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The council is responsible for the co-ordination of the planning and provision of public services in West Lothian. It works closely with other public bodies such as police, fire and health, through its community planning partnership. West Lothian Council operates country parks at Beecraigs, Polkemmet, and Almondell & Calderwood. [24]
Broxburn (Scottish Gaelic: Srath Bhroc, pronounced [ˈs̪ɾa ˈvɾɔʰk]) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It is 12 miles (19 km) from the West End of Edinburgh, 5 miles (8.0 km) from Edinburgh Airport and 5 miles (8.0 km) to the north of Livingston. Originally a village known as Easter Strathbock in the medieval period, by 1600, the ...
West Lothian has a diverse economy and as of 2020 had approximately 4,500 businesses providing almost 72,000 jobs in the area. [47] In 2014, West Lothian Council reported that the five largest employment sectors in the council area were healthcare, construction, retail, manufacturing, and business administration and support services. [48]
Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley - 3 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Labour: David Dodds () : 29.81% 1,623 SNP: Pauline Clark: 18.53% 1,012
The top tier of local government was the regional council. Services provided at the regional level were those needing greater finance or resources, or best exercised over a wide area. These included police, fire services, consumer protection, education and transport. [1] Each district had an elected district council.
West Lothian Council election, 2007: Whitburn and Blackburn Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count SNP: James Dickson: 1,981 27.1 1 1 Labour: Jim Swan: 1,528 20.9 2 1 Labour:
2007 West Lothian Council election: Armadale and Blackridge Party Candidate FPv% % 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 ...
Livingston South is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the West Lothian Council.It elects four Councillors. In April 2020, Peter Johnson retired from West Lothian Council triggering a by-election on the 11th March 2021 where Maria MacAulay (SNP) was duly elected.