# Bathgate and Linlithgow

Central Scotland. About 95,554 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 212 square kilometres.

Kirsteen Sullivan has been the Labour (Co-op) MP for Bathgate and Linlithgow since July 2024. They won by 8,323 votes on a 58.3% turnout.

Constituency. Code S14000068. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)

## MP and the 2024 result

Kirsteen Sullivan has been the Labour (Co-op) MP for Bathgate and Linlithgow since July 2024.
They won by 8,323 votes on a 58.3% turnout.

MP: [Kirsteen Sullivan](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5179) (Labour (Co-op)).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Bathgate and Linlithgow

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kirsteen Sullivan (elected) | Labour and Co-operative Party | 19,774 | 47.0% |
| Martyn Day | Scottish National Party | 11,451 | 27.2% |
| Jamie McNamee | Reform UK | 3,524 | 8.4% |
| Lynn Munro | Conservative | 3,144 | 7.5% |
| Sally Pattle | Liberal Democrat | 2,171 | 5.2% |
| Simon Jay | Scottish Green Party | 1,390 | 3.3% |
| John Hannah | Independence for Scotland Party | 382 | 0.9% |
| Stuart McArthur | Independent | 229 | 0.5% |

Electorate 72,185. Turnout 58.3%. Majority 8,323 (19.8%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3281

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 19.8%** (July 2024). The winner in Bathgate and Linlithgow had a majority of 19.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 216th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bathgate-and-linlithgow#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 58.3%** (July 2024). Turnout in Bathgate and Linlithgow at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 58.3% (House of Commons Library). Joint 254th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bathgate-and-linlithgow#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 94,491** (2021). Bathgate and Linlithgow had 94,491 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 132nd least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bathgate-and-linlithgow#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 28%** (2022). About 28% of people in Bathgate and Linlithgow live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bathgate-and-linlithgow#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=S14000068) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 28% of people in Bathgate and Linlithgow live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#place=S14000068) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of West Lothian, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Bathgate and Linlithgow.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count#place=S14000068) (Recorded crimes and offences in Scotland · 2025/26): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of West Lothian, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Bathgate and Linlithgow.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=S14000068) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bathgate and Linlithgow had 94,491 usual residents at the census.

## How Bathgate and Linlithgow compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Bathgate and Linlithgow | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 19.8% | 216th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 58.3% | joint 254th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 94,491 | 132nd least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 28% | joint 272nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Bathgate and Linlithgow?

Bathgate and Linlithgow had 94,491 usual residents at the census.
Bathgate and Linlithgow is the 132nd least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of West Lothian

Most of Bathgate and Linlithgow lies in West Lothian. These figures are published for the whole of West Lothian, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Bathgate and Linlithgow itself. [See West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian)

- **Average house price: £225,439** (August 2026). West Lothian’s average house price was £225,439 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,134** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Lothian earned a median of £40,134 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 134th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.6×** (2025). A home in West Lothian costs 5.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 66th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Population estimate: 187,240** (2025). West Lothian’s population was an estimated 187,240 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 0.6% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Bathgate and Linlithgow in brief

The winner in Bathgate and Linlithgow had a majority of 19.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Bathgate and Linlithgow at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 58.3%.
Bathgate and Linlithgow had 94,491 usual residents at the census.
About 28% of people in Bathgate and Linlithgow live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: S14000068
- Council: [West Lothian †](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian)
- Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)
- Area: 212 km²
- People, mid-2024: 95,554*
- Wards: 5
- Middle areas: 21
- Neighbourhoods: 135
- Output areas: 807

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

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## Latest updates for Bathgate and Linlithgow

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S14000068

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