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Elections to Fife Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 23 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 78 Councillors elected.
The biggest benefactors were the Labour Party who regained the 11 seats they had lost in the 2007 Local Elections thus increase its share to remain the largest party. Scottish Liberal Democrats lost over half their seats, with labour picking up most of the seats, while the Scottish National Party increased their representation by 3 seats and remained in second place on the authority. Most of their gains were in the wards of the Fife North East constituency where they had previously only had a single seat. The Independents lost a seat while the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party lost 2 seats. The UK Independence Party lost its only Scottish Councillor who had defected from the Conservatives in 2008.
Following the election the Labour Party formed a minority administration with the support of the Independents and the Conservative Party. This replaced the previous SNP - Lib Dem coalition administration.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 35 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44.87 | 38.5 | 41,122 | +9.8 | |
SNP | 26 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 33.33 | 31.1 | 33,205 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 10 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 12.82 | 13.1 | 14,015 | -9.3 | |
Independent | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5.13 | 6.2 | 6,582 | -1.4 | |
Conservative | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3.85 | 7.8 | 8,382 | -3.2 | |
Scottish Senior Citizens | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 1,466 | New | |
Scottish Green | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1,030 | -0.4 | |
UKIP | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0.9 | 986 | +0.4 | |
Monster Raving Loony | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 67 | New | |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
Obelisks (†) indicate changes since the election, and link to further details.
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Labour | Bobby Clelland (incumbent) | 30.65 | 1,933 | ||||||||
SNP | Kate Stewart | 15.73 | 992 | 1,020.8 | 1,035.8 | 1,055.3 | 1,077.8 | 1,597.3 | |||
Labour | Alice Callaghan | 14.11 | 890 | 1,420.1 | |||||||
Independent | William Ferguson (incumbent) | 11.46 | 723 | 749.4 | 771.6 | 810.1 | 956.8 | 975.2 | 1,053.8 | 1,394.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gerry McMullan (incumbent) | 9.59 | 605 | 618.5 | 631.1 | 646.2 | 859.5 | 871.6 | 916 | ||
SNP | Len Woods | 8.77 | 553 | 565.8 | 569.7 | 576.2 | 590.1 | ||||
Conservative | Bruce Holborn | 8.01 | 505 | 511.9 | 516.6 | 531.1 | |||||
Scottish Senior Citizens | Charlie Ross | 1.68 | 106 | 114.7 | 128.2 | ||||||
Electorate: 14,331 Valid: 6,307 Spoilt: 81 Quota: 863 Turnout: 6,385 (44.01%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
SNP | David Mogg (incumbent) †11 | 31.55 | 1,204 | ||||
Labour | Helen Law | 26.13 | 997 | ||||
Labour | William Campbell | 23.17 | 884 | 913.3 | 949.4 | 988.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Calder | 13.57 | 518 | 570.9 | 572.8 | 722.3 | |
