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Livingston (UK Parliament constituency)

February 09, 2023

"Livingston (constituency)" redirects here. For the Zambian constituency, see Livingstone (constituency).
Not to be confused with Livingston (Scottish Parliament constituency).

Coordinates: 55°53′38″N 3°31′01″W / 55.894°N 3.517°W / 55.894; -3.517

Livingston is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, to which it returns one Member of Parliament (MP). Elections are held using the first-past-the-post voting system.

It was formed from parts of traditional Midlothian and West Lothian for the 1983 general election. A similar constituency, also called Livingston, was used by the Scottish Parliament until 2011. In 2005 a small part of the Linlithgow constituency was moved into Livingston.

Boundaries

 
Map of current boundaries

1983–1997: The West Lothian District electoral divisions of Broxburn, Calders, Livingston North, and Livingston South; and the City of Edinburgh District ward of Kirkliston.

1997–2005: The West Lothian District electoral divisions of Broxburn/Uphall, Craigshill/Ladywell, Deans/Knightsridge, Dedridge/West Calder, and Murieston/East Calder.

2005–present: The area of the West Lothian Council other than that part in the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.

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

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. On 8 February 2010 Devine was suspended from the Labour Party after he was charged with a criminal offence in relation to his parliamentary expenses. He was succeeded in 2010 by Labour's Graeme Morrice. Morrice was defeated by Hannah Bardell of the Scottish National Party (SNP) five years later.

Election Member[1] Party Notes
1983 Robin Cook Labour Foreign Secretary 1997–2001, Leader of the House of Commons 2001–2003, died in office 2005
2005 by-election Jim Devine Labour barred from standing at the 2010 general election by the Labour Party's National Executive Committee[2]
2010 Graeme Morrice Labour
2015 Hannah Bardell SNP

Election results

 
General election results 1983–2017

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Livingston[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Hannah Bardell 25,617 46.9 +6.8
Conservative Damian Timson 12,182 22.3 -2.1
Labour Caitlin Kane 11,915 21.8 -10.9
Liberal Democrats Charles Dundas 3,457 6.3 +3.4
Green Cameron Glasgow 1,421 2.6 New
Majority 13,435 24.6 +17.2
Turnout 54,592 66.3 +1.6
SNP hold Swing
General election 2017: Livingston[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Hannah Bardell 21,036 40.1 -16.8
Labour Rhea Wolfson 17,158 32.7 +5.1
Conservative Damian Timson[6] 12,799 24.4 +14.1
Liberal Democrats Charles Dundas 1,512 2.9 +0.8
Majority 3,878 7.4 -21.9
Turnout 52,505 64.7 -5.2
SNP hold Swing
General election 2015: Livingston[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Hannah Bardell 32,736 56.9 +31.0
Labour Graeme Morrice[9] 15,893 27.6 −20.9
Conservative Chris Donnelly 5,929 10.3 −0.5
UKIP Nathan Somerville[10] 1,757 3.1 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Charles Dundas[11] 1,232 2.1 −9.0
Majority 16,843 29.3 N/A
Turnout 57,547 69.9 +6.8
SNP gain from Labour Swing +25.9
General election 2010: Livingston[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graeme Morrice 23,215 48.5 −2.6
SNP Lis Bardell 12,424 25.9 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Charles Dundas 5,316 11.1 −4.3
Conservative Alison Adamson-Ross 5,158 10.8 +0.7
BNP David Orr 960 2.0 New
UKIP Alistair Forrest 443 0.9 New
Scottish Socialist Ally Hendry 242 0.5 −1.3
Independent Jim Slavin 149 0.3 New
Majority 10,791 22.6 -6.9
Turnout 47,907 63.1 +5.0
Labour hold Swing −3.5

