Armadale and Blackridge (ward)
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Electoral ward in West Lothian, Scotland
Location of the ward [1]
Armadale and Blackridge is one of nine wards used to elect members of the West Lothian Council. It elects three Councillors.
Election results
2024 by-election
In May 2024, independent councillor Stuart Borrowman died.[2] A by-election was held on 22 August 2024 to elect his replacement, and was won by Labour candidate Susan Manion.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Labour | Susan Manion | 28.9 | 795 | 814 | 853 | 890 | 955 | 1,103 | 1,427 | |
| SNP | Keith Alan Barclay | 28.3 | 777 | 805 | 820 | 903 | 917 | 967 | ||
| Reform UK | David McLennan | 18.9 | 519 | 519 | 534 | 559 | 637 | |||
| ISP | John Hannah | 8.6 | 236 | 240 | 245 | |||||
| Conservative | Douglas Smith | 8.2 | 226 | 227 | 248 | 272 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Douglas Thomas Butler | 4.4 | 122 | 131 | ||||||
| Green | Adam William Rafferty | 2.7 | 73 | |||||||
| Electorate: 13,371 Valid: 2,748 Spoilt: 22 Quota: 1,375 Turnout: 20.7% | ||||||||||
2022 election
2022 West Lothian Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Independent | Stuart Borrowman (incumbent) | 48.92% | 2,571 | ||||||
| SNP | Lynda Kenna | 22.05% | 1,159 | 1,407 | |||||
| Labour | Andrew McGuire (incumbent) | 14.12% | 742 | 1,110 | 1,130 | 1,148 | 1,196 | 1,319 | |
| Conservative | Chris Terry | 10.56% | 555 | 789 | 790 | 794 | 820 | 834 | |
| Green | Sophie Brodie | 2.59% | 136 | 232 | 264 | 291 | 308 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Mackenzie | 0.95% | 50 | 107 | 110 | 121 | |||
| ISP | John Hannah | 0.82% | 43 | 78 | 91 | ||||
| Electorate: 13,162 Valid: 5,256 Spoilt: 58 Quota: 1,315 Turnout: 40.4%[9] | |||||||||
2017 election
2017 West Lothian Council election[10]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Independent | Stuart Borrowman (incumbent) | 45.02% | 2,343 | ||||||
| SNP | Sarah King (incumbent) | 25.41% | 1,322 | ||||||
| Labour | Andrew McGuire | 13.59% | 707 | 1,012 | 1,016 | 1,056 | 1,131 | 1,589 | |
| Conservative | Ian Burgess | 13.89% | 723 | 1,016 | 1,017 | 1,035 | 1,057 | ||
| Green | Paula Stokes | 1.19% | 62 | 149 | 157 | 189 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Smillie | 0.90% | 47 | 117 | 118 | ||||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,204 Spoilt: 56 Quota: 1,302 Turnout: 42.20% | |||||||||
2012 election
2012 West Lothian Council election[12]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||||
| Independent | Stuart Borrowman (incumbent) | 56.68 | 2,541 | ||
| SNP | Isabel Hutton (incumbent)† | 19.21 | 861 | 1,217.5 | |
| Labour | Jim Dixon (incumbent) | 17.58 | 788 | 1,283.1 | |
| SNP | Dean Williamson | 3.75 | 168 | 229.5 | |
| Conservative | Marion Kerr | 2.79 | 125 | 246.8 | |
| Electorate: 11,247 Valid: 4,483 Spoilt: 49 Quota: 1,121 Turnout: 4,532 (39.86%) | |||||
2007 election
2007 West Lothian Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Stuart Borrowman | 1,385 | 24.7 | 1 | 3 | |
| Labour | Jim Dixon | 1,330 | 23.7 | 2 | 5 | |
| SNP | Isabel Hutton | 1,156 | 20.6 | 3 | 7 | |
| Independent | Duncan MacLean | 780 | 13.9 | |||
| SNP | Grant McLennan | 517 | 9.2 | |||
| Conservative | Lindsay Butchart | 252 | 4.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Caron Howden | 137 | 2.4 | |||
| Scottish Socialist | Steve Nimmo | 55 | 1.0 | |||
References
- ↑ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ↑ Sommerville, Stuart (24 May 2024). "Tributes paid after death of long serving West Lothian councillor". Edinburgh Live. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ↑ Sommerville, Stuart (23 August 2024). "Labour wins West Lothian by-election sparked by death of councillor". Edinburgh Live. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ↑ "Labour's Susan Manion wins Armdale and Blackridge by-election narrowly beating the SNP". The Edinburgh Reporter. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ↑ "Declaration of Results - Ward 9 - Armadale and Blackridge" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ↑ "Preference Summary Report - Ward 9 - Armadale and Blackridge" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ↑ "NOTICE OF POLL - West Lothian Council" (PDF). West Lothian Council. West Lothian Council. 30 March 2022.
- ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report (Ward 9 Armadale and Blackridge)" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ↑ "Declaration of Results (Ward 9 Armadale and Blackridge)" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ↑ https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/13871/Council-Election-results-2017%5B%5D
- ↑ "Ward 9 Armadale and Blackridge 2017 Results - West Lothian Council". Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ↑ "Previous Election Results". West Lothian Council. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.