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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]
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.
West Lothian has a diverse economy and as of 2020 had approximately 4,500 businesses providing almost 72,000 jobs in the area. [45] 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. [46]
The constituency comprises the following wards of West Lothian: [3] Armadale and Blackridge, Bathgate, Linlithgow, and Whitburn and Blackburn from the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency: Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh from the Livingston constituency: It also comprises the following from Falkirk council area:
West Lothian Council election, 2007: Linlithgow Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count Conservative: Tom Kerr: 2,120 26.9 1 1 SNP: Martyn Day: 1,792 22.7 2 6 SNP: Tam Smith
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 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:
The West Lothian council area is represented by two constituencies in the Scottish Parliament, these are Almond Valley and Linlithgow. The new seat of Almond Valley replaces Livingston. The electoral wards used in its creation are: In full: East Livingston and East Calder; Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley, Livingston North; Livingston South;