Whitburn and Blackburn (ward)

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

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 James Dickson
(SNP)		 Jim Swan
(Labour)		 George Paul
(Labour)		 Gordon Beurskens
(Action to save St. John's Hospital)
2012 Barry Robertson
(Labour)		 Mary Dickson
(SNP)
2017 Kirsteen Sullivan
(Labour)		 Bruce Fairbairn
(Conservative)
2022 Kirsteen Sullivan
(Labour)		 Mary Dickson
(SNP)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 West Lothian Council election

Whitburn and Blackburn - 4 seats[2][3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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SNP Jim Dickson (incumbent) 28.26% 1,734          
Labour George Paul (incumbent) 20.16% 1,237          
Labour Kirsteen Sullivan 17.21% 1,056 1,069 1,076 1,122 1,189 1,747
Conservative Bruce Fairbairn (incumbent) 18.50% 1,135 1,139 1,139 1,175 1,187  
SNP Mary Robertson Dickson 10.37% 636 1,085 1,085 1,095 1,196 1,230
Liberal Democrats Derek Pattle 2.41% 148 152 152      
Scottish Green Carole Racionzer 3.10% 190 203 204 231    
Electorate: 16,945   Valid: 6,136   Spoilt: 204   Quota: 1,228   Turnout: 37.4%[4]  

    2017 Election

    2017 West Lothian Council election[5]

    Whitburn and Blackburn - 4 seats[6]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Labour George Paul (incumbent) 28.08% 1,822            
    SNP Jim Dickson (incumbent) 24.44% 1,586            
    Conservative Bruce Fairbairn 21.99% 1,427            
    Labour Kirsteen Sullivan 8.59% 557 1,015 1,020 1,054 1,149 1,209 1,486
    SNP Mary Dickson (incumbent) 7.75% 503 519 742 744 766 1,129  
    SNP John Leslie 6.47% 420 426 468 470 481    
    Liberal Democrats Bob Howden 2.68% 174 182 186 224      
    Electorate: TBC   Valid: 6,489   Spoilt: 175   Quota: 1,298   Turnout: 42.6%  

      2012 Election

      2012 West Lothian Council election[7]

      Whitburn and Blackburn - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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      Labour George Paul (incumbent) 32.59 1,896              
      SNP Jim Dickson (incumbent) 27.68 1,610              
      Labour Barry Robertson 11.96 696 1,356.2            
      Action to Save St John's Hospital George Beurskens (incumbent) 10.64 619 639.8 668.9 712.4 729.7 760.3 886.4  
      SNP Mary Dickson 9.66 562 575.1 964 986.7 996.9 1,012.3 1,058.5 1,317.4
      Conservative Stuart Martin 4.66 271 273.3 277.5 287.6 312.2 337.1    
      National Front Neil McIvor 1.63 95 98.5 100.7 104.5 108.6      
      Liberal Democrats Robert Durie Howden 1.17 68 72.2 75.8 83.7        
      Electorate: 11,239   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: 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

        References
        1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. 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 7 Whitburn and Blackburn)" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
        4. "Declaration of Results (Ward 7 Whitburn and Blackburn)" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
        6. "Ward 7 Whitburn and Blackburn 2017 Results - West Lothian Council". Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
        7. "Previous Election Results". West Lothian Council.
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