Glenrothes West and Kinglassie (ward)

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Glenrothes West and Kinglassie.svg
Location of the ward [1]

Glenrothes West and Kinglassie is one of the 22 wards used to elect members of the Fife council. It elects three Councillors.

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Peter Grant
(SNP)		Alf Patey
(SNP)		Raymond Duguid
(Labour)		Betty Campbell
(Labour)
2012 Bill Brown
(SNP/
Ind.)		Altany Craig
(Labour)
2015Craig Walker
(SNP)		Julie Ford
(SNP)
2017 3 seats
2022

Election results

2022 Election

2022 Fife Council election

Glenrothes West and Kinglassie - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
SNP Julie Ford (incumbent)37.9%1,740    
Labour Altany Craik (incumbent)32.5%1,491    
SNP Craig Walker (incumbent)11.6%5331,059.7 1,104.3 1,138.2 1,186.9
Conservative David Croll11.6%531537.5 613.6 639.7 745
Liberal Democrats Keith Smith3.8%174182.2 275.1 327.6  
Independent Ian Robertson2.6%119128.9 163.6   
Electorate: 12,068  Valid: 4,588  Spoilt: 103  Quota: 1,148  Turnout: 38.9%  

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    2017 Election

    2017 Fife Council election

    Glenrothes West and Kinglassie - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    SNP Julie Ford (incumbent)30.21,442       
    Labour Altany Craik (incumbent)26.21,252       
    Conservative David Croll15.2723726.09 735.08 757.5 762.9 788.3 945.08  
    SNP Craig Walker (incumbent)13.8659873.9 879.5 887.7 918.9 933.8 1,061.6 1,182.2
    Independent Bill Brown (incumbent)9.6460465.3 477.9 491.6 514.9 548.4   
    Green Lewis Campbell1.88793.5 96.2 99.8     
    Liberal Democrats Derek Preston1.88688.2 97.04 105.5 117.3    
    UKIP Martin Green1.36365.9 67.9      
    Electorate: 11,840  Valid: 4,772  Spoilt: 70  Quota: 1,194  Turnout: 4,842 (40%)  

      October 2015 By-election

      A by-election was called after Peter Grant resigned his seat, having been elected MP for Glenrothes [3]

      Glenrothes West and Kinglassie by-election (1 October 2015) - 1 seat [4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      SNP Julie Ford58.99%2,235
      Labour Alan Seath31.86%1,207
      Conservative Jonathan Gray6.18%234
      Green Lorna Ross2.98%113
      Electorate: 13,910  Valid: 3,789  Quota: 1,895  Turnout: 27.1%  

        March 2015 By-election

        A by-election was called after Betty Campbell died. [5]

        Glenrothes West and Kinglassie by-election (26 March 2015) - 1 seat [6]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1
        SNP Craig Walker55.32,539
        Labour Alan Seath35.81,643
        Conservative John Wheatley4.4202
        UKIP Martin Green3.2146
        Liberal Democrats Jane Ann Liston1.361
        Valid: 4,591  Turnout: 32.59  

          2012 Election

          2012 Fife Council election

          Glenrothes West and Kinglassie - 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678
          Labour Betty Campbell (incumbent) †06 27.491,424       
          SNP Peter Grant (incumbent) †09 18.17941948.9 958.2 959.2 966.5 975.5 1,018.8 1,263.2
          SNP Bill Brown †08 17.57910921.9 931.2 932.5 945.7 956 972.4 1,064.7
          Labour Altany Craig13.677081,034.9 1,051.5     
          SNP Craig Walker6.74349350.4 351.4 351.6 353.9 356.9 368.9  
          Scottish Senior Citizens Claire Dawson5.23271283.2 291.8 294.5 310.1 371 478.1 488.6
          Independent Robert James Taylor3.71192196.3 202.3 203.2 290.5 318.8   
          Conservative Patricia Irvine2.99155156.9 169.2 169.5 170.8    
          Independent Ian Robertson2.84147149.9 158.3 159.3     
          Liberal Democrats Cathy Adamson1.608385.2       
          Electorate: 13,711  Valid: 5,180  Spoilt: 75  Quota: 1,037  Turnout: 5,255 (37.78%)  

            2007 Election

            2007 Fife Council election

            Glenrothes West and Kinglassie
            PartyCandidateFPv%%SeatCount
            SNP Peter Grant1,83528.411
            Labour Betty Campbell1,62725.221
            SNP Alf Patey1,27819.832
            Labour Raymond Duguid5859.146
            Conservative David Paterson Croll3845.9
            Independent Bob Taylor3765.8
            Liberal Democrats David Riches3695.7

            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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
            3. ↑ "New Glenrothes MP resigns as councillor". Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
            4. ↑ "Glenrothes West and Kinglassie by-election, October 2015". Scottish Elections. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
            5. ↑ "Tributes to councillor and 'lovely lady' Betty Campbell - Fife / Local / News / The Courier". www.thecourier.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
            6. ↑ "Glenrothes West and Kinglassie by-election, March 2015". Scottish Elections. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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