Scottish elections 2026: SNP's Martyn Day retains Falkirk East & Linlithgow as Labour come second
Former MP Martyn Day is back in politics after winning the Falkirk East & Linlithgow constituency.
He retained the seat for the SNP with 14,465 votes – 38.4 per cent share of all the votes cast.
Labour’s Siobhan Paterson, a Falkirk councillor, came second with 9030 votes, followed by Amanda Bland (Reform UK) with 7906 votes.
Lewis Stein for the Conservatives secured 2861 votes, while the Liberal Democrats’ Paul McGarry received 2501 votes.
Independent Ian Wallace El-Paget received 759 votes.
Thanking all his party’s supporters and activists, the new MSP paid tribute to his SNP predecessors, Michelle Thomson in Falkirk East and Fiona Hyslop in Linlithgow, who both stood down at this election.
Mr Day added that the goal was “to make this country independent”, adding: “The work starts here.”
Result:
Martyn Day (Scottish National Party), 14,465 (38.4 per cent share of vote)
Siobhan Paterson (Scottish Labour), 9030 (23.97 per cent)
Amanda Bland (Reform UK), 7906 (20.99 per cent)
Lewis Stein (Scottish Conservative), 2861 (7.59 per cent)
Paul McGarry (Scottish Liberal Democrats), 2501 (6.64 per cent)
Ian Wallace El-Paget (Independent), 759 (2.01 per cnet)
The turnout was 55.26 per cent with 151 rejected ballot papers.