Falkirk East and Linlithgow (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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Falkirk East and Linlithgow is a Scottish Parliament constituency that will elect one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP). It was created for the 2026 election during the second periodic review of boundaries.

What it is
- A county constituency for the Scottish Parliament.
- It uses the first-past-the-post system to elect its MSP, and is part of the additional-member system for its regional representation.
- The seat is due to be first contested at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.

Where it sits
- Council areas: Falkirk and West Lothian.
- Electoral region: Central Scotland and Lothians West. The region includes eight other constituencies: Airdrie, Almond Valley, Bathgate, Coatbridge and Chryston, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Falkirk West, Motherwell and Wishaw, and Uddingston and Bellshill.

Electorate and settlements
- Electorate: 67,341 (2022).
- Major settlements within the seat: Falkirk, Linlithgow, Bo’ness, and Grangemouth.

Boundaries
- Falkirk area wards used: Bo’ness and Blackness; Grangemouth; Lower Braes; Upper Braes; parts of Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst; and Falkirk South.
- West Lothian area: part of the Linlithgow ward.

Creation and location
- Created from parts of the former Falkirk East and Linlithgow constituencies; the remaining part of Linlithgow became the Bathgate constituency.
- It covers parts of the Falkirk and West Lothian council areas.

Election context
- The seat is expected to be first contested in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.
- For that election, the listed candidates include SNP’s Martyn Day and Labour’s Siobhan Paterson.

References
- Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries (Boundaries Scotland) and related sources.