UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Linlithgow
Result summary
| Parties | |||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | |
| Votes | 21,469 | 10,631 | 4,964 | 2,331 | 259 |
| Votes gained | -134 | -3,946 | -3,460 | -1,115 | +105 |
| Share of votes | 54.1% | 26.8% | 12.5% | 5.9% | 0.7% |
| Share of eligible voters | 40.0% | 19.8% | 9.2% | 4.3% | 0.5% |
| Gain in share of votes | +9.2% | -3.5% | -5.0% | -1.3% | +0.3% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +4.6% | -4.1% | -4.5% | -1.3% | +0.2% |
| Total votes: | 39,654 | |
| Electorate: | 53,706 | |
| Turnout: | 73.8% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 7.1% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from West Lothian 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Linlithgow and East Falkirk, Livingston 5 May 2005 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | SNP | Conservative | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 17,207 | 8,078 | 2,836 | 2,628 | 906 | |
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 21,469 | 10,631 | 4,964 | 2,331 | 259 | |
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 21,603 | 14,577 | 8,424 | 3,446 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 21,869 | 11,496 | 6,828 | 5,840 | 154 | |
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 19,694 | 8,026 | 8,333 | 7,432 | 199 | |