Glenrothes and Mid Fife (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2005 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2005 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Glenrothes (/ɡlɛnˈrɒθɪs/) is a constituency in Scotland represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005.
| Glenrothes | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Glenrothes in Scotland | |
| Major settlements | Glenrothes, Levenmouth (part of), Lochgelly, Kelty and Cardenden |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 |
| Member of Parliament | Richard Baker (Scottish Labour) |
| Created from | Central Fife |
The seat is held by Richard Baker of the Labour Party since the 2024 general election. The seat was previously held by Peter Grant of the Scottish National Party (SNP). The seat includes the major settlements of Glenrothes, Levenmouth (part of), Lochgelly, Kelty and Cardenden.
Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the Boundary Commission for Scotland recommended the constituency to be renamed Glenrothes and Mid Fife, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.[1]
Following the revised 2024 boundary review, the boundaries of the constituency centre on Glenrothes and it's surrounding villages; Coaltown of Balgonie, Leslie, Markinch, Milton of Balgonie and Thornton. Moving south and west to include Ballingry, Cardenden, Kelty, Kinglassie, Lochgelly and Lochore. In the east, the seat includes parts of the Levenmouth conurbation, including Buckhaven, Methil and the Wemyss villages; East Wemyss, West Wemyss, and Coaltown of Wemyss.
Glenrothes was created for the 2005 general election, mostly replacing Central Fife, but incorporating small parts of Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline East.
The first holder of the newly created seat was John MacDougall, who died on 13 August 2008,[2] triggering a by-election.
In the 2008 by election, Lindsay Roy was elected, the Labour majority falling by around 4,000 votes, with the Labour vote increasing by 3%; the SNP making significant gains from the lower-placed Conservative and the Liberal Democrat candidates.[3]
With the 2010 general election, the Labour share of the vote increased by 10% at the expense of the SNP candidate. The winner's total reached 62% of the votes cast, which places the seat in the top decile of seats won and therefore indicates a safe seat majority. Relative to the 2005 general election the swing against the SNP was less accentuated than relative to the by-election at 4.45% of the vote on the standard two-party measure of swing, which is comparable to the national swing.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Baker | 15,994 | 44.3 | +16.9 | |
| SNP | John Beare | 13,040 | 36.1 | −13.4 | |
| Reform UK | Ian Smith | 3,528 | 9.8 | +6.8 | |
| Conservative | Debbie MacCallum | 1,973 | 5.5 | −9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Reilly | 1,604 | 4.4 | ±0.0 | |
| Majority | 2,954 | 8.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 36,139 | 51.33 | −9.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 70,655 | ||||
| Labour gain from SNP | Swing | +15.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Peter Grant | 21,234 | 51.1 | +8.3 | |
| Labour | Pat Egan | 9,477 | 22.8 | −11.9 | |
| Conservative | Amy Thomson | 6,920 | 16.7 | −2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Ann Liston | 2,639 | 6.4 | +3.4 | |
| Brexit Party | Victor Farrell | 1,276 | 3.1 | New | |
| Majority | 11,757 | 28.3 | +20.2 | ||
| Turnout | 41,546 | 63.2 | +2.3 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | +10.1 | |||
The Brexit Party withdrew support for Victor Farrell over homophobic remarks.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Peter Grant | 17,291 | 42.8 | −17.0 | |
| Labour | Altany Craik | 14,024 | 34.7 | +4.1 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Brown | 7,876 | 19.5 | +11.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Bell | 1,208 | 3.0 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 3,267 | 8.1 | −21.1 | ||
| Turnout | 40,399 | 60.9 | −7.3 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | -10.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Peter Grant | 28,459 | 59.8 | +38.1 | |
| Labour | Melanie Ward | 14,562 | 30.6 | −31.7 | |
| Conservative | Alex Stewart-Clark[13] | 3,685 | 7.7 | +0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Ann Liston[14] | 892 | 1.9 | −5.8 | |
| Majority | 13,897 | 29.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 47,598 | 68.2 | +8.5 | ||
| SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +35.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lindsay Roy | 25,247 | 62.3 | +10.4 | |
| SNP | David Alexander | 8,799 | 21.7 | −1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Harry Wills | 3,108 | 7.7 | −5.0 | |
| Conservative | Sheila Low | 2,922 | 7.2 | +0.1 | |
| UKIP | Kris Seunarine | 425 | 1.0 | −0.2 | |
| Majority | 16,448 | 40.6 | +12.1 | ||
| Turnout | 40,501 | 59.7 | +3.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +6.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lindsay Roy | 19,946 | 55.1 | +3.2 | |
| SNP | Peter Grant | 13,209 | 36.5 | +13.1 | |
| Conservative | Maurice Golden | 1,381 | 3.8 | −3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Harry Wills | 947 | 2.6 | −10.1 | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens | Jim Parker | 296 | 1.0 | −0.9 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Morag Balfour | 212 | 0.6 | −1.3 | |
| UKIP | Kris Seunarine | 117 | 0.3 | −0.9 | |
| Solidarity | Louise McLeary | 87 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 6,737 | 18.6 | −9.9 | ||
| Turnout | 36,219 | 52.4 | −3.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John MacDougall | 19,395 | 51.9 | −6.0 | |
| SNP | John Beare | 8,731 | 23.4 | −0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Riches | 4,728 | 12.7 | +4.8 | |
| Conservative | Belinda Don | 2,651 | 7.1 | −0.4 | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens | George Rodger | 716 | 1.9 | New | |
| Scottish Socialist | Morag Balfour | 705 | 1.9 | −0.8 | |
| UKIP | Paul Smith | 440 | 1.2 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 10,664 | 28.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 37,366 | 56.1 | N/A | ||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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