Livingston (UK Parliament constituency)

"Livingston (constituency)" redirects here. For the Zambian constituency, see Livingstone (constituency).
Not to be confused with Livingston (Scottish Parliament constituency).

Livingston
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Livingston in Scotland
Subdivisions of ScotlandWest Lothian
Major settlementsLivingston, West Calder
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentGregor Poynton (Labour)
Created fromMidlothian
West Lothian

Livingston is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, to which it returns one Member of Parliament (MP). Elections are held using the first-past-the-post voting system.

It was formed from parts of traditional Midlothian and West Lothian for the 1983 general election. A similar constituency, also called Livingston, was used by the Scottish Parliament until 2011. In 2005 a small part of the Linlithgow constituency was moved into Livingston.

Boundaries

Map
Map of current boundaries

1983–1997: The West Lothian District electoral divisions of Broxburn, Calders, Livingston North, and Livingston South; and the City of Edinburgh District ward of Kirkliston.

1997–2005: The West Lothian District electoral divisions of Broxburn/Uphall, Craigshill/Ladywell, Deans/Knightsridge, Dedridge/West Calder, and Murieston/East Calder.

2005–present: The area of the West Lothian Council other than that part in the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.

The constituency covers the eastern portion of the West Lothian council area, and is dominated by Livingston. It is bordered by the constituencies of Edinburgh West, Edinburgh South West, Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Lanark and Hamilton East, Airdrie and Shotts, and Linlithgow and East Falkirk.

Members of Parliament

The Member of Parliament for this seat had been Robin Cook of the Labour Party since its creation in 1983. Following his death on 6 August 2005, a by-election was held on 29 September, and Jim Devine was elected. On 8 February 2010, Devine was suspended from the Labour Party after he was charged with a criminal offence in relation to his parliamentary expenses. He was succeeded in 2010 by Labour's Graeme Morrice. Morrice was defeated by Hannah Bardell of the Scottish National Party (SNP) five years later. She in turn was defeated by Gregor Poynton in 2024.

Election Member[1] Party Notes
1983 Robin Cook Labour Foreign Secretary 1997–2001, Leader of the House of Commons 2001–2003, died in office 2005
2005 by-election Jim Devine Labour Barred from standing at the 2010 general election by the Labour Party's National Executive Committee[2]
2010 Graeme Morrice Labour
2015 Hannah Bardell SNP
2024 Gregor Poynton Labour

Election results

General election results 1983–2017

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Livingston [3] [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gregor Poynton 18,324 40.9 +18.9
SNP Hannah Bardell 14,796 33.0 −14.3
Reform UK David McLennan 3,977 8.9 N/A
Conservative Damian Doran-Timson 3,469 7.7 −14.2
Liberal Democrats Caron Lindsay 2,025 4.5 −1.7
Scottish Green Cameron Glasgow 1,704 3.8 +1.2
Alba Debbie Ewen 545 1.2 N/A
Majority 3,528 7.9 N/A
Turnout 44,840 57.5 −7.8
Registered electors 78,043
Labour gain from SNP Swing +16.6

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Livingston[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Hannah Bardell 25,617 46.9 +6.8
Conservative Damian Timson 12,182 22.3 −2.1
Labour Caitlin Kane 11,915 21.8 −10.9
Liberal Democrats Charles Dundas 3,457 6.3 +3.4
Scottish Green Cameron Glasgow[7] 1,421 2.6 New
Majority 13,435 24.6 +17.2
Turnout 54,592 66.3 +1.6
SNP hold Swing
General election 2017: Livingston[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Hannah Bardell 21,036 40.1 −16.8
Labour Rhea Wolfson 17,158 32.7 +5.1
Conservative Damian Timson[9] 12,799 24.4 +14.1
Liberal Democrats Charles Dundas 1,512 2.9 +0.8
Majority 3,878 7.4 −21.9
Turnout 52,505 64.7 −5.2
SNP hold Swing
General election 2015: Livingston[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Hannah Bardell 32,736 56.9 +31.0
Labour Graeme Morrice[12] 15,893 27.6 −20.9
Conservative Chris Donnelly 5,929 10.3 −0.5
UKIP Nathan Somerville[13] 1,757 3.1 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Charles Dundas[14] 1,232 2.1 −9.0
Majority 16,843 29.3 N/A
Turnout 57,547 69.9 +6.8
SNP gain from Labour Swing +25.9
General election 2010: Livingston[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graeme Morrice 23,215 48.5 −2.6
SNP Lis Bardell 12,424 25.9 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Charles Dundas 5,316 11.1 −4.3
Conservative Alison Adamson-Ross 5,158 10.8 +0.7
BNP David Orr 960 2.0 New
UKIP Alistair Forrest 443 0.9 New
Scottish Socialist Ally Hendry 242 0.5 −1.3
Independent Jim Slavin 149 0.3 New
Majority 10,791 22.6 −6.9
Turnout 47,907 63.1 +5.0
Labour hold Swing −3.5

