Pauline Stafford
SNP An MSP since 2026
Your MSPs: Bathgate
Bathgate constituency, in the Central Scotland and Lothians West region. Council area: West Lothian.
Constituency MSP
Elected for Bathgate alone, by first-past-the-post.
Pauline Stafford
SNP An MSP since 2026
2026 election in Bathgate
All seats by majority →Majority
5,587
Runner-up
Labour
Turnout
49.2%
Pauline Stafford (SNP) won with 13,594 votes (40.7%). The majority was smaller than the Reform UK (7,511) vote, so how those voters choose next time could decide the seat.
Constituency vote
Regional list vote cast in this constituency
Results: Electoral Management Board for Scotland. Majority is the winner’s votes minus the runner-up’s; the swing figure is half the majority in percentage points, the classic two-party measure. The published results combine all independent candidates in a constituency into one figure. Voting is secret, so these figures cannot say which voters elected anyone.
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Counts are for Session 7. Speeches are contributions in the Official Report; votes cast are recorded divisions. Boundaries in force since 7 May 2026; postcode data from the National Records of Scotland Scottish Postcode Directory 2026/2.