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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]
However, the council also owned Lindsay House on South Bridge Street, Bathgate, which had been built as the Burgh Chambers for the old Bathgate Town Council in 1966, [2] and West Lothian House on Almondvale Boulevard in Livingston, which had been built as the headquarters of the Livingston Development Corporation in 1981. [3]
The West Lothian council area is represented by two constituencies in the Scottish Parliament, these are Almond Valley and Linlithgow.. The Linlithgow constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency.
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]
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: 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 ...
West Lothian Council election, 2007: East Livingston and East Calder Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count 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 ...
The 2022 West Lothian Council election was held on 5 May 2022, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the nine wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 , with 33 Councillors elected.
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