Conservative | Graeme Whyte | 6.63 | 253 | 269.9 | 270.7 | ||
Electorate: 10,162 Valid: 3,816 Spoilt: 54 Quota: 955 Turnout: 3,862 (37.55%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Labour | Jim Leishman | 27.96 | 1,608 | |||||||
Liberal Democrats | Joe Rosiejak (incumbent) | 17.88 | 1,028 | 1,072.3 | 1,243.2 | |||||
SNP | Neale Hanvey | 17.32 | 996 | 1,019.9 | 1,032.2 | 1,037.9 | 1,110.2 | 1,117.5 | 1,626.1 | |
Labour | Bob Young | 12.99 | 747 | 1,038.3 | 1,070.9 | 1,087.9 | 1,216.8 | |||
SNP | Lizz Mogg (incumbent) | 9.2 | 529 | 557.4 | 570.9 | 582.2 | 641.2 | 648.2 | ||
Independent | Jim Gallagher | 7.34 | 422 | 445.3 | 541.3 | 564.8 | ||||
Conservative | David Ross | 7.32 | 421 | 431.2 | ||||||
Electorate: 14,864 Valid: 5,751 Spoilt: 64 Quota: 1,151 Turnout: 5,815 (38.69%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Labour | Mike Rumney (incumbent) †02 | 22.02 | 1,271 | |||||||
Labour | Cara Hilton †07 | 20.69 | 1,194 | |||||||
Liberal Democrats | Tony Martin (incumbent) | 20.62 | 1,190 | |||||||
SNP | Brian Goodall (incumbent) | 17.54 | 1,012 | 1,025.4 | 1,029.4 | 1,034.7 | 1,081.1 | 1,144.5 | 1,681.1 | |
SNP | Fay Sinclair | 9.15 | 528 | 540.3 | 544.6 | 548.4 | 584.9 | 609.2 | ||
Conservative | Margaret Reid Fairgrieve | 6.41 | 370 | 374.9 | 377.4 | 385.3 | 420.8 | |||
Scottish Green | Angela Dixon | 3.57 | 206 | 220.7 | 227.7 | 232.8 | ||||
Electorate: 15,927 Valid: 5,771 Spoilt: 64 Quota: 1,155 Turnout: 5,829 (36.60%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
SNP | Douglas Chapman (incumbent) †10 | 27.84 | 1,076 | |||||||
Labour | Pat Callaghan (incumbent) | 27.14 | 1,049 | |||||||
Labour | Mike Shirkie | 20.54 | 794 | 798.1 | 865 | 881.6 | 896.5 | 930.9 | 1,044.9 | |
SNP | Simon Tate | 7.92 | 306 | 396.5 | 398.2 | 404.6 | 415.3 | 433.2 | 510.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Audrey Dunsmore | 7.12 | 275 | 279.2 | 283.1 | 287.1 | 305.3 | 411.4 | ||
Conservative | Ian Dempsey | 5.77 | 223 | 224.8 | 225.9 | 227.9 | 260.9 | |||
UKIP | Alastair MacIntyre | 2.61 | 101 | 103.2 | 104.6 | 110.6 | ||||
Independent | Jason McGilvray | 1.06 | 41 | 41.9 | 42.7 | |||||
Electorate: 10,875 Valid: 3,865 Spoilt: 54 Quota: 967 Turnout: 3,924 (35.54%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
SNP | Alice McGarry (incumbent) | 25.56 | 1,377 | ||||||
Labour | Lesley Laird | 17.82 | 960 | 978.7 | 991.1 | 1,060.5 | 1,061.6 | 1,197.8 | |
Labour | Gavin Yates | 16.28 | 877 | 888.7 | 899.2 | 1,025.2 | 1,026.3 | 1,241.3 | |
Conservative | Dave Dempsey (incumbent) | 15.44 | 832 | 843.1 | 930.7 | 1,085.2 | |||
SNP | Helen Todd | 12.29 | 662 | 891.5 | 918.6 | 1,000.8 | 1,001.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dave Walker * | 9.23 | 497 | 506.3 | 522.6 | ||||
UKIP | Mike Arthur | 3.38 | 182 | 185.5 | |||||
Electorate: 13,311 Valid: 5,387 Spoilt: 54 Quota: 1,078 Turnout: 5,441 (40.47%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Labour | Alex Rowley (incumbent) †03 | 37.04 | 1,380 | ||||||
Independent | William L. Clarke (incumbent) †12 | 27.51 | 1,025 | ||||||
SNP | Ann Bain (incumbent) | 19.0 | 708 | 754.7 | 769.6 | 783.5 | 868.6 | 1,036.1 | |
Labour | Caron Hughes | 9.37 | 349 | 621.4 | 669.5 | 682.3 | 734.6 | ||
