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
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
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kirsteen Sullivan | Labour | |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| 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 | |||
References
- ^ "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.
External links
- Bathgate and Linlithgow UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK