Results

Scottish Parliament election results

There are two constituencies for Scottish Parliament elections in the Falkirk Council area:

You can view the results of the most recent Scottish Parliamentary election below.

For all previous elections, please visit The Electoral Commission website.

Falkirk East and Linlithgow

Name of candidate Party Number of votes Percentage of votes
Amanda Bland Reform UK 7,906  20.99%
Martyn Day Scottish National Party (SNP) 14,465  38.40%
Ian Wallace El‑Paget Independent 759  2.01% 
Paul McGarry Scottish Liberal Democrats 2,501  6.64% 
Siobhan Paterson Scottish Labour Party 9,030 23.97%
Lewis Stein Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 2,861 7.59%

Result summary

Total electorate 68,123
Total number of votes cast 37,646
Total number of rejected votes 151
Total number of valid votes 37,495
Majority 5,435
Turnout 55.26%

Falkirk West

Name of candidate Party Number of votes Percentage of votes
Neil Benny Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 2,297 6.4%
Gary Bouse Scottish National Party (SNP) 14,896 41.2%
Richard Fairley Reform UK 8,160 22.6%
Paul Godzik Scottish Labour Party 7,859 21.8%
Stuart James McArthur Independent 865 2.4%
Lucy Anne Elizabeth Smith Scottish Liberal Democrats 2,037 5.6%

Result summary

Total electorate 69,355
Total number of votes cast 36,282
Total number of rejected votes 141
Total number of valid votes 36,141
Majority 6,736
Turnout 52.31%

Central Scotland and Lothians West Region List

The total number of votes given for each individual candidate or registered party was:

Registered political party Seats List votes
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 0 1,015
Advance UK 0 494
Alliance To Liberate Scotland 0 2,692
Independence for Scotland Party 0 1,803
Independent Green Voice 0 2,637
Reform UK 3 58,334
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 1 19,450
Scottish Family Party 0 2,798
Scottish Green Party 1 34,415
Scottish Labour Party 2 57,103
Scottish Liberal Democrats 0 12,830
Scottish Libertarian Party 0 285
Scottish National Party (SNP) 0 86,809
Scottish Socialist Party 0 1,202
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 197
Workers Party – Scotland 0 691

Central Scotland and Lothians West Region List (Falkirk East and Linlithgow)

Below is the breakdown for the Central Scotland and Lothians West Region List votes from Falkirk East and Linlithgow.

Registered political party List votes
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 171
Advance UK 92
Alliance To Liberate Scotland 244
Independence for Scotland Party 216
Independent Green Voice 308
Reform UK 7,700
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3,594
Scottish Family Party 345
Scottish Green Party 5,079
Scottish Labour Party 7,156
Scottish Liberal Democrats 2,617
Scottish Libertarian Party 36
Scottish National Party (SNP) 9,827
Scottish Socialist Party 112
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 25
Workers Party – Scotland 91
Total electorate 68,123
Total number of votes cast 37,716
Total number of rejected votes 103
Total number of valid votes 37,613
Turnout 55.36%

Central Scotland and Lothians West Region List (Falkirk West)

Below is the breakdown for the Central Scotland and Lothians West Region List votes from Falkirk West.

Registered political party List votes
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 130
Advance UK 77
Alliance To Liberate Scotland 279
Independence for Scotland Party 245
Independent Green Voice 355
Reform UK 8,096
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 2,773
Scottish Family Party 344
Scottish Green Party 4,614
Scottish Labour Party 6,554
Scottish Liberal Democrats 1,787
Scottish Libertarian Party 39
Scottish National Party (SNP) 10,690
Scottish Socialist Party 139
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 25
Workers Party – Scotland 103
Total electorate 69,355
Total number of votes cast 36,344
Total number of rejected votes 94
Total number of valid votes 36,250
Turnout 52.4%
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