1977 in which he posed what would become known as the WestLothianquestion . References Reflist ...infobox UK place country Scotland official name Blackburn WestLothian gaelic name An Dubh Allt scots name population 4,761 population ref ref cite web publisher Scotland s Census Results Online title Comparative Population Profile Blackburn Locality url http www.scrol.gov.uk scrol browser profile.jsp?profile Population&mainArea blackburn WestLothian &mainLevel Locality date 2001 04 29 accessdate 2008 08 31 ref United Kingdom Census 2001 2001 census br est. 4,970 ref http www.gro scotland.gov.uk statistics publications and data ref 2006 os grid reference NS985655 latitude 55.872452 longitude 3.621542 map type Scotland unitary scotland WestLothian lieutenancy scotland WestLothian constituency westminster Livingston UK Parliament constituency Livingston constituency scottish parliament Linlithgow Scottish Parliament constituency Linlithgow post town BATHGATE postcode district EH47 postcode area EH dial code 01506 Blackburn lang gd An Dubh Allt ref An St r d ta Briathrachais http www2.smo.uhi.ac.uk gaidhlig faclair sbg lorg.php?faclair sbg&seorsa Beurla&facal blackburn&eis saor on&tairg Lorg&faic tus on , retrieved 09 June 2010 ref is a town ref http guide.visitscotland.com vs guide 5,en,SCH1 objectId,RGN901vs,curr,GBP,season,at1,selectedEntry,home home.html ref in WestLothian , Scotland next to Bathgate and five miles from Livingston, Scotland Livingston . It is situated about ... of WestLothian . Another catchment is http bathgateacademy.info Bathgate Academy , which is 2 miles ... http www.westlothian.gov.uk tourism libservices ices LocSpec LocalHistoryLibrary WestLothian Local ... and Blackburn news Category Towns in WestLothian da Blackburn WestLothian fr Blackburn cosse gd An Dubh Allt it Blackburn Lothian dell ovest nl Blackburn WestLothian no Blackburn WestLothian nn Blackburn i WestLothian pt Blackburn Esc cia fi Blackburn WestLothian sv Blackburn, WestLothian ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2009 The WestLothian by election, 1962 was a British parliamentary by election held in the WestLothian UK Parliament constituency WestLothian constituency in Scotland on 14 June 1962, caused by the death of John Taylor WestLothian John Taylor . It was important for two reasons. Firstly, it saw the election of Tam Dalyell , who went on to become a long standing and controversial MP. Secondly, it saw a strong showing by the Scottish National Party , and people began to take them seriously. Their candidate was William Wolfe , who became their leader for several years. DEFAULTSORT WestLothian By Election, 1962 Category Politics of WestLothian Category 1962 elections in the United Kingdom Category By elections to the United Kingdom Parliament in Scottish constituencies Category 1962 in Scotland UK election stub ... more details
The WestLothian Herald & Post is a weekly Scottish freesheet that delivers to households in Livingston, Scotland Livingston , Linlithgow , Bathgate , Broxburn, WestLothian Broxburn and surrounding areas. It consists mainly of advertising and promotional pieces, with some editorial relating to local news and sport. It has a circulation of 48,000 and is owned by Johnston Press , which also owns The Scotsman and Edinburgh Evening News . External links http media.scotsman.com publication.cfm?section 6 Herald & Post WestLothian Category Newspapers published in Scotland Category WestLothian Scotland newspaper stub ... more details
Other people John Taylor unreferenced date April 2009 John Taylor 22 July 1902 &ndash 1 March 1962 was a United Kingdom British Labour Party UK Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for West Lothian UK Parliament constituency West Lothian . He was first elected at the United Kingdom general election, 1951 1951 general election , and his death in 1962 at the age of 60 caused a West Lothian by election, 1962 hotly contested by election , in which William Wolfe of the Scottish National Party was beaten by Labour s Tam Dalyell . s start s par uk succession box title Member of Parliament for West Lothian UK Parliament constituency West Lothian years United Kingdom general election, 1951 1951 &ndash West Lothian by election, 1962 1962 before George Mathers after Tam Dalyell s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Taylor, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British politician DATE OF BIRTH 22 July 1902 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1 March 1962 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Taylor, John Category 1902 births Category 1962 deaths Category Labour Party UK MPs Category Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for Scottish constituencies Category UK MPs 1951 1955 Category UK MPs 1955 1959 Category UK MPs 1959 1964 Labour UK MP stub Scotland MP stub ... more details
