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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Shetland, West Lothian and East Lothian councils all voted for increases between 7% and 8%.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

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 • Dec. 18, 2025

The term Falkirk Triangle was coined, covering the area between Stirling, Falkirk and West Lothian.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

The 28-year-old, from Bathgate, West Lothian, said the arena gigs would be his only dates in Europe this year.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

In a letter to Morehead, he recalls his old-fashioned country residence of Hatton, in West Lothian, and Mr Morehead's family now resident there.

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 435 Volume 17, New Series, May 1, 1852 by Chambers, Robert

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