Martyn Day (politician)

Martyn Day
MP
Martyn Day MP
	Official portrait, 2019
Member of Parliament; for Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 7 May 2015
Preceded by	Michael Connarty
Majority	11,266 (19.5%)
Personal details
Born	26 March 1971 (age 50); Falkirk, Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party
Website	www.martynday.scot

Martyn Day (born 26 March 1971) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician, who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Linlithgow and East Falkirk since 2015.^[2]

Early life and education[]

Born in Falkirk, Martyn Day was brought up in Linlithgow and attended Linlithgow Academy. Prior to his political career, he worked for the Bank of Scotland as a personal banking manager.^[3]

Political career[]

He was first elected to West Lothian Council at the 1999 Scottish local elections representing the Linlithgow ward. From 2007–12 the SNP led the administration of West Lothian Council and Day held the portfolio of Development and Transport on the Council Executive, and served on over 40 committees and outside bodies. After the 2012 Scottish local elections, the SNP found themselves in opposition in West Lothian and Day took on the post of spokesperson for Development and Transport and group whip.

Day was selected to contest the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency at the 2015 general election, when he defeated the sitting Labour MP, Michael Connarty. He received 32,055 votes and a 52.0% share of the vote. He retained his seat at the 2017 snap election, but with a greatly reduced majority of 2,919 votes.

At the 2019 general election, Day was re-elected again, with an increased majority of 11,266 votes, with Charles Kennedy of the Conservatives finishing in second place.

References[]

^ "Members' Names Data Platform query". UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ "General Election 2015 Results: Linlithgow and East Falkirk". BBC News Online. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
^ Tim, Carr (18 May 2015). The Politicos Guide to the New House of Commons 2015. Biteback Publishing.

External links[]

Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
Voting record at Public Whip
Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
Profile on SNP website
Personal website

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Michael Connarty	Member of Parliament for Linlithgow and East Falkirk 2015–present	Incumbent

[1] "Members' Names Data Platform query". UK Parliament. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

[BBCMay15-2] "General Election 2015 Results: Linlithgow and East Falkirk". BBC News Online. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.

[3] Tim, Carr (18 May 2015). The Politicos Guide to the New House of Commons 2015. Biteback Publishing.

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