WestLothian Council is one of 32 Local government in Scotland local authorities in Scotland and has 32 elected members Councillors who are elected every 4 years. The Council makes its decisions at its meetings, or those of its Committees and Sub Committees. The Council provides services such as Education , Social Work , House Housing , Highways , Street lighting and Cleansing . The council is responsible for the co ordination of the planning and provision of public services in WestLothian. It works closely with other public bodies such as police, fire and health, through its community planning partnership . WestLothian Council operates country park s at Beecraigs Country Park Beecraigs , Polkemmet Country Park Polkemmet , and Almondell and Calderwood Country Park Almondell & Calderwood . ref cite web url http www.westlothian.gov.uk tourism 379 title Countryside and Wildlife accessdate 2009 12 15 publisher WestLothian Council ref References reflist External links http www.westlothian.gov.uk WestLothian Council web site Category Local authorities of Scotland Category Politics of WestLothian Scotland org stub Scotland poli stub gd Comhairle Lodainn an Iar ... more details
, tourists are also attracted by WestLothian s famous Standing Stones monuments, which surround Ballencrieff. The quarterly magazine Lothian Life formerly known as WestLothian Life is produced at Ballencrieff ..., Ballencrieff Standing Stones http www.lothianlife.co.uk Lothian Life magazine http www.jbwb.co.uk arts w.htm WestLothian Life magazine, contact details Category Towns in WestLothian WestLothian ... more details
Infobox University name WestLothian College native name latin name image name image size motto Your tomorrow, brought today. tagline established 1965 relocated 2001 type College of Further Education endowment staff principal Mhairi Laughlin chancellor head label head students 8,000 2011 est. city Livingston, WestLothian state country Scotland campus Livingston, WestLothian free label free colours Green, blue and red semi archs affiliations website http www.west lothian.ac.uk WestLothian College is a further education institution in WestLothian , Scotland . It has been located in Livingston, WestLothian Livingston since July 2001, with its previous campus located in Bathgate from 1965 until 1999. The new campus was located just adjacent to Livingston s former MacArthur Glen centre, now simple known as the center, at a cost of approximately 10 million. The college had announced ambitious plans to raise its 2006 enrollment level of 6000 students to nearly 10,000 students by 2010 11, but this was interrupted ... however, now monetary obligations, with the WestLothian Council s budget being decreased by 12 ... of the college is Mhairi Laughlin. WestLothian College is an incorporated College of Further Education .... Courses The principal subjects supported by WestLothian college are Healthcare and Care ... social barriers that restrict individuals from accessing education and training, WestLothian College ..., unemployed people, they are currently engaged with WestLothian Council, Employment Services, Scottish Enterprise and WestLothian Youth Forum, in developing training and education programmes for socially ... full time training for school leavers with no qualifications with WestLothian Council, and the promotion of community learning centres, also with WestLothian Council. Schools Partnership The Schools College partnership is an initiative by WestLothian College to introduce a taste of adult education .... External links http www.west lothian.ac.uk WestLothian College Category Educational institutions ... more details
