Linlithgow (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Linlithgow (Parliament of Scotland constituency) or Linlithgow (UK Parliament constituency).

Linlithgow
Former county constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Linlithgow shown within the Lothian electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population95,663 (2019)
Former constituency
Created1999
Abolished2026
PartyScottish National Party
MSPFiona Hyslop
Council areaWest Lothian
Replaced byBathgate, Falkirk East and Linlithgow

Linlithgow is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of West Lothian. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is also one of nine constituencies in the Lothian electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The seat has been held by Fiona Hyslop of the Scottish National Party since the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.

As a result of the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025, the constituency will be abolished from the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. Most of the area will form the new constituency of Bathgate, however the actual town of Linlithgow itself will be joined with areas of Falkirk to form the new seat of Falkirk East and Linlithgow.

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