Fife Council elections

Local government elections in Fife, Scotland

Fife Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation as a single-tier authority in 1995 to 2007.

## Council elections

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### As a regional council

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Year  | SNP | Labour | Liberal[a] | Conservative | Communist | Independent

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1974 | 0  | 26  | 0  | 10  | 1  | 5[b]
1978 | 1  | 24  | 0  | 14  | 1  | 2
1982[c] | 1  | 27  | 4  | 10  | 1  | 2
1986 | 2  | 30  | 8  | 4  | 1  | 1
1990 | 2  | 30  | 10  | 2  | 1  | 1
1994[d] | 4  | 28  | 12  | 0  | 1  | 1
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1. ^ Alliance from 1981 to 1988, Liberal Democrats from 1988 to 1995.
2. ^ Includes 2 Ratepayers.
3. ^ New ward boundaries.[1]
4. ^ New ward boundaries.[2]

### As a unitary authority

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Year  | SNP | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | Communist | Independent

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1995 | 9  | 52  | 24  | 0  | 1  | 2
1999[a] | 9  | 43  | 21  | 1  | 1  | 4[b]
2003 | 11  | 36  | 23  | 2  | 0  | 6
2007[c] | 23  | 24  | 21  | 5  | 0  | 5
2012 | 26  | 35  | 10  | 3  | 0  | 4
2017[d] | 29  | 24  | 7  | 15  | 0  | 0
2022 | 34  | 20  | 13  | 8  | 0  | 0
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1. ^ New ward boundaries.[3]
2. ^ Includes 1 Independent Labour.
3. ^ Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
4. ^ New ward boundaries.[4]

## Results maps

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* 1982 results map

* 1986 results map

* 1990 results map

* 1994 results map

* 1995 results map

* 1999 results map

* 2003 results map

* 2007 results map

* 2012 results map

* 2017 results map

* 2022 results map

## By-elections

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### 2003-2007

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Lumphinnans and Lochgelly South By-Election 10 June 2004[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour |  | 462  | 38.2  | −8.0
| SNP |  | 319  | 26.3  | +26.3
| Independent |  | 297  | 24.5  | +24.5
| Scottish Socialist |  | 72  | 5.9  | −1.7
| Liberal Democrats |  | 24  | 2.0  | −0.5
| Conservative |  | 19  | 1.6  | −1.2
| Scottish Senior Citizens |  | 18  | 1.5  | +1.5
Majority | 143  | 11.8  |
Turnout | 1,211  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Cupar North By-Election 11 November 2004[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats |  | 443  | 34.4  | −20.7
| Independent |  | 379  | 29.4  | +29.4
| Conservative |  | 342  | 26.5  | +1.2
| SNP |  | 54  | 4.2  | +4.2
| Scottish Socialist |  | 40  | 3.1  | −5.2
| Labour |  | 31  | 2.4  | −8.9
Majority | 64  | 5.0  |
Turnout | 1,289  |  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Auchtertool and Burntisland East By-Election 29 September 2005[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| SNP |  | 609  | 46.7  | +21.9
| Labour |  | 321  | 24.6  | −4.1
| Independent |  | 249  | 19.1  | +19.1
| Liberal Democrats |  | 71  | 5.4  | −11.3
| Conservative |  | 54  | 4.1  | +4.1
Majority | 288  | 22.1  |
Turnout | 1,304  |  |
| SNP gain from Independent | Swing |  |
Markinch and Woodside East By-Election 28 September 2006[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| SNP | John Beare[9] | 892  | 55.7  | +26.1
| Labour |  | 388  | 24.2  | −34.0
| Liberal Democrats |  | 257  | 16.1  | +10.5
| Conservative |  | 39  | 2.4  | −4.2
| Independent |  | 25  | 1.6  | +1.6
Majority | 504  | 31.5  |
Turnout | 1,601  |  |
| SNP gain from Labour | Swing |  |

### 2012-2017

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Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch By-Election 20 June 2013[10] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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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 Smith  | 6.6  | 272  | 287  | 335  |
| UKIP | Peter Taggerty  | 4.3  | 176  | 184  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Harry Wills  | 2.0  | 83  |  |  |
| Labour hold
Valid: 4,138  Spoilt: 25  Quota: 2,070  Turnout: 4,163

Dunfermline South By-Election 24 October 2013[11] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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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  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour hold
Valid: 6,434  Quota: 3,217

Cowdenbeath By-Election 22 May 2014[12] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| 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
| Labour hold
Valid: 3,314

The Lochs By-Election 22 May 2014[13] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| 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
| Labour hold
Valid: 3,098  Spoilt: 52  Quota: 1,550  Turnout: 3,150

Kirkcaldy East By-Election 22 January 2015[14] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| SNP | Marie Penman | 47.3  | 1,460  | 1,464  | 1,466  | 1,472  | 1,484  | 1,553
| Labour | Liz Easton  | 35.3  | 1,088  | 1,088  | 1,091  | 1,097  | 1,120  | 1,148
| Conservative | Edgar Cook  | 7.2  | 223  | 224  | 225  | 231  | 266  | 274
| Scottish Green | Claire Reid  | 4.1  | 126  | 129  | 132  | 138  | 150  |
| UKIP | Peter Adams  | 3.8  | 117  | 117  | 120  | 123  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Callum Leslie  | 1.3  | 40  | 40  | 41  |  |  |
| Independent | Ronald Hunter  | 0.6  | 19  | 21  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Alastair MacIntyre  | 0.4  | 12  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP hold
Valid: 3,085  Spoilt: 41  Quota: 1,543  Turnout: 3,126

Glenrothes West and Kinglassie By-Election 26 March 2015[15] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| 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
| SNP gain from Labour
Valid: 4,591

