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 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.

2017 West Lothian Council election
4 May 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 Decrease2 Decrease4
First preferences 23,218 18,082
Percentage 37.3% 29.0%
Swing Decrease3.1% Decrease9.1%
  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 Increase6 Steady
First preferences 14,449 3,088
Percentage 23.2% 5.0%
Swing Increase14.3% Decrease0.3%
Council Leader before election

John McGinty
Labour

 Council Leader after election

Lawrence Fitzpatrick
Labour

Main article: 2017 Scottish local elections

Election result summary

[1]

2017 West Lothian Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP 13 0 Decrease2 Decrease2 39.39 37.29 23,218 Decrease11.36
  Labour 12 0 Decrease4 Decrease4 36.36 29.04 18,082 Decrease9.06
  Conservative 7 6 0 Increase6 21.21 23.21 14,449 Increase14.42
  Independent 1 0 0 Steady 3.03 4.96 3,088 Decrease0.31
  Scottish Green 0 - - - - 2.72 1,695 New
  Liberal Democrats 0 - - - - 2.62 1,632 Increase2.24
  TUSC 0 - - - - 0.092 57 New
  UKIP 0 - - - - 0.064 40 Decrease0.09

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 Breich Valley
            • 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]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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            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
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              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 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
                      Livingston South by-election (11 March 2021) - 1 seat[14]
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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                      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]
                          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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                          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%)  

                            References
                            1. https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/13871/Council-Election-results-2017%5B%5D
                            2. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report – Stage 1 – Linlithgow" (PDF). West Lothian Council. 5 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2021.
                            3. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report – Ward 2 – Broxburn Uphall and Winchburgh" (PDF). West Lothian Council. 5 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2021.
                            4. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report – Ward 3 – Livingston North" (PDF). West Lothian Council. 5 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2021.
                            5. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report – Ward 4 – Livingston South" (PDF). West Lothian Council. 5 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2021.
                            6. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report – Ward 5 – East Livingston and East Calder" (PDF). West Lothian Council. 5 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2021.
                            7. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report – Ward 6 – Fauldhouse and the Breich [sic] Valley" (PDF). West Lothian Council. 5 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2021.
                            8. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report – Ward 7 – Whitburn and Blackburn" (PDF). West Lothian Council. 5 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2021.
                            9. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report – Ward 8 – Bathgate" (PDF). West Lothian Council. 5 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2021.
                            10. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report – Ward 9 – Armadale and Blackridge" (PDF). West Lothian Council. 5 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2021.
                            11. Sommerville, Stuart (14 April 2020). "Livingston councillor steps down after serving Livingston fro [sic] 35 years". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
                            12. "Livingston South By-Election". West Lothian Council. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
                            13. "West Lothian Labour councillor defects to Tories after marrying Tory group leader". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
                            14. "Local By Elections 11th March 2021 Notice of Poll" (PDF). Retrieved 27 February 2021.
                            15. "Local By Elections 5 August 2021 Notice of Poll" (PDF). 2 July 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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