Kirknewton Community Council
The Kirknewton Community Council (KCC) is elected every 4 years and is a recognised body to represent their community to local authorities and public bodies on a range of topics, including housing, roads, education, and health. You are welcome to join their meetings which are held every second Tuesday of the month at 6.45 pm in the Green Room (except July). Minutes below.
Did you know you can become a Youth Community Counciller from 14 years of age and regular Community Counciller from 16 years? For details see below.
What does the Council do?
West Lothian Council (WLC) provides basic annual grant funding and advice, but the KCC can determine independently what activities to undertake. KCC meets monthly to discuss various topics (examples in minutes). These meetings are also attended by WLC Councillors. More information on how Community Councils work can be found on the West Lothian Council website. KCC is also a member of The Joint Forum of Community Councils of West Lothian. Kirknewton Community Councillors can also be elected to sit on West Lothian Council committees as members of The Joint Forum.
Current Council
The current council (2025-2029) has 9 members:
John Sives (Chair)
Anne Pinkerton (Vice Chair)
John Thomas (Treasurer)
Sandra McPherson (Secretary)
Susan Campbell
Linda Cullen
Iain Masterton
Ian Watt
Andy Turner
Previous Council 2021-2025
The Council 2021-2025 had 8 elected members. John Sives (Chair), Susan Campbell, Linda Cullen,Iain Adam Masterton, Sandra McPherson, Mary Anne Hamilton Pinkerton, John Thomas, Ian Stewart Watt.
Contact us
You can contact Kirknewton Community Council by:
- Emailing kirknewtoncommunitycouncil@gmail.com
- Fill out and hand in a feedback card available in the shop.
- Join the KCC monthly meetings to listen in and raise issues: every second Tuesday of the month from 6.45-7.45 pm in the Green Room.
Elections - how does it work?
Elections are held every 4 years, the next one will be in 2029. The elected members will form the Council and the specific office bearers (Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Planning Secretary) are then elected amongst the Community Councillers. There is a maximum of 12 places on the KCC. Besides regular elected members, there is the option to have Youth Members, Associate Members, and Co-opted members.
If you are interested in becoming a Community Counciller, please do not hesitate to get in touch! We are always looking for good people across the community.
If you want to stand for election, you will need to be nominated by two people, through a nomination form. You and your nominators all need to be aged 16 or over and be on the electoral register for this area. If there are more nominations that places on the KCC (maximum is 12) there will be elections. If the nominations are less, all nominated persons can sit on the KCC. The Kirknewton Community Council is allowed to have up to four youth members (between the ages of 14-16). Youth members have full voting rights and can hold certain office-bearer positions. You can apply to become a youth member by filling out a separate nomination form, for which you will need a signature of a parent/guardian or a teacher.