The rapid growth of housebuilding and a lack of improvements to infrastructure has left residents new and old in the Armadale and Blackridge area struggling for basics such as GP appointments.
The most western of the West Lothian’s wards, the ward takes in Armadale, Blackridge Torphichen, Westrigg and Westfield.
A largely rural ward, key issues for candidates in the coming council elections have been house building and population growth unmatched by improved infrastructure. The GP practice in Armadale is heavily oversubscribed and there has been no GP practice in Blackridge for more than a year.
