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

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

General election 2024: Bathgate and Linlithgow ^{[6] [7]}

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

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. 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland
3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 3.
4. Sommerville, Stuart (2022-12-07). "West Lothian constituency changes back council plea for historic links". EdinburghLive. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
5. "New Seat Details - Bathgate and Linlithgow". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
6. "Bathgate and Linlithgow results". BBC News.
7. "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