Cowdenbeath (ward)

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Cowdenbeath.svg
Location of the ward [1]

Cowdenbeath is one of the 22 wards used to elect members of Fife Council. The ward elects four Councillors, covering the town of Cowdenbeath as well as the nearby villages of Crossgates, Hill of Beath, Kelty, and Lumphinnans.

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Alistair John Bain
(SNP)		John Simpson
(Labour)		Alex Maxwell
(Ind.)		3 seats
2012 Jayne Baxter
(Labour)		Peter Lockhart
(Labour)
2014Gary Guichan
(Labour)
2017 Alex Campbell
(Labour)		Darren Watt
(Conservative)
2022 Bailey-Lee Robb
(SNP)

Election results

2022 Election

2022 Fife Council election

Cowdenbeath - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Labour Alex Campbell (incumbent)30.6%2,028        
SNP Alie Bain (incumbent)28.9%1,916        
Conservative Darren Watt (incumbent)18.9%1,2561,309.9 1,320.1 1,346.1     
SNP Bailey-Lee Robb7.7%513543.8 1,001.8 1,009.6 1,010.8 1,047.5 1,054.9 1,162.6 1,381.2
Labour Gary Guichan (incumbent)7.4%489992.3 1,020.6 1,034.3 1,040.6 1,055.6 1,094.5 1,158.4  
Green Alyssa Lee2.5%169179.7 207.4 217.7 218.4 237.3 260.3   
Liberal Democrats Peter Venturi1.4%96106.7 108.6 113.2 116.6 120.3    
Alba Jacqueline Bijster1.3%8592.3 110.1 115.7 116     
Scottish Family Helen Grieg1.2%8090 96.8       
Electorate: 17,132  Valid: 6,632  Spoilt: 182  Quota: 1,327  Turnout: 39.8%  

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    2017 Election

    Cowdenbeath - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Labour Alex Campbell (incumbent)31.42,065      
    SNP Alistair Bain (incumbent)21.51,415      
    Labour Gary Guichan (incumbent)15.71,0301,563.2     
    Conservative Darren Watt15.41,0131,054.4 1,091.9 1,092.8 1,145.6 1,180.6 1,492.2
    SNP Ann Bain (incumbent)12.2799851.7 878.2 969.06 975.9 1,058.5  
    Green Angela Dixon2.3150164.2 182.3 184.9 215.5   
    Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Riches *1.5101113.7 144.02 144.7    
    Electorate: 16,440  Valid: 6,573  Spoilt: 134  Quota: 1,315  Turnout: 6,707 (40.8%)  

      2014 By-election

      A by-election was held after Jane Baxter became an MSP.

      Cowdenbeath by-election (22 May 2014) - 1 seat
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      Labour Gary Guichan61.52,039
      SNP Connor Watt25.2834
      UKIP Judith Rideout8.4277
      Conservative John Wheatley4.9164
      Valid: 3,314  Turnout: 29.67%  

        2012 Election

        Cowdenbeath - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12
        Labour Peter Lockhart35.321,309 
        Labour Jayne Baxter †04 30.141,117 
        SNP Alistair Bain (incumbent)24.15895959.2
        SNP Darren Tod4.86180197.5
        Conservative Alistair Harvey3.40126142.9
        Liberal Democrats Elaine Walker2.1379114
        Electorate: 10,742  Valid: 3,706  Spoilt: 61  Quota: 927  Turnout: 3,767 (34.50%)  

          2007 Election

          Cowdenbeath
          PartyCandidateFPv%%SeatCount
          Labour John Simpson1,41427.511
          Independent Alex Maxwell1,35026.321
          SNP Alistair John Bain96818.936
          Labour Lesley McEwan62412.1
          Independent Robert Arnott3847.5
          Liberal Democrats Mary Hipwell2464.8
          Conservative Keith Smith1482.9

          References

          1. ↑ "Scottish Boundary Commission | The Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland". Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
          2. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Fife Council. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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