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West Lothian 2022
Local elections held 5 May 2022.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 9 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 33 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 22,424 | 37.9% | 15 | 45.5% | 14 | 42.4% | +1 |
| Labour Party | 16,921 | 28.6% | 12 | 36.4% | 10 | 30.3% | +2 |
| Conservative Party | 9,427 | 15.9% | 4 | 12.1% | 5 | 15.2% | -1 |
| Independent | 3,775 | 6.4% | 1 | 3.0% | 2 | 6.1% | -1 |
| Green Party | 3,119 | 5.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 3.0% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,831 | 4.8% | 1 | 3.0% | 1 | 3.0% | 0 |
| Scottish Family Party | 457 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Alba Party | 232 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independence for Scotland Party | 43 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 59,229 | 100.0% | 33 | 100.0% | 33 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
The 2022 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2022 election (current) and on the eve of it (2021), so you can see what the result replaced.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Bathgate · 4 seats · won at 5.1% · −14.9 pts below quota
- Armadale and Blackridge · 3 seats · won at 14.1% · −10.9 pts below quota
- Livingston South · 4 seats · won at 9.2% · −10.8 pts below quota
- East Livingston and East Calder · 4 seats · won at 9.4% · −10.6 pts below quota
- Whitburn and Blackburn · 4 seats · won at 10.4% · −9.6 pts below quota
- Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh · 4 seats · won at 12.8% · −7.2 pts below quota
- Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley · 3 seats · won at 18.2% · −6.8 pts below quota
- Linlithgow · 3 seats · won at 19.5% · −5.5 pts below quota
- Livingston North · 4 seats · won at 17.4% · −2.6 pts below quota
Race results
Bathgate · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 5.1% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −14.9 pts Valid ballots 7,413
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Cartmill | Labour Party | 2,496 | 33.7% | +13.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Willie Boyle | Scottish National Party | 1,806 | 24.4% | +4.4 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Pauline Stafford | Scottish National Party | 1,190 | 16.1% | −3.9 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Charles Kennedy | Conservative Party | 1,048 | 14.1% | — | |
| 5 | Tony Pearson | Labour Party | 375 | 5.1% | −14.9 pts | Elected |
| 6 | Siobhan Flannigan | Green Party | 281 | 3.8% | — | |
| 7 | John Swanson Mackenzie | Liberal Democrats | 150 | 2.0% | — | |
| 8 | Gordon Dent | Alba Party | 67 | 0.9% | — |
Armadale and Blackridge · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 14.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −10.9 pts Valid ballots 5,256
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Borrowman | Independent | 2,571 | 48.9% | +23.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lynda Kenna | Scottish National Party | 1,159 | 22.1% | −2.9 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Andrew McGuire | Labour Party | 742 | 14.1% | −10.9 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Chris Terry | Conservative Party | 555 | 10.6% | — | |
| 5 | Sophie Brodie | Green Party | 136 | 2.6% | — | |
| 6 | Helen Mackenzie | Liberal Democrats | 50 | 1.0% | — | |
| 7 | John Hannah | Independence for Scotland Party | 43 | 0.8% | — |
Livingston South · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 9.2% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −10.8 pts Valid ballots 7,566
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria MacAulay | Scottish National Party | 2,252 | 29.8% | +9.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lawrence Fitzpatrick | Labour Party | 2,028 | 26.8% | +6.8 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Peter Heggie | Conservative Party | 884 | 11.7% | −8.3 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Moira McKee Shemilt | Scottish National Party | 698 | 9.2% | −10.8 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Craig Smith | Labour Party | 422 | 5.6% | — | |
| 6 | Eddie Anderson | Independent | 384 | 5.1% | — | |
| 7 | Cameron Glasgow | Green Party | 328 | 4.3% | — | |
| 8 | Eddie Millar | Independent | 323 | 4.3% | — | |
| 9 | Caron Lindsay | Liberal Democrats | 167 | 2.2% | — | |
| 10 | Margaret Hamilton | Scottish Family Party | 80 | 1.1% | — |
East Livingston and East Calder · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 9.4% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −10.6 pts Valid ballots 6,587
