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 one using nine new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004,each ward will elect 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. Councillors remained in post until 2012.
Election results
| West Lothian Local Election Result 2007 |
| Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
| |
Labour |
14 |
N/A |
N/A |
-4 |
43.75 |
36.6 |
23,833 |
|
| |
SNP |
13 |
N/A |
N/A |
+2 |
40.63 |
36.3 |
23,620 |
|
| |
Action to Save St John's Hospital |
3 |
N/A |
N/A |
+3 |
9.38 |
6.1 |
3,997 |
|
| |
Conservative |
1 |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
3.13 |
9.4 |
6,142 |
|
| |
Independent |
1 |
N/A |
N/A |
-1 |
3.13 |
4.6 |
3,018 |
|
| |
Liberal Democrats |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
0.0 |
5.1 |
3,337 |
|
| |
Scottish Socialist |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
778 |
|
| |
Scottish Green |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
316 |
|
Ward results
| West Lothian Council election, 2007: Broxburgh, Uphall and Winchburgh |
| Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
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 |
|
|
| West Lothian Council election, 2007: Livingston North |
| Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
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 |
|
|
| West Lothian Council election, 2007: East Livingston and East Calder |
| Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
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 |
|
|
| West Lothian Council election, 2007: Whitburn and Blackburn |
| Party |
Candidate |
1st Pref |
% |
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 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
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