The council area is bordered by Falkirk, the Scottish Borders, the city of Edinburgh, North Lanarkshire, and South Lanarkshire. Some of the towns and villages of the area comprises of Whitburn, Livingston, Blackburn, Uphall, Westfield, Philpstoun, Greenrigg, East and West Calder etc.
There are 33 elected members or councilors in the West Lothian Council and they represent the nine multi-member wards. The council possesses three Depute Chief Executives and a Chief Executive and they are entrusted to take care of such services as education, area and planning services, community health and care partnership, corporate, housing, and operational services etc. There are also two Scottish Parliamentary constituencies out of the four Scottish Youth Parliamentary Seats.
Councilor Tom Kerr is the Provost and the civic head of the West Lothian. John McGinty (Labour) is the leader of the West Lothian Council and hence, chairs the Council Executive.
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Cities in West Lothian Council | |||
Council | City | Latitude | Longitude |
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West Lothian | Fauldhouse | 55.82 | -3.72 |
West Lothian | West Calder | 55.83 | -3.57 |
West Lothian | Whitburn | 55.866794 | -3.685019 |
West Lothian | Armadale | 55.89568 | -3.70064 |
West Lothian | Bathgate | 55.9 | -3.63 |
West Lothian | East Calder | 55.9 | -3.47 |
West Lothian | Broxburn | 55.93 | -3.47 |
West Lothian | Linlithgow | 55.97 | -3.62 |
Last Updated : October 06, 2014