West Lothian

American

[loh-thee-uhn] / ˈloʊ ði ən /

noun

a historic county in southern Scotland.

West Lothian British

noun

a council area and historical county of central Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: became part of Lothian region in 1975: reinstated as an independent authority (with revised boundaries) in 1996: agriculture, oil-refining. Administrative centre: Livingston. Pop: 161 020 (2003 est). Area: 425 sq km (164 sq miles)

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Last month, Reform secured its first success at the ballot box in Scotland by winning a council by-election in West Lothian.

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Two days after the big day, Celtic and Livingston offered up a Christmas cracker in West Lothian.

From BBC

A few days earlier the party pulled off a surprise victory in a council by-election in the ward of Whitburn and Blackburn in West Lothian.

From BBC

David McLennan has been elected as a councillor in Whitburn and Blackburn in West Lothian, taking the seat from Scottish Labour.

From BBC

But today he is in front of the camera as filming of a new documentary about his own rags-to-riches story gets underway in his home town of Broxburn, West Lothian.

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