The 2017 West Lothian Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of West Lothian Council. 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 in no overall party majority, leading to the Labour Party and the Conservative Party forming a coalition administration.
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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SNP | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39.39 | 37.29 | 23,218 | 11.36 | |
Labour | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 36.36 | 29.04 | 18,082 | 9.06 | |
Conservative | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21.21 | 23.21 | 14,449 | 14.42 | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.03 | 4.96 | 3,088 | 0.31 | |
Scottish Green | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2.72 | 1,695 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2.62 | 1,632 | 2.24 | |
TUSC | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0.092 | 57 | New | |
UKIP | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0.064 | 40 | 0.09 |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Conservative | Tom Kerr (incumbent) | 41.92% | 3,037 | |||||||
Labour | Tom Conn (incumbent) | 14.63% | 1,060 | 1,425 | 1,450 | 1,558 | 1,956 | |||
SNP | David Tait (incumbent) | 16.01% | 1,160 | 1,215 | 1,217 | 1,310 | 1,390 | 1,405 | 2,529 | |
SNP | Sue Friel | 15.06% | 1,091 | 1,126 | 1,129 | 1,246 | 1,319 | 1,341 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sally Pattle | 5.26% | 381 | 692 | 714 | 872 | ||||
Scottish Green | Maire McCormack | 6.57% | 476 | 535 | 541 | |||||
UKIP | Alan Cooper | 0.55% | 40 | 113 | ||||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 7,245 Spoilt: 74 Quota: 1,812 Turnout: 59.0% |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
SNP | Diane Calder (incumbent) | 27.24% | 1,898 | |||||||||
Conservative | Chris Horne | 27.23% | 1,897 | |||||||||
Labour | Angela Doran††† | 19.00% | 1,324 | 1,340 | 1,448 | |||||||
SNP | Janet Campbell (incumbent) | 8.37% | 583 | 868 | 880 | 882 | 894 | 961 | 990 | 1,057 | 1,666 | |
SNP | Pippa Plevin | 6.06% | 422 | 571 | 577 | 577 | 580 | 626 | 668 | 739 | ||
Labour | Audrey Middleton | 4.49% | 313 | 318 | 368 | 410 | 423 | 467 | 628 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Woods | 3.12% | 217 | 224 | 350 | 352 | 368 | 454 | ||||
Scottish Green | June Douglas | 3.67% | 256 | 274 | 297 | 299 | 313 | |||||
TUSC | Elaine Mallon | 0.82% | 57 | 59 | 72 | 74 | ||||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,967 Spoilt: 165 Quota: 1,394 Turnout: 46.2% |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Conservative | Alison Adamson | 25.45% | 1,940 | |||||||
Labour | Dom McGuire | 13.03 | 993 | 1,077 | 1,092 | 1,209 | 1,898 | |||
SNP | Robert De Bold (incumbent) | 16.31% | 1,243 | 1,254 | 1,279 | 1,303 | 1,327 | 1,347 | 2,161 | |
SNP | Andrew Miller (incumbent) | 15.35% | 1,170 | 1,175 | 1,207 | 1,235 | 1,260 | 1,297 | 1,606 | |
SNP | Lorna Menzies Craig | 14.53% | 1,107 | 1,115 | 1,141 | 1,163 | 1,181 | 1,210 | ||
Labour | Anne McMillan (incumbent) | 9.52% | 726 | 764 | 782 | 853 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Caron Lindsay | 3.28% | 250 | 360 | 417 | |||||
Scottish Green | Mark Wilkinson | 2.53% | 193 | 213 | ||||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 7,622 Spoilt: 123 Quota: 1,525 Turnout: 43.5% |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Labour | Lawrence Fitzpatrick (incumbent) | 27.12% | 2,228 | |||||||
SNP | Peter Johnston (incumbent) † | 20.69% | 1,700 | |||||||
Conservative | Peter Heggie | 19.40% | 1,594 | 1,673 | ||||||
SNP | Moira Shemilt | 13.02% | 1,070 | 1,109 | 1,151 | 1,151 | 1,169 | 1,268 | 1,827 | |
Labour | Danny Logue (incumbent) | 8.41% | 691 | 1,080 | 1,083 | 1,091 | 1,137 | 1,216 | 1,241 | |
SNP | Annmargaret Watson | 7.17% | 589 | 593 | 598 | 599 | 602 | 620 | ||
Scottish Green | Jayne Glass | 2.44% | 200 | 221 | 223 | 225 | 275 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jill Pattle | 1.75% | 144 | 154 | 155 | 160 | ||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 8,216 Spoilt: 140 Quota: 1,644 Turnout: 46.3% |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Labour | Dave King (incumbent)†† | 23.75% | 1,749 | |||||||
Conservative | Damian Timson | 22.00% | 1,620 | |||||||
SNP | Frank Anderson (incumbent) | 20.09% | 1,479 | |||||||
SNP | Carl John (incumbent) | 13.20% | 972 | 994 | 998 | 1,002 | 1,014 | 1,105 | 1,648 | |
