Bathgate and Linlithgow is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.
| Bathgate and Linlithgow | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Bathgate and Linlithgow in Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | West Lothian and Falkirk |
| Major settlements | Bathgate, Linlithgow, Whitburn, Winchburgh |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Kirsteen Sullivan (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Linlithgow and East Falkirk & Livingston |
The constituency name refers to the West Lothian towns of Bathgate and Linlithgow.
Contents
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Map of boundaries from 2024
The vast majority of the constituency comes from Linlithgow and East Falkirk.[2]
The constituency comprises the following wards of West Lothian:[3]
- Armadale and Blackridge, Bathgate, Linlithgow, and Whitburn and Blackburn from the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency:
- Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh from the Livingston constituency:
It also comprises the following from Falkirk council area:
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kirsteen Sullivan | Labour | |
Election results
editElections in the 2020s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Kirsteen Sullivan | 19,774 | 47.0 | +28.2 | |
| SNP | Martyn Day | 11,451 | 27.2 | –15.8 | |
| Reform UK | Jamie McNamee | 3,524 | 8.4 | +6.5 | |
| Conservative | Lynn Munro | 3,144 | 7.5 | –17.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Pattle | 2,171 | 5.2 | –3.0 | |
| Scottish Green | Simon Jay | 1,390 | 3.3 | +1.1 | |
| ISP | John Hannah | 382 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Independent | Stuart James McArthur | 229 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,323 | 19.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 42,065 | 58.3 | –7.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,185 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ Sommerville, Stuart (2022-12-07). "West Lothian constituency changes back council plea for historic links". EdinburghLive. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Bathgate and Linlithgow". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ "Bathgate and Linlithgow results". BBC News.
- ^ "Bathgate and Linlithgow Constituency Results". West Lothian Council. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
External links
edit- Bathgate and Linlithgow UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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