Independent | Susan Archibald | 4.43 | 165 | 214.7 | 221.7 | 265.9 | |||
Conservative | Sheila Emmerson | 2.66 | 99 | 104.5 | 105.8 | ||||
Electorate: 9,968 Valid: 3,726 Spoilt: 55 Quota: 932 Turnout: 3,781 (37.38%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
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1 | 2 | ||||
Labour | Peter Lockhart | 35.32 | 1,309 | ||
Labour | Jayne Baxter †04 | 30.14 | 1,117 | ||
SNP | Alistair Bain (incumbent) | 24.15 | 895 | 959.2 | |
SNP | Darren Tod | 4.86 | 180 | 197.5 | |
Conservative | Alistair Harvey | 3.40 | 126 | 142.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elaine Walker | 2.13 | 79 | 114 | |
Electorate: 10,742 Valid: 3,706 Spoilt: 61 Quota: 927 Turnout: 3,767 (34.50%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Labour | Linda Erskine | 35.07 | 1,210 | |||||
Labour | Mark Hood (incumbent) | 31.94 | 1,102 | |||||
SNP | Ian Chisholm (incumbent) | 20.84 | 719 | 763.4 | 794.9 | 814.8 | 1,130.9 | |
SNP | Andrew Lonie | 8.67 | 299 | 344.9 | 375.7 | 406 | ||
Conservative | James Reekie | 3.48 | 120 | 143.8 | 159.2 | |||
Electorate: 9,826 Valid: 3,450 Spoilt: 81 Quota: 863 Turnout: 3,531 (35.11%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Labour | Peter George | 27.85 | 1,331 | |||||||||
SNP | George Kay (incumbent) | 25.44 | 1,216 | |||||||||
Liberal Democrats | Susan Leslie (incumbent) | 15.46 | 739 | 746.6 | 748.7 | 758.7 | 782.1 | 830.8 | 954.2 | 1,043.4 | 1,207.5 | |
Labour | Richard Perry | 9.83 | 470 | 573.4 | 574.4 | 583.9 | 607.1 | 636.6 | 657.7 | 749.7 | ||
SNP | Sally Walsh | 7.89 | 377 | 380.9 | 395.2 | 406.5 | 421.6 | 446.9 | 464.1 | |||
Conservative | Norman Morrison | 5.31 | 254 | 255.3 | 255.6 | 261.7 | 274.9 | 334.4 | ||||
UKIP | Peter Adams | 4.46 | 213 | 215.3 | 215.7 | 220.7 | 246.9 | |||||
Scottish Senior Citizens | Anne Whyte | 2.36 | 113 | 116.5 | 116.9 | 132.1 | ||||||
Monster Raving Loony | Louche Lord Lancaster | 1.40 | 67 | 68.5 | 68.9 | |||||||
Electorate: 11,474 Valid: 4,780 Spoilt: 40 Quota: 1,196 Turnout: 4,820 (41.66%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Labour | Neil Crooks (incumbent) | 39.38 | 1,739 | |||||||
Labour | David Ross (incumbent) | 19.11 | 844 | 1,339.8 | ||||||
SNP | Carol Lindsay (incumbent) | 18.03 | 796 | 829.5 | 855.5 | 880.9 | 890.6 | 938.7 | 1,507.6 | |
SNP | Randall Foggie | 12.55 | 554 | 588.6 | 607.9 | 617.4 | 626.1 | 676.7 | ||
Scottish Senior Citizens | Janette Hamilton | 4.87 | 215 | 242.3 | 292.1 | 322.5 | 407.6 | |||
Conservative | Mark Hamid | 3.71 | 164 | 168.4 | 174.2 | 201.9 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | John Mainland | 2.36 | 104 | 111.7 | 133.6 | |||||
Electorate: 11,935 Valid: 4,416 Spoilt: 82 Quota: 1,105 Turnout: 4,498 (37.0%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Labour | Judy Hamilton (incumbent) | 36.55 | 1,534 | |||||
SNP | Stuart Macphail | 20.75 | 871 | 906.3 | 922.9 | 1,340.9 | ||
Labour | Kenny Selbie | 13.70 | 575 | 948.2 | 988.3 | 1,016.1 | 1,084.3 | |
SNP | Iain Wallace | 11.65 | 489 | 496.6 | 510.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Alice Soper (incumbent) | 10.08 | 423 | 440.4 | 566.6 | 592.9 | ||
Conservative | Dorothy Ross | 7.27 | 305 | 313.5 | ||||
