Livingston (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox alt
Name = Livingston


Type = County
Entity = Scotland
DivisionType = Council areas
Division = West Lothian
Year = 1983
MP = Jim Devine
Party = Labour
EP = Scotland

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

Boundaries

The constituency covers the eastern portion of the West Lothian council area, and is dominated by Livingston. It borders onto the constituencies of Edinburgh West, Edinburgh South West, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

;By-election of 2005Election box begin
title=By-Election 2005: LivingstonElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jim Devine
votes = 12,319
percentage = 41.8
change = -9.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Angela Constance
votes = 9,639
percentage = 32.7
change = +11.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Charles Dundas
votes = 4,362
percentage = 14.8
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gordon Lindhurst
votes = 1,993
percentage = 6.7
change = -3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Green Party
candidate = David Robertson
votes = 529
percentage = 1.8
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Steven Nimmo
votes = 407
percentage = 1.4
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Peter Adams
votes = 108
percentage = 0.4
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Melville Brown
votes = 55
percentage = 0.2
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Alliance for Change (UK)
candidate = John William Allman
votes = 33
percentage = 0.1
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Party of Great Britain
candidate = Brian Gardner
votes = 32
percentage = 0.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,680
percentage = 9.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 29,477
percentage = 38.6
change = −19.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -10.2

;General election of 2005Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: LivingstonElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robin Cook
votes = 22,657
percentage = 51.1
change = -4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Angela Constance
votes = 9,560
percentage = 21.6
change = -1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Charles Dundas
votes = 6,832
percentage = 15.4
change = +5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alison Ross
votes = 4,499
percentage = 10.1
change = +2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Steven Nimmo
votes = 789
percentage = 1.8
change = -1.2Election box majority
votes = 13,097
percentage = 29.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 44,337
percentage = 58.1
change = +2.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -1.2

;General election of 2001Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: LivingstonElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robin Cook
votes = 19,108
percentage = 53.0
change = -1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Graham Sutherland
votes = 8,492
percentage = 23.6
change = -3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gordon Mackenzie
votes = 3,969
percentage = 11.0
change = +4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Mowat
votes = 2,995
percentage = 8.3
change = -1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Wendy Milne
votes = 1,110
percentage = 3.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Robert Kingdon
votes = 359
percentage = 1.0
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 10,616
percentage = 29.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 36,033
percentage = 55.6
change = -15.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1990s

;General election of 1997Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: LivingstonElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robin Cook
votes = 23,510
percentage = 54.9
change = +10.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Peter Johnston
votes = 11,763
percentage = 27.5
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Hugh Craigie Halkett
votes = 4,028
percentage = 9.4
change = −10.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ewan Hawthorn
votes = 2,876
percentage = 6.7
change = −1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = Helen Campbell
votes = 444
percentage = 1.0
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Party of Great Britain
candidate = Matt Culbert
votes = 213
percentage = 0.5
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 11,747
percentage = 27.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 42,834
percentage = 71.0
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1992Election box begin
title=General Election 1992: LivingstonElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robin Cook
votes = 20,245
percentage = 44.4
change = −1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Peter Johnston
votes = 12,140
percentage = 26.6
change = +10.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = H. Gordon
votes = 8,824
percentage = 19.4
change = +0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Fred Mackintosh
votes = 3,911
percentage = 8.6
change = −10.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Green Party
candidate = A. Ross-Smith
votes = 469
percentage = 1.0
change =Election box majority
votes = 8,105
percentage = 17.8
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 74.6
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1980s

;General election of 1987Election box begin
title=General Election 1987: LivingstonElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robin Cook
votes = 19,110
percentage = 45.6
change = +7.9Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = R. McCreadle
votes = 8,005
percentage = 19.1
change = −5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = M.N.A. Mayall
votes = 7,860
percentage = 18.7
change = −5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = K. MacAskill
votes = 6,969
percentage = 16.6
change = +3.1Election box majority
votes = 11,105
percentage = 26.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 74.1
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1983Election box begin
title=General Election 1983: LivingstonElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robin Cook
votes = 14,255
percentage = 37.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = A. Henderson
votes = 9,304
percentage = 24.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J. Campbell
votes = 9,129
percentage = 24.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = K. MacAskill
votes = 5,090
percentage = 13.5
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 4,951
percentage = 13.1
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 70.9
change = "N/A"
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align="right" | Swing
align="right" | "N/A"
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See also

* List of UK Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland

ources

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4295764.stm Election result, by-election 2005]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/715.stm Election result, 2005] (BBC)
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/380.stm Election results, 1997 - 2001] (BBC)
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/history/0,9338,-1097,00.html Election results, 1992 - 2005] (Guardian)
* [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/psr.htm Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources] ( [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge83/i13.htm 1983] and [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge87/i13.htm 1987] results)