Image BlackburnHouse Seafield.jpg thumb right Blackburn House, WestLothian Blackburn House is a listed building Scotland category A listed Georgian era Georgian house, situated just outside of Blackburn, WestLothian Blackburn and Seafield, WestLothian Seafield in WestLothian, Scotland. Blackburn House was built in the late 18th century by George Moncrieff . ref http edinburghnews.scotsman.com latestnews Georgian ruin set for starring.2425919.jp Edinburgh Evening News Article May 2003 ref The building originally acted as a gateway to Blackburn, the town which Moncrieff founded, after making his money running plantations in the West Indies . ref http heritage.scotsman.com latestnews Derelict Blackburn House becomes a.4251506.jp Edinburgh Evening News Article July 2008 ref The house comprises a central Palladian manor house, with substantial east and west pavilions. In the summer of 2008, a 4 million restoration for the Cockburn Conservation Trust was finished. ref http www.arthouseuk.com blackburn index.php Blackburn House Refurbishment ref Blackburn House was awarded an Architectural Award by the Georgian Group in November 2008 for the Restoration of a Georgian Country House. ref http www.conservationtrust.co.uk cct archives 2007 11 blackburn house.html Cockburn Conservation Trust Blackburn House ref References Reflist 1 Coord 55.8731 3.5983 type landmark region GB display title Category Category A listed buildings in Scotland Category Listed buildings in WestLothian Category Country houses in Scotland ... more details
Image Seafield, West Lothian.jpg thumb New housing in Seafield overlooks the Almond Seafield is a small village in WestLothian , Scotland . Seafield lies 1 miles 2 km east of Blackburn, WestLothian Blackburn and 2 miles 3 km southeast of Bathgate gbmapping NT007660 . The village lies between the River Almond, Lothian River Almond to the south and the M8 motorway Scotland M8 motorway to the north. Seafield has many good community amenities such as a primary school, community centre, shop, hotel, bowling club and annual Gala day. It is also home to Seafield & District Pipe Band, which has strong ties to the successful solo piper Chris Armstrong ref http worldmusiccentral.org artists artist page.php?id 3329 World Music Central Chris Armstrong ref . The band currently competes nationally in the Novice Juvenile grade. ref http www.seafieldanddistrictpb.com Seafield & District Pipe Band ref Situated just outside of Seafield is Blackburn House, WestLothian Blackburn House . This is an A listed building built in 1772 by George Moncrieff. ref http www.conservationtrust.co.uk cct archives 2007 11 blackburn house.html Cockburn Conservation Trust ref References Reflist 1 coord 55.87689 N 3.58873 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 NT007660 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Villages in WestLothian WestLothian geo stub ... more details
This List of places in WestLothian is a list of links for any town , village , hamlet , castle , golf course , historic house , hillfort , lighthouse , nature reserve , reservoir , river , and other place of interest in WestLothian , Scotland , UK . Image Almond01.jpg thumb right River Almond Image RathoViaduct06.jpg right thumb Almond Valley Railway Viaduct Image Greendykes Road, Broxburn.jpg right thumb Broxburn, Greendykes Road Image CairnpappleHill.jpg right thumb Cairnpapple Hill Image Ecclesmachan.jpg right thumb Ecclesmachan Image Hopetoun01.JPG right thumb Hopetoun House Image Linlithgow Loch sailing boats.jpg right thumb Linlithgow Loch Image Winchburgh cem 01.jpg right thumb Winchburgh Cemetery compactTOC8 side yes top yes num yes A Abercorn Church Almondell and Calderwood Country Park Almond Valley Heritage Centre Almond Valley Railway Viaduct Armadale, WestLothian Auldcathie B Bangour Village church Bathgate Beecraigs Country Park , Beecraigs Sawmill Beecraigs Prehistoric Site Bellsquarry Bennie Museum Blackburn, WestLothian Bowden Prehistoric Hillfort Broxburn, WestLothian Broxburn C Cairnpapple Castle Greg Castlethorn Prehistoric Hillfort Cockleroy Prehistoric Hillfort D Drumshoreland E East Calder East Kirkton Quarry fossil site Ecclesmachan Eliburn , Eliburn Reservoir , Eliburn Wood F Fauldhouse G Greenrigg H Harthill Hopetoun House House of the Binns K Kirk of Calder Kirknewton L Linlithgow Linlithgow Palace Linlithgow Marches Linlithgow Union Canal Society at Linlithgow Canal Centre Livingston, Scotland Livingston M Mid Calder Midhope Castle N Niddry Castle ... Borders List of places in East Lothian List of places in Midlothian List of places in Edinburgh External links http www.westlothianarchaeology.org.uk WestLothian Archaeology Category Lists of places in Scotland WestLothian Category WestLothian Category Geography of WestLothian ... Church, Uphall T Torphichen , Torphichen Preceptory U Uphall W West Calder Whitburn Winchburgh ... more details
