Almond Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Almond Valley
County constituency for the Scottish Parliament
Almond Valley shown within the Lothian electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population	68,871 (2022) [1]
Current constituency
Created	2011
Party	Scottish National Party
MSP	Angela Constance
Council area	West Lothian

Almond Valley (Gaelic: Srath Amain) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of West Lothian. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Since the seat was created in 2011 it has also been one of nine constituencies in the Lothian electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. Following the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries, Almond Valley will form part of the Central Scotland and Lothians West from the 2026 Scottish Parliament election onwards.

The constituency was formed for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, covering muuch of the old Livingston constituency. It is named for the River Almond which flows through Livingston. Since being formed the seat has been held by Angela Constance of the Scottish National Party, who was formerly the MSP for Livingston.

Electoral region

See also: Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

See also: Central Scotland and Lothians West (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The other eight constituencies of the Lothian region are: Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh Eastern, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Pentlands, Edinburgh Southern, Edinburgh Western, Linlithgow and Midlothian North and Musselburgh. The region includes all of the City of Edinburgh council area, parts of the East Lothian council area, parts of the Midlothian council area and all of the West Lothian council area.

From 2026, the other eight constituencies of the Central Scotland and Lothians West region will be Airdrie, Bathgate, Coatbridge and Chryston, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Falkirk East and Linlithgow, Falkirk West, Motherwell and Wishaw, and Uddingston and Bellshill. ^[2]

Constituency boundaries and council area

Map of 2011-2026 boundaries

Under the 2011-2026 boundaries, the West Lothian council area has been represented by two constituencies in the Scottish Parliament, Almond Valley and Linlithgow. The seat of Almond Valley replaced Livingston. The electoral wards used in its creation were:

• In full: East Livingston and East Calder; Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley, Livingston North; Livingston South;
• In part: Whitburn and Blackburn (shared with Linlithgow)

From 2026, West Lothian will be covered by three Scottish Parliament constituencies, Almond Valley, Bathgate and Falkirk East and Linlithgow, the latter also covering part of the Falkirk council area. When redrawn following the second review of Scottish Parliament boundaries, the following electoral wards were used to redefine the seat: ^[3]

• In full: Livingston North, Livingston South , East Livingston and East Calder, and Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2011	Angela Constance	SNP

Election results

2020s

2026

2026 Scottish Parliament election: Almond Valley

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Angela Constance
	Labour	Jordan Stokoe
	Conservative	Damian Doran-Timson
	Reform
	Liberal Democrats
	Green
	Alba
Majority
Valid Votes
Invalid Votes
Turnout

2021

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Almond Valley ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Angela Constance [a]	22,675	54.3	1.3	18,913	45.2	3.1
	Labour	Craig Smith	10,545	25.2	3.7	8,474	20.2	4.0
	Conservative	Damian Doran-Timson	6,952	16.6	1.4	7,861	18.8	2.0
	Green					3,071	7.3	2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Caron Lindsay	1,601	3.8	0.9	1,229	2.9	0.8
	Alba					749	1.8	New
	Animal Welfare					355	0.8	New
	All for Unity					298	0.7	New
	Scottish Family					243	0.6	New
	Abolish the Scottish Parliament					117	0.3	New
	Freedom Alliance (UK)					114	0.3	New
	Reform					97	0.2	New
	Women's Equality					81	0.2	0.5
	Scottish Libertarian					77	0.2	New
	UKIP					75	0.2	2.3
	Communist					68	0.2	New
	Independent	Ashley Graczyk				25	0.1	New
	SDP					20	0.0	New
	Renew					14	0.0	New
Majority			12,130	29.1	5.0
Valid Votes			41,773			41,881
Invalid Votes			151			72
Turnout			41,924	61.1	7.2	41,953	61.1	7.1
	SNP hold		Swing		2.5
Notes Incumbent member for this constituency

2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Almond Valley ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Region
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Angela Constance [a]	18,475	53.0	1.3	16,878	48.3	0.3
	Labour	Neil Findlay [b]	10,082	28.9	7.4	8,453	24.2	7.6
	Conservative	Stephanie Smith	5,308	15.2	9.1	5,868	16.8	10.7
	Green					1,626	4.6	2.1
	UKIP					875	2.5	1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Dundas	1,007	2.9	0.8	723	2.1	0.3
	Women's Equality					231	0.7	New
	Solidarity					215	0.6	0.5
	RISE					110	0.3	New
Majority			8,393	24.1	6.1
Valid Votes			34,872			34,979
Invalid Votes			128			55
Turnout			35,000	53.9	2.4	35,034	54.0	2.5
	SNP hold		Swing
Notes Incumbent member for this constituency Elected on the party list

2011 Scottish Parliament election: Almond Valley ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Region
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Angela Constance [a]	16,704	54.3	N/A	14,946	48.6	N/A
	Labour	Laurence Fitzpatrick	11,162	36.3	N/A	9,770	31.8	N/A
	Conservative	Andrew Hardie	1,886	6.1	N/A	1,891	6.1	N/A
	Independent	Margo MacDonald [a]				1,282	4.2	N/A
	Green					759	2.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Emma Sykes	656	2.1	N/A	550	1.8	N/A
	All-Scotland Pensioners Party					396	1.3	N/A
	BNP					334	1.1	N/A
	National Front	Neil McIvor	329	1.1	N/A
	UKIP					237	0.8	N/A
	Socialist Labour					198	0.6	N/A
	Scottish Christian					101	0.3	N/A
	Scottish Socialist					88	0.3	N/A
	CPA					63	0.2	N/A
	Liberal					46	0.1	N/A
	Independent	David John Hogg				45	0.1	N/A
	Solidarity					37	0.1	N/A
	Independent	Ken O'Neil				7	0.0	N/A
	Independent	Mev Brown				5	0.0	N/A
Majority			5,542	18.0	N/A
Valid Votes			30,737			30,755
Invalid Votes			86			73
Turnout			30,823	51.5	N/A	30,828	51.5	N/A
	SNP win (new seat)
Notes Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

References

Citations

1. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 25.
2. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 28.
3. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 140.
4. "Election Results". West Lothian Council . 8 May 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
5. "Constituencies A-Z: Almond Valley". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
6. "Scottish Parliament Elections 2016" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
7. "Scottish Parliament Elections 2011" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

Bibliography

• "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. April 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

See also

• List of Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions (2026–)

External links

• "Almond Valley constituency map (2026 boundaries)" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland . Retrieved 5 November 2025.
• "Almond Valley constituency map (2011 boundaries)" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland . Retrieved 5 November 2025.