Linlithgow and East Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency)
Linlithgow and East Falkirk is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, created for use in the 2005 general election. It replaced most of Falkirk East and Linlithgow.
| Linlithgow and East Falkirk | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Linlithgow and East Falkirk in Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Falkirk/West Lothian |
| Major settlements | Armadale, Bathgate, Blackridge, Linlithgow |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 |
| Member of Parliament | Martyn Day (SNP) |
| Created from | Falkirk East and Linlithgow |
The constituency covers the eastern portion of the Falkirk council area and the western portion of the West Lothian council area.
Boundaries
The constituency was formed for the 2005 United Kingdom general election. It comprises communities from West Lothian and Falkirk council areas. These comprise Armadale, Avonbridge, Bathgate, Blackness, Blackridge, Boghall, Bo'ness, California, Grangemouth, Greenrigg, Linlithgow, Maddiston, Philpstoun, Reddingmuirhead, Rumford, Slamannan, Torphichen, Wallacestone, Westfield, Whitburn and Whitecross.[1]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Michael Connarty | Labour | |
| 2015 | Martyn Day | SNP | |
Election results
Elections of the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Martyn Day | 25,551 | 44.2 | +7.9 | |
| Conservative | Charles Kennedy | 14,285 | 24.7 | -4.4 | |
| Labour | Wendy Milne | 10,517 | 18.2 | -12.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Pattle | 4,393 | 7.6 | +4.2 | |
| Brexit Party | Marc Bozza | 1,257 | 2.2 | New | |
| Scottish Green | Gillian Mackay | 1,184 | 2.0 | New | |
| Veterans and People's | Mark Tunnicliff | 588 | 1.0 | New | |
| Majority | 11,266 | 19.5 | +14.3 | ||
| Turnout | 57,775 | 66.4 | +1.7 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Martyn Day | 20,388 | 36.3 | -15.7 | |
| Labour | Joan Coombes | 17,469 | 31.1 | +0.1 | |
| Conservative | Charles Kennedy[5] | 16,311 | 29.1 | +17.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Pattle | 1,926 | 3.4 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 2,919 | 5.2 | -15.8 | ||
| Turnout | 56,094 | 64.7 | -6.1 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | -7.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Martyn Day[8] | 32,055 | 52.0 | +26.6 | |
| Labour | Michael Connarty | 19,121 | 31.0 | −18.8 | |
| Conservative | Sandy Batho | 7,384 | 12.0 | +0.1 | |
| UKIP | Alistair Forrest | 1,682 | 2.7 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Farthing-Sykes | 1,252 | 2.0 | −10.8 | |
| National Front | Neil McIvor | 103 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 12,934 | 21.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 61,597 | 70.8 | +7.2 | ||
| SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +22.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Connarty | 25,634 | 49.8 | +2.1 | |
| SNP | Tam Smith | 13,081 | 25.4 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Glenn | 6,589 | 12.8 | −2.5 | |
| Conservative | Andrea Stephenson | 6,146 | 11.9 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 12,553 | 24.4 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 51,540 | 63.6 | +3.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
Elections of the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Connarty | 22,121 | 47.7 | −4.1 | |
| SNP | Gordon Guthrie | 10,919 | 23.5 | −1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Glenn | 7,100 | 15.3 | +5.2 | |
| Conservative | Michael Veitch | 5,486 | 11.8 | +2.0 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Ally Hendry | 763 | 1.6 | −0.5 | |
| Majority | 11,202 | 24.2 | |||
| Turnout | 46,389 | 60.5 | +3.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −1.1 | |||
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References
- Linlithgow and East Falkirk: Westminster Parliamentary Constituency (map, 2015), Falkirk Council
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
- "UK Parliamentary General Election Election 2019". Falkirk Council. Falkirk Council. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- "General Election: SNP reselects 54 MPs". www.scotsman.com.
- "Lee Scott back for Ilford North. Vicky Ford in final Chelmsford three. Tatton finalists named. The latest candidate selections and shortlists. - Conservative Home". Conservative Home.
- "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- "Election results - Westminster Parliamentary election results". www.falkirk.gov.uk.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2015-02-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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