Almond Valley
Countyconstituency for theScottish Parliament
Almond Valley shown within theLothian electoral region and the region shown withinScotland
Electorate	68,871 (2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created	2011
Party	Scottish National Party
MSP	Angela Constance
Council area	West Lothian

Almond Valley (Gaelic:Srath Amain) is acounty constituency of theScottish Parliament covering part of thecouncil area ofWest Lothian.^[2] It elects oneMember of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by theplurality (first past the post) method of election. Since the seat was created in 2011 it has also been one of nine constituencies in theLothianelectoral region, which elects sevenadditional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form ofproportional representation for the region as a whole. Following thesecond periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries, Almond Valley will form part of theCentral Scotland and Lothians West from the2026 Scottish Parliament election onwards.

The constituency was formed for the2011 Scottish Parliament election, covering muuch of the oldLivingston constituency. It is named for theRiver Almond which flows through Livingston. Since being formed the seat has been held byAngela Constance of theScottish National Party, who was formerly the MSP for Livingston.

The other eight constituencies of the Lothian region are:Edinburgh Central,Edinburgh Eastern,Edinburgh Northern and Leith,Edinburgh Pentlands,Edinburgh Southern,Edinburgh Western,Linlithgow andMidlothian North and Musselburgh. The region includes all of theCity of Edinburgh council area, parts of theEast Lothian council area, parts of theMidlothian council area and all of theWest Lothian council area.

From 2026, the other eight constituencies of the Central Scotland and Lothians West region will beAirdrie,Bathgate,Coatbridge and Chryston,Cumbernauld and Kilsyth,Falkirk East and Linlithgow,Falkirk West,Motherwell and Wishaw, andUddingston and Bellshill.^[3]

Map of 2011-2026 boundaries

Under the 2011-2026 boundaries, theWest Lothian council area has been represented by two constituencies in theScottish Parliament, Almond Valley andLinlithgow. The seat of Almond Valley replacedLivingston. Theelectoral wards ofWest Lothian Council used in its creation were:^[2]

• In full:East Livingston and East Calder;Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley,Livingston North;Livingston South;
• In part:Whitburn and Blackburn (shared withLinlithgow)

From 2026, West Lothian will be covered by three Scottish Parliament constituencies, Almond Valley,Bathgate andFalkirk East and Linlithgow, the latter also covering part of theFalkirk council area. When redrawn following the second review of Scottish Parliament boundaries, the following electoral wards were used to redefine the seat:^[4]

• In full:Livingston North,Livingston South,East Livingston and East Calder, andFauldhouse and the Breich Valley

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Almond Valley^[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Angela Constance[a]	22,675	54.3	1.3	18,913	45.2	3.1
	Labour	Craig Smith	10,545	25.2	3.7	8,474	20.2	4.0
	Conservative	Damian Doran-Timson	6,952	16.6	1.4	7,861	18.8	2.0
	Green					3,071	7.3	2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Caron Lindsay	1,601	3.8	0.9	1,229	2.9	0.8
	Alba					749	1.8	New
	Animal Welfare					355	0.8	New
	All for Unity					298	0.7	New
	Scottish Family					243	0.6	New
	Abolish the Scottish Parliament					117	0.3	New
	Freedom Alliance (UK)					114	0.3	New
	Reform					97	0.2	New
	Women's Equality					81	0.2	0.5
	Scottish Libertarian					77	0.2	New
	UKIP					75	0.2	2.3
	Communist					68	0.2	New
	Independent	Ashley Graczyk				25	0.1	New
	SDP					20	0.0	New
	Renew					14	0.0	New
Majority			12,130	29.1	5.0
Valid Votes			41,773			41,881
Invalid Votes			151			72
Turnout			41,924	61.1	7.2	41,953	61.1	7.1
	SNPhold		Swing		2.5
Notes ^Incumbent member for this constituency

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Almond Valley^[7]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Region
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Angela Constance[a]	18,475	53.0	1.3	16,878	48.3	0.3
	Labour	Neil Findlay[b]	10,082	28.9	7.4	8,453	24.2	7.6
	Conservative	Stephanie Smith	5,308	15.2	9.1	5,868	16.8	10.7
	Green					1,626	4.6	2.1
	UKIP					875	2.5	1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Dundas	1,007	2.9	0.8	723	2.1	0.3
	Women's Equality					231	0.7	New
	Solidarity					215	0.6	0.5
	RISE					110	0.3	New
Majority			8,393	24.1	6.1
Valid Votes			34,872			34,979
Invalid Votes			128			55
Turnout			35,000	53.9	2.4	35,034	54.0	2.5
	SNPhold		Swing
Notes ^Incumbent member for this constituency ^Elected on theparty list

• "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers"(PDF). Boundaries Scotland. April 2025. Retrieved26 November 2025.

• List of Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions (2026–)

• "Almond Valley constituency map (2026 boundaries)"(PDF).Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved5 November 2025.
• "Almond Valley constituency map (2011 boundaries)"(PDF).Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved5 November 2025.

• Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011
• Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2026
• Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament
• 2011 establishments in Scotland
• Constituencies established in 2011
• Livingston, West Lothian
• Politics of West Lothian
• West Calder

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