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl John | Scottish National Party | 1,741 | 26.4% | +6.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Damian Timson | Conservative Party | 1,205 | 18.3% | −1.7 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Danny Logue | Labour Party | 1,079 | 16.4% | −3.6 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Veronica Smith | Scottish National Party | 622 | 9.4% | −10.6 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Frank Anderson | Independent | 497 | 7.5% | — | |
| 6 | Neal Drummond | Green Party | 436 | 6.6% | — | |
| 7 | Tom Ullathorne | Scottish National Party | 390 | 5.9% | — | |
| 8 | Andy Rafferty | Labour Party | 312 | 4.7% | — | |
| 9 | Bob Howden | Liberal Democrats | 218 | 3.3% | — | |
| 10 | Ruth Hutchinson | Scottish Family Party | 87 | 1.3% | — |
Whitburn and Blackburn · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 10.4% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −9.6 pts Valid ballots 6,136
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Dickson | Scottish National Party | 1,734 | 28.3% | +8.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | George Paul | Labour Party | 1,237 | 20.2% | +0.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Bruce Fairbairn | Conservative Party | 1,135 | 18.5% | — | |
| 4 | Kirsteen Sullivan | Labour Party | 1,056 | 17.2% | −2.8 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Mary Dickson | Scottish National Party | 636 | 10.4% | −9.6 pts | Elected |
| 6 | Carole Racionzer | Green Party | 190 | 3.1% | — | |
| 7 | Derek Graham Pattle | Liberal Democrats | 148 | 2.4% | — |
Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 12.8% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −7.2 pts Valid ballots 6,853
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diane Calder | Scottish National Party | 1,990 | 29.0% | +9.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ann Davidson | Labour Party | 1,305 | 19.0% | −1.0 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Angela Doran-Timson | Conservative Party | 1,215 | 17.7% | −2.3 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Janet Campbell | Scottish National Party | 880 | 12.8% | −7.2 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Hazel McLeod | Labour Party | 724 | 10.6% | — | |
| 6 | Cam Wright | Green Party | 298 | 4.3% | — | |
| 7 | Charles Corser | Liberal Democrats | 255 | 3.7% | — | |
| 8 | Phil Noble | Alba Party | 95 | 1.4% | — | |
| 9 | Kenneth Alexander Sutherland | Scottish Family Party | 91 | 1.3% | — |
Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 18.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −6.8 pts Valid ballots 5,072
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pauline Clark | Scottish National Party | 1,292 | 25.5% | +0.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Cathy Muldoon | Labour Party | 1,113 | 21.9% | −3.1 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Craig Meek | Labour Party | 924 | 18.2% | −6.8 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Elaine Fairbairn | Conservative Party | 718 | 14.2% | — | |
| 5 | Greg McCarra | Scottish National Party | 652 | 12.9% | — | |
| 6 | Neil Barnes | Green Party | 185 | 3.6% | — | |
| 7 | Gillian Pattle | Liberal Democrats | 118 | 2.3% | — | |
| 8 | Hani Mohamed | Alba Party | 70 | 1.4% | — |
Linlithgow · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 19.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −5.5 pts Valid ballots 7,117
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pauline Orr | Scottish National Party | 1,869 | 26.3% | +1.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sally Pattle | Liberal Democrats | 1,447 | 20.3% | −4.7 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Chris Horne | Conservative Party | 1,411 | 19.8% | — | |
| 4 | Tom Conn | Labour Party | 1,391 | 19.5% | −5.5 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Pamela Barnes | Green Party | 941 | 13.2% | — | |
| 6 | Rik Smith | Scottish Family Party | 58 | 0.8% | — |
Livingston North · 4-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 17.4% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −2.6 pts Valid ballots 7,229
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert De Bold | Scottish National Party | 2,133 | 29.5% | +9.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andrew Miller | Scottish National Party | 1,380 | 19.1% | −0.9 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Anne McMillan | Labour Party | 1,347 | 18.6% | −1.4 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Alison Adamson | Conservative Party | 1,256 | 17.4% | −2.6 pts | Elected |
| 5 | Michael Rae | Labour Party | 370 | 5.1% | — | |
| 6 | Mark Wilkinson | Green Party | 324 | 4.5% | — | |
| 7 | Catrina McDonald | Liberal Democrats | 278 | 3.8% | — | |
| 8 | Robert Bell | Scottish Family Party | 141 | 2.0% | — |