# Armadale and Blackridge (ward)

Armadale and Blackridge is one of nine wards used to elect members of the West Lothian Council. It elects three Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Isabel Hutton (SNP) | Stuart Borrowman (Independent) | Jim Dixon (Labour) |
| 2012 | | Isabel Hutton (SNP) | Stuart Borrowman (Independent) | Jim Dixon (Labour) |
| 2017 | Sarah King (SNP) | Andrew McGuire (Labour) | Stuart Borrowman (Independent) |
| 2022 | Lynda Kenna (SNP) | Andrew McGuire (Labour) | Stuart Borrowman (Independent) |
| 2024 by | Lynda Kenna (SNP) | Andrew McGuire (Labour) | Susan Manion (Labour) |

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

In May 2024, independent councillor Stuart Borrowman died. A by-election was held on 22 August 2024 to elect his replacement, and was won by Labour candidate Susan Manion.
Armadale and Blackridge by-election (22 August 2024) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Labour | Susan Manion | 28.9 | 795 | 814 | 853 | 890 | 955 | 1,103 | 1,427 |
| | SNP | Keith Alan Barclay | 28.3 | 777 | 805 | 820 | 903 | 917 | 967 | |
| | Reform UK | David McLennan | 18.9 | 519 | 519 | 534 | 559 | 637 | | |
| | ISP | John Hannah | 8.6 | 236 | 240 | 245 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Douglas Smith | 8.2 | 226 | 227 | 248 | 272 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Thomas Butler | 4.4 | 122 | 131 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Adam William Rafferty | 2.7 | 73 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,371 Valid: 2,748 Spoilt: 22 Quota: 1,375 Turnout: 20.7% |||||||||||
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### 2022 election

2022 West Lothian Council election
Armadale and Blackridge - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Stuart Borrowman (incumbent) | 48.92% | 2,571 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Lynda Kenna | 22.05% | 1,159 | 1,407 | | | | |
| | Labour | Andrew McGuire (incumbent) | 14.12% | 742 | 1,110 | 1,130 | 1,148 | 1,196 | 1,319 |
| | Conservative | Chris Terry | 10.56% | 555 | 789 | 790 | 794 | 820 | 834 |
| | Scottish Green | Sophie Brodie | 2.59% | 136 | 232 | 264 | 291 | 308 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Mackenzie | 0.95% | 50 | 107 | 110 | 121 | | |
| | ISP | John Hannah | 0.82% | 43 | 78 | 91 | | | |
| Electorate: 13,162 Valid: 5,256 Spoilt: 58 Quota: 1,315 Turnout: 40.4% ||||||||||

### 2017 election

2017 West Lothian Council election
Armadale and Blackridge - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Stuart Borrowman (incumbent) | 45.02% | 2,343 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Sarah King (incumbent) | 25.41% | 1,322 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Andrew McGuire | 13.59% | 707 | 1,012 | 1,016 | 1,056 | 1,131 | 1,589 |
| | Conservative | Ian Burgess | 13.89% | 723 | 1,016 | 1,017 | 1,035 | 1,057 | |
| | Scottish Green | Paula Stokes | 1.19% | 62 | 149 | 157 | 189 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Smillie | 0.90% | 47 | 117 | 118 | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,204 Spoilt: 56 Quota: 1,302 Turnout: 42.20% ||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 West Lothian Council election
Armadale and Blackridge - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Independent | Stuart Borrowman (incumbent) | 56.68 | 2,541 | |
| | SNP | Isabel Hutton (incumbent)† | 19.21 | 861 | 1,217.5 |
| | Labour | Jim Dixon (incumbent) | 17.58 | 788 | 1,283.1 |
| | SNP | Dean Williamson | 3.75 | 168 | 229.5 |
| | Conservative | Marion Kerr | 2.79 | 125 | 246.8 |
| Electorate: 11,247 Valid: 4,483 Spoilt: 49 Quota: 1,121 Turnout: 4,532 (39.86%) ||||||

### 2007 election

2007 West Lothian Council election
2007 West Lothian Council election: Armadale and Blackridge :
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat | Count |
| Independent | Stuart Borrowman | 1,385 | 24.7 | 1 | 3 |
| Labour | Jim Dixon | 1,330 | 23.7 | 2 | 5 |
| SNP | Isabel Hutton | 1,156 | 20.6 | 3 | 7 |
| Independent | Duncan MacLean | 780 | 13.9 | | |
| SNP | Grant McLennan | 517 | 9.2 | | |
| Conservative | Lindsay Butchart | 252 | 4.5 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Caron Howden | 137 | 2.4 | | |
| Scottish Socialist | Steve Nimmo | 55 | 1.0 | | |