Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Bathgate is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the West Lothian Council. It elects four Councillors.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 William Boyle
(SNP) 		James Walker
(SNP) 		John McGinty
(Labour) 		3 seats
2012 Harry Cartmill
(Labour)
2017 Charles Kennedy
(Conservative)
2022 Pauline Stafford
(SNP) 		Tony Pearson
(Labour)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 West Lothian Council election

Bathgate - 4 seats[2][3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Labour Harry Cartmill (incumbent) 33.67% 2,496              
SNP William Boyle (incumbent) 24.36% 1,806              
SNP Pauline Stafford 16.05% 1,190 1,265 1,507          
Conservative Charles Kennedy (incumbent) 14.14% 1,048 1,162 1,167 1,168 1,174 1,208 1,236  
Labour Tony Pearson 5.06% 375 1,015 1,023 1,027 1,034 1,094 1,246 1,774
Scottish Green Siobhan Flannigan 3.79% 281 323 351 360 392 425    
Liberal Democrats John Mackenzie 2.02% 150 186 191 192 195      
Alba Gordon Dent 0.90% 67 74 83 85        
Electorate: 18,082   Valid: 7,413   Spoilt: 138   Quota: 1,483   Turnout: 41.8%[4]  

2017 Election

2017 West Lothian Council election[5]

Bathgate - 4 seats[6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP William Hannah Boyle (incumbent) 20.20% 1,554            
Labour Harry Cartmill (incumbent) 21.40% 1,646            
Labour John McGinty (incumbent) 14.98% 1,152 1,227 1,228 1,257 1,278 1,291 1,597
Conservative Charles Kennedy 17.93% 1,379 1,388 1,389 1,400 1,409 1,413 1,574
SNP Barry Burrows 8.49% 653 658 668 675 709 1,031 1,176
Independent James Walker 9.68% 745 752 752 765 795 806  
SNP Lisa McArthur 4.50% 346 347 350 355 380    
Scottish Green Dale McDowell 1.56% 120 122 123 143      
Liberal Democrats Fiona Ann Stevens 1.26% 97 98 98        
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 7,692   Spoilt: 174   Quota: 1,539   Turnout: 45.1%  

2012 Election

2012 West Lothian Council election[7]

Bathgate - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour John McGinty (incumbent) 22.59 1,314            
SNP Jim Walker (incumbent) 22.04 1,282            
Labour Harry Cartmill 19.56 1,138 1,231.1          
SNP William H. Boyle (incumbent) 18.69 1,087 1,094.8 1,123.8 1,127.9 1,135.2 1,174.7 1,215.1
Independent Jamie Firth 6.63 453 214.7 218.4 222.3 236.9 293.7  
Conservative Charles Kennedy 5.93 345 347.5 349.9 352.8 371 405.4 455.9
SNP Calum Laurie 5.14 299 303.6 347.8 349.7 355.2 371.1 397.4
Action to Save St John's Hospital Douglas Banks 3.35 195 198.5 201.9 207.8 224.3    
UKIP Alistair Forrest 1.34 78 79 79.8 80.8      
Electorate: 13,933   Valid: 5,817   Spoilt: 108   Quota: 1,164   Turnout: 5,925 (41.75%)  

2007 Election

2007 West Lothian Council election

West Lothian Council election, 2007: Bathgate
Party Candidate 1st Pref % 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

References

  1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ "NOTICE OF POLL - West Lothian Council" (PDF). West Lothian Council. West Lothian Council. 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report (Ward 8 Bathgate)" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Declaration of Results (Ward 8 Bathgate)" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  5. ^ https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/13871/Council-Election-results-2017[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Ward 8 Bathgate 2017 Results - West Lothian Council". Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Previous Election Results". Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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