Electorate: 11,565 Valid: 4,197 Spoilt: 65 Quota: 1,050 Turnout: 4,262 (36.29%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Labour | Lawrence Brown (incumbent) | 29.90 | 1,111 | |||||||
Labour | Kay Carrington (incumbent) †14 | 20.05 | 745 | 900.9 | 926.1 | 963.3 | ||||
SNP | Arthur Morrison †05 | 19.97 | 742 | 746.7 | 763.1 | 790.2 | 795.2 | 838.6 | 1,409.6 | |
SNP | Frank Wallace | 16.42 | 610 | 613.1 | 620.3 | 651.4 | 654.3 | 675.5 | ||
Conservative | Edgar Cook | 6.03 | 224 | 226.4 | 251.8 | 295.9 | 299.1 | |||
Scottish Senior Citizens | Mike Parker | 4.84 | 180 | 182.1 | 195.3 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Callum Leslie | 2.80 | 104 | 106.1 | ||||||
Electorate: 10,749 Valid: 3,716 Spoilt: 60 Quota: 930 Turnout: 3,776 (34.57%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Labour | Betty Campbell (incumbent) †06 | 27.49 | 1,424 | ||||||||
SNP | Peter Grant (incumbent) †09 | 18.17 | 941 | 948.9 | 958.2 | 959.2 | 966.5 | 975.5 | 1,018.8 | 1,263.2 | |
SNP | Bill Brown †08 | 17.57 | 910 | 921.9 | 931.2 | 932.5 | 945.7 | 956 | 972.4 | 1,064.7 | |
Labour | Altany Craig | 13.67 | 708 | 1,034.9 | 1,051.5 | ||||||
SNP | Craig Walker | 6.74 | 349 | 350.4 | 351.4 | 351.6 | 353.9 | 356.9 | 368.9 | ||
Scottish Senior Citizens | Claire Dawson | 5.23 | 271 | 283.2 | 291.8 | 294.5 | 310.1 | 371 | 478.1 | 488.6 | |
Independent | Robert James Taylor | 3.71 | 192 | 196.3 | 202.3 | 203.2 | 290.5 | 318.8 | |||
Conservative | Patricia Irvine | 2.99 | 155 | 156.9 | 169.2 | 169.5 | 170.8 | ||||
Independent | Ian Robertson | 2.84 | 147 | 149.9 | 158.3 | 159.3 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Cathy Adamson | 1.60 | 83 | 85.2 | |||||||
Electorate: 13,711 Valid: 5,180 Spoilt: 75 Quota: 1,037 Turnout: 5,255 (37.78%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Labour | William Kay (incumbent) †01 | 23.48 | 1,253 | |||||||
SNP | Fiona Grant (incumbent) | 22.35 | 1,193 | |||||||
SNP | John Beare (incumbent) | 17.73 | 946 | 949.8 | 1,021.6 | 1,024 | 1,031.2 | 1,060.5 | 1,106.7 | |
Labour | Kay Morrison (incumbent) | 17.43 | 930 | 1,090.8 | ||||||
SNP | Steven Marwick | 7.44 | 397 | 399.1 | 430.9 | 432.1 | 437.5 | 465.3 | 496.2 | |
Conservative | Allan David Stewart Smith | 5.81 | 310 | 312.8 | 315.5 | 316.8 | 344.8 | 411.8 | ||
Scottish Senior Citizens | Jim Parker | 4.23 | 226 | 231.6 | 238 | 243 | 265.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Steel | 1.54 | 82 | 83.9 | 84.9 | 86.5 | ||||
Electorate: 14,278 Valid: 5,337 Spoilt: 57 Quota: 1,068 Turnout: 5,394 (37.38%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
SNP | Ross Vettraino (incumbent) | 29.66 | 1,197 | |||||||
Labour | Ian Crichton (incumbent) | 26.04 | 1,051 | |||||||
Labour | Ian Sloane | 20.64 | 833 | 847.5 | 881.7 | 897.1 | 928.1 | 1,008.7 | 1,203.6 | |
SNP | Vikki Wilton | 14.17 | 572 | 728.1 | 729.4 | 736.7 | 759.3 | 799.5 | ||
Scottish Senior Citizens | Jim Benvie | 4.22 | 172 | 177.5 | 179.1 | 192.5 | 245.7 | |||
Conservative | Brian Mills | 3.87 | 156 | 157.4 | 157.8 | 168.9 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Jane Kerr | 1.36 | 55 | 55.8 | 56.3 | |||||
Electorate: 10,797 Valid: 4,036 Spoilt: 76 Quota: 1,010 Turnout: 4,112 (37.38%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Donald Lothian (incumbent) | 28.75 | 1,367 | |||||||
