West Lothian Candidate Secures Top Place on Scottish Labour’s New Regional List
Scottish Labour has confirmed that West Lothian’s Bathgate constituency candidate, Jenny Young, has secured second place on the party’s new Central Scotland and Lothians West regional list for the Scottish Parliament.
The rankings were announced on Friday 20 February following an internal ballot of Scottish Labour members from across the newly formed region.
A former West Lothian teacher, Jenny is standing to win the new Bathgate constituency at the forthcoming Scottish Parliament election. Her high ranking on the regional list ensures that West Lothian has a strong voice at the heart of Scottish Labour’s campaign across the wider region.
Jenny worked as a French and Spanish teacher with West Lothian Council from 2018 to 2023 and now serves as a full-time researcher in the office of Michael Marra MSP at the Scottish Parliament.
West Lothian’s Scottish Labour MPs, Gregor Poynton and Kirsteen Sullivan, have congratulated Jenny on securing a top position on the regional list.
Gregor Poynton MP for the Livingston constituency said:
“Jenny has already demonstrated her commitment to West Lothian through her years as a local teacher and now through her work at the Scottish Parliament, holding the Scottish Government to account on issues ranging from ASN support for children and young people to local bus and GP services.
"Securing second place on the regional list is a significant achievement and reflects the confidence members across Central Scotland and Lothians West have in her.
“Most importantly, Jenny is a brilliant candidate for the Bathgate constituency. She understands the local communities, our schools and the challenges families face, and she is determined to win this constituency for Scottish Labour.”
Kirsteen Sullivan, MP for Bathgate and Linlithgow, said:
"I am delighted that members have supported Jenny Young for our regional list.
"Her experience as a teacher in West Lothian makes her well suited to represent our area and stand up for families across the region.
"We will be working hard to win the Bathgate constituency and deliver the new direction our communities need."
Scottish Labour’s candidate for the Bathgate constituency and the Central Scotland and Lothians West region, Jenny Young said:
“I am honoured to have secured such strong support from members across our new region. I will be working with Gregor and Kirsteen to win in Bathgate and across Central Scotland and Lothians West to deliver the new direction our communities need.
“Having worked as a teacher in West Lothian schools, I know first-hand the pressures facing our schools and communities. I want to bring that experience to Holyrood and fight for better opportunities, stronger public services and a brighter future for Bathgate, West Lothian and across Central Scotland.
The new Central Scotland and Lothians West regional list forms part of updated Scottish Parliament electoral boundaries ahead of the next Holyrood election which takes place on Thursday 7th May.