Elections in the 2000s

By-election 2005: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Devine 12,319 41.8 −9.3
SNP 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
Green David Robertson 529 1.8 New
Scottish Socialist Steven Nimmo 407 1.4 −0.4
UKIP Peter Adams 108 0.4 New
Independent Melville Brown 55 0.2 New
Alliance for Change John Allman 33 0.1 New
Socialist (GB) Brian Gardner 32 0.1 New
Majority 2,680 9.1 -20.4
Turnout 29,477 38.6 −19.5
Labour hold Swing −10.2
General election 2005: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Cook 22,657 51.1 −1.9
SNP Angela Constance 9,560 21.6 −2.0
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 +0.1
Turnout 44,337 58.1 +2.0
Labour hold Swing -1.2
General election 2001: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Cook 19,108 53.0 −1.9
SNP 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 New
UKIP Robert Kingdon 359 1.0 New
Majority 10,616 29.4 +2.0
Turnout 36,033 55.6 −15.4
Labour hold Swing +1.0

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Cook 23,510 54.9 +10.5
SNP Peter Johnston 11,763 27.5 +0.9
Conservative Hugh Halkett 4,028 9.4 −10.0
Liberal Democrats Ewan Hawthorn 2,876 6.7 −1.9
Referendum Helen Campbell 444 1.0 New
Socialist (GB) Matt Culbert 213 0.5 New
Majority 11,747 27.4 +9.6
Turnout 42,834 71.0 −3.6
Labour hold Swing +4.8
General election 1992: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Cook 20,245 44.4 −1.2
SNP Peter J.B. Johnston 12,140 26.6 +10.0
Conservative Hugh Gordon 8,824 19.4 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Fred Mackintosh 3,911 8.6 −10.5
Green Alpin G. Ross-Smith 469 1.0 New
Majority 8,105 17.8 -8.7
Turnout 45,589 74.6 +0.5
Labour hold Swing −5.6

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Cook 19,110 45.6 +7.9
Liberal Robert McCreadle 8,005 19.1 −5.5
Conservative Mark Mayall 7,860 18.7 −5.5
SNP Kenny MacAskill 6,969 16.6 +3.1
Majority 11,105 26.5 +13.4
Turnout 41,944 74.1 +3.2
Labour hold Swing +6.7
General election 1983: Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Cook 14,255 37.7 -13.7
Liberal A. Henderson 9,304 24.6 +16.4
Conservative J. Campbell 9,129 24.2 +7.1
SNP Kenny MacAskill 5,090 13.5 -9.8
Majority 4,951 13.1 N/A
Turnout 37,778 70.9 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^
  2. ^ "Expenses row MP dropped by Labour". BBC News. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. ^ "General Election 2019". West Lothian Council. West Lothian Council. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Livingston parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Livingston parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Lee Scott back for Ilford North. Vicky Ford in final Chelmsford three. Tatton finalists named. The latest candidate selections and shortlists. - Conservative Home".
  7. ^ . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. ^ "9Aug15" (PDF). westlothian.gov.uk.
  9. ^ "LIVINGSTON 2015". electionresults.blogspot.co.uk.
  10. ^ "UK Polling Report". ukpollingreport.co.uk.
  11. ^ "list_of_selected_candidates". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  12. ^ . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  13. ^ "BBC News - Election 2010 - Constituency - Livingston". news.bbc.co.uk.

External links

  • Election result, by-election 2005
  • Election result, 2005 (BBC)
  • Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
  • Election results, 1992 - 2005 (Guardian)
  • Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources (1983 and 1987 results)

