Almond Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Almond Valley
Scottish Parliament
county constituency
Almond Valley shown within the Lothian electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Created 2011
Council area West Lothian

Almond Valley is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, it is one of nine constituencies in the Lothians electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The constituency was formed in 2011, comprising much of the old Livingston constituency.

Contents

Electoral region

See also Lothians Scottish Parliament region

Constituency boundaries and council area

The new seat of Almond Valley replaces Livingston. The electoral wards used in its creation are;

Member of the Scottish Parliament

As Livingston

Election Member Party
1999 Bristow Muldoon Labour
2003
2007 Angela Constance Scottish National Party

As Almond Valley

Election Member Party
2011 Angela Constance Scottish National Party

Election results

Scottish Parliament election, 2011: Almond Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Angela Constance 16,704 54.3 +14.6
Labour Laurence Fitzpatrick 11,162 36.3 -3.4
Conservative Andrew Hardie 1,886 6.1 -1.9
Liberal Democrats Emma Sykes 656 2.1 -4.2
National Front Neil McIvor 329 1.1 N/A
Majority 5,542 18.0
Turnout 30,737 51.1

Liberal Democrats and National Front both gained under 5% of the poll and thus lost their deposit

Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Angela Constance 13,159 39.6 +8.0
Labour Bristow Muldoon 12,289 37.0 -6.6
Action to Save St John's Hospital Ernie Walker 2,814 8.5 +8.5
Conservative David Brown 2,804 8.4 -0.9
Liberal Democrats Evan Bell 2,158 6.5 -2.4
Majority 870 2.6
Turnout 33,224 50.0 +3.3
SNP gain from Labour Swing
Scottish Parliament Election 2003: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bristow Muldoon 13,327 43.6 -3.7
SNP Peter Johnston 9,657 31.6 -5.1
Conservative Lindsay Paterson 2,848 9.3 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Paul McGreal 2,714 8.9 +1.1
Scottish Socialist Robert Richard 1,640 5.4 +5.4
Scottish People's Stephen Milburn 371 1.2 1.2
Majority 3,670 12.0
Turnout 30,557 46.7
Labour hold Swing +0.7
Scottish Parliament Election 1999: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bristow Muldoon 17,313 47.34 N/A
SNP Greg McCarra 13,409 36.67 N/A
Conservative Douglas Younger 3,014 8.24 N/A
Liberal Democrats Martin Oliver 2,834 7.75 N/A
Majority 3,904 10.67
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Statement of Persons Nominated West Lothian Council
Central Scotland
Glasgow
Highlands and Islands
Lothian
Mid Scotland and Fife
North East Scotland
South Scotland
West Scotland