2012 West Lothian Council 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 [Scottish Scottish Labour Party|Labour Party|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.
Results
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
Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh
- 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xASSH
- 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
- 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from ASSH
Livingston North
- 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xASSH
- 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
- 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from ASSH
Livingston South
- 2007: 2xLab; 2xSNP
- 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
East Livingston and East Calder
- 2007: 2xLab; 2xSNP
- 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley
- 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Whitburn and Blackburn
- 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xASSH
- 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
- 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from ASSH
Bathgate
- 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab
- 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
- 2007-2012 Change: No change Lab gain extra seat
Armadale and Blackridge
- 2007: 1xIndependent; 1xLab; 1xSNP
- 2012: 1xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xLab
- 2007-2012 Change: No change