Dunfermline South By-Election 7 May 2015[16] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| SNP | Fay Sinclair | 51.5  | 5,899
| Labour | Andrew Verrecchia  | 27.8  | 3,185
| Conservative | David Ross  | 11.6  | 1,324
| Liberal Democrats | James Calder  | 9.1  | 1,041
| SNP gain from Labour
Valid: 11,449  Spoilt: 132  Quota: 5,725  Turnout: 11,581

Glenrothes West and Kinglassie By-Election 1 October 2015[17] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| SNP | Julie Ford | 59.0  | 2,235
| Labour | Alan Seath  | 31.9  | 1,207
| Conservative | Jonathan Gray  | 6.2  | 234
| Scottish Green | Lorna Ross  | 3.0  | 113
| SNP hold
Valid: 3,789  Quota: 1,895

Dunfermline North By-Election 26 November 2015[18] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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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  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP hold
Valid: 2,430  Spoilt: 20  Quota: 1,216  Turnout: 2,450

Rosyth By-Election 26 November 2015[19] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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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  |  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP hold
Valid: 2,687  Spoilt: 22  Quota: 1,344  Turnout: 2,709

The Lochs By-Election 25 August 2016[20] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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| 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  |  |  |
| Labour gain from Independent
Valid: 2,798  Quota: 1,400

Leven, Kennoway and Largo By-Election 15 December 2016[21] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| SNP | Alistair Suttie | 37.0  | 1,501  | 1,532  | 1,615  | 1,668  | 2,214
| Labour | Colin Davidson  | 28.4  | 1,155  | 1,169  | 1,302  | 1,620  |
| Conservative | Graham Ritchie  | 18.5  | 752  | 754  | 954  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Wood  | 14.3  | 580  | 590  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Iain Morrice  | 1.8  | 74  |  |  |  |
| SNP hold
Valid: 4,062  Spoilt: 28  Quota: 2,032  Turnout: 4,090

### 2017-2022

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Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay By-Election 6 September 2018[22] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Conservative | Dave Coleman | 37.3  | 2,309  | 2,312  | 2,316  | 2,330  | 2,455  | 2,615  | 2,839  | 3,244
| SNP | Neale Hanvey | 28.1  | 1,741  | 1,741  | 1,744  | 1,840  | 1,950  | 2,076  | 2,327  |
| Labour | Billy Pollock  | 12.0  | 744  | 746  | 747  | 794  | 867  | 1,058  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Callum Hawthorne  | 9.1  | 566  | 568  | 573  | 631  | 738  |  |  |
| Independent | Peter Collins  | 8.4  | 521  | 524  | 545  | 565  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Mags Hall  | 4.2  | 257  | 257  | 258  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Alastair MacIntyre  | 0.6  | 40  | 41  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Libertarian | Calum Paul  | 0.2  | 13  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour
Valid: 6,191  Spoilt: 48  Quota: 3,096  Turnout: 6,239

Dunfermline Central By-Election 14 November 2019[23] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| SNP | Derek Glen | 33.2  | 1,526  | 1,528  | 1,628  | 1,761  | 1,798  | 2,297
| Liberal Democrats | Aude Boubaker-Calder  | 22.8  | 1,050  | 1,053  | 1,117  | 1,343  | 1,796  |
| Conservative | Chloe Dodds  | 24.8  | 1,142  | 1,150  | 1,150  | 1,202  |  |
| Labour | Michael Boyd  | 13.5  | 621  | 624  | 656  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Fiona McOwan  | 5.1  | 235  | 237  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Libertarian | Keith Chamberlain  | 0.6  | 28  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP gain from Conservative
Valid: 4,602  Quota: 2,302

Rosyth By-election 14 November 2019[23] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| SNP | Sharon Green-Wilson | 42.8  | 1,347  | 1,347  | 1,406  | 1,429  | 1,486  | 1,639
| Conservative | Margaret Fairgrieve  | 24.4  | 768  | 771  | 774  | 822  | 885  | 976
| Labour | Billy Pollock  | 15.2  | 480  | 480  | 498  | 526  | 591  |
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Blair  | 7.9  | 249  | 250  | 275  | 291  |  |
| Independent | Alastair MacIntyre  | 5.0  | 157  | 162  | 168  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Craig McCutcheon  | 4.2  | 132  | 133  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Libertarian | Calum Paul  | 0.5  | 16  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP hold
Valid: 3,149  Quota: 1,575

### 2022-2027

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West Fife and Coastal Villages By-Election 28 November 2024[24] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Labour | Karen Beaton | 33.1  | 881  | 882  | 890  | 921  | 1,010  | 1,147  | 1,474
| SNP | Paul Steele  | 33.1  | 879  | 887  | 896  | 944  | 985  | 1,015  |
| Conservative | David Ross  | 16.0  | 426  | 434  | 444  | 449  | 516  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Buchanan-Quigley  | 8.5  | 227  | 232  | 246  | 279  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Fiona McOwan  | 4.8  | 128  | 130  | 141  |  |  |  |
| Independent | George Morton  | 2.4  | 64  | 77  |  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Family | Danny Smith  | 1.9  | 53  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour hold
Valid: 2,658  Spoilt: 26  Quota: 1,330  Turnout: 2,684

## References

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1. ^ "Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
2. ^ "Second Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
3. ^ "Third Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements - Fife Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
4. ^ "Fifth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements Final Recommendations - Fife Council Area" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
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6. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cupar North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
7. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Auchtertool and Burntisland East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
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12. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cowdenbeath Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
13. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — The Lochs Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
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24. ^ "Ward 1 - West Fife and Coastal Villages" (PDF). Fife Council. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

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Council elections in Fife

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