| Election Name: | 2012 West Lothian Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2007 West Lothian Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2007 |
| Next Election: | 2017 West Lothian Council election |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
| Seats For Election: | All 33 seats to West Lothian Council |
| Majority Seats: | 17 |
| Leader1: | John McGinty |
| Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Last Election1: | 14 seats, 36.6% |
| Leaders Seat1: | Bathgate |
| Seats Before1: | 14 |
| Seats1: | 16 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Leader2: | Peter Johnston |
| Party2: | Scottish National Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | Livingston South |
| Last Election2: | 13 seats, 36.3% |
| Seats Before2: | 13 |
| Seats2: | 15 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Leader4: | Tom Kerr |
| Party4: | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
| Leaders Seat4: | Linlithgow |
| Last Election4: | 1 seat, 9.4% |
| Seats Before4: | 1 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Leader5: | Stuart Borrowman |
| Party5: | Independent (politician) |
| Leaders Seat5: | Armadale and Blackridge |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 4.6% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Council Leader | |
| Before Election: | Peter Johnston |
| Before Party: | Scottish National Party |
| Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
| After Election: | John McGinty |
| After Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Swing1: | 1.5% |
| Popular Vote1: | 19,909 |
| Percentage1: | 38.1% |
| Swing2: | 4.1% |
| Percentage2: | 40.4% |
| Popular Vote2: | 21,083 |
| Popular Vote4: | 4,591 |
| Percentage4: | 8.8% |
| Swing4: | 0.6% |
| Popular Vote5: | 2,752 |
| Percentage5: | 5.3% |
| Swing5: | 0.7% |
The 2012 West Lothian Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of West Lothian Council. The election used the 9 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 33 Councillors being elected. The Bathgate Ward gained an additional seat for the 2012 elections. The election saw Labour remain the largest party on the Council as they gained 2 seats. The Scottish National Party (SNP) also made 2 net gains and significantly increased their vote share, outpolling Labour in terms of votes cast. The Conservatives retained their single seat on the Council and so to did the Independents. The Action to Save St. John's Hospital group were completely wiped out from the authority losing all of their 3 seats.
Following the election the Labour formed a minority administration with the support of the Conservative and Independent Councillors. This replaced the SNP minority administration which had been supported by the Conservative and Action to Save St. John's Hospital group Councillors from 2007-2012.
Note: Bathgate ward is represented by four councillors, rather than three from 2012. "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
Armadale and Blackridge SNP Cllr Isabel Hutton was disqualified for non-attendance on 16 February 2015.http://www.linlithgowgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/councillor-s-failure-to-attend-meetings-triggers-by-election-1-3689552 The by-election was held on 26 March 2015 and the seat was won by the SNP's Sarah King.
Linlithgow SNP Cllr Martyn Day was elected MP for Linlithgow and East Falkirk on 7 May 2015.http://www.linlithgowgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/date-set-for-linlithgow-by-election-1-3863236 He resigned his Council seat in July 2015 and a by-election was held on 1 October 2015 and the seat was held by the party's David Tait