West Lothian
§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.
West Lothian sits between Edinburgh and Glasgow, with Livingston as its largest town and a major retail and business hub. The area has transitioned from coal mining to manufacturing, distribution, and commuter communities.
The local government for this district is: West Lothian Council (Scotland Council Area).
For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 ‘council areas’ (Scottish Gaelic: comhairlean), each administered by a single-tier authority known simply as a council.
Constituencies in West Lothian
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 57 of them are in Scotland. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in West Lothian
West Lothian is divided into 9 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Armadale and Blackridge
- Bathgate
- Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh
- East Livingston and East Calder
- Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley
- Linlithgow
- Livingston North
- Livingston South
- Whitburn and Blackburn
West Lothian in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, West Lothian is an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Scotland
- (ITL 2) ⇒ East Central Scotland
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ West Lothian
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.