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West Lothian Council

Local authority area: West Lothian · Lodainn an Iar

West Lothian is a scottish council area in Scotland. It covers 427.7 km² and had 183,100 residents in 2019 — about 428 people per km². The authority dates from 1996. The council is based in Livingston.

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Town hall in the administrative centreWest Lothian Civic Centre, Livingston

People

Population

Estimates recorded for West Lothian, 2001–2019.

Residents, 2019183,100+15.1% since 2001

Land area427.7km²165.2 sq mi

Density428/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#150of 382 UK councils · #9 in Scotland

Population estimates19 data points

167.1K169.5K171.4K173K174.1K175.3K176K176.2K177.2K178.6K180.1K181.3K182.1K183.1K

20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019

History

How the council came to be

1996
Created
West Lothian became a local authority area.

Borders

Neighbouring councils

SSouth LanarkshireScottish council area320,530

Same region, same type

Other scottish council areas in Scotland

All councils in Scotland

Glasgow City633,120 City of Edinburgh524,930 Fife373,550 North Lanarkshire341,370 South Lanarkshire320,530 Aberdeenshire261,210 Highland235,830 Aberdeen City228,670 Renfrewshire179,100 Falkirk160,890 Perth and Kinross151,950 Dundee City149,320

Elections

9 electoral wards

All wards of West Lothian

Westminster

Constituencies

Bathgate and Linlithgow · 5 wards Livingston · 5 wards

Source: Wikidata Q204940 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.