Linlithgow (ward)

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Linlithgow.svg
Location of the ward [1]

Linlithgow is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the West Lothian Council. It elects four Councillors. In 2019, the population of the ward was 16,499. [2]

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Martyn Day
(SNP)
Tom Conn
(Labour)
Tom Kerr
(Conservative)
2012
2017 David Tait
(SNP)
2022 Pauline Orr
(SNP)
Sally Pattle
(Liberal Democrats)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 West Lothian Council election

Linlithgow - 3 seats [3] [4]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
SNP Pauline Orr26.26%1,869    
Liberal Democrats Sally Pattle20.33%1,4471,457 1,466 1,901 
Conservative Chris Horne19.83%1,4111,413 1,445 1,484  1,508
Labour Tom Conn (incumbent)19.54%1,3911,406 1,413 1,733 1,788
Scottish Green Pamela Barnes13.22%941988 992   
Scottish Family Rik Smith0.81%5859    
Electorate: 12,435  Valid: 7,117  Spoilt: 53  Quota: 1,780  Turnout: 57.7% [5]  

    2017 Election

    2017 West Lothian Council election [6]

    Linlithgow - 3 seats [7]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Conservative Tom Kerr (incumbent)41.92%3,037      
    Labour Tom Conn (incumbent)14.63%1,0601,425 1,450 1,558 1,956  
    SNP David Tait (incumbent)16.01%1,1601,215 1,217 1,310 1,390 1,405 2,529
    SNP Sue Friel15.06%1,0911,126 1,129 1,246 1,319 1,341  
    Liberal Democrats Sally Pattle5.26%381692 714 872    
    Scottish Green Maire McCormack6.57%476535 541     
    UKIP Alan Cooper0.55%40113      
    Electorate: TBC  Valid: 7,245  Spoilt: 74  Quota: 1,812  Turnout: 59.0%  

      2012 Election

      2012 West Lothian Council election [8]

      Linlithgow - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Conservative Tom Kerr (incumbent)33.182,112    
      SNP Martyn Day (incumbent)††28.701,827    
      Labour Tom Conn (incumbent)20.301,2921,453 1,478.7 1,483.2 1,627.9
      SNP David Tait13.02829920.3 1,101.4 1,106.9 1,186.9
      Action to Save St John's HospitalCherie Finlay4.40280396.7 413.6 423.8  
      National Front Ernest Wilson0.392530.2 30.6   
      Electorate: 11,944  Valid: 6,365  Spoilt: 44  Quota: 1,592  Turnout: 6,409 (53.29%)  

        2007 Election

        2007 West Lothian Council election

        West Lothian Council election, 2007: Linlithgow
        PartyCandidateFPv% %SeatCount
        Conservative Tom Kerr2,12026.911
        SNP Martyn Day 1,79222.726
        SNP Tam Smith1,34017.0
        Labour Tom Conn1,32816.936
        Liberal Democrats Geoff King7399.4
        Scottish Green Simon King-Spooner3164.0
        Conservative Sandy Pagan1942.4
        Scottish Socialist Eddy Cornock492.5

        References

        1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
        2. "statistics.gov.scot/Linlithgow". Scottish Government. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
        3. "NOTICE OF POLL - West Lothian Council" (PDF). West Lothian Council. West Lothian Council. 30 March 2022.
        4. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report (Ward 1 Linlithgow)" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
        5. "Declaration of Results (Ward 1 Linlithgow)" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
        6. https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/13871/Council-Election-results-2017 [ dead link ]
        7. "Ward 1 Linlithgow results 2017 - West Lothian Council". Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
        8. "Previous Election Results".