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Bathgate and Linlithgow (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bathgate and Linlithgow
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Bathgate and Linlithgow in Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandWest Lothian and Falkirk
Major settlementsBathgate, Linlithgow, Whitburn, Winchburgh
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentKirsteen Sullivan (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromLinlithgow 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 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.

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Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The vast majority of the constituency comes from Linlithgow and East Falkirk.[2]

The constituency will comprise the following wards of West Lothian:[3]

It will also comprise the following from Falkirk council area:

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

General election 2024: Bathgate and Linlithgow[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Kirsteen Sullivan[5] 19,774 47.0 Increase 28.2
SNP Martyn Day 11,451 27.2 Decrease 15.8
Reform UK Jamie McNamee 3,524 8.4 Increase 6.5
Conservative Lynn Munro 3,144 7.5 Decrease 17.2
Liberal Democrats Sally Pattle 2,171 5.2 Decrease 3.1
Scottish Green Simon Jay 1,390 3.3 Increase 1.1
ISP John Hannah 382 0.9 New
Independent Stuart James McArthur 229 0.5 New
Majority 8,323 19.8 N/A
Turnout 42,065 58.3 Decrease 7.6
Labour win (new seat)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  2. ^ Sommerville, Stuart (2022-12-07). "West Lothian constituency changes back council plea for historic links". EdinburghLive. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  3. ^ "New Seat Details - Bathgate and Linlithgow". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  4. ^ "Bathgate and Linlithgow constituency". 7 June 2024.
  5. ^ "2024 General Election candidates". Co-operative Party. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

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