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SI 1980/62 The Insurance Brokers Registration Council Election Scheme Approval Order 1980; SI 1980/63 The City of Salford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980; SI 1980/64 The Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1979 [S. 2] SI 1980/65 The Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (Commencement No. 56) (South Glamorgan) Order 1980 [C. 4]
The council is responsible for the co-ordination of the planning and provision of public services in West Lothian. It works closely with other public bodies such as police, fire and health, through its community planning partnership. West Lothian Council operates country parks at Beecraigs, Polkemmet, and Almondell & Calderwood. [24]
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]
2017 West Lothian Council election; 2022 West Lothian Council election This page was last edited on 7 January 2024, at 18:07 (UTC). Text ...
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 ...
The two-tier system was abolished by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, and the district of West Lothian was made into a unitary council area named West Lothian Council. Notable residents of West Lothian include monarchs and political figures including Mary Queen of Scots (born at Linlithgow Palace), King James the Fifth (born at ...
Elections to the West Lothian District Council took place on 3 May 1977, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's 53 other districts. There were 21 wards, which each elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Each council provides public services, including education, social care, waste management, libraries and planning. [1] Councils receive the majority of their funding from the Scottish Government , but operate independently and are accountable to their local electorates. [ 2 ]