2022 Scottish local government election
2022 West Lothian Council election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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| Leader
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Janet Campbell
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Lawrence Fitzpatrick
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Damian Timson
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| Party
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SNP
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Labour
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Conservative
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| Leader's seat
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Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh
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Livingston South
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East Calder and East Livingston
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| Last election
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13 seats, 37.3%
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12 seats, 29.0%
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7 seats, 23.2%
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| Seats before
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13
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12
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7
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| Seats won
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15
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12
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4
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| Seat change
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 2
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 3
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| Popular vote
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22,424
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16,921
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9,427
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| Percentage
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37.9%
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28.6%
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15.9%
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| Swing
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0.6%
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0.5%
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7.3%
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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| Party
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Independent
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Liberal Democrats
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| Last election
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1 seat, 4.9%
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0 seats, 2.6%
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| Seats before
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1
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0
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| Seats won
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1
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1
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| Seat change
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1
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| Popular vote
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3,775
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2,831
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| Percentage
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6.4%
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4.8%
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| Swing
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1.4%
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2.2%
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Overall result 
SNP vote share by wards 
Labour vote share by wards 
Conservative vote share by wards |
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Council Leader before election
Lawrence Fitzpatrick
Labour
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Council Leader after election
Lawrence Fitzpatrick
Labour
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The 2022 West Lothian Council election took place on 5 May 2022. Elected positions in all 9 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 were up for election, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote (STV) system form of proportional representation, with 33 Councillors being elected in total.
