front
0
0
0.0
0.2
120
New
UKIP
0
0
0
0.0
0.1
78
New
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.
2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
2007-2012 Change: No change
Linlithgow - 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Conservative
Tom Kerr (incumbent )
33.18
2,112
SNP
Martyn Day (incumbent )††
28.70
1,827
Labour
Tom Conn (incumbent )
20.30
1,292
1,453
1,478.7
1,483.2
1,627.9
SNP
David Tait
13.02
829
920.3
1,101.4
1,106.9
1,186.9
Action to Save St John's Hospital
Cherie Finlay
4.40
280
396.7
413.6
423.8
National Front
Ernest Wilson
0.39
25
30.2
30.6
Electorate: 11,944 Valid: 6,365 Spoilt: 44 Quota: 1,592 Turnout: 6,409 (53.29%)
Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh[ edit ]
2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xASSH
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from ASSH
Broxburn, Uphall and Winburgh - 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
SNP
Diane Calder
28.21
1,551
Labour
Tony Boyle
21.11
1,161
Labour
Alex Davidson
19.79
1,088
1,107.2
Action to Save St John's Hospital
Ellen Glass (incumbent )
13.93
766
791.6
816.1
818.7
996.9
SNP
Janet Campbell (incumbent )
11.22
617
1,006.4
1,013.2
1,014.1
1,054.3
1,411.2
Conservative
George Thompson
5.75
316
320.7
324.1
324.6
Electorate: 13,558 Valid: 5,499 Spoilt: 99 Quota: 1,100 Turnout: 5,598 (40.56%)
2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xASSH
2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from ASSH
Livingston North - 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
SNP
Robert De Bold (incumbent )
25.30
1,551
Labour
Anne McMillan
21.95
1,346
SNP
Andrew Miller (incumbent )
18.14
1,112
1,353.5
Labour
Angela Moohan
11.27
691
700.2
710.2
813.9
839.3
944.7
1,101.9
1,222.6
Conservative
Alison Adamson
7.81
479
486.9
490.4
493.9
523.6
607.5
SNP
Annmargaret Watson
7.01
430
457.8
550.9
552
562
642.7
678.9
Action to Save St John's Hospital
Claire Lynch
6.36
390
405.2
412.9
415.9
453.5
Liberal Democrats
Caron Marianne Howden
2.15
132
139.1
141.5
143.1
Electorate: 16,271 Valid: 6,131 Spoilt: 90 Quota: 1,227 Turnout: 6,221 (37.68%)
2007: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2007-2012 Change: No change
Livingston South - 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Labour
Lawrence Fitzpatrick (incumbent )
34.89
2,395
SNP
Peter Johnston (incumbent )
24.34
1,671
Labour
Danny Logue (incumbent )
13.01
893
1,631.7
SNP
John Muir (incumbent )
11.92
818
867.1
966.2
986
1,015.6
1,534.4
SNP
John Lindsay
5.84
401
444.9
603.8
622.1
648.5
Conservative
Nick Davis
5.45
374
425.2
428.8
448.9
Action to Save St John's Hospital
Derreck Allen McCullough
4.55
312
376.9
392.4
458.9
679.3
731.3
Electorate: 16,441 Valid: 6,864 Spoilt: 73 Quota: 1,373 Turnout: 6,937 (41.75%)
East Livingston and East Calder [ edit ]
2007: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2007-2012 Change: No change
East Livingston and East Calder - 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Labour
Dave King (incumbent )
32.14
1,914
SNP
Frank Anderson (incumbent )
19.26
1,147
1,161.7
1,164.8
1,180.9
1,398.6
SNP
Carl John (incumbent )
16.89
1,006
1,058.4
1,061.2
1,094.1
1,304.3
Labour
Frank Toner
11.45
682
1,237.6
SNP
Lis Bardell
7.62
454
462.3
464.5
485.9
Action to Save St John's Hospital
Jean Ann Finch
6.38
380
407.9
419.3
607.3
637.3
Conservative
Evelyn Stirling
6.25
372
386.7
389.9
Electorate: 14,346 Valid: 5,955 Spoilt: 92 Quota: 1,192 Turnout: 6,047 (41.51%)
Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley [ edit ]
2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: No change
Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley - 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Labour
David Dodds
33.30
1,713
SNP
Garry Knox
17.57
904
929.6
949.1
1,023.6
1,039.2
Labour
Cathy Muldoon (incumbent )
17.53
902
1,235.7
1,264.5
1,423.6
SNP
Greg McCarra (incumbent )
17.42
896
905.7
931.2
1,063.7
1,085.5
1,999.8
Action to Save St John's Hospital
Jim Warnock
10.34
532
557.4
647.6
Conservative
Alastair Lowrie
3.83
197
202.5
Electorate: 11,239 Valid: 5,144 Spoilt: 106 Quota: 1,287 Turnout: 5,250 (45.77%)
Whitburn and Blackburn [ edit ]
2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xASSH
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from ASSH
Whitburn and Blackburn - 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Labour
George Paul (incumbent )
32.59
1,896
SNP
Jim Dickson (incumbent )
27.68
1,610
Labour
Barry Robertson
11.96
696
1,356.2
Action to Save St John's Hospital
George Beurskens (incumbent )
10.64
619
639.8
668.9
712.4
729.7
760.3
886.4
SNP
Mary Dickson
9.66
562
575.1
964
986.7
996.9
1,012.3
1,058.5
1,317.4
Conservative
Stuart Martin
4.66
271
273.3
277.5
287.6
312.2
337.1
National Front
Neil McIvor
1.63
95
98.5
100.7
104.5
108.6
Liberal Democrats
Robert Durie Howden
1.17
68
72.2
75.8
83.7
Electorate: 11,239 Valid: 5,817 Spoilt: 108 Quota: 1,164 Turnout: 5,925 (41.75%)
2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2007-2012 Change: No change Lab gain extra seat
Bathgate - 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Labour
John McGinty (incumbent )
22.59
1,314
SNP
Jim Walker (incumbent )
22.04
1,282
Labour
Harry Cartmill
19.56
1,138
1,231.1
SNP
William H. Boyle (incumbent )
18.69
1,087
1,094.8
1,123.8
1,127.9
1,135.2
1,174.7
1,215.1
Independent
Jamie Firth
6.63
453
214.7
218.4
222.3
236.9
293.7
Conservative
Charles Kennedy
5.93
345
347.5
349.9
352.8
371
405.4
455.9
SNP
Calum Laurie
5.14
299
303.6
347.8
349.7
355.2
371.1
397.4
Action to Save St John's Hospital
Douglas Banks
3.35
195
198.5
201.9
207.8
224.3
UKIP
Alistair Forrest
1.34
78
79
79.8
80.8
Electorate: 13,933 Valid: 5,817 Spoilt: 108 Quota: 1,164 Turnout: 5,925 (41.75%)
Armadale and Blackridge [ edit ]
2007: 1xIndependent; 1xLab; 1xSNP
2012: 1xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xLab
2007-2012 Change: No change
Armadale and Blackridge by-election [ edit ]
Armadale and Blackridge SNP Cllr Isabel Hutton was disqualified for non-attendance on 16 February 2015.[1] The by-election was held on 26 March 2015 and the seat was won by the SNP's Sarah King.
Armadale and Blackridge by-election (26 March 2015) - 1 Seat[ 1]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
SNP
Sarah King
43.4%
1,620
1,647
1,676
1,874
Labour
Andrew McGuire
27.0%
1,009
1,018
1,074
1,382
Independent
Scott Mackay
20.3%
756
786
868
Conservative
Ian Burgess
6.8%
255
264
Scottish Green
Jenny Johnson
2.4%
90
Electorate: 12,315 Valid: 3,730 Spoilt: 46 Quota: 1,866 Turnout: 3,776 (30.7%)
Linlithgow by-election [ edit ]
Linlithgow SNP Cllr Martyn Day was elected MP for Linlithgow and East Falkirk on 7 May 2015.[2] 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
Linlithgow by-election (1 October 2015) - 1 seat[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
SNP
David Tait
43.1%
2,049
2,061
2,099
2,234
2,325
Labour
David Manion
22.9%
1,088
1,131
1,175
1,279
1,644
Conservative
Ian Burgess
20.5%
973
992
1,056
1,070
Scottish Green
Maire McCormack
5.9%
282
303
346
Independent
Brenda Galloway
4.8%
230
246
Liberal Democrats
Caron Lindsay
2.8%
133
Electorate: 12,516 Valid: 4,755 Spoilt: 28 Quota: 2,378 Turnout: 4,783 (38.2%)