The 2017 West Lothian Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of

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. The election used the 9

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created as a result of the

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, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the

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system form of

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, with 33 Councillors being elected. The election resulted in no overall party majority, leading to the Labour Party and the Conservative Party forming a coalition administration.

Election result summary

Ward results

Linlithgow

*2012: 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Labour *2017: 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Labour *2012-2017 Change: No Change

Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh

*2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP *2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Labour, 1 x Conservative *2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Labour

Livingston North

*2012: 2 x SNP, 2 x Labour *2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Labour, 1 x Conservative *2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Labour

Livingston South

*2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP *2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Labour, 1 x Conservative *2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Labour

East Livingston and East Calder

*2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP *2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Labour, 1 x Conservative *2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Labour

Fauldhouse and the Briech Valley

*2012: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP *2017: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP *2012-2017 Change: No Change

Whitburn and Blackburn

*2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP *2017: 2 x Labour, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative *2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from SNP

Bathgate

*2012: 2 x Labour, 2 x SNP *2017: 2xLabour; 1xSNP; 1xConservative *2012-2017 Change: Conservative gain one seat from SNP

Armadale and Blackridge

*2012: 1 x Independent, 1 x Labour, 1 x SNP *2017: 1 x Independent, 1 x Labour, 1 x SNP *2012-2017 Change: No Change

Changes since 2017

*† On 29 March 2020 Livingston South Councillor Peter Johnston resigned his seat due to illness. The By-Election was postponed due to the ongoing

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. The By Election was held on Thursday 11 March 2021. *††On 11 May 2021 East Livingston and East Calder Labour Cllr Dave King died. A by-election was held on 5 August 2021 and was gained by the SNP's Thomas Ullathorne. *†††On 26 October 2021 Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh Labour Cllr Angela Doran-Timson left the Labour Party and joined the Conservatives.

By-elections since 2017

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References

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