Linlithgow (UK Parliament constituency)

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Linlithgow
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Linlithgow1997Constituency.svg
Boundary of Linlithgow in Scotlandfor the 2001 general election
1983–2005
SeatsOne
Created from West Lothian
Replaced by Linlithgow & East Falkirk
Livingston

Linlithgow was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of elections.

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The constituency returned the same MP throughout its existence, Tam Dalyell of the Labour Party. Dalyell had previously been MP for the predecessor seat of West Lothian, which had led to his concerns about Scottish devolution being labelled "the West Lothian question".

History

The constituency was created for the 1983 general election, largely replacing the previous West Lothian constituency. For the 2005 general election, Linlithgow was largely replaced by the new Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency, with the remainder of the constituency joining Livingston.

The Scottish Parliament constituency of Linlithgow was created in 1999 with the same boundaries as the UK Parliament constituency.

Boundaries

1983–1997: The West Lothian District electoral divisions of Bathgate East/Blackburn, Bathgate West/Armadale, Linlithgow, and Whitburn, and the City of Edinburgh District ward of Queensferry.

1997–2005: The West Lothian District electoral divisions of Bathgate East/Blackburn, Bathgate West/Armadale, Linlithgow/Winchburgh, and Whitburn.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [1] Party
1983 Tam Dalyell Labour

Election results

Elections of the 1980s

General election 1983: Linlithgow [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tam Dalyell 19,694 45.1 −7.4
Conservative Colin Jones8,33319.1−3.1
SNP David Ramsey8,02618.4−6.3
SDP Paul Cockcroft7,43217.0
Communist Morag C. Parnell1990.4
Majority11,36126.0
Turnout 43,68475.2
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1987: Linlithgow [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tam Dalyell 21,869 47.4 +2.3
SNP Jim Sillars 11,49624.9+6.5
Conservative Thomas Armstrong-Wilson6,82814.8−4.3
SDP Helen McDade5,84012.6−4.4
Communist John Glassford1540.3−0.1
Majority10,37322.5−3.5
Turnout 46,18777.6+2.4
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 1990s

General election 1992: Linlithgow [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tam Dalyell 21,603 45.0 −2.4
SNP Kenny MacAskill 14,57730.3+5.4
Conservative Elizabeth A. Forbes8,42417.5+2.7
Liberal Democrats Mike G. Falchikov3,4467.2−5.4
Majority7,02614.7−7.8
Turnout 48,05078.7+1.1
Labour hold Swing −0.8
General election 1997: Linlithgow [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tam Dalyell 21,469 54.1 +4.9
SNP Kenny MacAskill 10,63126.8−3.3
Conservative Tom Kerr4,96412.5−1.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew W. Duncan3,7968.4−1.1
Referendum Kenneth R. Plomer2590.7New
Majority10,83827.3+12.6
Turnout 39,65473.8−4.9
Labour hold Swing +4.1

Elections of the 2000s

General election 2001: Linlithgow [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tam Dalyell 17,207 54.4 +0.3
SNP James Sibbald8,07825.5−1.3
Conservative Gordon Lindhurst 2,8369.0−3.5
Liberal Democrats William Oliver2,6288.3−0.1
Scottish Socialist Eddie Cornoch6952.2New
Rock 'n' Roll Loony Helen "Lady Muck" Cronin2110.7New
Majority9,12928.9+1.6
Turnout 31,65558.0−15.8
Labour hold Swing −0.8

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References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
  2. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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