West Lothian

West Lothian Lodainn an Iar

Administrative headquarters	Livingston
surface	427 km² (20.)
Population (2012)	175,990 (9.)
ISO 3166-2	GB-WLN
ONS code	00RH
Website	www.westlothian.gov.uk
West Lothian (traditional)

West Lothian [ ˌwɛstˈləʊðjən ] or Linlithgowshire ( Scottish Gaelic Lodainn an Iar ) is one of 32 Council Areas in Scotland . It lies south of the Firth of Forth and borders Edinburgh , Falkirk and Midlothian .

West Lothian is also a traditional county . As such, it is bordered by Stirlingshire , Lanarkshire and Midlothian .

geography

Most of the area is a fertile hill country; the south-western part is flat, with extensive stretches of moors and heathland. West Lothian is rich in iron, coal and building stones.

Community Councils

At the local level there are potentially 41 Community Councils, each with a dedicated area. As of mid-2017, seven of these are inactive; they are marked with an * in the following list:

Addiewell & Loganlea
Armadale
Bathgate
Bellsquarry & Adambrae
Blackburn
Blackridge
Range *
Bridgend *
Broxburn
Carmondean *
Craigshill
Deans *
Dechmont
Dedridge

East Calder & District
Ecclesmachan & Threemiletown
Eliburn
Fauldhouse
Greenrigg
Howden *
Kirknewton
Knightsridge *
Ladywell
Linlithgow & Linlithgow Bridge
Livingston Village
Longridge *
Mid calder
Murieston

Newton
Philpstoun
Polbeth
Pumpherston
Seafield
Stoneyburn
Torphiches
Uphall
Uphall station
West Calder & Harburn
Westfield & Bridgehouse
Whitburn
Winchburgh

Attractions

Partnerships

politics

The West Lothian Council has 32 seats, which are distributed among the parties as follows:

Political party	Seats
Scottish Labor	14th
Scottish National Party	13
Action to Save St John's Hospital	3
Scottish Conservatives	1
Independently	1

Individual evidence

↑ Mid-2012 Population ( Memento from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.2 MB)
↑ Information on the Community Councils on the West Lothian Council website, accessed on July 13, 2017. (English)
↑ List of areas in West Lothian with no community council representation on the West Lothian Council website, accessed on July 13, 2017. PDF file, 5.8kb (English)
^ West Lothian Council: Politics and politicians - council and councillors (accessed April 14, 2008)

Web links

Commons : West Lothian - collection of images, videos and audio files

West Lothian in Gazzetter for Scotland (English)

[1] Mid-2012 Population ( Memento from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.2 MB)

[2] Information on the Community Councils on the West Lothian Council website, accessed on July 13, 2017. (English)

[3] List of areas in West Lothian with no community council representation on the West Lothian Council website, accessed on July 13, 2017. PDF file, 5.8kb (English)

[4] West Lothian Council: Politics and politicians - council and councillors (accessed April 14, 2008)