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The 2022 West Lothian Council election took place on 5 May 2022. Elected positions in all 9 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 were up for election, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote (STV) system form of proportional representation, with 33 Councillors being elected in total.
Background
2017 results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| SNP | 13 | 0 | 2 |  2
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39.39 | 37.29 | 23,218 | 11.36
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| Labour | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4
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36.36 | 29.04 | 18,082 | 9.06
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| Conservative | 7 | 6 | 0 |  6
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21.21 | 23.21 | 14,449 | 14.42
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| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 |  0
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3.03 | 4.96 | 3,088 | 0.31
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| Scottish Green | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2.72 | 1,695 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2.62 | 1,632 | 2.24
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| TUSC | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0.092 | 57 | New | |
| UKIP | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0.064 | 40 | 0.09
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Following the 2017 West Lothian Council election, the Labour and Conservative groups worked together in the chamber to hold a majority,[1] although both parties denied this claim.[2] This agreement led to Cllr Lawrence Fitzpatrick being appointed Council Leader and Conservative Cllr Tom Kerr was appointed Provost of West Lothian.
There were two by-elections in 2021 which saw each main party field candidates. The Livingston South by-election held in March 2021 following the retirement of SNP Cllr Peter Johnston resulted in the SNP retaining the seat.[3] Meanwhile in the October 2021 East Livingston and East Calder by-election which was called following the death of Labour Cllr Dave King resulted in a gain for the SNP.[4] In the weeks following the by-election Labour Cllr Angela Doran-Timson joined the Conservatives.[5][6]
In November 2021, SNP Councillors tabled a motion of no-confidence against Cllr Fitzpatrick's administration. The motion failed following support from the Conservatives.[7]
Retiring Councillors
| Councillor | Ward | Party | |
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| Tom Kerr | Linlithgow | Conservative | |
| David Tait | Linlithgow | SNP | |
| Dom McGuire | Livingston North | Labour | |
| David Dodds | Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley | Labour | |
| John McGinty | Bathgate | Labour | |
| Sarah King | Armadale and Blackridge | SNP | |
SNP Councillor Frank Anderson was deselected by his party. He announced that he would stand as an Independent candidate in East Livingston and East Calder.[8]