Linlithgow and East Falkirk was a

county constituency In the United Kingdom (UK), each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one member to the House of Commons. Within the United Kingdom there are five bodies with members elected by electoral districts called " constituen ...

of the

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of the

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, created for use in the 2005 general election. It replaced most of Falkirk East and

Linlithgow Linlithgow ( ; ; ) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It was historically West Lothian's county town, reflected in the county's historical name of Linlithgowshire. An ancient town, it lies in the Central Belt on a historic route between Edi ...

. The constituency covered the eastern portion of the

Falkirk Falkirk ( ; ; ) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a resident population of 32,422 at the ...

council area and the western portion of the

West Lothian West Lothian (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, bordering (in a clockwise direction) the City of Edinburgh council area, Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire and Falkirk (council area), Falkirk. The modern counci ...

council area. Further to the completion of the

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, the seat was abolished. Subject to boundary changes, entailing the loss of the areas in

Falkirk council Falkirk ( ; ; ) is one of 32 unitary authority council areas of Scotland. It was formed on 1 April 1996 by way of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 from the exact boundaries of Falkirk District, one of three parts of the Central ...

, it was reformed as

Bathgate and Linlithgow Bathgate and Linlithgow is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, when it was won by Kirsteen Sul ...

, and first contested at the 2024 general election.

Boundaries

The constituency was formed for the

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. It comprised communities from

and

council areas. These were Armadale,

Avonbridge Avonbridge () Drochaid na h-Aibhne
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Bathgate Bathgate ( or , ) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, west of Livingston, Scotland, Livingston and adjacent to the M8 motorway (Scotland), M8 motorway. Nearby towns are Linlithgow, Livingston, and West Calder. A number of villages fall under ...

, Blackness, Blackridge,

Boghall Boghall is a Council Estate built in the early 1960s in West Lothian, Scotland just to the east of Bathgate. Boghall has a range of amenities including a community centre, post office, 3 Corner Shops, a Scotmid supermarket, pharmacy, chip shop ...

Bo'ness Borrowstounness, commonly known as Bo'ness ( ), is a town and former burgh and seaport on the south bank of the Firth of Forth in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. Counties of Scotland, Historically part of the county of West Lothian (historic), ...

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Grangemouth Grangemouth (; , ) is a town in the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area in the central belt of Scotland. Historically part of the Counties of Scotland, county of Stirlingshire, the town lies in the Forth Valley, on the banks of the Firt ...

Greenrigg Greenrigg is a small village that lies in the west of West Lothian West Lothian (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, bordering (in a clockwise direction) the City of Edinburgh council area, Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire, N ...

Maddiston Maddiston is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It lies west-southwest of Linlithgow, south of Polmont and south-east of Rumford at the south-east edge of the Falkirk urban area. Population Based on the United Kingdom 200 ...

Philpstoun Philpstoun is a small village in West Lothian, Scotland, situated roughly east of the historic county town of Linlithgow. The village originated in the oil shale mining boom of the 19th century. Surrounded by rich arable farm land, the village h ...

Reddingmuirhead Reddingmuirhead is a village located in Stirlingshire, Falkirk council area, Central Scotland. A few hundred yards uphill from the village of Redding, it is between Shieldhill and Brightons. The village contains a large Co-operative Societ ...

, Rumford,

Slamannan Slamannan () is a village in the south of the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. It is south-west of Falkirk, east of Cumbernauld and north-east of Airdrie. Slamannan is located at the cross of the B803 and B8022 roads, near the ...

Torphichen Torphichen ( ) is a historic small village located north of Bathgate in West Lothian, Scotland. The village is approximately west of Edinburgh, south-east of Falkirk and south-west of Linlithgow. The village had a population of 570 in the ( 2 ...

Wallacestone Wallacestone is a village in the area of Falkirk, central Scotland. It lies south-west of Polmont, south-east of Falkirk and north-east of California. The population of Wallacestone was recorded as 746 residents at the time of the 2001 cen ...

, Westfield, Whitburn, and Whitecross.Linlithgow and East Falkirk: Westminster Parliamentary Constituency (map, 2015)

Falkirk Council Falkirk ( ; ; ) is one of 32 unitary authority council areas of Scotland. It was formed on 1 April 1996 by way of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 from the exact boundaries of Falkirk District, one of three parts of the Central ...

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections of the 2010s

Elections of the 2000s

References

External links

Linlithgow and East Falkirk UK Parliament constituency
(boundaries April 2005 – May 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' {{Coord, 55.993, -3.663, display=title, region:GB_scale:100000 Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2005 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2024 Politics of Falkirk (council area) Politics of West Lothian Grangemouth Linlithgow