Image Fish Meal Factory, Westfield, West Lothian.jpg thumb right Fish meal factory, by Westfield Westfield lang gd an t Achadh Siar ref name aaa http www.gaelicplacenames.org databasedetails.php?id 1020 Gaelic Place Names of Scotland ref is a small village of around 180 houses located in the parish of Torphichen in WestLothian , Scotland . The village was focused for many decades on a local paper mill that closed in the 1990s. Much of the housing in the village was or is owned by WestLothian Council but there have been recurrent plans for major new private housebuilding since the 1970s, as yet unfulfilled. The village has a primary school and post office shop. It was formerly a paper making centre and a fish meal works is still operating near the village. Westfield forms part of Linlithgow Constituency and is represented in the Scottish Parliament by Mary Mulligan and in the UK Parliament by Michael Connarty both Labour Party UK Labour . Westfield is part of Armadale and Blackridge Ward on WestLothian Council and is represented by Stuart Borrowman Independent , Jim Dixon Labour and Isabel Hutton Scottish National Party . The village has had at least one SNP councillor since 1963, the longest continuous representation by that party anywhere. References references coord 55 55 56 N 3 42 05 W type city 500 region GB display title Category Villages in WestLothian gd Achadh an Iar ... more details
unref article date May 2009 Bridgend is a village which neighbours Linlithgow , in WestLothian , Scotland . It also has a football team called Bridgend United. Overview Bridgend is a small village situated just outside Linlithgow. It also has a school called Bridgend Pimary School.The head teacher is called Mrs Hellen Raritey. It has one shop and one cafe. coord 55 57 50 N 3 32 03 W type city 1000 region GB display title Category Towns in WestLothian Scotland geo stub gd Ceann na Drochaide ... more details
Newton or The Newton is a small village in the county of WestLothian , Scotland . It lies on the A904 trunk road convert 2.6 mi km west of South Queensferry and the Forth Road Bridge and convert 6 mi km east of Linlithgow . All road traffic travelling west from the Forth Road Bridge currently has to pass through the village in order to gain access to the M9 motorway Scotland M9 Motorway although this is set to change under proposals to upgrade M9 Junction 1a as part of the Forth Replacement Crossing scheme by 2013. The village s location serves it well as a commuter village for those who travel daily to Edinburgh and Fife. It currently hosts a petrol service station, a small shop and a post office. External links http www.scottish places.info towns townfirst299.html Gazetteer for Scotland http www.transportscotland.gov.uk road projects forth replacement crossing procurement M9 Junction 1A Contract Forth Replacement Crossing J1a upgrade proposals coord 55.9827 3.4568 display title Category Villages in WestLothian Edinburgh geo stub gd Am Baile Ur, Lodainn an Iar ... more details
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of WestLothian . The office was known as the Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire until 1921. James Hope Johnstone, 3rd Earl of Hopetoun 17 March 1794 &ndash 29 May 1816 John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun 25 June 1816 &ndash 27 August 1823 vacant John Hope, 5th Earl of Hopetoun 23 November 1824 &ndash 8 April 1843 Archibald Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery 20 April 1843 &ndash 1863 John Alexander Hope, 6th Earl of Hopetoun 1 October 1863 &ndash 2 April 1873 Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery 5 June 1873 &ndash 21 May 1929 Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow 8 October 1929 &ndash 5 January 1952 Henry Moubray Cadell 28 May 1952 &ndash 1964 Charles Hope, 3rd Marquess of Linlithgow 14 October 1964 &ndash 1985 John Douglas, 21st Earl of Morton 27 June 1985 &ndash 2002 Isobel Brydie Isobel Gunning Brydie 2002 11 June &ndash present if you are updating the current incumbent, please change Order of precedence in Scotland as well References cite web title Lieutenants and Lord Lieutenants of Counties Scotland 1794 last Sainty first J. C. authorlink John Sainty civil servant url http www.history.ac.uk office lieutenants scot.htm accessdate 2008 12 13 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot Reflist Lord Lieutenancies Category Lord Lieutenancies of Scotland WestLothian Category Lord Lieutenants of WestLothian Category Politics of WestLothian ... more details
