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2012 West Lothian Council election
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Scottish local election
April 2022
2012 West Lothian Council election parliamentary no 2007 West Lothian Council election 2007 2012 05 03 y 2017 West Lothian Council election 2017 All 33 seats to West Lothian Council 17 John McGinty Scottish Labour Party 14 seats, 36.6% Bathgate 14 16 2 Peter Johnston Scottish National Party Livingston South 13 seats, 36.3% 13 15 2 Tom Kerr Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Linlithgow 1 seat, 9.4% 1 1 N/A Independent (politician) Armadale and Blackridge 1 seat, 4.6% 1 1 West Lothian Council election 2012.svg The 9 multi-member wards Council Leader Peter Johnston Scottish National Party Council Leader after election John McGinty Scottish Labour Party 1.5% 19,909 38.1% 4.1% 40.4% 21,083 4,591 8.8% 0.6% 2,752 5.3% 0.7% File:WestLothianCouncil 2012.svg Council composition following the 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 Party 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.
Results
2012 West Lothian Council election result
Scottish Labour Party
16
2
0
2
48.5
38.1
19,909
1.5
Scottish National Party
15
2
0
2
45.5
40.4
21,083
4.1
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
1
0
0
3.0
8.8
4,591
0.6
Independent (politician)
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
Scottish Liberal Democrats
0
0
0
0.0
0.4
200
4.7
National Front (UK)
0
0
0.0
0.2
120
New
United Kingdom Independence Party
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.
Ward results
Linlithgow
2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
2007-2012 Change: No change
Linlithgow - 3 seats
5
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Tom Kerr (incumbent)
2,112
33.18
Scottish National Party
Martyn Day (incumbent)††
1,827
28.70
Scottish Labour Party
Tom Conn (incumbent)
1,292
20.30
1,453
1,478.7
1,483.2
1,627.9
Scottish National Party
David Tait
829
13.02
920.3
1,101.4
1,106.9
1,186.9
Action to Save St John's Hospital
Cherie Finlay
280
4.40
396.7
413.6
423.8
National Front (UK)
Ernest Wilson
25
0.39
30.2
30.6
5
11,944
6,365
44
1,592
6,409 (53.29%)
Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh
2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xASSH
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from ASSH
Broxburn, Uphall and Winburgh - 4 seats
6
Scottish National Party
Diane Calder
1,551
28.21
Scottish Labour Party
Tony Boyle
1,161
21.11
Scottish Labour Party
Alex Davidson
1,088
19.79
1,107.2
Action to Save St John's Hospital
Ellen Glass (incumbent)
766
13.93
791.6
816.1
818.7
996.9
Scottish National Party
Janet Campbell (incumbent)
617
11.22
1,006.4
1,013.2
1,014.1
1,054.3
1,411.2
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
George Thompson
316
5.75
320.7
324.1
324.6
6
13,558
5,499
99
1,100
5,598 (40.56%)
Livingston North
2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xASSH
2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from ASSH
Livingston North - 4 seats
8
Scottish National Party
Robert De Bold (incumbent)
1,551
25.30
Scottish Labour Party
Anne McMillan
1,346
21.95
Scottish National Party
Andrew Miller (incumbent)
1,112
18.14
1,353.5
Scottish Labour Party
Angela Moohan
691
11.27
700.2
710.2
813.9
839.3
944.7
1,101.9
1,222.6
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Alison Adamson
479
7.81
486.9
490.4
493.9
523.6
607.5
Scottish National Party
Annmargaret Watson
430
7.01
457.8
550.9
552
562
642.7
678.9
Action to Save St John's Hospital
Claire Lynch
390
6.36
405.2
412.9
415.9
453.5
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Caron Marianne Howden
132
2.15
139.1
141.5
143.1
8
16,271
6,131
90
1,227
6,221 (37.68%)
Livingston South
2007: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2007-2012 Change: No change
Livingston South - 4 seats
6
Scottish Labour Party
Lawrence Fitzpatrick (incumbent)
2,395
34.89
Scottish National Party
Peter Johnston (incumbent)
1,671
24.34
Scottish Labour Party
Danny Logue (incumbent)
893
13.01
1,631.7
Scottish National Party
John Muir (incumbent)
818
11.92
867.1
966.2
986
1,015.6
1,534.4
Scottish National Party
John Lindsay
401
5.84
444.9
603.8
622.1
648.5
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Nick Davis
374
5.45
425.2
428.8
448.9
Action to Save St John's Hospital
Derreck Allen McCullough
312
4.55
376.9
392.4
458.9
679.3
731.3
6
16,441
6,864
73
1,373
6,937 (41.75%)
East Livingston and East Calder
2007: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2007-2012 Change: No change
East Livingston and East Calder - 4 seats
5
Scottish Labour Party
Dave King (incumbent)
1,914
32.14
Scottish National Party
Frank Anderson (incumbent)
1,147
19.26
1,161.7
1,164.8
1,180.9
1,398.6
Scottish National Party
Carl John (incumbent)
1,006
16.89
1,058.4
1,061.2
1,094.1
1,304.3
Scottish Labour Party
Frank Toner
682
11.45
1,237.6
Scottish National Party
Lis Bardell
454
7.62
462.3
464.5
485.9