SNP | David MacDiarmid (incumbent) | 24.37 | 1,159 | 1,175 | 1,203.7 | |||||
Conservative | Andy Heer | 16.38 | 779 | 795 | 866.8 | 867.2 | 896.1 | 960.2 | 1,148.7 | |
Labour | Iain Miles | 10.79 | 513 | 521.9 | 575.6 | 576.3 | 626.5 | 787.1 | ||
Scottish Green | Neil Stoddart | 8.14 | 387 | 396.4 | 461.6 | 462.3 | 579.7 | |||
SNP | Colin Reid | 7.13 | 339 | 341.3 | 361.2 | 372.6 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Harry Wills | 4.44 | 211 | 323.4 | ||||||
Electorate: 11,781 Valid: 4,755 Spoilt: 56 Quota: 1,189 Turnout: 4,811 (40.36%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
SNP | Bill Connor | 25.41 | 1,214 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Tim Brett (incumbent) | 24.74 | 1,182 | 1,185.3 | 1,369.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Taylor (incumbent) | 20.80 | 994 | 997.1 | 1,146.3 | 1,287.3 | |
Labour | Jane O'Neill | 16.70 | 798 | 802.8 | 870.2 | 886.9 | |
Conservative | Andrew MacQueen | 12.35 | 590 | 591.1 | |||
Electorate: 10,959 Valid: 4,778 Spoilt: 17 Quota: 1,195 Turnout: 4,795 (43.60%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Conservative | Dorothea Morrison (incumbent) | 17.43 | 769 | 796 | 820 | 843 | 889 | ||||
SNP | Keith McCartney | 15.64 | 690 | 706 | 725 | 806 | 838 | 867.1 | 867.4 | 979.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Frances Melville (incumbent) | 14.53 | 641 | 665 | 772 | 858 | 1,189 | ||||
Labour | Brian Thomson | 13.60 | 600 | 629 | 647 | 742 | 776 | 828.8 | 829.2 | 951.2 | |
Scottish Green | Benjamin Bridgman | 9.91 | 437 | 453 | 464 | ||||||
Independent | Murdo MacDonald | 8.37 | 369 | 453 | 475 | 534 | 569 | 624.3 | 626.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robin Waterston (incumbent) | 7.96 | 351 | 381 | 466 | 518 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Bill Sangster (incumbent) | 6.76 | 298 | 311 | |||||||
Independent | Henry Paul | 5.80 | 256 | ||||||||
Electorate: 14,331 Valid: 4,411 Spoilt: 32 Quota: 883 Turnout: 4,443 (30.78%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Riches (incumbent) | 26.94 | 1,066 | ||||||
SNP | John Docherty | 24.36 | 964 | 970.5 | 1,068.3 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Donald MacGregor (incumbent) | 13.29 | 526 | 576.8 | 678.2 | 699.4 | 825.2 | 1,098.1 | |
Conservative | Tom Waterton-Smith | 13.70 | 542 | 545.3 | 561.4 | 566.4 | 735.8 | ||
UKIP | Mike Scott-Hayward (incumbent) | 11.27 | 446 | 452.4 | 504.6 | 518.5 | |||
Labour | Mary Cairns | 10.44 | 413 | 416.4 | |||||
Electorate: 10,249 Valid: 3,957 Spoilt: 22 Quota: 990 Turnout: 3,979 (38.61%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Independent | Bryan Poole (incumbent) | 34.52 | 1,556 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Kennedy (incumbent) | 21.19 | 955 | 1,110.5 | 1,255.4 | |||
SNP | Karen Marjoram | 19.92 | 898 | 972.9 | 1,084.2 | 1,117.8 | 1,318.9 | |
Conservative | Roger Guy (incumbent) | 16.04 | 723 | 801.3 | 836.2 | 883.8 | ||
Labour | Freida Loughlan | 8.32 | 375 | 431.2 | ||||
Electorate: 11,170 Valid: 4,507 Spoilt: 36 Quota: 1,127 Turnout: 4,543 (40.35%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
SNP | David Alexander (incumbent) | 23.40 | 1,383 | ||||||||
Labour | Charles Haffey (incumbent) | 19.08 | 1,128 | 1,136.5 | 1,150.5 | 1,170.7 | 1,254.1 | ||||
