Linlithgow (UK Parliament constituency)

Linlithgow was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of elections.

For the 1708-1950 constituency, see Linlithgowshire (UK Parliament constituency). For the Scottish Parliament constituency, see Linlithgow (Scottish Parliament constituency).

Linlithgow
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Linlithgow in Scotland for the 2001 general election
1983–2005
SeatsOne
Created fromWest Lothian
Replaced byLinlithgow & East Falkirk
Livingston

The constituency returned the same MP throughout its existence, Tam Dalyell of the Labour Party. Dalyell had previously been MP for the predecessor seat of West Lothian, which had led to his concerns about Scottish devolution being labelled "the West Lothian question".

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