Glenrothes Central and Thornton (ward)

Electoral ward in Fife, Scotland

Location of the ward [1]

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

## Councillors[edit]

Election  | Councillors

|

2007 |  | Ross Vettraino
(SNP)  |  | Dave Cunningham
(SNP)  |  | Ian Crichton
(Labour)
2012 |  | Ian Sloane
(Labour)
2017 |  | Vikki Wilton
(SNP)  | Derek Noble
(Labour)
2022 | Daniel Wilson
(SNP)

## Election results[edit]

### 2022 election[edit]

2022 Fife Council election

Glenrothes Central and Thornton - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| SNP | Ross Vettraino (incumbent)  | 34.1%  | 1,588 |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Derek Noble (incumbent)  | 27.9%  | 1,299 |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Daniel Wilson | 14.6%  | 679  | 1,046.1  | 1,063.3  | 1,067.9  | 1,114.1  | 1,220.7
| Conservative | Heather Gulline  | 12.1%  | 561  | 566.3  | 585.9  | 607.8  | 620.3  | 631.8
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Kerr  | 3.9%  | 183  | 188.9  | 223.2  | 231.9  | 246.5  | 297.2
| Scottish Green | Morven Ovenstone-Jones  | 3.7%  | 170  | 180.1  | 191.5  | 207.8  | 221.9  |
| Alba | Jim Bryce  | 2.2%  | 101  | 105.8  | 109  | 116.4  |  |
| Scottish Family | Steve Saunders  | 1.5%  | 71  | 73.9  | 80.2  |  |  |
Electorate: 12,021  Valid: 4,652  Spoilt: 90  Quota: 1,164  Turnout: 39.4%

[2]

### 2017 election[edit]

2017 Fife Council election

Glenrothes Central and Thornton - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
| SNP | Ross Vetraino (incumbent)  | 28.1  | 1,362 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Vikki Wilton | 16.5  | 799  | 927.6  | 938.07  | 943.07  | 989.06  | 995.2  | 1,023.4  | 1,066.7  | 1,081.6  | 1,166.2
| Labour | Derek Noble | 15.5  | 750  | 752.3  | 754.3  | 761.5  | 774.8  | 796.9  | 836.9  | 1,370.6 |  |
| Conservative | Brian Mills  | 14.8  | 716  | 717.3  | 719.3  | 721.3  | 729.3  | 764.3  | 803.3  | 837.8  | 866.8  |
| Labour | Ian Sloan (incumbent)  | 13.7  | 663  | 668.4  | 674.7  | 686.7  | 694.8  | 713.8  | 740.3  |  |  |
| Independent | Ian Crichton (incumbent)  | 3.1  | 151  | 151.9  | 169.9  | 214.2  | 230.3  | 257.4  |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Kerr  | 2.6  | 128  | 128.8  | 128.8  | 131.9  | 145.9  |  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Glen McGill  | 2.4  | 117  | 118.7  | 125.7  | 129.7  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Ian Robertson  | 1.8  | 88  | 88.9  | 103.9  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Bert Thomson  | 1.5  | 71  | 72.1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 12,044  Valid: 4,845  Spoilt: 143  Quota: 1,212  Turnout: 4,988 (41.4%)

### 2012 election[edit]

2012 Fife Council election

Glenrothes Central and Thornton - 3 seats  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%)

### 2007 Election[edit]

2007 Fife Council election

Glenrothes Central and Thornton  Party  | Candidate  | 1st Pref  | %  | Seat  | Count

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| SNP | Dave Cunningham | 1,825  | 34.6  | 1  | 1
| Labour | Ian Crichton | 1,325  | 25.1  | 2  | 1
| SNP | Ross Vettraino | 707  | 13.4  | 3  | 6
| Labour | John Mowbray  | 564  | 10.7  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Kerr  | 301  | 5.7  |  |
| Independent | Vina Bullimore  | 279  | 5.3  |  |
| Conservative | Jamie Drew  | 269  | 5.1  |  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Scottish Boundary Commission | The Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland".
2. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Fife Council. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

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