2007 West Lothian Council election

2007 Scottish local government election

2007 West Lothian Council election

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All 32 seats to West Lothian Council
17 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | Labour | SNP | Action to Save St John's Hospital
Last election  | 18 seats, 43.5% | 12 seats, 36.3% | Did not contest
Seats won  | 14  | 13  | 3
Seat change  |  4  |  1  |  3
Popular vote  | 23,833  | 23,620  | 3,997
Percentage  | 36.6%  | 36.3%  | 6.1%
Swing  |  6.9%  |  | New

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Party  | Conservative | Independent
Last election  | 1 seat, 9.2% | 1 seat, 2.5%
Seats won  | 1  | 1
Seat change  |  |
Popular vote  | 6,142  | 3,018
Percentage  | 9.4%  | 4.6%
Swing  |  0.2%  |  2.1%

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The 9 new multi-member wards

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 to use nine new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elects three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 32 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

## Results

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2007 West Lothian Council election result  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Labour | 14  | \-  | \-  |  4  | 43.8  | 36.6  | 23,833  |  6.9
| SNP | 13  | \-  | \-  |  1  | 40.6  | 36.3  | 23,620  |
| Action to Save St John's Hospital  | 3  | \-  | \-  |  3  | 9.4  | 6.1  | 3,997  | New
| Conservative | 1  | \-  | \-  |  | 3.1  | 9.4  | 6,142  |  0.2
| Independent | 1  | \-  | \-  |  | 3.1  | 4.6  | 3,018  |  2.1
| Liberal Democrats | 0  | \-  | \-  |  | 0.0  | 5.1  | 3,337  |  1.9
| Scottish Socialist | 0  | \-  | \-  |  | 0.0  | 1.2  | 778  |  0.2
| Scottish Green | 0  | \-  | \-  |  | 0.0  | 0.5  | 316  | New

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## Ward results

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2007 West Lothian Council election: Linlithgow  Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

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| 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  |  |
2007 West Lothian Council election: Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh  Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

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| 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 Hospital  | Ellen 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  |  |
2007 West Lothian Council election: Livingston North  Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

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| 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 Hospital  | John 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  |  |
2007 West Lothian Council election: Livingston South  Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

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| 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  |  |
2007 West Lothian Council election: East Livingston and East Calder  Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

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| 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  |  |
2007 West Lothian Council election: Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley  Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

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| 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 | Sheila 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  |  |
2007 West Lothian Council election: Whitburn and Blackburn  Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

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| 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 Hospital  | Gordon 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  |  |
2007 West Lothian Council election: Bathgate  Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

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| 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  |  |
2007 West Lothian Council election: Armadale and Blackridge  Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

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| 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  |  |

## References

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1. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2007". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

## External links

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* BBC West Lothian results
* West Lothian council 2007 election information
* Ward results from The Herald newspaper

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