Bathgate and Linlithgow (UK Parliament constituency)
| Bathgate and Linlithgow | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 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 |
Bathgate and Linlithgow is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, when it was won by Kirsteen Sullivan of the Labour Party.
The constituency name refers to the West Lothian towns of Bathgate and Linlithgow.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency comprises the following:[2][3]
- In full: the Falkirk Council ward of Bo'ness and Blackness; and the West Lothian Council wards of Armadale and Blackridge, Bathgate, Linlithgow, and Whitburn and Blackburn
- In part: the West Lothian council ward of Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh (the village of Winchburgh).
The vast majority of the constituency comes from the abolished constituency of Linlithgow and East Falkirk, with small areas being transferred from Livingston.[4][5]
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kirsteen Sullivan | Labour | |
Election results
[edit]Elections 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 | |||
| Turnout | 42,065 | 58.3 | −7.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,185 | ||||
| Labour Co-op gain from SNP | Swing | +12.4 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| 2019 notional result[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| SNP | 20,306 | 43.0 | |
| Conservative | 11,635 | 24.6 | |
| Labour | 8,874 | 18.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,881 | 8.2 | |
| Scottish Greens | 1,029 | 2.2 | |
| Brexit Party | 904 | 1.9 | |
| Other | 588 | 1.2 | |
| Majority | 8,671 | 18.4% | |
| Turnout | 47,217 | ||
| Electorate | |||
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.
- ^ 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 3.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Bathgate and Linlithgow UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK