West Lothian Council’s elections are lower than a month away.
Residents are voting in every of the county’s 9 wards on polling day on Thursday, Might 5.
Right here you'll find out who you'll be able to vote for within the space the place you reside.
A complete of 73 folks will contest 33 seats on the council.
Labour and the SNP, are placing up probably the most candidates throughout the wards, whereas the Tories and Liberal Democrats every have a candidate in all 9.
This yr, for the primary time, the Greens too will contest all 9 wards, and there are additionally quite a few smaller political teams.
This yr’s native council elections will see the stiffest competitors in two wards, the place 20 candidates will battle for eight seats.
These wards - East Livingston and East Calder and Livingston South - are at the moment residence to respective Labour and Tory Group leaders, Lawrence Fitzpatrick in Livingston South and Damian Doran-Timson in East Calder.
Becoming a member of the fray in these two wards might be three independents.
In East Livingston and East Calder Frank Anderson, who was deselected after 34 years as an SNP councillor within the ward and consultant of Craigshill since 1988, will problem the SNP’s Veronica Smith.
In Livingston South, Eddie Anderson, who runs the profitable Fb information web site West Lothian Information, stands as an Unbiased, as will Eddie Millar.
In Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh - residence to SNP group chief Janet Campbell - 9 candidates will contest 4 seats.
A second independence vote isn't a problem which native authorities can handle or affect.
Nonetheless, various independence supporting candidates representing Alex Salmond’s Alba celebration will stand in three wards, and an alternate Independence for Scotland candidate will threaten the SNP vote in Armadale and Blackridge.
In Armadale and Blackridge, long-serving sole Unbiased councillor Stuart Borrowman can also be defending his seat.
The Scottish Household Celebration has fielded candidates within the east of the county in Livingston, Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh and Linlithgow.
Additional data on the election together with steering on voter registration could be seen through the West Lothian Council web site.
Go to: https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/vote-local-2022
Listed here are the candidates the place you reside:
LINLITHGOW
Pamela Barnes, Scottish Inexperienced Celebration;
Tom Conn, Labour and Co-operative Celebration;
Chris Horne, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Celebration;
Pauline Orr, Scottish Nationwide Celebration;
Sally Pattle, Scottish Liberal Democrats;
Rik Smith, Scottish Household Celebration;
BROXBURN, UPHALL AND WINCHBURGH
Diane Calder, Scottish Nationwide Celebration;
Janet Campbell, Scottish Nationwide Celebration;
Charles McKenzie Corser, Scottish Liberal Democrats;
Ann Davidson, Scottish Labour Celebration;
Angela Doran-Timson, Scottish Conservative and Unionists;
Hazel McLeod, Scottish Labour Celebration;
Phil Noble, Alba Celebration for Independence;
Kenneth Alexander Sutherland, Scottish Household Celebration;
Cam Wright, Scottish Inexperienced Celebration;
LIVINGSTON NORTH
Alison Adamson, Scottish Conservative and Unionists Celebration;
Robert Bell, Scottish Household Celebration;
Robert de Daring, Scottish Nationwide Celebration;
Catrina McDonald, Scottish Liberal Democrats;
Anne McMillan, Scottish Labour Celebration;
Andrew Miller, Scottish Nationwide Celebration;
Michael Rae, Scottish Labour Celebration;
Mark Wilkinson, Scottish Inexperienced Celebration;
LIVINGSTON SOUTH
Eddie Anderson, Unbiased;
Lawrence Fitzpatrick, Scottish Labour Celebration;
Cameron Glasgow, Scottish Inexperienced Celebration;
Margaret Hamilton, Scottish Household Celebration;
Peter Heggie, Scottish Conservative and Unionists;
Caron Lindsay, Scottish Liberal Democrats;
Maria MacAulay, Scottish Nationwide Celebration;
Moira McKee Shemilt, Scottish Nationwide Celebration;
Eddie Millar, Unbiased;
Craig Smith, Scottish Labour Celebration;
EAST LIVINGSTON AND EAST CALDER
Frank Anderson, Unbiased;
Damian Doran-Timson, Scottish Conservative and Unionists;
Neal Drummond, Scottish Inexperienced Celebration;
Robert Durie Howden, Scottish Liberal Democrats;
Ruth Hutchison, Scottish Household Celebration;
Carl John, Scottish Nationwide Celebration;
Danny Logue, Scottish Labour Celebration;
Andy Rafferty, Scottish Labour Celebration;
Veronica Smith, Scottish Nationwide Celebration;
Thomas George Ullathorne, Scottish Nationwide Celebration;
FAULDHOUSE AND THE BREICH VALLEY
Neil Barnes, Scottish Inexperienced Celebration;
Pauline Clark, Scottish Nationwide Celebration;
Elaine Fairbairn, Scottish Conservative and Unionists;
Greg McCarra, Scottish Nationwide Celebration;
Craig Meek, Scottish Labour Celebration;
Hani Mohamed, Alba Celebration for Independence;
Cathy Muldoon, Scottish Labour Celebration;
Gillian Pattle, Scottish Liberal Democrats;
WHITBURN AND BLACKBURN
Jim Dickson, Scottish Nationwide Celebration;
Mary Robertson Dickson, Scottish Nationwide Celebration;
Bruce Fairbairn, Scottish Conservative and Unionists;
Derek Graham Pattle,Scottish Liberal Democrats;
George Paul, Labour and Co-operative Celebration;
Carol Racionzer, Scottish Inexperienced Celebration;
Kirsteen Sullivan, Labour and Co-operative Celebration;
BATHGATE
William Hannah Boyle, Scottish Nationwide Celebration;
Harry Cartmill, Scottish Labour Celebration;
Gordon Dent, Alba Celebration for Independence;
Siobhan Flannigan, Scottish Inexperienced Celebration;
Charles Kennedy, Scottish Conservative and Unionists;
John Swanson Mackenzie, Scottish Liberal Democrats;
Tony Pearson, Scottish Labour Celebration;
Pauline Stafford, Scottish Nationwide Celebration;
ARMADALE AND BLACKRIDGE
Stuart Borrowman, Unbiased;
Sophie Brodie, Scottish Inexperienced Celebration;
John Hannah, Independence for Scotland Celebration;
Lynda Kenna, Scottish Nationwide Celebration;
Helen Mackenzie, Scottish Liberal Democrats;
Andrew McGuire, Scottish Labour Celebration;
Chris Terry, Scottish Conservative and Unionists;
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