Falkirk East and Linlithgow
| Falkirk East and Linlithgow | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
| Falkirk East and Linlithgow shown within the Central Scotland and Lothians West electoral region, and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Electoral region | Central Scotland and Lothians West |
| Electorate | 68,123 (2026)[1] |
| Major settlements | Falkirk, Linlithgow, Bo'ness, Grangemouth |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2026 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| MSP | Martyn Day |
| Council area | Falkirk |
| Created from | Falkirk East & Linlithgow |
Falkirk East and Linlithgow is a county constituency of the Scottish Parliament which elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election.[2] [3] Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it also forms one of nine constituencies in the Central Scotland and Lothians West electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.[4]
The seat was first contested at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, where it was won by Martyn Day of the Scottish National Party.
Electoral region
[edit ]The other eight constituencies of the Central Scotland and Lothians West region are Airdrie, Almond Valley, Bathgate, Coatbridge and Chryston, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Falkirk West, Motherwell and Wishaw, and Uddingston and Bellshill.[4] The region includes all of the Falkirk, North Lanarkshire and West Lothian council areas, and parts of the South Lanarkshire council area.[5]
Constituency boundaries and council area
[edit ]The Falkirk East and Linlithgow constituency was created by the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries. It covers parts of the former constituencies of Falkirk East and Linlithgow, with the remainder of the Linlithgow seat forming the new Bathgate constituency. It covers parts of the Falkirk and West Lothian council areas.
The following electoral wards were used to define the seat during the second review of Scottish Parliament boundaries:[3]
- In Falkirk: all of the Bo'ness and Blackness, Grangemouth, Lower Braes, and Upper Braes wards; and parts of the Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst and Falkirk South wards.
- In West Lothian: part of the Linlithgow ward.
Members
[edit ]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Martyn Day | SNP | |
Election results
[edit ]2020s
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| SNP | Martyn Day | 14,465 | 38.6 | Decrease 8.4 | 9,827 | 26.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Siobhan Paterson | 9,030 | 24.1 | Decrease 3.0 | 7,156 | 19.0 | N/A | |
| Reform | Amanda Bland | 7,906 | 21.1 | New | 7,700 | 20.5 | N/A | |
| Green | 5,079 | 13.5 | N/A | |||||
| Conservative | Lewis Stein | 2,861 | 7.6 | Decrease 12.9 | 3,594 | 9.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul McGarry | 2,501 | 6.7 | Increase 3.3 | 2,617 | 7.0 | N/A | |
| Independent | Ian El-Paget | 759 | 2.0 | New | ||||
| Scottish Family | 345 | 0.9 | N/A | |||||
| Independent Green Voice | 308 | 0.8 | N/A | |||||
| AtLS | 244 | 0.6 | N/A | |||||
| ISP | 216 | 0.6 | N/A | |||||
| Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 171 | 0.5 | N/A | |||||
| Scottish Socialist | 112 | 0.3 | N/A | |||||
| Advance UK | 92 | 0.2 | N/A | |||||
| Workers Party | 91 | 0.2 | N/A | |||||
| Scottish Libertarian | 36 | 0.1 | N/A | |||||
| UKIP | 25 | 0.1 | N/A | |||||
| Majority | 5,435 | 14.5 | N/A | |||||
| Valid votes | 37,495 | 37,613 | ||||||
| Invalid votes | 151 | 103 | ||||||
| Turnout | 37,673 | 55.1 | Decrease 0.8 | 37,716 | 55.4 | N/A | ||
| SNP win (new boundaries) | ||||||||
Notes
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References
[edit ]Citations
[edit ]- ^ a b "Elections and voting: Scottish Parliament election results". Falkirk Council. Falkirk Council. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ^ "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries | Scottish Boundary Commission". boundaries.scot. Retrieved 2025年03月01日.
- ^ a b Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 140.
- ^ a b Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 28.
- ^ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143.
- ^ "Falkirk East and Linlithgow". BBC News. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
Bibliography
[edit ]- "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. April 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
See also
[edit ]- List of Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions (2026–)
- Linlithgow and East Falkirk, UK Parliament constituency
External links
[edit ]- "Falkirk East and Linlithgow constituency map" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 15 December 2025.