West Lothian Council election, 2007

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Elections to West Lothian Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using nine new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004,each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 32 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. Councillors remained in post until 2012.

West Lothian Council

West Lothian Council is the local authority for the West Lothian area of Scotland and has 33 elected members. Councillors are generally elected every 5 years.

Local government in Scotland is organised through 32 unitary authorities designated as councils which consist of councillors elected every five years by registered voters in each of the council areas.

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Election results

West Lothian Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 14 N/A N/A -4 43.75 36.6 23,833
  SNP 13 N/A N/A +2 40.63 36.3 23,620
  Action to Save St John's Hospital 3 N/A N/A +3 9.38 6.1 3,997
  Conservative 1 N/A N/A 0 3.13 9.4 6,142
  Independent 1 N/A N/A -1 3.13 4.6 3,018
  Liberal Democrats 0 N/A N/A 0 0.0 5.1 3,337
  Scottish Socialist 0 N/A N/A 0 0.0 1.2 778
  Scottish Green 0 N/A N/A 0 0.0 0.5 316

Ward results

West Lothian Council election, 2007: Linlithgow
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Conservative Tom Kerr 2,120 26.9 1 1
SNP Martyn Day 1,792 22.7 2 6
SNP Tam Smith 1,340 17.0
Labour Tom Conn 1,328 16.9 3 6
Liberal Democrats Geoff King 739 9.4
Scottish Green Simon King-Spooner 316 4.0
Conservative Sandy Pagan 194 2.4
Scottish Socialist Eddy Cornock 49 2.5
West Lothian Council election, 2007: Broxburgh, Uphall and Winchburgh
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Alexander Davidson 1,668 22.6 1 1
SNP Janet Campbell 1,562 21.1 2 1
Labour Graeme Morrice 1,139 15.4 4 5
Action to Save St John's HospitalEllen Glass 1,047 14.2 3 5
SNP Eddie Malcolm 987 13.3
Conservative Jack Thompson 559 7.6
Liberal Democrats Patricia Chapman 431 5.8
West Lothian Council election, 2007: Livingston North
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
SNP Robert de Bold 1,856 23.6 1 1
Labour Bruce Ferrie 1,630 20.7 2 1
SNP Andrew Miller 1,316 16.7 3 5
Labour Irfan Arif 976 12.4
Action to Save St John's HospitalJohn Cochrane 784 9.9 4 7
Conservative Alison Adamson-Ross 704 8.9
Liberal Democrats Ross McLaren 518 6.6
Scottish Socialist Derek Murray 96 1.2
West Lothian Council election, 2007: Livingston South
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Lawrence Fitzpatrick 2,584 30.4 1 1
SNP Peter Johnson 2,543 30.0 2 1
Labour Danny Logue 1,081 12.7 3 3
SNP John Muir 879 10.4 4 5
Conservative Marion Kerr 527 6.2
Liberal Democrats Evan Bell 420 4.9
Independent Eddie Anderson 341 4.0
Scottish Socialist Mary Kerr 115 1.4
West Lothian Council election, 2007: East Livingston and East Calder
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
SNP Frank Anderson 1,918 24.6 1 1
Labour Willie Dunn 1,733 22.3 2 1
Labour Dave King 1,569 20.2 3 1
SNP Carl John 795 10.2 4 7
Action to Save St John's Hospital Lorraine Robertson 625 8.0
Conservative Andy Murray 591 7.6
Liberal Democrats James Chapman 421 5.4
Scottish Socialist Helen Donnelly 133 1.7
West Lothian Council election, 2007: Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Neil Findlay 2,137 33.8 1 1
SNP Greg McCarra 1,669 26.4 2 1
Labour Cathy Muldoon 1,340 21.1 3 4
Conservative Shiela Grierson 335 5.3
Action to Save St John's Hospital Tom Orr 319 5.0
Independent James Ford 203 3.2
Liberal Democrats Graham Wenham 184 2.9
Scottish Socialist Alun Birrell 139 2.2
West Lothian Council election, 2007: Whitburn and Blackburn
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
SNP James Dickson 1,981 27.1 1 1
Labour Jim Swan 1,528 20.9 2 1
Labour George Paul 1,367 18.7 3 5
Action to Save St John's HospitalGordon Beurskens 851 11.7 4 8
SNP Mary Dickson 507 6.9
Conservative Alistair Lowrie 435 6.0
Independent Tony Fairley 309 4.2
Liberal Democrats Bob Howden 222 3.0
Scottish Socialist Mark Eccles 98 1.3
West Lothian Council election, 2007: Bathgate
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour John McGinty 1,521 22.2 2 5
SNP William Boyle 1,494 21.8 1 5
Labour Harry Cartmill 1,366 20.0
SNP James Walker 1,308 19.1 3 5
Conservative Donald MacDonald 425 6.2
Action to Save St John's Hospital Gary Montgomery 371 5.4
Liberal Democrats Charles Corser 265 3.9
Scottish Socialist Ally Hendry 93 1.4
West Lothian Council election, 2007: Armadale and Blackridge
Party Candidate 1st Pref % 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 137 2.4
Scottish Socialist Steve Nimmo 55 1.0

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