Politics
In Westminster, Linlithgow has long been a Labour stronghold, with the SNP regularly finishing in second place. The town of Linlithgow is currently represented by Michael Connarty, who has been an MP since 1992, but has only represented Linlithgow since 2005 when major boundary changes redrew the constituency of the long-serving member Tam Dalyell, who retired on that occasion after over 40 years in parliament.
In Holyrood, Linlithgow is a Labour-SNP marginal as of the 2011 elections. The town is currently represented by the SNP's Fiona Hyslop, the Scottish Culture Secretary, who defeated the Labour incumbent Mary Mulligan by 12 percentage points. It is part of the Lothian electoral region, which in 2011 elected 3 Labour, 2 Conservative, 1 Green and 1 Independent MSP.
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