Bathgate and Linlithgow (UK Parliament constituency)
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Bathgate and Linlithgow | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | West Lothian and Falkirk |
Major settlements | Bathgate, Linlithgow, Whitburn, Winchburgh |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | TBC (TBC) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Linlithgow and East Falkirk & Livingston |
Bathgate and Linlithgow is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election.
Contents
The vast majority of the constituency comes from Linlithgow and East Falkirk.[2]
The constituency will comprise the following wards of West Lothian:[3]
- Armadale and Blackridge, Bathgate, Linlithgow, and Whitburn and Blackburn from the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency:
- Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh from the Livingston constituency:
It will also comprise the following from Falkirk council area:
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Scottish Green | Simon Jay[4][5] | ||||
Labour | Kirsteen Sullivan[6] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Sally Pattle[7] | ||||
SNP | Martyn Day[8] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
References
- ^ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ Sommerville, Stuart (2022-12-07). "West Lothian constituency changes back council plea for historic links". EdinburghLive. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Bathgate and Linlithgow". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ Jay, Simon. "Simon Jay". www.twitter.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Candidates Scottish Green Party candidates for Edinburgh and West Lothian in the forthcoming general elections, likely to take place in 2024". Edinburgh Greens. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "Labour selections: Parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Sally Pattle selected as the Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Bathgate and Linlithgow". 13 April 2024.
- ^ https://x.com/MartynDaySNP/status/1794789108134690855