unitary scotland WestLothian lieutenancy scotland WestLothian constituency westminster Livingston ... the town of Livingston, WestLothian Livingston in WestLothian , Scotland . Deans is situated in the northern ... Station. In 1962 the new town of Livingston, WestLothian Livingston was created and the area ... motorway Scotland M8 motorway . Governance Deans is covered by the Livngston North Ward in WestLothian Council and the Livingston North Local Area Committee. ref http www.westlothian.gov.uk Council and government locality mmw LivingstonNorth Livingston North, WestLothian Council ref The Councillors ... 1962 to March 22 1997 when its responsibilities were transferred to WestLothian Council. ref http ... Post Office ref Deans has its own library called Carmondean Connected which is run by WestLothian Council. ref http www.westlothian.gov.uk sitecontent libraries carmondeanlib Carmondean Connected, WestLothian Council ref Culture and Recreation There are two play areas in Deans, one being on Glen ... westlothian livingston north.aspx Livingston North Neibourhood ref and the F WestLothian division. ref http www.lbp.police.uk my neighbourhood west lothian.aspx Lothian and borders Police, West ... Doc 43830 0064174.pdf Lothian and Borders Police map ref and the Local police station is at West ... Community High School . The local Further Education College is WestLothian College . Religion ...?cacheparam 5 Deans, Livingston, WestLothian Nearest station airport s ref Media The Local Newspapers for Deans are the WestLothian Herald and Post, which is a free newspaper published by The Scotsman and the WestLothian Courier. There was previously a Livingston Post newspaper which was stopped ... of Deans and Livingston Areas of Livingston, WestLothian Category Livingston, Scotland WestLothian ... a UFO on Dechmont Law , The incident was investigated by Lothian and Borders Police . It is the only ... Boundary is marked by the North Clyde Line North Clyde Railway Line , to the west is Deans ... more details
, Uphall and Winchburgh ward of WestLothian Council . Broxburn is in the Almond Valley ..., Birnin Bricht by David Kerr, 2005 br Discovering WestLothian by William F. Hendrie, John Donald Publishers ... wlcv2 WestLothian Council http ssa.nls.uk search.cfm?search term broxburn&search fields 6&search join ... Towns in WestLothian de Broxburn gd Srath Bhroc nl Broxburn WestLothian no Broxburn WestLothian nn Broxburn i WestLothian uk ... after Broxburn, East Lothian . The name most likely derives from Brooks burn brook or bourn meaning ... more details
of WestLothian which was transformed from the 1860s by the oil shale industry, with the nearest shale mine lying just to the north west of the village, between it and East Calder . Shale from here ... line at the west end of the station is a level crossing that in recent years has seen a series of collisions between cars and trains. ref http www.westlothiancourier.co.uk westlothian news tm headline ... 6M PLAN WILL END CROSSING DANGER WestLothian Courier , 31 August 2001 ref References reflist refimprove ... Villages in WestLothian ... P0251.html William Cullen nahste.ac.uk ref At the west end of the village is Kirknewton railway station ... more details
unitary scotland WestLothian lieutenancy scotland WestLothian constituency westminster Livingston ... in WestLothian , Scotland. It is the fourth post World War II WWII New towns in the United ... Lothian Broxburn to the northeast and Bathgate to the northwest. Livingston is the biggest town in West ... , Murieston , Adambrae , Deans, WestLothian Deans , Deer Park and Eliburn . The core locality ... was previously an important Shale Oil area the world s first oil boom occurred, in WestLothian ... bing s that characterise oil shale mining in WestLothian have largely been flattened. In 1898 ... called Livingston Station which is now part of Deans, WestLothian Deans . citation needed date December ... 