Current MSP: Angela Constance (SNP) [MSP website]
Party Candidate Votes +/– % +/–
SNP Angela Constance * 16704 +5088 54.3 +14.6
Labour Lawrence Fitzpatrick 11162 -450 36.3 -3.4
Conservative Andrew Hardie 1886 -473 6.1 -1.9
Liberal Democrat Emma Sykes # 656 -1188 2.1 -4.2
National Front Neil McIvor # 329 +329 1.1 +1.1
Majority 5542 Turnout 30737 Swing +9.0% SNP hold
The Livingston seat, which until 2007 covered most of the area now called Almond Valley, was also contested by a local hospital campaigner who scored 8.5% of the vote, hence the net positive swing to the candidates who stood in 2011.

Angela Constance cemented a narrow win in 2007 with an increased majority in 2011. The Livingston was held by Labour’s Bristow Muldoon between 1999 and 2007.

This was never a Liberal Democrat stronghold, but they failed to poll even twice as many as the National Front here.

Notes: Given boundary changes since 2007, variations in votes and share between seats with different boundaries would be misleading. We use the Denver figures, essentially a calculation of the 2007 votes cast within 2011 boundaries. More information on this here.

Symbols used:

* – Incumbent
^ – Challenger holding a list seat in previous Parliament
# – Lost deposit
National Central Scotland Glasgow Highlands & Islands Lothian Mid-Scotland & Fife North East Scotland South Scotland West Scotland
Almond Valley Edinburgh Central Edinburgh Eastern Edinburgh Northern & Leith Edinburgh Pentlands Edinburgh Southern Edinburgh Western Linlithgow Midlothian North & Musselburgh