Whitburn Councillor By-Election: Labour's Minority Rule at Risk

Whitburn and Blackburn Ward Votes for New Councillor: Labours Minority Lead Threatened

Voters in the Whitburn and Blackburn ward will choose a new councillor on December eleventh following Labours David Russells resignation in September. This is the second by-election in the area since Kirsteen Sullivan won the nearby parliamentary seat last year. Nominations will open on Monday November third and close on Friday November seventh.

Russells departure leaves Labour with eleven councillors in a minority-led council, relying on a loose deal with four Conservatives, one Lib Dem, and one independent to maintain control. The SNP holds fifteen seats. The reason for Russells resignation remains unclear, but he narrowly won the seat last November, beating the SNP by just seventy-one votes.

The candidate briefing on Wednesday October twenty-ninth at five p.m. in Livingstons Civic Centre could significantly impact the race and the candidates running.

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