Labour | Tom Adams | 16.21 | 958 | 963.6 | 967.2 | 990.4 | 1,056.1 | 1,115.3 | 1,123.3 | 1,287.7 | |
SNP | Alistair Hunter (incumbent) †13 | 12.59 | 744 | 856.9 | 1,149.1 | 1,177.3 | 1,239.7 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Trotter | 9.96 | 589 | 592.3 | 602.5 | 747 | 843.6 | 846.1 | 851.8 | ||
Scottish Senior Citizens | Joe Cochrane | 6.92 | 409 | 417.9 | 427.1 | 503.8 | |||||
Conservative | Dave Mole | 6.80 | 402 | 404.3 | 407.3 | ||||||
SNP | Alistair Suttie | 5.04 | 298 | 347.7 | |||||||
Electorate: 14,903 Valid: 5,911 Spoilt: 36 Quota: 1,183 Turnout: 6,006 (40.30%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Labour | David Graham | 28.2 | 1,430 | |||||||||
Independent | Andrew Rodger (incumbent) | 25.79 | 1,307 | |||||||||
SNP | John O'Brien | 16.38 | 830 | 859.7 | 902 | 902.9 | 907.1 | 915.2 | 915.6 | 967.3 | 1,394.5 | |
Labour | Jim Young (incumbent) | 14.45 | 732 | 1,024.6 | ||||||||
SNP | Arthur Robertson (incumbent) | 9.67 | 490 | 499.3 | 532.3 | 533 | 534 | 538.2 | 544 | 565.9 | ||
Independent | Ricky Jannetta | 3.02 | 153 | 178 | 253.6 | 255 | 261.3 | 276.6 | 300.3 | |||
Conservative | Keith Stanley Smith | 1.18 | 60 | 61.2 | 65.9 | 65.9 | 69.8 | 76.6 | ||||
UKIP | Kris Seunarine | 0.87 | 44 | 46.3 | 54.2 | 54.4 | 57.2 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Lois Lothian | 0.41 | 21 | 23.3 | 26.9 | 27.2 | ||||||
Electorate: 14,114 Valid: 5,067 Spoilt: 36 Quota: 1,014 Turnout: 5,160 (35.90%) |
Date | Ward | Loss | Gain | Note | ||
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May 2013 | Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch | Labour | William Kay dies. | |||
20 June 2013 | Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch | Labour | By-election: seat held by John Wincott. [2] | |||
26 July 2013 | Dunfermline South | Labour | Mike Rumney dies. [3] | |||
24 October 2013 | Dunfermline South | Labour | By-election: seat held by Billy Pollock. | |||
23 January 2014 | The Lochs | Labour | Alex Rowley wins a by-election to the Scottish Parliament for the Cowdenbeath constituency. | |||
April 2014 | Cowdenbeath | Labour | Jayne Baxter resigns her seat upon being appointed a list MSP in April 2014. | |||
22 May 2014 | The Lochs | Labour | By-election: seat held by Alex Campbell. [4] | |||
22 May 2014 | Cowdenbeath | Labour | By-election: seat held by Gary Guichan. [5] | |||
31 October 2014 | Kircaldy East | SNP | Arthur Morrison resigns due to poor attendance. [6] | |||
22 January 2015 | Kircaldy East | SNP | By-election: seat held by Marie Penman. | |||
22 January 2015 | Glenrothes West and Kinglassie | Labour | Betty Campbell dies suddenly. [7] | |||
Feb 2015 | Dunfermline South | Labour | Cara Hilton resigns her seat [8] having been elected an MSP for the Dunfermline constituency on 24 October 2013. | |||
26 March 2015 | Glenrothes West and Kinglassie | SNP | By-election: seat won by Craig Walker. [9] | |||
7 May 2015 | Dunfermline South | SNP | By-election: seat won by Fay Sinclair. [10] | |||
25 May 2015 | Glenrothes West and Kinglassie | SNP | Independent | Bill Brown resigns from the SNP for personal reasons. [11] | ||
3 July 2015 | Glenrothes West and Kinglassie | SNP | Peter Grant resigns his seat having been elected MP for Glenrothes on 7 May 2015. [12] | |||
