Bathgate and Linlithgow
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
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Bathgate and Linlithgow is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] 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.
Electorate71,650 (March 2020)[1]
Major settlementsBathgate, Linlithgow, Whitburn, Winchburgh
Created2024
| 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 |
| Electorate | 71,650 (March 2020)[1] |
| 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.
Boundaries
The constituency comprises the following:[3][4]
- 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.[5][6]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kirsteen Sullivan | Labour Co-op | |
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 | 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 | |
| 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 Co-op gain from SNP | Swing | +12.4 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result [a] [9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 65.9 | |
| Electorate | 71,650 | ||
Notes
- Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place