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