SNP power home in glory night
Nationalist candidates dominate at the polls
West Lothian has put its faith in the snp again in a triumphant night at the polls for the party.
Both snp candidates Hannah Bardell and Martyn Day have held their seats in Livingston and Linlithgow and East Falkirk respectively and with increased majorities.
But it was a bruising night for the Labour party which saw a disastrous showing in the polls reflected in West Lothian when they slipped to third place behind the Conservatives.
party nationally.
West Lothian was a former Labour stronghold but within 10 years both Livingston and Linlithgow and East Falkirk have become solid SNP.
And that support in the county saw Hannah Bardell poll 25,617 votes while Martyn Day polled 25,551.
These results were up from the 2017 election, when Ms Bardell took home 21,036 and Mr Day 20,388 were cast for Mr Day.
And both now enjoy hefty majorities of 13,435 and 11,266 respectively.
Turn-out for each constituency was also up slightly from 2017 from 66.2 to 66.5 per cent in Linlithgow and from 64.8 to 66.5 per cent in Livingston.
Ms Bardell said: “I’m hugely grateful to have been given the opportunity to represent Livingston for the third time. It is an honour and a privilege, and I’d like to thank everyone who put their trust in me and the Scottish National Party.
“However you voted, I am your Member of Parliament and my team and I will continue to do all we can to serve each and every one of you.
“I’m also incredibly excited to have an increased number of Scottish
National Party colleagues but I have mixed emotions about going back to Westminster. Brexit has shone a light on the dysfunctional nature of Westminster and a Conservative majority is bad news for people in Livingston, particularly our poorest and most vulnerable.”
Mr Day said : “It is a huge privilege that the people of Linlithgow and East Falkirk have once again chosen to support and put their trust in me.
“Rest assured that I will do everything in my power to serve all my constituents, however they may have voted, over the coming Parliamentary term.