Bathgate and Linlithgow: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Bathgate and Linlithgow is Kirsteen Sullivan (Labour (Co-op)), returned on 4 July 2024. Kirsteen Sullivan took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 19,774 votes (47.0%), ahead of Martyn Day (Scottish National Party) on 11,451. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 58.3% (42,065 of 72,185); the winning margin was 8,323 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Bathgate and Linlithgow apart: the 32nd highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (84.7%), and the 36th lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (13.1%).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 84.7% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 5.5 points. The economically inactive share was 14.2%.
2,313 children in Bathgate and Linlithgow were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 13.1% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 11.7% in 2024/25, from 14.1% in 2021/22.
3,015 business sites were registered in Bathgate and Linlithgow in March 2026 (2,965 a year before), and employed 29,000 people in 2024.
Residents of Bathgate and Linlithgow earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £38,763 for workplace jobs and £40,085 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £39,302. The residents' figure ranks 226th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
In September 2026, 2.8% of 16 to 64 year olds in Bathgate and Linlithgow were claimants (1,660 people). A year earlier the count was 1,520.
MP
Kirsteen Sullivan, Labour (Co-op)
- MP for Bathgate and Linlithgow since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Kirsteen Sullivan on this site
In Parliament
What Kirsteen Sullivan said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 9 July 2026 to 8 September 2026). Hansard search returns 166 spoken contributions by Kirsteen Sullivan since 4 July 2024.
I thank the Secretary of State for his strong statement and extend to him the gratitude of my constituents who have already been in touch with me.
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Walk for Jock is our Linlithgow banner charity. It was founded in 2012 in loving memory of John Paterson, who died from cancer at the age of 47.
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I begin by welcoming my right hon. Friend to her place and wish her every success in her new role. I thank her for this statement and for this Government’s renewed focus on reindustrialisation in the UK, bringing opportunity and economic growth to every corner of the UK.
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Last week I was honoured to welcome the families of those who had been onboard the Lisbon Maru, a freighter that was sunk in 1942, claiming the lives of more than 800 allied prisoners of war. We came together with MPs from across this House and the Minister for Scotland, my hon.
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I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) not just on the power of her words, but on her extensive work, day in, day out, on this issue.
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Read from the Hansard API on 23 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirsteen Sullivan | Labour | 19,774 | 47.0% | +28.2 |
| Martyn Day | Scottish National Party | 11,451 | 27.2% | −15.8 |
| Jamie McNamee | Reform UK | 3,524 | 8.4% | +6.5 |
| Lynn Munro | Conservative | 3,144 | 7.5% | −17.2 |
| Sally Pattle | Liberal Democrat | 2,171 | 5.2% | −3.1 |
| Simon Jay | Scottish Green Party | 1,390 | 3.3% | +1.1 |
| John Hannah | Independence for Scotland Party | 382 | 0.9% | |
| Stuart McArthur | Independent | 229 | 0.5% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from SNP. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 47.0% | Scottish National Party 27.2% | 8,323 | 58.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Scottish National Party 43.0% | Conservative 24.6% | 8,671 | 65.9% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Bathgate and Linlithgow covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- West Lothian S12000040
- Falkirk S12000014
Who has power over Bathgate and Linlithgow
Every body that makes decisions for Bathgate and Linlithgow, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government makes law for Scotland on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Bathgate and Linlithgow this page: Kirsteen Sullivan (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Bathgate and Linlithgow?
UK Parliament lists Kirsteen Sullivan, Labour (Co-op), as the Member of Parliament for Bathgate and Linlithgow since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Bathgate and Linlithgow?
Kirsteen Sullivan (Labour) won with 19,774 votes, a majority of 8,323, on a turnout of 58.3% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Bathgate and Linlithgow?
2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,660 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average salary in Bathgate and Linlithgow?
Median full-time pay of residents was £40,085 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Bathgate and Linlithgow live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,313 (13.1% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.