Falkirk East and Linlithgow (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Linlithgow and East Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency).

Falkirk East and Linlithgow is a new constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) which will elect one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election.^[2] It will also form of nine constituencies in the Central Scotland and Lothians West 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 seat is expected to be first contested at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.

Falkirk East and Linlithgow
Burgh constituency for the Scottish Parliament
Electorate	67,341 (2022)[1]
Major settlements	Falkirk, Linlithgow, Bo'ness, Grangemouth
Future constituency
Created	2026
Seats	1
Council area	West Lothian
Created from	Falkirk East & Linlithgow

Constituency boundaries and council area

The Falkirk East and Linlithgow constituency was created by the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries. It covers parts of the former constituencies of Falkirk East and Linlithgow, with the remainder of the Linlithgow seat forming the new Bathgate constituency. It covers parts of the Falkirk and West Lothian council areas.

The following electoral wards were used to redefine the seat during the second review of Scottish Parliament boundaries:^[3]

• In Falkirk: all of the Bo'ness and Blackness, Grangemouth, Lower Braes, and Upper Braes wards; and parts of the Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst and Falkirk South wards.
• In West Lothian: part of the Linlithgow ward.

Election results

2020s

2026 Scottish Parliament election: Falkirk East and Linlithgow

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Martyn Day
	Labour	Siobhan Paterson
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