Whitburn and Blackburn (ward)

Location of the ward [1]

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

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 Mary Dickson
(SNP)
2024 by David Russell
(Labour)
2025 by David McLennan
(Reform UK)

Election results

2025 by-election

Whitburn and Blackburn By-Election 11 December 2025[2]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Reform UK David McLennan 32.0 1,177 1,180 1,185 1,191 1,231 1,321 1,411 1,653
SNP Callum Cox 28.0 1,028 1,028 1,071 1,101 1,110 1,230 1,387  
Labour Samual McCulloch 17.1 627 631 636 655 683 762    
Independent Thomas Robert Lynch 13.2 484 497 505 530 549      
Conservative Reece Sinnott 3.5 129 129 130 142        
Liberal Democrats Douglas Thomas Butler 2.8 102 104 121          
Green Robbie Gerald Walker 2.7 101 102            
Independent Eddie Millar 0.7 27              
Reform UK gain from Labour
Valid: 3,675   Spoilt: 44   Quota: 1,838   Turnout: 3,719  

2024 by-election

Whitburn and Blackburn By-Election 14 November 2024[3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour David Russell 30.9 1,093 1,108 1,126 1,164 1,283 1,424 1,778
SNP Aileen Brown 28.9 1,022 1,063 1,078 1,091 1,173 1,238  
Reform UK David McLennan 16.3 578 579 586 653 739    
Independent Thomas Robert Lynch 11.9 421 429 452 498      
Conservative Charles Kennedy 6.7 239 239 259        
Liberal Democrats Douglas Thomas Butler 2.7 97 111          
Green Cameron Glasgow 2.6 92            
Labour hold
Valid: 3,542   Spoilt: 35   Quota: 1,772   Turnout: 3,577  

2022 Election

2022 West Lothian Council election

Whitburn and Blackburn - 4 seats[4][5]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
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      
Green Carole Racionzer 3.10% 190 203 204 231    
Electorate: 16,945   Valid: 6,136   Spoilt: 204   Quota: 1,228   Turnout: 37.4%[6]  

2017 Election

2017 West Lothian Council election[7]

Whitburn and Blackburn - 4 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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[9]

Whitburn and Blackburn - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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 FPv% % 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. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Ward 7 - Whitburn and Blackburn - Candidate Votes per Stage Report" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Ward 7 - Whitburn and Blackburn Transfers Report" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  4. ^ "NOTICE OF POLL - West Lothian Council" (PDF). West Lothian Council. West Lothian Council. 30 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report (Ward 7 Whitburn and Blackburn)" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Declaration of Results (Ward 7 Whitburn and Blackburn)" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
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  8. ^ "Ward 7 Whitburn and Blackburn 2017 Results - West Lothian Council". Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Previous Election Results". West Lothian Council.
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