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Bathgate and Linlithgow

Constituency

Central Scotland. About 95,554 people in 212 square kilometres.

MP for Bathgate and Linlithgow

Kirsteen SullivanLabour (Co-op)MP since

They won by 8,323 votes on a 58.3% turnout.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Majority 2024 by constituency

UK Parliament election results · July 2024

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The winner in Bathgate and Linlithgow had a majority of 19.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Majority, 2024 general election
19.8%
216th largest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
58.3%
Joint 254th lowest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
94,491
132nd least populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
64.2%
Joint 226th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

2024 general election result

Candidates in Bathgate and Linlithgow at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kirsteen SullivanElectedLabour and Co-operative Party19,77447.0%
Martyn DayScottish National Party11,45127.2%
Jamie McNameeReform UK3,5248.4%
Lynn MunroConservative3,1447.5%
Sally PattleLiberal Democrat2,1715.2%
Simon JayScottish Green Party1,3903.3%
John HannahIndependence for Scotland Party3820.9%
Stuart McArthurIndependent2290.5%
Electorate
72,185
Turnout
58.3%
Majority
8,323 (19.8%)
Valid votes
42,065
Rejected ballots
92

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Bathgate and Linlithgow compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

Bathgate and LinlithgowMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Bathgate and Linlithgow is 19.8%.
19.8%216th largest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Bathgate and Linlithgow is 58.3%.
58.3%joint 254th lowest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Bathgate and Linlithgow is 94,491.
94,491132nd least populated
Aged 15 to 64650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every constituency in UK650 areas from 52.3% to 82.1%. The middle area is 63.1%. Bathgate and Linlithgow is 64.2%.
64.2%joint 226th highest

Every constituency ranked: population and aged 15 to 64.

What is the population of Bathgate and Linlithgow?

Bathgate and Linlithgow had 94,491 usual residents at the census.

Bathgate and Linlithgow is the 132nd least populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of West Lothian

Most of Bathgate and Linlithgow lies in West Lothian. These figures are published for the whole of West Lothian, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Bathgate and Linlithgow itself. See West Lothian

Average house price
£227,354
Up 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,134
134th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
Joint 72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
187,240
Up 0.6% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Bathgate and Linlithgow in brief

The winner in Bathgate and Linlithgow had a majority of 19.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Bathgate and Linlithgow at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 58.3%.

Bathgate and Linlithgow had 94,491 usual residents at the census.

64.2% of residents in Bathgate and Linlithgow were aged 15 to 64 at the census.