Your area
This page lists all the parts of government that look after your area. Each of these organisations have different responsibilities and representatives.
Bathgate and Linlithgow parliamentary constituency
Member of Parliament
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Kirsteen Sullivan
Labour and Co-operative Party
Members of Parliament (MPs) represent your interests and concerns in the House of Commons.
MPs consider and can propose new laws as well as raising issues that matter to you in the House. This includes asking government ministers questions about current issues including those which affect local constituents.
MPs split their time between working in Parliament itself, working in the constituency that elected them and working for their political party.
The West Lothian Council: Armadale and Blackridge ward
Local Councillors
There are three local Councillors representing you.
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Stuart Borrowman
Independent -
Lynda Kenna
Scottish National Party (SNP) -
Andrew McGuire
Labour Party
Unitary authorities are responsible for services like:
- education
- transport
- planning
- fire and public safety
- social care
- libraries
- waste management
- trading standards
- rubbish collection
- recycling
- Council Tax collections
- housing
- planning applications
Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Linlithgow
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Fiona Hyslop
Scottish National Party (SNP)
Members of the Scottish Parliament for Lothian
There are seven members of the Scottish Parliament for Lothian representing you.
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Jeremy Balfour
Conservative and Unionist Party -
Sarah Boyack
Labour Party -
Miles Briggs
Conservative and Unionist Party -
Foysol Choudhury
Labour Party -
Alison Johnstone
Scottish Green Party -
Lorna Slater
Scottish Green Party -
Sue Webber
Conservative and Unionist Party
MSPs take part in examining and passing Bills (proposed laws). They represent you in the Scottish Parliament and your local area and they examine the work of the Scottish Government.
Note: you may also have a parish, town or community council in your area. We're working on adding them to this page
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