Kirkcaldy (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Not to be confused with Kirkcaldy (Parliament of Scotland constituency) or Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency).

Kirkcaldy

County constituency
for the Scottish Parliament

Kirkcaldy shown within the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region and the region shown within Scotland

Population| 78,351 (2019)[1]
Current constituency
Created| 1999
Party| Scottish National Party
MSP| David Torrance
Council area| Fife

Kirkcaldy is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, it is one of nine constituencies in the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The seat has been held by David Torrance of the Scottish National Party since the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.

## Electoral region

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See also: Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The other eight constituencies of the Mid Scotland and Fife region are: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, North East Fife, Perthshire North, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire and Stirling.

The region covers all of the Clackmannanshire council area, all of the Fife council area, all of the Perth and Kinross council area and all of the Stirling council area.

## Constituency boundaries and council area

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Map of boundaries from 2011

Fife is represented in the Scottish Parliament by five constituencies, Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Mid Fife and Glenrothes and North East Fife.

The constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of a pre-existing Westminster (House of Commons) constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.[2] The Kirkcaldy Westminster constituency was divided between Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath.

In boundary changes that took effect at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, the newly drawn Kirkcaldy was formed from the following electoral wards, all of which are part of Fife:[3]

* Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy
* Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages
* Kirkcaldy Central
* Kirkcaldy East
* Kirkcaldy North

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

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Election | Member | Party

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| 1999 | Marilyn Livingstone | Labour
| 2011 | David Torrance | SNP

## Election results

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Kirkcaldy election results 1999-2021

### 2020s

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2021 Scottish Parliament election: Kirkcaldy[4][5] Party  | Candidate  | Constituency  | Regional

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Votes  | %  | ±% | Votes  | %  | ±%
| SNP | David Torrance[a] | 18,417 | 52.4 | 0.2 | 15,733 | 44.5 | 3.3
| Labour | Claire Baker[b] | 10,586  | 30.1  | 1.3  | 8,145  | 23.1  | 2.0
| Conservative | Kathleen Leslie  | 4,891  | 13.9  | 0.8  | 6,137  | 17.4  | 1.7
| Scottish Green | 2,488  | 7.1  | 2.4
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Beal  | 1,015  | 2.9  | 1.0  | 1,027  | 2.9  | 0.3
| Alba | 689  | 2.0  | New
| All for Unity | 406  | 1.1  | New
| Scottish Family | 166  | 0.5  | New
| Freedom Alliance (UK)  | 123  | 0.3  | New
| Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 114  | 0.3  | New
| Scottish Libertarian | Calum Paul  | 269  | 0.8  | N/A | 83  | 0.2  | 0.0
| Reform UK | 72  | 0.3  | New
| UKIP | 57  | 0.2  | 2.0
| Independent | Martin Keatings  | 27  | 0.1  | New
| Renew | 7  | 0.0  | New
| Independent | Mercy Kamanja  | 4  | 0.0  | New
Majority  | 7,831  | 22.3  | 1.5  |
Valid Votes  | 35,178  |  | 35,278  |
Invalid Votes  | 137  |  | 74  |
Turnout | 35,315  | 57.8  | 5.3  | 35,352  | 57.8  | 5.3
| SNP hold | Swing |  |

Notes

1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency
2. ^ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

### 2010s

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2016 Scottish Parliament election: Kirkcaldy[5] Party  | Candidate  | Constituency  | Region

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Votes  | %  | ±% | Votes  | %  | ±%
| SNP | David Torrance[a] | 16,358 | 52.6 | 7.4 | 14,934 | 47.8 | 3.7
| Labour | Claire Baker[b] | 8,963  | 28.8  | 15.8  | 7,822  | 25.1  | 11.0
| Conservative | Martin Laidlaw  | 4,568  | 14.7  | 7.5  | 4,914  | 15.7  | 9.1
| Scottish Green | 1,479  | 4.7  | 2.1
| Liberal Democrats | Lauren Jones  | 1,219  | 3.9  | 1.0  | 1,001  | 3.2  | 1.0
| UKIP | 682  | 2.2  | 1.1
| Solidarity | 194  | 0.6  | 0.5
| RISE | 115  | 0.4  | New
| Scottish Libertarian | 81  | 0.3  | New
Majority  | 7,395  | 23.8  | 23.2  |
Valid Votes  | 31,108  |  | 31,222  |
Invalid Votes  | 159  |  | 52  |
Turnout | 31,267  | 52.5  | 6.0  | 31,274  | 52.5  | 5.9
| SNP hold | Swing | 11.6  |

