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Linlithgow and East Falkirk

Shows the general election results for Linlithgow and East Falkirk, which is a constituency in Falkirk. In 2019 it had a total electorate of 87,044 and a turnout of 66.4%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

SNP
Scottish National Party Hold
Majority
11,266
Electorate
87,044
Turnout
66.4%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
SNP 44.2%
Con 24.7%
Lab 18.2%
LD 7.6%
BXT 2.2%
Green 2.0%
Veterans and People's Party 1.0%

Party results and changes 2017 - 2019

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Martyn Day  SNP 25,551 44.2 7.9
Charles Kennedy  Con 14,285 24.7 -4.4
Wendy Milne  Lab 10,517 18.2 -12.9
Sally Pattle  LD 4,393 7.6 4.2
Marc Bozza * BXT 1,257 2.2 2.2
Gillian Mackay * Green 1,184 2.0 2.0
Mark Tunnicliff * Veterans and People's Party 588 1.0 1.0
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year SNP Con Lab LD BXT Green Veterans and People's Party UKIP NF SSP
2005 23.5% 11.8% 47.7% 15.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.6%
2010 25.4% 11.9% 49.8% 12.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 52.0% 12.0% 31.0% 2.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.7% 0.2% 0.0%
2017 36.3% 29.1% 31.1% 3.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 44.2% 24.7% 18.2% 7.6% 2.2% 2.0% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 25.4%
1 Liverpool, Walton 74.8%
370 Linlithgow and East Falkirk 19.5%
650 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 0.1%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 54.7%
1 Liverpool, Walton 84.7%
577 Linlithgow and East Falkirk 44.2%
650 South Down 32.4%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 67.3%
1 East Dunbartonshire 80.3%
378 Linlithgow and East Falkirk 66.4%
650 Kingston upon Hull East 49.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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