Linlithgow and East Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 55°59′35″N 3°39′47″W / 55.993°N 3.663°W
| Linlithgow and East Falkirk | |
|---|---|
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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Boundary of Linlithgow and East Falkirk in Scotland. | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Falkirk/West Lothian |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 |
| Member of parliament | Martyn Day (SNP) |
| Created from | Falkirk East |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | Scotland |
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.
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 United Kingdom general election, 2005. It comprises communities from West Lothian and Falkirk burghs. These comprise Armadale, Avonbridge, Bathgate, Blackness, Blackridge, Boghall, Bo'ness, Brightons, Grangemouth, Greenrigg, Linlithgow, Philpstoun, Reddingmuirhead, Rumford, Slamannan, Torphichen, Westfield, Whitburn and Whitecross.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Michael Connarty | Labour | |
| 2015 | Martyn Day | SNP | |
Election results
Elections of the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Martyn Day[4] | 32,055 | 52.0 | +26.6 | |
| Labour | Michael Connarty[4] | 19,121 | 31.0 | −18.8 | |
| Conservative | Sandy Batho[4] | 7,384 | 12.0 | +0.1 | |
| UKIP | Alistair Forrest[4] | 1,682 | 2.7 | n/a | |
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Farthing-Sykes[5] | 1,252 | 2.0 | −10.8 | |
| National Front | Neil McIvor[4] | 103 | 0.2 | n/a | |
| Majority | 12,934 | 21.0 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 Democrat | 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 | 24.1 | |||
| Turnout | 46,389 | 60.5 | +3.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −1.1 | |||
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
- ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/council-democracy/elections-voting/election-results/westminster-parliamentary-election-results.aspx
- 1 2 3 4 5 https://yournextmp.com/constituency/14439/
- ↑ "List of selected candidates". Liberal Democrats. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