February 09, 2023
livingston, parliament, constituency, livingston, constituency, redirects, here, zambian, constituency, livingstone, constituency, confused, with, livingston, scottish, parliament, constituency, coordinates, livingston, county, constituency, house, commons, pa. Livingston constituency redirects here For the Zambian constituency see Livingstone constituency Not to be confused with Livingston Scottish Parliament constituency Coordinates 55 53 38 N 3 31 01 W 55 894 N 3 517 W 55 894 3 517 Livingston is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to which it returns one Member of Parliament MP Elections are held using the first past the post voting system LivingstonCounty constituencyfor the House of CommonsBoundary of Livingston in ScotlandSubdivisions of ScotlandWest LothianMajor settlementsLivingston West CalderCurrent constituencyCreated1983Member of ParliamentHannah Bardell SNP Created fromMidlothian West LothianIt was formed from parts of traditional Midlothian and West Lothian for the 1983 general election A similar constituency also called Livingston was used by the Scottish Parliament until 2011 In 2005 a small part of the Linlithgow constituency was moved into Livingston Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 3 1 Elections in the 2010s 3 2 Elections in the 2000s 3 3 Elections in the 1990s 3 4 Elections in the 1980s 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBoundaries Edit Map of current boundaries 1983 1997 The West Lothian District electoral divisions of Broxburn Calders Livingston North and Livingston South and the City of Edinburgh District ward of Kirkliston 1997 2005 The West Lothian District electoral divisions of Broxburn Uphall Craigshill Ladywell Deans Knightsridge Dedridge West Calder and Murieston East Calder 2005 present The area of the West Lothian Council other than that part in the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency The constituency covers the eastern portion of the West Lothian council area and is dominated by Livingston It is bordered by the constituencies of Edinburgh West Edinburgh South West Dumfriesshire Clydesdale and Tweeddale Lanark and Hamilton East Airdrie and Shotts and Linlithgow and East Falkirk Members of Parliament EditThe 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 On 8 February 2010 Devine was suspended from the Labour Party after he was charged with a criminal offence in relation to his parliamentary expenses He was succeeded in 2010 by Labour s Graeme Morrice Morrice was defeated by Hannah Bardell of the Scottish National Party SNP five years later Election Member 1 Party Notes1983 Robin Cook Labour Foreign Secretary 1997 2001 Leader of the House of Commons 2001 2003 died in office 20052005 by election Jim Devine Labour barred from standing at the 2010 general election by the Labour Party s National Executive Committee 2 2010 Graeme Morrice Labour2015 Hannah Bardell SNPElection results Edit General election results 1983 2017 Elections in the 2010s Edit General election 2019 Livingston 3 4 Party Candidate Votes SNP Hannah Bardell 25 617 46 9 6 8Conservative Damian Timson 12 182 22 3 2 1Labour Caitlin Kane 11 915 21 8 10 9Liberal Democrats Charles Dundas 3 457 6 3 3 4Green Cameron Glasgow 1 421 2 6 NewMajority 13 435 24 6 17 2Turnout 54 592 66 3 1 6SNP hold SwingGeneral election 2017 Livingston 5 Party Candidate Votes SNP Hannah Bardell 21 036 40 1 16 8Labour Rhea Wolfson 17 158 32 7 5 1Conservative Damian Timson 6 12 799 24 4 14 1Liberal Democrats Charles Dundas 1 512 2 9 0 8Majority 3 878 7 4 21 9Turnout 52 505 64 7 5 2SNP hold SwingGeneral election 2015 Livingston 7 8 Party Candidate Votes SNP Hannah Bardell 32 736 56 9 31 0Labour Graeme Morrice 9 15 893 27 6 20 9Conservative Chris Donnelly 5 929 10 3 0 5UKIP Nathan Somerville 10 1 757 3 1 2 1Liberal Democrats Charles Dundas 11 1 232 2 1 9 0Majority 16 843 29 3 N ATurnout 57 547 69 9 6 8SNP gain from Labour Swing 25 9General election 2010 Livingston 12 13 Party Candidate Votes Labour Graeme Morrice 23 215 48 5 2 6SNP Lis Bardell 12 424 25 9 4 3Liberal Democrats Charles Dundas 5 316 11 1 4 3Conservative Alison Adamson Ross 5 158 10 8 