Elections in the 2000s

By-election 2005: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Devine 12,319 41.8 −9.3
SNP Angela Constance 9,639 32.7 +11.1
Liberal Democrats Charles Dundas 4,362 14.8 −0.6
Conservative Gordon Lindhurst 1,993 6.7 −3.4
Scottish Green David Robertson 529 1.8 New
Scottish Socialist Steven Nimmo 407 1.4 −0.4
UKIP Peter Adams 108 0.4 New
Independent Melville Brown 55 0.2 New
Alliance for Change John Allman 33 0.1 New
Socialist (GB) Brian Gardner 32 0.1 New
Majority 2,680 9.1 −20.4
Turnout 29,477 38.6 −19.5
Labour hold Swing −10.2
General election 2005: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Cook 22,657 51.1 −1.9
SNP Angela Constance 9,560 21.6 −2.0
Liberal Democrats Charles Dundas 6,832 15.4 +5.5
Conservative Alison Ross 4,499 10.1 +2.5
Scottish Socialist Steven Nimmo 789 1.8 −1.2
Majority 13,097 29.5 +0.1
Turnout 44,337 58.1 +2.0
Labour hold Swing -1.2
General election 2001: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Cook 19,108 53.0 −1.9
SNP Graham Sutherland 8,492 23.6 −3.9
Liberal Democrats Gordon Mackenzie 3,969 11.0 +4.3
Conservative Ian Mowat 2,995 8.3 −1.1
Scottish Socialist Wendy Milne 1,110 3.1 New
UKIP Robert Kingdon 359 1.0 New
Majority 10,616 29.4 +2.0
Turnout 36,033 55.6 −15.4
Labour hold Swing +1.0

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Cook 23,510 54.9 +10.5
SNP Peter Johnston 11,763 27.5 +0.9
Conservative Hugh Halkett 4,028 9.4 −10.0
Liberal Democrats Ewan Hawthorn 2,876 6.7 −1.9
Referendum Helen Campbell 444 1.0 New
Socialist (GB) Matt Culbert 213 0.5 New
Majority 11,747 27.4 +9.6
Turnout 42,834 71.0 −3.6
Labour hold Swing +4.8
General election 1992: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Cook 20,245 44.4 −1.2
SNP Peter J.B. Johnston 12,140 26.6 +10.0
Conservative Hugh Gordon 8,824 19.4 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Fred Mackintosh 3,911 8.6 −10.5
Scottish Green Alpin G. Ross-Smith 469 1.0 New
Majority 8,105 17.8 −8.7
Turnout 45,589 74.6 +0.5
Labour hold Swing −5.6

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Cook 19,110 45.6 +7.9
Liberal Robert McCreadie 8,005 19.1 −5.5
Conservative Mark Mayall 7,860 18.7 −5.5
SNP Kenny MacAskill 6,969 16.6 +3.1
Majority 11,105 26.5 +13.4
Turnout 41,944 74.1 +3.2
Labour hold Swing +6.7
General election 1983: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Cook 14,255 37.7 −13.7
Liberal Alexander Henderson 9,304 24.6 +16.4
Conservative John Campbell 9,129 24.2 +7.1
SNP Kenny MacAskill 5,090 13.5 −9.8
Majority 4,951 13.1
Turnout 37,778 70.9
Labour win (new seat)

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Expenses row MP dropped by Labour". BBC News. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Livingston results". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Livingston Constituency Results". West Lothian Council. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  5. ^ "General Election 2019". West Lothian Council. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Livingston parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Candidates Scottish Green Party candidates for Edinburgh and West Lothian in the forthcoming general elections, likely to take place in 2024". Edinburgh Greens. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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  10. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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  12. ^ "LIVINGSTON 2015". electionresults.blogspot.co.uk.
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  15. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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