Dunfermline and Dollar (UK Parliament constituency)

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Dunfermline and Dollar
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Dunfermline and Dollar (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
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Boundary of Dunfermline and Dollar in Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland
Electorate 70,725 (March 2020) [1]
Major settlements Dunfermline, Dollar, Kincardine, Rosyth
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Graeme Downie (Scottish Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Dunfermline and West Fife, Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath & Ochil and South Perthshire

Dunfermline and Dollar is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Created as a result of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, since when it has been represented by Graeme Downie of Scottish Labour.

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency comprises the following:

The bulk of the constituency covers the area of the abolished Dunfermline and West Fife constituency, except eastern parts including Inverkeithing and Crossgates. It also includes the town of Dollar in Clackmannanshire, previously part of the abolished Ochil and South Perthshire constituency. [5]

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2024 general election: Dunfermline and Dollar [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graeme Downie 20,336 45.7 +22.1
SNP Naz Anis Miah12,09527.2−17.1
Conservative Thomas Heald3,2977.4−14.1
Liberal Democrats Lauren Buchanan-Quigley3,1817.1−1.3
Reform UK Udo van den Brock2,8876.5N/A
Scottish Green Ryan Blackadder2,0784.7+2.5
Independent Graham Hadley3240.7N/A
Scottish Family Danny Smith2510.6N/A
Independent George Morton880.2N/A
Rejected ballots140
Majority 8,24118.5
Turnout 44,53761.2−7.5
Registered electors 72,824
Labour gain from SNP Swing +18.5

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [a] [8]
PartyVote %
Scottish National Party 21,53644.3
Labour 11,46323.6
Conservative 10,42921.5
Liberal Democrats 4,1058.4
Scottish Greens 1,0852.2
Brexit Party 10.0
Majority10,07320.7
Turnout48,61968.7
Electorate70,725

Notes

  1. Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place

References

  1. "2023 review final recs news release" (PDF). Boundary Commission for Scotland.
  2. "28 June 2023 – 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  3. 2023 Review UK Parliament constituencies Boundary Commission for Scotland
  4. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 3.
  5. "New Seat Details – Dunfermline and Dollar". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  6. "Dunfermline and Dollar results". BBC News. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  7. "Fife General Election Results 2024". Fife Council. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  8. "Dunfermline and Dollar notional election - December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.