Latest headlines
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Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
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Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
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Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
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See the changing political map of Scotland
Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
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Party
SNP Scottish National Party |
Candidates Angela Constance | Votes 18,475 | 53.0% | Net percentage change in seats −1.4 |
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Party
LAB Scottish Labour |
Candidates Neil Findlay | Votes 10,082 | 28.9% | Net percentage change in seats −7.4 |
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CON Scottish Conservatives |
Candidates Stephanie Smith | Votes 5,308 | 15.2% | Net percentage change in seats +9.1 |
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Party
LD Scottish Lib Dems |
Candidates Charles Dundas | Votes 1,007 | 2.9% | Net percentage change in seats +0.8 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Scottish National Party Majority
8,393Turnout
53.7%Constituency Profile
Livingston is at the heart of this constituency. It grew rapidly after it was made a new town in the 1960s, and now has more than 55,000 residents.
When electronics giants such as NEC and Mitsubishi set up the area was dubbed Scotland’s “Silicon Glen”. However, the cyclical nature of the industry saw job losses, notably in 2001 when NEC announced the closure of its 1,200 worker factory and Motorola, in nearby Bathgate, closed its plant with the loss of 3,000 jobs. However, call centre work has thrived and BskyB has a main centre in Livingston. Other towns in the seat include East and West Calder, both of which have a coal-mining history with a working-class tradition.
Labour’s Bristow Muldoon won the seat in 1999 and retained it in 2003. The SNP’s Angela Constance won in both the 2007 and 2011 polls. She was given the Education Secretary job in 2014.