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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]
The 2022 West Lothian Council election was held on 5 May 2022, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the nine wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 33 Councillors elected.
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]
2007 West Lothian Council election: Armadale and Blackridge Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count Independent: Stuart Borrowman: 1,385 24.7 1 3 Labour: Jim Dixon: 1,330 23.7 2 5 SNP: Isabel Hutton: 1,156 20.6 3 7 Independent: Duncan MacLean 780 13.9 SNP: Grant McLennan 517 9.2 Conservative: Lindsay Butchart 252 4.5 Liberal Democrats: Caron Howden ...
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:
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;
Elections to the West Lothian Council were held on 6 April 1995, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the first election to the new unitary West Lothian Council. The number of seats grew from 24 in 1992 to 27. There were 27 single member wards which elected members using the first-past-the-post voting system.
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.