2017 West Lothian Council election

2017 West Lothian Council election

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All 33 seats to West Lothian Council 17 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Peter Johnston John McGinty Party SNP Labour Leader's seat Livingston South Bathgate Last election 15 seats, 40.4% 16 seats, 38.1% Seats before 15 16 Seats won 13 12 Seat change 2 4 Popular vote 23,218 18,082 Percentage 37.3% 29.0% Swing 3.1% 9.1%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Damian Timson Stuart Borrowman Party Conservative Independent Leader's seat East Calder and East Livingston Armadale and Blackridge Last election 1 seat, 3.1% 1 seat, 5.3% Seats before 1 1 Seats won 7 1 Seat change 6 Popular vote 14,449 3,088 Percentage 23.2% 5.0% Swing 14.3% 0.3%
Overall Result SNP vote share by wards Labour vote share by wards Conservative vote share by wards
Council Leader before election John McGinty Labour Council Leader after election Lawrence Fitzpatrick Labour

The 2017 West Lothian Council election took place on 4 May 2017. 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.^{[citation needed]}