# Livingston

South Scotland. About 106,070 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 244 square kilometres.

Gregor Poynton has been the Labour MP for Livingston since July 2024. They won by 3,528 votes on a 57.5% turnout.

Constituency. Code S14000095. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)

## MP and the 2024 result

Gregor Poynton has been the Labour MP for Livingston since July 2024.
They won by 3,528 votes on a 57.5% turnout.

MP: [Gregor Poynton](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5167) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Livingston

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gregor Poynton (elected) | Labour | 18,324 | 40.9% |
| Hannah Bardell | Scottish National Party | 14,796 | 33.0% |
| David McLennan | Reform UK | 3,977 | 8.9% |
| Damian Doran-Timson | Conservative | 3,469 | 7.7% |
| Caron Lindsay | Liberal Democrat | 2,025 | 4.5% |
| Cameron Glasgow | Scottish Green Party | 1,704 | 3.8% |
| Debbie Ewen | Alba Party | 545 | 1.2% |

Electorate 78,043. Turnout 57.5%. Majority 3,528 (7.9%). 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/3596

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: 7.9%** (July 2024). The winner in Livingston had a majority of 7.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 171st smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/livingston#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 57.5%** (July 2024). Turnout in Livingston at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 57.5% (House of Commons Library). Joint 228th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/livingston#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 102,124** (2021). Livingston had 102,124 usual residents at the census (Scotland's Census 2022). 293rd most 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/livingston#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in Livingston 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/livingston#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S14000095) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 1% of people in Livingston 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=S14000095) (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 Livingston.
- [Crimes by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/scotland-crime-count?place=S14000095) (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 Livingston.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S14000095) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Livingston had 102,124 usual residents at the census.

## How Livingston compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Livingston | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 7.9% | 171st smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 57.5% | joint 228th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 102,124 | 293rd most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 1% | joint 120th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Livingston?

Livingston had 102,124 usual residents at the census.
Livingston is the 293rd most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of West Lothian

Most of Livingston lies in West Lothian. These figures are published for the whole of West Lothian, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Livingston 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.

## Livingston in brief

The winner in Livingston had a majority of 7.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Livingston at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 57.5%.
Livingston had 102,124 usual residents at the census.
About 1% of people in Livingston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: S14000095
- Council: [West Lothian †](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian)
- Nation: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland)
- Area: 244 km²
- People, mid-2024: 106,070*
- Wards: 5
- Middle areas: 22
- Neighbourhoods: 143
- Output areas: 803

* 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

[Bathgate and Linlithgow](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bathgate-and-linlithgow), [Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/motherwell-wishaw-and-carluke), [Edinburgh South West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/edinburgh-south-west), [Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dumfriesshire-clydesdale-and-tweeddale), [Edinburgh West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/edinburgh-west), [Airdrie and Shotts](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/airdrie-and-shotts)

## Similar places

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## Latest updates for Livingston

- 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/S14000095

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/livingston, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/livingston#f-ge2024-majority.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508848. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/livingston