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West Lothian: what’s happening where you live
What the council itself has published on the five things it most shapes for a household: homes, getting about, the bill, the local environment and schools. Each line is quoted from the council’s own document, with the link. This page says what was decided or proposed; it never says whether it was right.
West Lothian Council: Scottish unitary authority (unitary), Scotland. GOV.UK lists it as a unitary council.
Do it online
- Household waste collection: Providing information
- Household waste collection: Reporting
- Flytipping: Reporting
- Road maintenance: Reporting
- Noise pollution: Reporting
- Council tax annual notification: Providing information
- Council tax annual notification: Collecting revenue
- Council tax discount: Applications for service
- Council tax benefit new claim: Applications for service
- Housing benefit new claim: Providing information
- Electoral register: Providing information
- Electoral register: Applications for service
- Primary school places: Applications for service
- Secondary school places: Applications for service
- Library facilities: Providing information
- Planning decision notices: Providing information
- Councillors directory: Providing information
- Complaints procedure: Providing information
Housing
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Transport
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Council tax
Band D council tax set by West Lothian for 2026–27: £1,627.59 a year. Excludes water and sewerage charges.
Every band
| Band | A year |
|---|---|
| A | £1,085.06 |
| B | £1,265.90 |
| C | £1,446.75 |
| D | £1,627.59 |
| E | £2,138.47 |
| F | £2,644.83 |
| G | £3,187.36 |
| H | £3,987.60 |
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Environment
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Education
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What the council plans to spend, 2026–27
| Service | Budget |
|---|---|
| Education | £300.5 million |
| Culture and related services | £12.1 million |
| Social work | £160.6 million |
| Roads and transport | £17.6 million |
| Road bridges | none budgeted |
| Environmental services | £25.8 million |
| Building, planning and development | £6.4 million |
| Central services | £29.3 million |
| Housing (outside the housing revenue account) | £13.0 million |
| Trading services | none budgeted |
| Total net revenue expenditure | £565.3 million |
Life in West Lothian: the official facts
- People living here
- 187,240 people
- Typical age
- 42 years
- Money to live on, per person, per year
- £23,214
- Typical weekly pay, before tax
- £673
- Children growing up in poverty
- 13.8%
- People claiming unemployment-related benefits
- 2.5%
- Average price of a home
- £225,439
- Years in good health: women
- 60.3 years
- Years in good health: men
- 60.0 years
- Greenhouse gases, per person
- 5.8 tonnes per person
- Homes and businesses that can get the fastest broadband
- 92.3%
- Public chargers for electric cars
- 137.3 per 100,000 people
- Businesses trading here
- 5,030 businesses
Who runs the council
33 seats in 2026. Run by: Labour, as a minority administration.
Councillors by party: Scottish National Party (SNP) 15, Labour Party 11, Conservative and Unionist 4, Independent / Other 1, Liberal Democrats 1, Reform UK 1.
Next scheduled council election: 6 May 2027.
All 33 councillors, by ward
- Andrew McGuire (Independent / Other) — Armadale and Blackridge
- Lynda Kenna (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Armadale and Blackridge
- Susan Manion (Labour Party) — Armadale and Blackridge
- Harry Cartmill (Labour Party) — Bathgate
- Pauline Stafford (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Bathgate
- Tony Pearson (Labour Party) — Bathgate
- William Boyle (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Bathgate
- Angela Doran-Timson (Conservative and Unionist) — Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh
- Janet Campbell (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh
- Mike Carlin (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh
- Tony Boyle (Labour Party) — Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh
- Carl John (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — East Livingston and East Calder
- Damian Doran-Timson (Conservative and Unionist) — East Livingston and East Calder
- Danny Logue (Labour Party) — East Livingston and East Calder
- Veronica Smith (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — East Livingston and East Calder
- Cathy Muldoon (Labour Party) — Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley
- Craig Meek (Labour Party) — Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley
- Pauline Clark (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley
- Pauline Orr (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Linlithgow
- Sally Pattle (Liberal Democrats) — Linlithgow
- Tom Conn (Labour Party) — Linlithgow
- Alison Adamson (Conservative and Unionist) — Livingston North
- Andrew Miller (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Livingston North
- Anne McMillan (Labour Party) — Livingston North
- Robrt De Bold (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Livingston North
- Lawrence Fitzpatrick (Labour Party) — Livingston South
- Maria MacAuley (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Livingston South
- Moira McKee Shemilt (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Livingston South
- Peter Heggie (Conservative and Unionist) — Livingston South
- David McLennan (Reform UK) — Whitburn and Blackburn
- George Paul (Labour Party) — Whitburn and Blackburn
- Jim Dickson (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Whitburn and Blackburn
- Mary Dickson (Scottish National Party (SNP)) — Whitburn and Blackburn