Latest headlines
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Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
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Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
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Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
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Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
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Party
SNP Scottish National Party |
Candidates Angus MacDonald | Votes 16,720 | 51.4% | Net percentage change in seats +0.6 |
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Party
LAB Scottish Labour |
Candidates Craig Martin | Votes 8,408 | 25.9% | Net percentage change in seats −12.4 |
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Party
CON Scottish Conservatives |
Candidates Callum Laidlaw | Votes 6,342 | 19.5% | Net percentage change in seats +11.1 |
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Party
LD Scottish Lib Dems |
Candidates James Munro | Votes 1,054 | 3.2% | Net percentage change in seats +0.7 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Scottish National Party Majority
8,312Turnout
54.0%Constituency Profile
The constituency comprises both urban and rural areas and stretches from South Alloa in the north and encompasses major towns like Grangemouth, Bo'ness, Blackness and Westquarter, before ending just beyond the community of Limerigg in the south.
Despite large tracts of countryside, it is the industry in the constituency that has come to characterise it. Grangemouth is Scotland's largest deep sea container port. Warehousing and distribution are also key growth areas for the local economy. The town's other major industry is chemicals, with the giant refinery and Ineos plant located here. A substantial portion of the ancient Antonine Wall, constructed by the Romans in AD142 and given World Heritage status by Unesco in 2008, is sited in Bo'ness.
Historically, the seat has mainly returned Labour politicians both the Westminster and Holyrood elections. The party's Cathy Peattie won in 1999, 2003 and 2007, but was beaten by the SNP's Angus MacDonald in 2011.