Crap Towns / West Lothian / Road condition
How bad are the roads in West Lothian?
In 2025-26, 29% of West Lothian council's A roads, 39% of its B and C roads and 31% of its unclassified roads should have been considered for maintenance. Across Scotland the figures were 30%, 33% and 36%. Ten years earlier, in 2015-16, the figures were 17%, 35% and 27%.
| Year | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 17% | 35% | 27% |
| 2016-17 | 18% | 35% | 30% |
| 2017-18 | 22% | 38% | 28% |
| 2018-19 | 21% | 38% | 29% |
| 2019-20 | 20% | 34% | 27% |
| 2020-21 | 25% | 34% | 28% |
| 2021-22 | 24% | 35% | 30% |
| 2022-23 | 23% | 34% | 28% |
| 2023-24 | 29% | 36% | 30% |
| 2024-25 | 34% | 38% | 30% |
| 2025-26 | 29% | 39% | 31% |
| Council | A roads | B and C roads | Unclassified roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falkirk | 32% | 32% | 34% |
| City of Edinburgh | 25% | 26% | 33% |
| North Lanarkshire | 24% | 30% | 33% |
| Fife | 29% | 29% | 32% |
| West Lothian | 29% | 39% | 31% |
| Across Scotland | 30% | 33% | 36% |