Notes

1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency
2. ^ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

2011 Scottish Parliament election: Kirkcaldy[5][6][7] Party  | Candidate  | Constituency  | Region

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Votes  | %  | ±% | Votes  | %  | ±%
| SNP | David Torrance | 12,579 | 45.2 | N/A | 12,319 | 44.1 | N/A
| Labour | Marilyn Livingstone[a] | 12,397  | 44.6  | N/A | 10,084  | 36.1  | N/A
| Conservative | Ian McFarlane  | 2,007  | 7.2  | N/A | 1,835  | 6.6  | N/A
| Independent | Andrew Roger  | 717  | 2.6  | N/A
| Scottish Green | 713  | 2.6  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | John Mainland  | 820  | 2.9  | N/A | 611  | 2.2  | N/A
| All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 547  | 2.0  | N/A
| UKIP | 315  | 1.1  | N/A
| BNP | 252  | 0.9  | N/A
| Socialist Labour | 241  | 0.9  | N/A
| Scottish Socialist | 117  | 0.4  | N/A
| Scottish Christian | 75  | 0.3  | N/A
| CPA | 50  | 0.2  | N/A
| Solidarity | 32  | 0.1  | N/A
Majority  | 182  | 0.6  | N/A |
Valid Votes  | 27,803  |  | 27,908  |
Invalid Votes  | 119  |  | 94  |
Turnout | 27,922  | 46.5  | N/A | 28,002  | 46.6  | N/A
| SNP win (new boundaries)

Notes

1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

### 2000s

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2007 Scottish Parliament election: Kirkcaldy  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Marilyn Livingstone | 10,627  | 43.9  | −2.8
| SNP | Chris Harvie | 8,005  | 33.1  | +8.4
| Liberal Democrats | Alice Soper  | 3,361  | 13.9  | +2.9
| Conservative | David Potts  | 2,202  | 9.1  | −1.5
Majority  | 2,622  | 10.8  | −11.2
Turnout | 24,195  | 47.7  | +3.5
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.6  |
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Kirkcaldy  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Marilyn Livingstone | 10,235  | 46.7  | −1.5
| SNP | Colin Welsh  | 5,411  | 24.7  | −7.6
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Cole-Hamilton | 2,417  | 11.0  | +1.8
| Conservative | Mike Scott-Hayward  | 2,332  | 10.6  | +0.3
| Scottish Socialist | Rudi Vogels  | 1,544  | 7.0  | New
Majority  | 4,824  | 22.0  | +4.2
Turnout | 21,939  | 44.2  |
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.6  |

### 1990s

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1999 Scottish Parliament election: Kirkcaldy  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Marilyn Livingstone | 13,645  | 48.14  | N/A
| SNP | Stewart Hosie | 9,170  | 32.35  | N/A
| Conservative | Mike Scott-Hayward  | 2,907  | 10.26  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | John Mainland  | 2,620  | 9.24  | N/A
Majority  | 4,475  | 15.79  | N/A
Turnout | 28,342  |  | N/A
| Labour win (new seat)

## Footnotes

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1. ^ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
2. ^ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived 21 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ "First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. May 2010. p. 160. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
4. ^ "Constituencies A-Z: Kirkcaldy". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
5. ^ a b c "Scottish Parliamentary Results". Fife Council. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
6. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
7. ^ "2011 Election analysis (Excel 2.37MB)". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

## External links

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* "Kirkcaldy constituency map" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

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