Livingston (UK Parliament constituency)

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Livingston
County constituency
Livingston shown within Scotland
Created: 1983
MP: Jim Devine
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
Council areas: West Lothian
EP constituency: Scotland

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

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[edit] Boundaries

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

[edit] 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.

Year Member Party
1983 Robin Cook Labour
2005 Jim Devine Labour

[edit] Election results

General election results since 1983
General election results since 1983

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

By-election of 2005
By-Election 2005: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Devine 12,319 41.8 -9.3
Scottish National Party 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
Scottish Socialist Steven Nimmo 407 1.4 -0.4
UK Independence Peter Adams 108 0.4
Independent Melville Brown 55 0.2
Alliance for Change John William Allman 33 0.1
Socialist Party (GB) Brian Gardner 32 0.1
Majority 2,680 9.1
Turnout 29,477 38.6 −19.5
Labour hold Swing -10.2
General election of 2005
General Election 2005: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Cook 22,657 51.1 -4.1
Scottish National Party Angela Constance 9,560 21.6 -1.7
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
Turnout 44,337 58.1 +2.0
Labour hold Swing -1.2
General election of 2001
General Election 2001: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Cook 19,108 53.0 -1.9
Scottish National Party 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 N/A
UK Independence Robert Kingdon 359 1.0 N/A
Majority 10,616 29.4
Turnout 36,033 55.6 -15.5
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

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

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General election of 1987
General Election 1987: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Cook 19,110 45.6 +7.9
SDP-Liberal Alliance R. McCreadle 8,005 19.1 −5.5
Conservative M.N.A. Mayall 7,860 18.7 −5.5
Scottish National Party K. MacAskill 6,969 16.6 +3.1
Majority 11,105 26.5
Turnout 74.1
Labour hold Swing
General election of 1983
General Election 1983: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Cook 14,255 37.7 N/A
SDP-Liberal Alliance A. Henderson 9,304 24.6 N/A
Conservative J. Campbell 9,129 24.2 N/A
Scottish National Party K. MacAskill 5,090 13.5 N/A
Majority 4,951 13.1 N/A
Turnout 70.9 N/A
New creation: Labour gain. Swing N/A

[edit] See also

[edit] Sources

UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland
Labour

Aberdeen North | Aberdeen South | Airdrie and Shotts | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | Central Ayrshire | Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East | Dumfries and Galloway | Dundee West | East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow | East Lothian | East Renfrewshire | Edinburgh East | Edinburgh North and Leith | Edinburgh South | Edinburgh South West | Falkirk | Glasgow Central | Glasgow East | Glasgow North | Glasgow North West | Glasgow South | Glasgow South West | Glenrothes | Inverclyde | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | Lanark and Hamilton East | Linlithgow and East Falkirk | Livingston | Midlothian | Motherwell and Wishaw | North Ayrshire and Arran | Ochil and South Perthshire | Paisley and Renfrewshire North | Paisley and Renfrewshire South | Rutherglen and Hamilton West | Stirling | West Dunbartonshire
Liberal Democrat

Argyll and Bute | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Dunfermline and West Fife | East Dunbartonshire | Edinburgh West | Gordon | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | North East Fife | Orkney and Shetland | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
SNP

Angus | Banff and Buchan | Dundee East | Moray | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Perth and North Perthshire
Conservative and Unionist

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Speaker

Glasgow North East
Scotland European constituency: Labour (2) | SNP (2) | Conservative and Unionist (2) | Liberal Democrats (1)
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