West Lothian
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| West Lothian council area | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Image:ScotlandWestLothian.png | |
| Geography | |
| Area | Ranked 20th |
| -Total | 427 km² |
| -% Water | ? |
| Admin HQ | Livingston |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-WLN |
| ONS code | 00RH |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Ranked 10th |
| -Total (2005) | 163,780 |
| -Density | 384 / km² |
| Politics | |
| West Lothian Council http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/ | |
| Control | Labour |
| MPs | |
| MSPs | |
| Image:Flag of Scotland.svg | |
| County of West Lothian | |
| Image:WestLothianTraditional.png | |
| Geography | |
| Area - Total | Ranked 32nd 76,806 acres |
|---|---|
| County town | Linlithgow |
| Chapman code | WLN |
West Lothian (Lodainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders onto City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire and Falkirk.
The council area was created in 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, with the boundaries of the West Lothian district of the Lothian region. The district had been created in 1975, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, and it consisted of the local government county of West Lothian; minus the burghs of Bo'ness and Queensferry, a Kirkliston area, and part of a Winchburgh area; plus a Calder area formerly within the county of Midlothian.
The county of West Lothian was called Linlithgowshire until 1921.
Contents |
[edit] Towns and villages
- Abercorn
- Addiewell
- Ainville
- Armadale
- Bathgate
- Blackburn
- Blackridge
- Broxburn
- Dechmont
- East Calder
- Fauldhouse
- Harthill
- Kirknewton
- Linlithgow
- Livingston
- Mid Calder
- Polbeth
- Pumpherston
- Seafield
- Stoneyburn
- Torphichen
- Uphall
- West Calder
- Whitburn
- Winchburgh
[edit] Burghs of the county
As abolished in 1975, the local government county of West Lothian included several burghs. Two are outside the West Lothian unitary council area:
| Burgh | Unitary council area |
|---|---|
| Armadale | West Lothian |
| Bathgate | |
| Linlithgow | |
| Whitburn | |
| Bo'ness | Falkirk |
| Queensferry | City of Edinburgh |
[edit] Places of interest
[edit] Mentions in popular culture
The West Lothian question is so named as it was raised by Tam Dalyell, then member of Parliament for the former West Lothian constituency, in his 1977 book Devolution: The End of Britain ?.
[edit] Council political composition
- Labour - 18
- Scottish National Party - 11
- Independent - 2
- Conservative - 1
[edit] External links
- West Lothian Council
- West Lothian community councils
- West Lothian Business Portal
- West Lothian NEWS
- Livingston Alive
- Radio Grapevine - West Lothian's Hospital Radio Station
Subdivisions created by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
Aberdeen • Aberdeenshire • Angus • Argyll and Bute • Clackmannanshire • Dumfries and Galloway • Dundee • East Ayrshire • East Dunbartonshire • East Lothian • East Renfrewshire • na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) • Edinburgh • Falkirk • Fife • Glasgow • Highland • Inverclyde • Midlothian • Moray • North Ayrshire • North Lanarkshire • Orkney • Perth and Kinross • Renfrewshire • Scottish Borders • Shetland • South Ayrshire • South Lanarkshire • Stirling • West Dunbartonshire • West Lothian
Subdivisions created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
Aberdeenshire • Angus • Argyll • Ayrshire • Banffshire • Berwickshire • Bute • Caithness • Clackmannanshire • Dumfriesshire • Dunbartonshire • East Lothian • Fife • Inverness-shire • Kincardineshire • Kinross-shire • Kirkcudbrightshire • Lanarkshire • Midlothian • Moray • Nairnshire • Orkney • Peeblesshire • Perthshire • Renfrewshire • Ross and Cromarty • Roxburghshire • Selkirkshire • Shetland • Stirlingshire • Sutherland • West Lothian • Wigtownshire
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