Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley (ward)

Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the West Lothian Council in Scotland. It elects three Councillors.

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Councillors

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Election Councillors
2007 Greg McCarra
(SNP)
Cathy Muldoon
(Labour)
Neil Findlay
(Labour)
2012 David Dodds
(Labour)
2017 Pauline Clark
(SNP)
2022 Craig Meek
(Labour)

Election results

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2022 Election

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2022 West Lothian Council election

Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley - 3 seats[2][3]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Pauline Clark (incumbent) 25.47% 1,292            
Labour Cathy Muldoon (incumbent) 21.94% 1,113 1,114 1,123 1,158 1,202 1,363  
Labour Craig Meek 18.22% 924 925 930 948 975 1,219 1,295
Conservative Elaine Fairbairn 14.16% 718 718 720 740 754    
SNP Greg McCarra 12.85% 652 671 693 700 778 801 804
Scottish Green Neil Barnes 3.65% 185 186 197 216      
Liberal Democrats Gillian Pattle 2.33% 118 118 127        
Alba Hani Mohamed 1.38% 70 70          
Electorate: 12,714   Valid: 5,072   Spoilt: 148   Quota: 1,269   Turnout: 41.1%[4]  

2017 election

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2017 West Lothian Council election[5]

Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour David Dodds (incumbent) 29.81% 1,623          
SNP Pauline Clark 18.53% 1,012 1,022 1,035 1,079 1,781  
Labour Cathy Muldoon (incumbent) 17.68% 966 1,070 1,206 1,233 1,293 1,417
Conservative Marion Kerr 15.23% 832 842 867 892 896 920
SNP Greg McCarra (incumbent) 14.33% 783 787 794 817    
Scottish Green Pamela Barnes 2.25% 123 128 162      
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Brown 2.27% 124 127        
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,463   Spoilt: 159   Quota: 1,366   Turnout: 46.6%  

2012 election

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2012 West Lothian Council election[6]

Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Labour David Dodds 33.30 1,713          
SNP Garry Knox 17.57 904 929.6 949.1 1,023.6 1,039.2  
Labour Cathy Muldoon (incumbent) 17.53 902 1,235.7 1,264.5 1,423.6    
SNP Greg McCarra (incumbent) 17.42 896 905.7 931.2 1,063.7 1,085.5 1,999.8
Action to Save St John's Hospital Jim Warnock 10.34 532 557.4 647.6      
Conservative Alastair Lowrie 3.83 197 202.5        
Electorate: 11,239   Valid: 5,144   Spoilt: 106   Quota: 1,287   Turnout: 5,250 (45.77%)  

2007 election

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2007 West Lothian Council election

Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley - 3 seats
Party Candidate 1st Pref % Seat Count
Labour Neil Findlay 2,137 33.8 1 1
SNP Greg McCarra 1,669 26.4 2 1
Labour Cathy Muldoon 1,340 21.1 3 4
Conservative Shiela Grierson 335 5.3
Action to Save St John's Hospital Tom Orr 319 5.0
Independent James Ford 203 3.2
Liberal Democrats Graham Wenham 184 2.9
Scottish Socialist Alun Birrell 139 2.2

References

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  1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ "NOTICE OF POLL - West Lothian Council" (PDF). West Lothian Council. West Lothian Council. 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report (Ward 6 Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley)" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Declaration of Results (Ward 6 Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley)" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report – Ward 6 – Fauldhouse and the Breich [sic] Valley" (PDF). West Lothian Council. 5 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2021.
  6. ^ "LIVE ELECTIONS MAY 2012 Declaration of Results Fauldhouse and the Breich [sic] Valley Ward" (PDF). West Lothian Council. 4 May 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2021.