2017 West Lothian Council 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.

Results

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.

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

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

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 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

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

Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley

  • 2012: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP
  • 2017: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP
  • 2012-2017 Change: No Change

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

Bathgate

  • 2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP
  • 2017: 2xLabour; 1xSNP; 1xConservative
  • 2012-2017 Change: Conservative gain one seat from SNP

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

Aftermath

On 26 October 2021 Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh Labour councillor Angela Doran-Timson left the Labour Party and joined the Conservatives.

Livingston South by-election

On 29 March 2020, Livingston South SNP councillor Peter Johnston resigned his seat due to illness. The by-election was postponed due to the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic. The by-election was held on 11 March 2021 and was won by SNP candidate, Maria MacAulay.
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East Livingston and East Calder by-election

On 11 May 2021, East Livingston and East Calder Labour councillor Dave King died. A by-election was held on 5 August 2021 and was won by SNP candidate, Thomas Ullathorne.
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