Linlithgow and East Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency)

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Linlithgow and East Falkirk County constituency
Linlithgow and East Falkirk shown within Scotland
Created:	2005
MP:	Michael Connarty
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
Council areas:	Falkirk/West Lothian
EP constituency:	Scotland

Linlithgow and East Falkirk is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, created for use in the 2005 general election. It replaced most of Falkirk East and Linlithgow.

The constituency covers the eastern portion of the Falkirk council area and the western portion of the West Lothian council area.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 4 References 5 See also

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency comprises the communities of: Armadale, Avonbridge, Bathgate, Blackness, Blackridge, Boghall, Bo'ness, Brightons, California, East Whitburn, Grangemouth, Greenrigg: Limerigg, Linlithgow: Linlithgow Bridge, Maddiston, Newton, Philpstoun, Reddingmuirhead, Rumford, Slamannan, Torphichen, Westfield, Whitburn, and Whitecross.

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[edit] Members of Parliament

• 2005 – present: Michael Connarty, Labour

[edit] Election results

Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Connarty
	Scottish National Party	Tam Smith
	Conservative	Andrea Stephenson

General Election 2005: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Connarty	22,121	47.7%	-4.1
	Scottish National Party	Gordon Guthrie	10,919	23.5%	-1.9
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Glenn	7,100	15.3%	+5.2
	Conservative	Michael Veitch	5,486	11.8%	+2.0
	Scottish Socialist	Ally Hendry	763	1.6%	-0.5
Majority			11,202	24.1%
Turnout			46,389	60.5	+3.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.1

General Election 2001: Falkirk East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Connarty	18,536	55.0	-1.1
	Scottish National Party	Isobel Hutton	7,824	23.2	-0.7
	Conservative	Bill Stevenson	3,252	9.6	-4.3
	Liberal Democrat	Karen Utting	2,992	8.9	+3.7
	Scottish Socialist	Anthony Weir	725	2.2	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Raymond Stead	373	1.1	N/A
Majority			10,712	31.8
Turnout			33,702	57.9	-15.3
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2001: Linlithgow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tam Dalyell	17,207	54.4	+0.2
	Scottish National Party	Jim Sibbald	8,078	25.5	-1.3
	Conservative	Gordon Lindhurst	2,836	9.0	-3.6
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Oliver	2,628	8.3	+2.4
	Scottish Socialist	Eddie Cornock	695	2.2	N/A
	Rock ’N Roll Loony Party	Lady Muck Cronin	211	0.7	N/A
Majority			9,129	28.9
Turnout			31,655	58.0	-15.9
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] References

1. ^ Linlithgow and East Falkirk, UKPollingReport

[edit] See also

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