Linlithgow (ward)

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]

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

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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

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### 2022 Election

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2022 West Lothian Council election

Linlithgow - 3 seats[3][4] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| SNP | Pauline Orr | 26.26%  | 1,869 |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Pattle | 20.33%  | 1,447  | 1,457  | 1,466  | 1,901 |
| Conservative | Chris Horne  | 19.83%  | 1,411  | 1,413  | 1,445  | 1,484  |  1,508
| Labour | Tom Conn (incumbent)  | 19.54%  | 1,391  | 1,406  | 1,413  | 1,733  | 1,788
| Scottish Green | Pamela Barnes  | 13.22%  | 941  | 988  | 992  |  |
| Scottish Family | Rik Smith  | 0.81%  | 58  | 59  |  |  |
Electorate: 12,435  Valid: 7,117  Spoilt: 53  Quota: 1,780  Turnout: 57.7%[5]

### 2017 Election

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2017 West Lothian Council election[6]

Linlithgow - 3 seats[7] 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%

### 2012 Election

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2012 West Lothian Council election[8]

Linlithgow - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Conservative | Tom Kerr (incumbent)  | 33.18  | 2,112 |  |  |  |
| SNP | Martyn Day (incumbent)††  | 28.70  | 1,827 |  |  |  |
| Labour | Tom Conn (incumbent)  | 20.30  | 1,292  | 1,453  | 1,478.7  | 1,483.2  | 1,627.9
| SNP | David Tait  | 13.02  | 829  | 920.3  | 1,101.4  | 1,106.9  | 1,186.9
| Action to Save St John's Hospital  | Cherie Finlay  | 4.40  | 280  | 396.7  | 413.6  | 423.8  |
| National Front | Ernest Wilson  | 0.39  | 25  | 30.2  | 30.6  |  |
Electorate: 11,944  Valid: 6,365  Spoilt: 44  Quota: 1,592  Turnout: 6,409 (53.29%)

### 2007 Election

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2007 West Lothian Council election

West Lothian Council election, 2007: 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  |  |

## References

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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".

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Wards of West Lothian

* Linlithgow
* Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh
* Livingston North
* Livingston South
* East Livingston and East Calder
* Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley
* Whitburn and Blackburn
* Bathgate
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