Bathgate and Linlithgow: what the local elections say
Adding up the most recent local election votes in Bathgate and Linlithgow (5 of 6 wards, 2022–2025), SNP leads on 30.5%, ahead of Labour, who won the seat at the 2024 general election.
Coverage: 83% of the constituency's wards have recent local results.
| Party | Local election share | Local votes | 2024 general election share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | 30.5% | 9,596 | 27.2% | +3.2 pts |
| Labour | 26.5% | 8,338 | 47.0% | -20.5 pts |
| Conservative | 15.8% | 4,992 | 7.5% | +8.4 pts |
| Independent | 15.3% | 4,833 | 0.5% | +14.8 pts |
| Liberal Democrats | 6.0% | 1,885 | 5.2% | +0.8 pts |
| Green | 5.3% | 1,684 | 0.0% | — |
| Alba | 0.2% | 67 | 0.0% | — |
| Scottish Family Party | 0.2% | 58 | 0.0% | — |
| Independent / other | 0.1% | 43 | 0.0% | — |
| Independence for Scotland Party | 0.0% | 0 | 0.9% | — |
| Scottish Green Party | 0.0% | 0 | 3.3% | — |
| Reform UK | 0.0% | 0 | 8.4% | — |