# East Livingston and East Calder (ward)

East Livingston and East Calder is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the West Lothian Council. It elects four Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Frank Anderson (SNP) | | Carl John (SNP) | | Willie Dunn (Labour) | Dave King (Labour) |
| 2012 | Frank Toner (Labour) | Frank Anderson (SNP) | | Carl John (SNP) | | | Dave King (Labour) |
| 2017 | | Frank Anderson (SNP) | Damian Timson (Conservative) | Carl John (SNP) | | | Dave King (Labour) |
| 2021 | | Frank Anderson (SNP) | Damian Timson (Conservative) | Carl John (SNP) | Thomas George Ullathorne (SNP) |
| 2022 | Veronica Smith (SNP) | | Damian Timson (Conservative) | Carl John (SNP) | Danny Logue (Labour) |

## Upcoming Elections
### 2021 By-Election

Following the death of Labour Councillor and Depute Provost Dave King a by-election was called and is due to take place on August 5, 2021.
East Livingston and East Calder - 1 seat :
| Neal Drummond | Scottish Green Party |
| Hans Edgington | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| John Hannah | Independence for Scotland Party |
| Danny Logue | Scottish Labour Party |
| David Philip | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
| Thomas George Ullathorne | Scottish National Party (SNP) |

## Election Results
### 2022 Election

2022 West Lothian Council election
East Livingston and East Calder - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | SNP | Carl John (incumbent) | 26.43% | 1,741 | | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Damian Doran-Timson (incumbent) | 18.29% | 1,205 | 1,213 | 1,239 | 1,279 | 1,288 | 1,310 | 1,317 | 1,377 |
| | Labour | Danny Logue | 16.38% | 1,079 | 1,095 | 1,106 | 1,164 | 1,437 | | | |
| | SNP | Veronica Smith | 9.44% | 622 | 907 | 915 | 927 | 936 | 946 | 1,287 | 1,499 |
| | Independent | Frank Anderson (incumbent) | 7.55% | 497 | 508 | 519 | 539 | 542 | 551 | 583 | |
| | Scottish Green | Neal Drummond | 6.62% | 436 | 474 | 478 | 534 | 542 | 560 | 585 | 686 |
| | SNP | Thomas Ullathorne | 5.92% | 390 | 426 | 426 | 427 | 433 | 435 | | |
| | Labour | Andy Rafferty | 4.74% | 312 | 318 | 319 | 330 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Howden | 3.31% | 218 | 224 | 230 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Family | Ruth Hutchison | 1.32% | 87 | 88 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 17,970 Valid: 6,587 Spoilt: 121 Quota: 1,318 Turnout: 37.3% ||||||||||||

### 2017 Election

2017 West Lothian Council election
East Livingston and East Calder - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Labour | Dave King (incumbent) | 23.75% | 1,749 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Damian Timson | 22.00% | 1,620 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Frank Anderson (incumbent) | 20.09% | 1,479 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Carl John (incumbent) | 13.20% | 972 | 994 | 998 | 1,002 | 1,014 | 1,105 | 1,648 |
| | Labour | Scott Rogers | 7.13% | 525 | 724 | 765 | 766 | 829 | 918 | 941 |
| | SNP | Veronica Smith | 7.54% | 555 | 561 | 564 | 565 | 578 | 652 | |
| | Scottish Green | Neal Drummond | 3.60% | 265 | 274 | 284 | 285 | 366 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Corser | 2.69% | 198 | 208 | 239 | 239 | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 7,363 Spoilt: 141 Quota: 1,473 Turnout: 45.9% |||||||||||

### 2012 Election

2012 West Lothian Council election
East Livingston and East Calder - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Labour | Dave King (incumbent) | 32.14 | 1,914 | | | | |
| | SNP | Frank Anderson (incumbent) | 19.26 | 1,147 | 1,161.7 | 1,164.8 | 1,180.9 | 1,398.6 |
| | SNP | Carl John (incumbent) | 16.89 | 1,006 | 1,058.4 | 1,061.2 | 1,094.1 | 1,304.3 |
| | Labour | Frank Toner | 11.45 | 682 | 1,237.6 | | | |
| | SNP | Lis Bardell | 7.62 | 454 | 462.3 | 464.5 | 485.9 | |
| | Action to Save St John's Hospital | Jean Ann Finch | 6.38 | 380 | 407.9 | 419.3 | 607.3 | 637.3 |
| | Conservative | Evelyn Stirling | 6.25 | 372 | 386.7 | 389.9 | | |
| Electorate: 14,346 Valid: 5,955 Spoilt: 92 Quota: 1,192 Turnout: 6,047 (41.51%) |||||||||

### 2007 Election

2007 West Lothian Council election
West Lothian Council election, 2007: East Livingston and East Calder :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| SNP | Frank Anderson | 1,918 | 24.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | Willie Dunn | 1,733 | 22.3 | 2 | 1 |
| Labour | Dave King | 1,569 | 20.2 | 3 | 1 |
| SNP | Carl John | 795 | 10.2 | 4 | 7 |
| Action to Save St John's Hospital | Lorraine Robertson | 625 | 8.0 | | |
| Conservative | Andy Murray | 591 | 7.6 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Chapman | 421 | 5.4 | | |
| Scottish Socialist | Helen Donnelly | 133 | 1.7 | | |