2007 West Lothian Council election

2007 West Lothian Council election
3 May 2007 (2007-05-03)
All 32 seats to West Lothian Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
SNP
ASSJH
Leader Graeme Morrice[1] Peter Johnston[2] Gordon Beurskens[3]
Party Labour SNP Action to Save St. John's Hospital
Leader's seat Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh Livingston South Whitburn and Blackburn
Last election 18 seats, 43.5% 12 seats, 36.3% Did not contest
Seats won 14 13 3
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 1 Increase 3
Popular vote 23,833 23,620 3,997
Percentage 36.6% 36.3% 6.1%
Swing Decrease 6.9% Steady New
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
  Con
  Ind
Leader Tom Kerr[a] N/A
Party Conservative Independent
Leader's seat Linlithgow Armadale and Blackridge
Last election 1 seat, 9.2% 1 seat, 2.5%
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 6,142 3,018
Percentage 9.4% 4.6%
Swing Increase 0.2% Increase 2.1%
The 9 new multi-member wards
Council composition following the election
Council Leader before election

Grame Morrice
Labour

 Council Leader after election

Pete Johnston
SNP

Elections to West Lothian Council were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first to use nine new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elects three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system, a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 32 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

Results

2007 West Lothian Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 14 - - Decrease 4 43.8 36.6 23,833 Decrease 6.9
  SNP 13 - - Increase 1 40.6 36.3 23,620 Steady
  Action to Save St. John's Hospital 3 - - Increase 3 9.4 6.1 3,997 New
  Conservative 1 - - Steady 3.1 9.4 6,142 Increase 0.2
  Independent 1 - - Steady 3.1 4.6 3,018 Increase 2.1
  Liberal Democrats 0 - - Steady 0.0 5.1 3,337 Decrease 1.9
  Scottish Socialist 0 - - Steady 0.0 1.2 778 Decrease 0.2
  Green 0 - - Steady 0.0 0.5 316 New

Source:[4][3]

Ward results

2007 West Lothian Council election: 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 1,340 17.0
Labour Tom Conn 1,328 16.9 3 6
Liberal Democrats Geoff King 739 9.4
Green Simon King-Spooner 316 4.0
Conservative Sandy Pagan 194 2.4
Scottish Socialist Eddy Cornock 49 2.5
2007 West Lothian Council election: Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Labour Alexander Davidson 1,668 22.6 1 1
SNP Janet Campbell 1,562 21.1 2 1
Labour Graeme Morrice 1,139 15.4 4 5
Action to Save St. John's Hospital Ellen Glass 1,047 14.2 3 5
SNP Eddie Malcolm 987 13.3
Conservative Jack Thompson 559 7.6
Liberal Democrats Patricia Chapman 431 5.8
2007 West Lothian Council election: Livingston North
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
SNP Robert de Bold 1,856 23.6 1 1
Labour Bruce Ferrie 1,630 20.7 2 1
SNP Andrew Miller 1,316 16.7 3 5
Labour Irfan Arif 976 12.4
Action to Save St John's Hospital John Cochrane 784 9.9 4 7
Conservative Alison Adamson-Ross 704 8.9
Liberal Democrats Ross McLaren 518 6.6
Scottish Socialist Derek Murray 96 1.2
2007 West Lothian Council election: Livingston South
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Labour Lawrence Fitzpatrick 2,584 30.4 1 1
SNP Peter Johnson 2,543 30.0 2 1
Labour Danny Logue 1,081 12.7 3 3
SNP John Muir 879 10.4 4 5
Conservative Marion Kerr 527 6.2
Liberal Democrats Evan Bell 420 4.9
Independent Eddie Anderson 341 4.0
Scottish Socialist Mary Kerr 115 1.4
2007 West Lothian Council election: 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 Democrats James Chapman 421 5.4
Scottish Socialist Helen Donnelly 133 1.7
2007 West Lothian Council election: Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Labour Neil Findlay 2,137 33.8 1 1
SNP Greg McCarra 1,669 26.4 2 1
Labour Cathy Muldoon 1,340 21.1 3 4
Conservative Sheila Grierson 335 5.3
Action to Save St John's Hospital Tom Orr 319 5.0
Independent James Ford 203 3.2
Liberal Democrats Graham Wenham 184 2.9
Scottish Socialist Alun Birrell 139 2.2
2007 West Lothian Council election: 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 Fairley 309 4.2
Liberal Democrats Bob Howden 222 3.0
Scottish Socialist Mark Eccles 98 1.3
2007 West Lothian Council election: Bathgate
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
Labour John McGinty 1,521 22.2 2 5
SNP William Boyle 1,494 21.8 1 5
Labour Harry Cartmill 1,366 20.0
SNP James Walker 1,308 19.1 3 5
Conservative Donald MacDonald 425 6.2
Action to Save St John's Hospital Gary Montgomery 371 5.4
Liberal Democrats Charles Corser 265 3.9
Scottish Socialist Ally Hendry 93 1.4
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 137 2.4
Scottish Socialist Steve Nimmo 55 1.0

Notes

  1. ↑ Only Conservative elected

References

  1. ↑ "Graeme Morrice Biography". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "Minute of Meeting of the West Lothian Council". West Lothian Council. 10 May 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Registration Summary of Action To Save St.John's Hospital". Electoral Commission (UK). Retrieved 8 August 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2007". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
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