Labour | Scott Rogers | 7.13% | 525 | 724 | 765 | 766 | 829 | 918 | 941 | |
SNP | Veronica Smith | 7.54% | 555 | 561 | 564 | 565 | 578 | 652 | ||
Scottish Green | Neal Drummond | 3.60% | 265 | 274 | 284 | 285 | 366 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Charles Corser | 2.69% | 198 | 208 | 239 | 239 | ||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 7,363 Spoilt: 141 Quota: 1,473 Turnout: 45.9% |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Labour | David Dodds (incumbent) | 29.81% | 1,623 | ||||||
SNP | Pauline Clark | 18.53% | 1,012 | 1,022 | 1,035 | 1,079 | 1,781 | ||
Labour | Cathy Muldoon (incumbent) | 17.68% | 966 | 1,070 | 1,206 | 1,233 | 1,293 | 1,417 | |
Conservative | Marion Kerr | 15.23% | 832 | 842 | 867 | 892 | 896 | 920 | |
SNP | Greg McCarra (incumbent) | 14.33% | 783 | 787 | 794 | 817 | |||
Scottish Green | Pamela Barnes | 2.25% | 123 | 128 | 162 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Brown | 2.27% | 124 | 127 | |||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,463 Spoilt: 159 Quota: 1,366 Turnout: 46.6% |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Labour | George Paul (incumbent) | 28.08% | 1,822 | |||||||
SNP | Jim Dickson (incumbent) | 24.44% | 1,586 | |||||||
Conservative | Bruce Fairbairn | 21.99% | 1,427 | |||||||
Labour | Kirsteen Sullivan | 8.59% | 557 | 1,015 | 1,020 | 1,054 | 1,149 | 1,209 | 1,486 | |
SNP | Mary Dickson (incumbent) | 7.75% | 503 | 519 | 742 | 744 | 766 | 1,129 | ||
SNP | John Leslie | 6.47% | 420 | 426 | 468 | 470 | 481 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Bob Howden | 2.68% | 174 | 182 | 186 | 224 | ||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,489 Spoilt: 175 Quota: 1,298 Turnout: 42.6% |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
SNP | William Hannah Boyle (incumbent) | 20.20% | 1,554 | |||||||
Labour | Harry Cartmill (incumbent) | 21.40% | 1,646 | |||||||
Labour | John McGinty (incumbent) | 14.98% | 1,152 | 1,227 | 1,228 | 1,257 | 1,278 | 1,291 | 1,597 | |
Conservative | Charles Kennedy | 17.93% | 1,379 | 1,388 | 1,389 | 1,400 | 1,409 | 1,413 | 1,574 | |
SNP | Barry Burrows | 8.49% | 653 | 658 | 668 | 675 | 709 | 1,031 | 1,176 | |
Independent | James Walker | 9.68% | 745 | 752 | 752 | 765 | 795 | 806 | ||
SNP | Lisa McArthur | 4.50% | 346 | 347 | 350 | 355 | 380 | |||
Scottish Green | Dale McDowell | 1.56% | 120 | 122 | 123 | 143 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Fiona Ann Stevens | 1.26% | 97 | 98 | 98 | |||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 7,692 Spoilt: 174 Quota: 1,539 Turnout: 45.1% |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Independent | Stuart Borrowman (incumbent) | 45.02% | 2,343 | ||||||
SNP | Sarah King (incumbent) | 25.41% | 1,322 | ||||||
Labour | Andrew McGuire | 13.59% | 707 | 1,012 | 1,016 | 1,056 | 1,131 | 1,589 | |
Conservative | Ian Burgess | 13.89% | 723 | 1,016 | 1,017 | 1,035 | 1,057 | ||
Scottish Green | Paula Stokes | 1.19% | 62 | 149 | 157 | 189 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Smillie | 0.90% | 47 | 117 | 118 | ||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,204 Spoilt: 56 Quota: 1,302 Turnout: 42.20% |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
SNP | Maria MacAulay | 43.9% | 2,465 | 2,467 | 2,496 | 2,603 | 2,703 | 2,763 | 3,370 | |
Labour | Gordon Connolly | 24.6% | 1,382 | 1,384 | 1,419 | 1,481 | 1,579 | 2,098 | ||
Conservative | Douglas Smith | 17.6% | 989 | 996 | 1,025 | 1,037 | 1,124 | |||
Independent | Eddie Millar | 5.9% | 332 | 338 | 365 | 413 | ||||
Scottish Green | Cameron Glasgow | 4.2% | 234 | 234 | 273 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Caron Lindsay | 3.3% | 185 | 186 | ||||||
UKIP | John Mumford | 0.5% | 29 | |||||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,616 Spoilt: TBC Quota: 2,809 Turnout: 30.2% |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
SNP | Thomas Ullathorne | 42.5 | 1,890 | 1,906 | 1,918 | 2,122 | 2,368 | |
Conservative | David Philip | 24.4 | 1,085 | 1,088 | 1,103 | 1,131 | 1,425 | |
Labour | Danny Logue | 21.8 | 969 | 972 | 1,012 | 1,094 | ||
Scottish Green | Neal Drummond | 7.6 | 336 | 343 | 377 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Hans Edginton | 2.7 | 118 | 122 | ||||
ISP | John Hannah | 1.1 | 47 | |||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,445 Spoilt: 48 Quota: 2,223 Turnout: 4,493 (25.1%) |