# Linlithgow (ward)

Linlithgow is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the West Lothian Council. It elects four Councillors. In 2019, the population of the ward was 16,499.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Martyn Day (SNP) | | Tom Conn (Labour) | Tom Kerr (Conservative) |
| 2012 | | Martyn Day (SNP) | | Tom Conn (Labour) | Tom Kerr (Conservative) |
| 2017 | David Tait (SNP) | | | Tom Conn (Labour) | Tom Kerr (Conservative) |
| 2022 | Pauline Orr (SNP) | | Sally Pattle (Liberal Democrats) | Tom Conn (Labour) |

## Election Results
### 2022 Election

2022 West Lothian Council election
Linlithgow - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Pauline Orr | 26.26% | 1,869 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Pattle | 20.33% | 1,447 | 1,457 | 1,466 | 1,901 | |
| | Conservative | Chris Horne | 19.83% | 1,411 | 1,413 | 1,445 | 1,484 | 1,508 |
| | Labour | Tom Conn (incumbent) | 19.54% | 1,391 | 1,406 | 1,413 | 1,733 | 1,788 |
| | Scottish Green | Pamela Barnes | 13.22% | 941 | 988 | 992 | | |
| | Scottish Family | Rik Smith | 0.81% | 58 | 59 | | | |
| Electorate: 12,435 Valid: 7,117 Spoilt: 53 Quota: 1,780 Turnout: 57.7% |||||||||

### 2017 Election

2017 West Lothian Council election
Linlithgow - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Conservative | Tom Kerr (incumbent) | 41.92% | 3,037 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Tom Conn (incumbent) | 14.63% | 1,060 | 1,425 | 1,450 | 1,558 | 1,956 | | |
| | SNP | David Tait (incumbent) | 16.01% | 1,160 | 1,215 | 1,217 | 1,310 | 1,390 | 1,405 | 2,529 |
| | SNP | Sue Friel | 15.06% | 1,091 | 1,126 | 1,129 | 1,246 | 1,319 | 1,341 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Pattle | 5.26% | 381 | 692 | 714 | 872 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Maire McCormack | 6.57% | 476 | 535 | 541 | | | | |
| | UKIP | Alan Cooper | 0.55% | 40 | 113 | | | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 7,245 Spoilt: 74 Quota: 1,812 Turnout: 59.0% |||||||||||

### 2012 Election

2012 West Lothian Council election
Linlithgow - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | Tom Kerr (incumbent) | 33.18 | 2,112 | | | | |
| | SNP | Martyn Day (incumbent)†† | 28.70 | 1,827 | | | | |
| | Labour | Tom Conn (incumbent) | 20.30 | 1,292 | 1,453 | 1,478.7 | 1,483.2 | 1,627.9 |
| | SNP | David Tait | 13.02 | 829 | 920.3 | 1,101.4 | 1,106.9 | 1,186.9 |
| | Action to Save St John's Hospital | Cherie Finlay | 4.40 | 280 | 396.7 | 413.6 | 423.8 | |
| | National Front | Ernest Wilson | 0.39 | 25 | 30.2 | 30.6 | | |
| Electorate: 11,944 Valid: 6,365 Spoilt: 44 Quota: 1,592 Turnout: 6,409 (53.29%) |||||||||

### 2007 Election

2007 West Lothian Council election
West Lothian Council election, 2007: Linlithgow :
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count |
| Conservative | Tom Kerr | 2,120 | 26.9 | 1 | 1 |
| SNP | Martyn Day | 1,792 | 22.7 | 2 | 6 |
| SNP | Tam Smith | 1,340 | 17.0 | | |
| Labour | Tom Conn | 1,328 | 16.9 | 3 | 6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff King | 739 | 9.4 | | |
| Scottish Green | Simon King-Spooner | 316 | 4.0 | | |
| Conservative | Sandy Pagan | 194 | 2.4 | | |
| Scottish Socialist | Eddy Cornock | 49 | 2.5 | | |