0 7BNP David Orr 960 2 0 NewUKIP Alistair Forrest 443 0 9 NewScottish Socialist Ally Hendry 242 0 5 1 3Independent Jim Slavin 149 0 3 NewMajority 10 791 22 6 6 9Turnout 47 907 63 1 5 0Labour hold Swing 3 5Elections in the 2000s Edit By election 2005 Livingston Party Candidate Votes Labour Jim Devine 12 319 41 8 9 3SNP Angela Constance 9 639 32 7 11 1Liberal Democrats Charles Dundas 4 362 14 8 0 6Conservative Gordon Lindhurst 1 993 6 7 3 4Green David Robertson 529 1 8 NewScottish Socialist Steven Nimmo 407 1 4 0 4UKIP Peter Adams 108 0 4 NewIndependent Melville Brown 55 0 2 NewAlliance for Change John Allman 33 0 1 NewSocialist GB Brian Gardner 32 0 1 NewMajority 2 680 9 1 20 4Turnout 29 477 38 6 19 5Labour hold Swing 10 2General election 2005 Livingston Party Candidate Votes Labour Robin Cook 22 657 51 1 1 9SNP Angela Constance 9 560 21 6 2 0Liberal Democrats Charles Dundas 6 832 15 4 5 5Conservative Alison Ross 4 499 10 1 2 5Scottish Socialist Steven Nimmo 789 1 8 1 2Majority 13 097 29 5 0 1Turnout 44 337 58 1 2 0Labour hold Swing 1 2General election 2001 Livingston Party Candidate Votes Labour Robin Cook 19 108 53 0 1 9SNP Graham Sutherland 8 492 23 6 3 9Liberal Democrats Gordon Mackenzie 3 969 11 0 4 3Conservative Ian Mowat 2 995 8 3 1 1Scottish Socialist Wendy Milne 1 110 3 1 NewUKIP Robert Kingdon 359 1 0 NewMajority 10 616 29 4 2 0Turnout 36 033 55 6 15 4Labour hold Swing 1 0Elections in the 1990s Edit General election 1997 Livingston Party Candidate Votes Labour Robin Cook 23 510 54 9 10 5SNP Peter Johnston 11 763 27 5 0 9Conservative Hugh Halkett 4 028 9 4 10 0Liberal Democrats Ewan Hawthorn 2 876 6 7 1 9Referendum Helen Campbell 444 1 0 NewSocialist GB Matt Culbert 213 0 5 NewMajority 11 747 27 4 9 6Turnout 42 834 71 0 3 6Labour hold Swing 4 8General election 1992 Livingston Party Candidate Votes Labour Robin Cook 20 245 44 4 1 2SNP Peter J B Johnston 12 140 26 6 10 0Conservative Hugh Gordon 8 824 19 4 0 7Liberal Democrats Fred Mackintosh 3 911 8 6 10 5Green Alpin G Ross Smith 469 1 0 NewMajority 8 105 17 8 8 7Turnout 45 589 74 6 0 5Labour hold Swing 5 6Elections in the 1980s Edit General election 1987 Livingston Party Candidate Votes Labour Robin Cook 19 110 45 6 7 9Liberal Robert McCreadle 8 005 19 1 5 5Conservative Mark Mayall 7 860 18 7 5 5SNP Kenny MacAskill 6 969 16 6 3 1Majority 11 105 26 5 13 4Turnout 41 944 74 1 3 2Labour hold Swing 6 7General election 1983 Livingston Party Candidate Votes Labour Robin Cook 14 255 37 7 13 7Liberal A Henderson 9 304 24 6 16 4Conservative J Campbell 9 129 24 2 7 1SNP Kenny MacAskill 5 090 13 5 9 8Majority 4 951 13 1 N ATurnout 37 778 70 9 N ALabour win new seat See also EditList of UK Parliamentary constituencies in ScotlandReferences Edit Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with L part 3 Expenses row MP dropped by Labour BBC News Retrieved 2 January 2016 General Election 2019 West Lothian Council West Lothian Council Retrieved 15 November 2019 Livingston parliamentary constituency Election 2019 BBC News Retrieved 16 December 2019 Livingston parliamentary constituency Election 2017 via www bbc co uk Lee Scott back for Ilford North Vicky Ford in final Chelmsford three Tatton finalists named The latest candidate selections and shortlists Conservative Home Election Data 2015 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 17 October 2015 Retrieved 17 October 2015 9Aug15 PDF westlothian gov uk LIVINGSTON 2015 electionresults blogspot co uk UK Polling Report ukpollingreport co uk list of selected candidates Retrieved 7 March 2015 Election Data 2010 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 17 October 2015 Retrieved 17 October 2015 BBC News Election 2010 Constituency Livingston news bbc co uk External links EditElection result by election 2005 Election result 2005 BBC Election results 1997 2001 BBC Election results 1992 2005 Guardian Richard Kimber s Political Science Resources 1983 and 1987 results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Livingston UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1131320657, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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