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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]
[6] [7] The district council retained the county buildings in Linlithgow as additional office space. [8] In November 2009, the new unitary authority, West Lothian Council, centralised its services at the new West Lothian Civic Centre in Livingston and much of the space in the county buildings in Linlithgow fell vacant. [9]
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]
The West Lothian council area is represented by two constituencies in the Scottish Parliament, these are Almond Valley and Linlithgow. The Linlithgow constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999 , with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency .
The West Lothian council area is represented by two constituencies in the Scottish Parliament, these are Almond Valley and Linlithgow. The new seat of Almond Valley replaces Livingston. The electoral wards used in its creation are: In full: East Livingston and East Calder; Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley, Livingston North; Livingston South;
Council headquarters of East Ayrshire Council located in the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, Kilmarnock. The power vested in local authorities is administered by elected councillors. There are currently 1,227 councillors, [14] each paid a part-time salary for the undertaking of their duties.
West Lothian Council election, 2007: Linlithgow Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count Conservative: Tom Kerr: 2,120 26.9 1 1 SNP: Martyn Day: 1,792 22.7 2 6 SNP: Tam Smith 1,340 17.0 Labour: Tom Conn: 1,328 16.9 3 6 Liberal Democrats: Geoff King 739 9.4 Scottish Green: Simon King-Spooner 316 4.0 Conservative: Sandy Pagan 194 2.4 Scottish Socialist ...