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The council has been under no overall control since 2007, with a Labour leader since 2012.. The first election to West Lothian District Council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new system came into force on 16 May 1975.
However, the council also owned Lindsay House on South Bridge Street, Bathgate, which had been built as the Burgh Chambers for the old Bathgate Town Council in 1966, [2] and West Lothian House on Almondvale Boulevard in Livingston, which had been built as the headquarters of the Livingston Development Corporation in 1981. [3]
West Lothian has a diverse economy and as of 2020 had approximately 4,500 businesses providing almost 72,000 jobs in the area. [47] In 2014, West Lothian Council reported that the five largest employment sectors in the council area were healthcare, construction, retail, manufacturing, and business administration and support services. [48]
Prior to becoming an MP, Sullivan served as a councillor for Whitburn and Blackburn in West Lothian. [4] Sullivan served as Labour depute leader of West Lothian Council from 2017 to 2024. [ 4 ] [ 3 ]
This is a list of community council areas established in each of the council areas of Scotland. As of 2012–3, there are 1,369 community council areas in Scotland, of which 1,129 (82%) have active community councils. There are also 3 Neighbourhood Representative Structures established in Dundee as alternatives to community councils. Scottish community councils date from 1976, when they were ...
Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley - 3 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Labour: David Dodds () : 29.81% 1,623 SNP: Pauline Clark: 18.53% 1,012
Eliburn park (in the north-west of Livingston) is a 16.5-hectare (41-acre) site owned by West Lothian Council which features a reservoir (fed by the local Nell burn) with fishing access, sports facilities and a children's play area. [113]
West Lothian Council election, 2007: Whitburn and Blackburn Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count SNP: James Dickson: 1,981 27.1 1 1 Labour: Jim Swan: 1,528 20.9 2 1 Labour: George Paul: 1,367 18.7 3 5 Action to Save St John's Hospital Gordon Beurskens: 851 11.7 4 8 SNP: Mary Dickson 507 6.9 Conservative: Alistair Lowrie 435 6.0 Independent: Tony ...