80137.jpg thumb left 275px New Town architecture in Deans, WestLothian Deans Livingston was built ... date 17 April 1962 accessdate 2007 10 30 ref Three villages Livingston Village and Deans, WestLothian ... was transferred to WestLothian Council. The last major construction operation carried out by the LDC ... built campus for WestLothian College and other major developments have also taken place in Livingston ... Falkirk , Bathgate North Linlithgow Northeast Broxburn, WestLothian Broxburn West Glasgow ... include Image Fishery2.jpg thumb right 200px Eliburn Reservoir Deans, WestLothian Deans Eliburn ... its main call centre in Livingston and is the largest private sector employer in WestLothian. Other ... it from WestLothian s other town centres. Howden Park is located immediately north of the town centre. Livingston is the sub regional centre serving WestLothian. It features one of the largest indoor ... Police , as well as the sheriff and justice of the peace, WestLothian Council , the Crown Office and Procurator ... Fire and Rescue Service and the WestLothian Community Health and Care Partnership. The Livingston Civic ... Terminal , Lanark , Fife , Falkirk and most WestLothian towns and villages. There are 7 stances at the bus ... title Livingston, WestLothian Nearest station airport s publisher Transportdirect.info date accessdate ... more details
Howden House is a late 18th century house in the Howden, Livingston Howden area of Livingston, WestLothian , Scotland . History The estate on which the house stands belonged to the Douglas family of Pumpherston . It was recorded as far back as the 16th century. when it was known as Over Howden. ref name HPC It was built probably for Thomas Farquharson of Howden, and was completed in 1795. ref name HPC In 1834 it passed to Henry Raeburn, son of the Edinburgh portrait painter Henry Raeburn Sir Henry Raeburn . ref name LBR cite web url http hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk hslive hsstart?P HBNUM 14162 title Howden House, Listed Building Report accessdate 2009 12 15 publisher Historic Scotland ref The daughter of the chemist James Young Scottish chemist James Young lived in the house until her death in 1931, when it was sold to Sir Adrian Baillie of Polkemmet Country Park Polkemmet , who bought it for his mother, Lady Baillie. ref name HPC cite web url http www.howdenparkcentre.co.uk history title History accessdate 2009 12 15 publisher Howden Park Centre ref Just after midnight on Tuesday 25 June 1940 a bomb fell on the coach house and stables, killing Mrs Maria Fleming and her granddaughter Margaret, aged 10. These were the first civilians to be killed on the Scottish mainland and WestLothian s only deaths by bombing in World War II . ref name HPC Lady Baillie lived at Howden until her death in 1946, when it was bought by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Ministry of Agriculture , who used the estate to test agricultural machinery. Livingston, one of Scotland s post war new town s, was developed around the estate in the 1960s, with the grounds to the south of the house remaining open as a park. The house was bought by Livingston Development Corporation for use as a community ... and WestLothian Council in 2010 the house was handed back to the council who have now offered ... Category Listed buildings in WestLothian Category Category B listed buildings in Scotland Category ... more details
s and Burnhouse. Sport and recreation Whitburn has a List of King George V Playing Fields WestLothian ... the Whitburn Miners Welfare and Whitburn Swimming Pool owned by WestLothian Leisure . The swimming ..., though ran as WestLothian Taekwon Do since 2004. They ran free Taekwon Do keep fit classes at Polkemmet ... Use dmy dates date April 2011 Category Towns in WestLothian de Whitburn gd Am Fionn Allt uk ... Council Offices, West Lothian.jpg thumb 200px Whitburn Council Offices The town s population ... Park is located to the west of the town, and incorporates woodland, a golf course, cafe, and play ... ground, to the south west and west of the town. It will also include land at Cowhill, next to the M8 ... built at the west of the town to allow access for the construction of the new junction and business ... more details
Ward and is represented on WestLothian Council by local man Stuart Borrowman Independent Jim Dixon ... city 1000 region GB display title Use dmy dates date October 2010 Category Towns in WestLothian gd ... more details
longitude 3.704736 unitary scotland WestLothian lieutenancy scotland WestLothian constituency westminster ... of students. ref name HistoryArmadale Transport Armadale railway station, WestLothian The station ... http www.airdriebathgateraillink.co.uk Airdrie to Bathgate Rail Link Category Towns in WestLothian gd Armadail, Lodainn an Iar nl Armadale WestLothian no Armadale WestLothian nn Armadale i WestLothian uk ... postcode district EH48 postcode area EH dial code 01501 Armadale is a town within the district of WestLothian in central Scotland . Armadale, formerly known as Barbauchlaw, is an ex mining town which ... on West Main Street. Armadale Woodend Farm is officially the site of Ogilface Castle. ref ... A coal company was formed in 1819 and began to work the Woodend Pit to the north west of the toll ... plays host to Armadale Primary School. It was rebuilt and opened in 1967, at West Main Street, Armadale ... more details