September 2015 | Dunfermline North | SNP | David Mogg resigns his seat. | |||
28 September 2015 | Rosyth | SNP | Douglas Chapman resigns his seat having been elected as MP for Dunfermline and West Fife. [13] | |||
1 October 2015 | Glenrothes West and Kinglassie | SNP | By-election: seat held by Julie Ford. | |||
26 November 2015 | Rosyth | SNP | By-election: seat held by Sharon Wilson. | |||
26 November 2015 | Dunfermline North | SNP | By-election: sea held by Ian Ferguson. | |||
14 March 2016 | Kircaldy East | SNP | Independent | Marie Penman resigns, accusing the SNP of ignoring her claims of bullying and harassment. [14] | ||
1 June 2016 | The Lochs | Independent | William L. Clarke, the UK's only elected communist, announces his resignation. [15] | |||
25 August 2016 | The Lochs | Labour | By-election: seat won by Mary Bain Lockhart. | |||
20 October 2016 | Leven, Kennoway and Largo | SNP | Alistair Hunter resigns his seat as he and his family are emigrating to Australia. [16] | |||
19 November 2016 | Kircaldy East | Labour | Kay Carrington dies after a battle with cancer. [17] | |||
15 December 2016 | Leven, Kennoway and Largo | SNP | By-election: seat held by Alistair Suttie. |
The detailed results of the 12 by-elections are as follows: [18]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Labour | John Wincott | 45.8 | 1,896 | 1,927 | 1,966 | 2,095 | |
SNP | Keith Grieve | 41.3 | 1,711 | 1,724 | 1,761 | 1,814 | |
Conservative | Allan David Stewart Smith | 6.6 | 272 | 287 | 335 | ||
UKIP | Peter Taggerty | 4.3 | 176 | 184 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Harry Wills | 2.0 | 83 | ||||
Electorate: 14,252 Valid: 4,138 Spoilt: 25 Quota: 2,070 Turnout: 4,163 (29.21%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Labour | Billy Pollock | 39.7 | 2,552 | 2,568 | 2,618 | 2,697 | 3,170 | 4,086 | |
SNP | Helen Cannon-Todd | 32.0 | 2,057 | 2,075 | 2,112 | 2,142 | 2,358 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robin Munro | 15.7 | 1,009 | 1,029 | 1,073 | 1,257 | |||
Conservative | David Ross | 7.0 | 450 | 497 | 504 | ||||
Scottish Green | Angela Dixon | 2.8 | 183 | 201 | |||||
UKIP | Judith Rideout | 2.8 | 183 | ||||||
Valid: 6,434 Quota: 3,217 |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||
Labour | Alex Campbell | 65.9 | 2,042 | |
SNP | Lesley Backhouse | 24.3 | 753 | |
UKIP | Martin Green | 5.2 | 162 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Gray | 4.6 | 141 | |
Electorate: 10,424 Valid: 3,098 Spoilt: 52 Quota: 1,550 Turnout: 3,150 (30.22%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||
Labour | Gary Guichan | 61.5 | 2,039 | |
SNP | Connor Watt | 25.2 | 834 | |
UKIP | Judith Rideout | 8.4 | 277 | |
Conservative | John Wheatley | 4.9 | 164 | |
Valid: 3,314 Quota: Turnout: 29.67% |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
SNP | Marie Penman | 47.33 | 1,460 | 1,464 | 1,466 | 1,472 | 1,484 | 1,553 | |
Labour | Liz Easton | 35.27 | 1,088 | 1,088 | 1,091 | 1,097 | 1,120 | 1,148 | |
Conservative | Edgar Cook | 7.23 | 223 | 224 | 225 | 231 | 266 | 274 | |
Scottish Green | Claire Reid | 4.08 | 126 | 129 | 132 | 138 | 150 | ||
