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2017 Scottish local government election
The 2017 West Lothian Council election took place on 4 May 2017. 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.[citation needed ]
2017 West Lothian local election result
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
SNP
13
0
2
2
39.4
37.3
23,218
3.1
Labour
12
0
4
4
36.4
29.0
18,082
9.1
Conservative
7
6
0
6
21.2
23.2
14,449
14.3
Independent
1
0
0
3.0
5.0
3,088
0.3
Scottish Green
0
0
0
0.0
2.7
1,695
New
Liberal Democrats
0
0
0
0.0
2.6
1,632
2.2
TUSC
0
0
0
0.0
0.1
57
New
UKIP
0
0
0
0.0
0.1
40
0.1
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.
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[ 1]
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[ 2]
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%
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[ 3]
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%
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[ 4]
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[ 5]
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[ 6]
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[ 7]
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%
2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP
2017: 2xLabour; 1xSNP; 1xConservative
2012-2017 Change: Conservative gain one seat from SNP
Bathgate - 4 seats[ 8]
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[ 9]
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%
On 26 October 2021 Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh Labour Cllr Angela Doran-Timson left the Labour Party and joined the Conservatives.[ 10]
Livingston South by-election [ edit ]
On 29 March 2020 Livingston South SNP 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. The seat was won by the SNP candidate, Maria MacAulay.
Livingston South by-election (11 March 2021) - 1 seat[ 13]
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 [ edit ]
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.
East Livingston and East Calder by-election (5 August 2021) - 1 seat[ 14]
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%)