Infobox UK constituency main name WestLothian parliament uk map1 map2 map entity map year year 1945 abolished 1983 type County elects howmany One previous Linlithgowshire UK Parliament constituency Linlithgowshire next Linlithgow UK Parliament constituency Linlithgow br Livingston UK Parliament constituency Livingston region Scotland county Linlithgowshire WestLothian was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post voting system. The constituency is best known for its third and final MP, Tam Dalyell of the Labour Party UK Labour Party , whose concerns about Scottish devolution were labelled the WestLothianquestion . History WestLothian was created for the United Kingdom general election, 1945 1945 general election , partly replacing the previous Linlithgowshire UK Parliament constituency Linlithgowshire constituency. With effect from the United Kingdom general election, 1983 1983 general election , it became two different Constituencies Linlithgow UK Parliament constituency Linlithgow and Livingston UK Parliament constituency Livingston . Boundaries Empty section date June 2008 Member of Parliament class wikitable colspan 2 Election Member ref Rayment hc w 3 date March 2012 ref Party Notes style background color Labour Party UK meta color United Kingdom general election, 1945 1945 George Mathers Labour Party ... election, 1951 1951 John Taylor WestLothian John Taylor Labour Party UK Labour style background color Labour Party UK meta color WestLothian by election, 1962 1962 by election Tam Dalyell Labour ... Parliament constituency Linlithgow Election results Empty section date June 2008 See also WestLothianquestion References reflist Scottish Westminster constituencies DEFAULTSORT WestLothian Uk Parliament Constituency Category Politics of WestLothian Category Historic parliamentary constituencies ... more details
OS map http www.disused stations.org.uk Disused stations DEFAULTSORT Armadale Railway Station, WestLothian Category Railway stations in WestLothian Category Former North British Railway stations Category ... Station road whereas the original station was situated just to the south west of the bridge ... more details
Elections to WestLothian Council were held on the May 3, 2007 the same day as the other Local government in Scotland Scottish local government Scottish local elections, 2007 elections and the Scottish Parliament Scottish Parliament election, 2007 general election . The election was the first one using ... WestLothian Local Election Result 2007 Election Summary Party party Scottish Labour Party seats ... Ward results Irish Election box begin title WestLothian Council election, 2007 Linlithgow Irish Election ... Irish Election box begin title WestLothian Council election, 2007 Broxburgh, Uphall and Winchburgh ... Election box begin title WestLothian Council election, 2007 Livingston North Irish Election box ... Irish Election box begin title WestLothian Council election, 2007 Livingston South Irish Election ... begin title WestLothian Council election, 2007 Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley Irish Election box ... box begin title WestLothian Council election, 2007 Whitburn and Blackburn Irish Election box candidate ... count Election box end Irish Election box begin title WestLothian Council election, 2007 Bathgate Irish ... Election box end Irish Election box begin title WestLothian Council election, 2007 Armadale and Blackridge ... rh.stm BBC WestLothian results http www.westlothian.gov.uk content council council electioninformation WestLothian council 2007 election information http election.theherald.co.uk results2007 wardbyward display.var.1375711.0.0.php Ward results from The Herald newspaper sequence prev WestLothian Council election, 2003 list WestLothian Council elections next WestLothian Council election, 2012 United Kingdom local elections, 2007 DEFAULTSORT WestLothian Council Election, 2007 Category Scottish local elections, 2007 Category History of WestLothian ... Mary Kerr votes 115 percentage seat count Election box end Irish Election box begin title WestLothian Council election, 2007 East Livingston and East Calder Irish Election box candidate with party ... more details
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