UKIP | Peter Adams | 3.79 | 117 | 117 | 120 | 123 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Callum Leslie | 1.30 | 40 | 40 | 41 | ||||
Independent | Ronald Hunter | 0.62 | 19 | 21 | |||||
Independent | Alastair MacIntyre | 0.39 | 12 | ||||||
Electorate: 10,924 Valid: 3,085 Spoilt: 41 Quota: 1,543 Turnout: 3,126 (27.27%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||
SNP | Craig Walker | 55.3 | 2,539 | |
Labour | Alan Seath | 35.8 | 1,643 | |
Conservative | John Wheatley | 4.4 | 202 | |
UKIP | Martin Green | 3.2 | 146 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Ann Liston | 1.3 | 61 | |
Valid: 4,591 Quota: Turnout: 32.59 |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||
SNP | Fay Sinclair | 51.52 | 5,899 | |
Labour | Andrew Verrecchia | 27.82 | 3,185 | |
Conservative | David Ross | 11.56 | 1,324 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Calder | 9.09 | 1,041 | |
Electorate: 17,031 Valid: 11,449 Spoilt: 132 Quota: 5,725 Turnout: 11,581 (67.8%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||
SNP | Julie Ford | 58.99% | 2,235 | |
Labour | Alan Seath | 31.86% | 1,207 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Gray | 6.18% | 234 | |
Scottish Green | Lorna Ross | 2.98% | 113 | |
Electorate: 13,910 Valid: 3,789 Quota: 1,895 Turnout: 27.1% |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
SNP | Ian Ferguson | 43.5% | 1,056 | 1,062 | 1,083 | 1,122 | 1,144 | 1,337 | |
Labour | Joe Long | 29.6% | 719 | 722 | 733 | 805 | 912 | ||
Conservative | James Reekie | 12.5% | 304 | 319 | 321 | 389 | |||
Liberal Democrats | James Calder | 9.5% | 230 | 235 | 253 | ||||
Scottish Green | Lewis Campbell | 2.6% | 63 | 72 | |||||
UKIP | Chloanne Dodds | 2.4% | 58 | ||||||
Electorate: 10,166 Valid: 2,430 Spoilt: 20 Quota: 1,216 Turnout: 2,450 (24.06%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
SNP | Sharon Wilson | 45.2% | 1,214 | 1,235 | 1,241 | 1,249 | 1,263 | 1,286 | 1,623 | |
Labour | Vikki Fairweather | 34.5% | 926 | 939 | 950 | 966 | 1,012 | 1,117 | ||
Conservative | David Ross | 9.1% | 245 | 246 | 256 | 281 | 309 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Hall | 3.6% | 97 | 102 | 112 | 122 | ||||
UKIP | Colin Mitchelson | 3.3% | 88 | 90 | 97 | |||||
Independent | Alastair MacIntyre | 2.5% | 66 | 68 | ||||||
Scottish Green | Cairinne MacDonald | 1.9% | 51 | |||||||
Electorate: 10,985 Valid: 2,687 Spoilt: 22 Quota: 1,344 Turnout: 2,709 (24.66%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Labour | Mary Bain Lockhart | 47.1% | 1,318 | 1,329 | 1,365 | 1,459 | |
SNP | Lea McLelland | 38.6% | 1,079 | 1,091 | 1,106 | 1,124 | |
Conservative | Malcolm McDonald | 9.6% | 270 | 275 | 280 | ||
Communist | Thomas Kirby | 3.1% | 86 | 89 | |||
Scottish Green | Bradford Oliver | 1.6% | 45 | ||||
Valid: 2,798 Quota: Turnout: 27.8% |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
SNP | Alistair Suttie | 36.95% | 1,501 | 1,532 | 1,615 | 1,668 | 2,214 | |
Labour | Colin Davidson | 28.43% | 1,155 | 1,169 | 1,302 | 1,620 | ||
Conservative | Graham Ritchie | 18.51% | 752 | 754 | 954 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Steve Wood | 14.28% | 580 | 590 | ||||
Scottish Green | Iain Morrice | 1.82% | 74 | |||||
Valid: 4,062 Spoilt: 28 Quota: 2,032 Turnout: 4,090 (27.6%) |
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