There’s no one called Boris standing in this election.
It’s a pragmatic answer by Damian Doran-Timson, the West Lothian Conservative group leader when asked about potential fall-out from national politics. The Tories are defending the six seats they won in 2017 and look to grow the party across the county in the local council election next week.
Retiring provost Tom Kerr was for many years the lone Conservative in the council until the last election. The party ranks were further swelled last year when Labour’s Angela Doran-Timson elected in the Broxburn ward joined Conservatives within a year of her marriage to the group leader.
