Council area · Scotland

West Lothian

West Lothian is a council area. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

West Lothian

Council area · S12000040

Planning applications
Bin and recycling collection
Council tax and business rates collection
Housing and homelessness
Licensing
Environmental health
Parks and leisure
Local elections
Schools and education
Adult social care
Children’s services
Roads and highways
Waste disposal
Libraries
Trading standards
Public health

Policing and fire are national services in Scotland, not council functions.

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Type

Council area

Single tier

Official code

S12000040

ONS GSS code

Nation

Scotland

Local planning authority

Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.

Postcode sectors

Wards

Constituencies

6 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

9 wards recorded in this council area.

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

Postcode sectors

EH27 8 · EH28 9 · EH47 0 · EH47 7 · EH47 8 · EH47 9 · EH48 1 · EH48 2 · EH48 3 · EH48 4 · EH48 9 · EH49 6 · EH49 7 · EH49 9 · EH52 1 · EH52 5 · EH52 6 · EH52 9 · EH53 0 · EH54 0 · EH54 5 · EH54 6 · EH54 7 · EH54 8 · EH54 9 · EH55 8

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code S12000040.