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Livingston

Every general election in Livingston since 1983. Latest: Gregor Poynton, Labour, majority 3,528.

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Member of Parliament

Gregor Poynton

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 3,528

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Gregor Poynton ElectedLabour18,32440.9%
Hannah Bardell sitting MPScottish National Party14,79633.0%
David McLennanReform UK3,9778.9%
Damian Doran-TimsonConservative3,4697.7%
Caron LindsayLiberal Democrats2,0254.5%
Cameron GlasgowGreen
Scottish Green Party
1,7043.8%
Debbie EwenAlba Party5451.2%
Valid votes44,840
Majority3,5287.9%

Lab gain from SNP Turnout 57.5% of 78,043 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Labour, 1983: 37.7%Labour, 1987: 45.6%Labour, 1992: 44.4%Labour, 1997: 54.9%Labour, 2001: 53.0%Labour, 2005: 51.1%Labour, 2010: 48.5%Labour, 2015: 27.6%Labour, 2017: 32.7%Labour, 2019: 21.8%Labour, 2024: 40.9%Scottish National Party, 1983: 13.5%Scottish National Party, 1987: 16.6%Scottish National Party, 1992: 26.6%Scottish National Party, 1997: 27.5%Scottish National Party, 2001: 23.6%Scottish National Party, 2005: 21.6%Scottish National Party, 2010: 25.9%Scottish National Party, 2015: 56.9%Scottish National Party, 2017: 40.1%Scottish National Party, 2019: 46.9%Scottish National Party, 2024: 33.0%Conservative, 1983: 24.2%Conservative, 1987: 18.7%Conservative, 1992: 19.4%Conservative, 1997: 9.4%Conservative, 2001: 8.3%Conservative, 2005: 10.2%Conservative, 2010: 10.8%Conservative, 2015: 10.3%Conservative, 2017: 24.4%Conservative, 2019: 22.3%Conservative, 2024: 7.7%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 8.6%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 6.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 11.0%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 15.4%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 11.1%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.1%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.9%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 6.3%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 4.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 24.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 19.1%
Vote share in Livingston at each general election Lab SNP Con LD Alliance

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Livingston lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Livingston (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Gregor PoyntonSNP3,5287.957.5%Lab gain from SNP
2019SNP Hannah BardellCon13,43524.666.3%SNP hold
2017SNP Hannah BardellLab3,8787.464.7%SNP hold
2015SNP Hannah BardellLab16,84329.369.9%SNP gain from Lab
2010Lab Graeme MorriceSNP10,79122.563.1%Lab hold
2005LabSNP13,09729.558.3%
2001LabSNP10,61629.555.6%Lab hold
1997LabSNP11,74727.471.0%
1992LabSNP8,10517.874.6%Lab hold
1987LabAlliance11,10526.574.1%Lab hold
1983LabAlliance4,95113.170.2%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Livingston?

Gregor Poynton (Labour) won Livingston at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,528.

Which parties have won Livingston?

At the 11 general elections held under this name since 1983: Labour 8, Scottish National Party 3.

Which region is Livingston in?

Livingston is in Scotland.

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