Action to Save St John's Hospital
Jean Ann Finch
380
6.38
407.9
419.3
607.3
637.3
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Evelyn Stirling
372
6.25
386.7
389.9
5
14,346
5,955
92
1,192
6,047 (41.51%)
Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley
2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: No change
Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley - 3 seats
6
Scottish Labour Party
David Dodds
1,713
33.30
Scottish National Party
Garry Knox
904
17.57
929.6
949.1
1,023.6
1,039.2
Scottish Labour Party
Cathy Muldoon (incumbent)
902
17.53
1,235.7
1,264.5
1,423.6
Scottish National Party
Greg McCarra (incumbent)
896
17.42
905.7
931.2
1,063.7
1,085.5
1,999.8
Action to Save St John's Hospital
Jim Warnock
532
10.34
557.4
647.6
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Alastair Lowrie
197
3.83
202.5
6
11,239
5,144
106
1,287
5,250 (45.77%)
Whitburn and Blackburn
2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xASSH
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from ASSH
Whitburn and Blackburn - 4 seats
8
Scottish Labour Party
George Paul (incumbent)
1,896
32.59
Scottish National Party
Jim Dickson (incumbent)
1,610
27.68
Scottish Labour Party
Barry Robertson
696
11.96
1,356.2
Action to Save St John's Hospital
George Beurskens (incumbent)
619
10.64
639.8
668.9
712.4
729.7
760.3
886.4
Scottish National Party
Mary Dickson
562
9.66
575.1
964
986.7
996.9
1,012.3
1,058.5
1,317.4
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Stuart Martin
271
4.66
273.3
277.5
287.6
312.2
337.1
National Front (UK)
Neil McIvor
95
1.63
98.5
100.7
104.5
108.6
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Robert Durie Howden
68
1.17
72.2
75.8
83.7
8
11,239
5,817
108
1,164
5,925 (41.75%)
Bathgate
2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2007-2012 Change: No change Lab gain extra seat
Bathgate - 4 seats
7
Scottish Labour Party
John McGinty (incumbent)
1,314
22.59
Scottish National Party
Jim Walker (incumbent)
1,282
22.04
Scottish Labour Party
Harry Cartmill
1,138
19.56
1,231.1
Scottish National Party
William H. Boyle (incumbent)
1,087
18.69
1,094.8
1,123.8
1,127.9
1,135.2
1,174.7
1,215.1
Independent (politician)
Jamie Firth
453
6.63
214.7
218.4
222.3
236.9
293.7
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Charles Kennedy
345
5.93
347.5
349.9
352.8
371
405.4
455.9
Scottish National Party
Calum Laurie
299
5.14
303.6
347.8
349.7
355.2
371.1
397.4
Action to Save St John's Hospital
Douglas Banks
195
3.35
198.5
201.9
207.8
224.3
United Kingdom Independence Party
Alistair Forrest
78
1.34
79
79.8
80.8
7
13,933
5,817
108
1,164
5,925 (41.75%)
Armadale and Blackridge
2007: 1xIndependent; 1xLab; 1xSNP
2012: 1xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xLab
2007-2012 Change: No change
Armadale and Blackridge - 3 seats
2
Independent (politician)
Stuart Borrowman (incumbent)
2,541
56.68
Scottish National Party
Isabel Hutton (incumbent)†
861
19.21
1,217.5
Scottish Labour Party
Jim Dixon (incumbent)
788
17.58
1,283.1
Scottish National Party
Dean Williamson
168
3.75
229.5
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Marion Kerr
125
2.79
246.8
2
11,247
4,483
49
1,121
4,532 (39.86%)
Aftermath
Armadale and Blackridge by-election
Armadale and Blackridge SNP Cllr Isabel Hutton was disqualified for non-attendance on 16 February 2015. 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 SeatHope Graham Armadale and Blackridge By-Election 26 March 2015 Results https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/media/6866/By-Election-results---Armadale-and-Blackridge/pdf/Document2.pdf westlothian.gov.uk 18 June 2021
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Scottish National Party
Sarah King
1,620
43.4%
1,647
1,676
1,874
Scottish Labour
Andrew McGuire
1,009
27.0%
1,018
1,074
1,382
Independent (politician)
Scott Mackay
756
20.3%
786
868
Scottish Conservatives
Ian Burgess
255
6.8%
264
Scottish Greens
Jenny Johnson
90
2.4%
4
12,315
3,730
46
1,866
3,776 (30.7%)
Linlithgow by-election
Linlithgow SNP Cllr Martyn Day was elected MP for Linlithgow and East Falkirk on 7 May 2015. 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 seatLinlithgow By-Election Results - West Lothian Council http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/8470/Linlithgow-By-Election westlothian.gov.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20151003055502/http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/8470/Linlithgow-By-Election 2015-10-03 dead
5
Scottish National Party
David Tait
2,049
43.1%
2,061
2,099
2,234
2,325
Scottish Labour
David Manion
1,088
22.9%
1,131
1,175
1,279
1,644
Scottish Conservatives
Ian Burgess
973
20.5%
992
1,056
1,070
Scottish Greens
Maire McCormack
282
5.9%
303
346
Independent (politician)
Brenda Galloway
230
4.8%
246
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Caron Lindsay
133
2.8%
5
12,516
4,755
28
2,378
4,783 (38.2%)
References
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