Kirkcaldy East (ward)

Electoral ward of Fife, Scotland

Location of the ward [1]

Kirkcaldy East is one of the 22 wards used to elect members of the Fife council. It elects three Councillors.

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

|

2007 |  | George Leslie
(SNP/
Ind.)  |  | Lawrence Brown
(Labour)  |  | Kay Carrington
(Labour)
2010  |
2012 |  | Arthur Morrison
(SNP)
2015  | Marie Penman
(SNP/
Ind.)
2016  |
2017 |  | Rod Cavanagh
(SNP)  | Ian Cameron
(Labour)  |  | Richard Watt
(Conservative)
2022 |  | Nicola Patrick
(SNP)

## Election Results

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### 2022 Election

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2022 Fife Council election

Kirkcaldy East - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Labour | Ian Cameron (incumbent)  | 32.9%  | 1,313 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Rod Cavanagh (incumbent)  | 23.1%  | 924  | 944.1  | 950.1  | 955.1  | 1,011.3 |  |  |
| SNP | Nicola Patrick | 17.2%  | 687  | 693.7  | 696.7  | 702.2  | 772.1  | 782.6  | 793.6  | 931.9
| Conservative | Richard Watt (incumbent)  | 11.7%  | 469  | 475.9  | 480.2  | 516.8  | 524.6  | 524.6  |  |
| Labour | George Macdonald  | 6.8%  | 273  | 510.2  | 512.7  | 539.3  | 578.4  | 579.1  | 774.9  |
| Scottish Green | David Hansen  | 4.3%  | 172  | 180.4  | 186.4  | 211.3  |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Wink Thompson  | 2.9%  | 116  | 123.2  | 133.9  |  |  |  |  |
| Sovereignty | Walter Neilson  | 1%  | 41  | 43.4  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 11,052  Valid: 3,995  Spoilt: 130  Quota: 999  Turnout: 37.3%

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### 2017 Election

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2017 Fife Council election

Kirkcaldy East - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Labour | Ian Cameron | 24.7  | 985  | 993  | 1,002 |  |  |  |  |  |
| SNP | Rod Cavanagh | 22.5  | 897  | 898  | 903  | 903.08  | 946.08  | 968.3  | 1,035.3 |  |
| Conservative | Richard Watt | 15.3  | 611  | 625  | 630  | 630.09  | 642.09  | 671.4  | 791.5  | 791.7  | 924.8
| SNP | Steve McMahon  | 13.3  | 533  | 537  | 551  | 551.03  | 584.03  | 596.1  | 682.1  | 714.9  |
| Independent | Marie Penman (incumbent)  | 10.5  | 421  | 438  | 483  | 483.2  | 532.2  | 591.6  |  |  |
| Labour | Mhairi Cameron  | 5  | 199  | 203  | 209  | 211.4  | 237.4  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Sandy Forbes  | 4.1  | 164  | 176  | 189  | 189.04  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Matthew Ritchie  | 2.7  | 108  | 111  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Rottger  | 1.9  | 75  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 10,747  Valid: 3,993  Spoilt: 119  Quota: 999  Turnout: 4,112 (38.3%)

### 2015 By-election

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A by-election was called after Arthur Morrison resigned due to poor attendance.[3]

Kirkcaldy East by-election (22 January 2015) - 1 seat[4] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| SNP | Marie Penman | 47.33  | 1,460  | 1,464  | 1,466  | 1,472  | 1,484  | 1,553
| Labour | Liz Easton  | 35.27  | 1,088  | 1,088  | 1,091  | 1,097  | 1,120  | 1,148
| Conservative | Edgar Cook  | 7.23  | 223  | 224  | 225  | 231  | 266  | 274
| Scottish Green | Claire Reid  | 4.08  | 126  | 129  | 132  | 138  | 150  |
| UKIP | Peter Adams  | 3.79  | 117  | 117  | 120  | 123  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Callum Leslie  | 1.30  | 40  | 40  | 41  |  |  |
| Independent | Ronald Hunter  | 0.62  | 19  | 21  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Alastair MacIntyre  | 0.39  | 12  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 10,924  Valid: 3,085  Spoilt: 41  Quota: 1,543  Turnout: 3,126 (27.27%)

### 2012 Election

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2012 Fife Council election

Kirkcaldy East  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| Labour | Lawrence Brown (incumbent)  | 29.90  | 1,111 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Labour | Kay Carrington (incumbent) †14 | 20.05  | 745  | 900.9  | 926.1  | 963.3 |  |  |
| SNP | Arthur Morrison †05 | 19.97  | 742  | 746.7  | 763.1  | 790.2  | 795.2  | 838.6  | 1,409.6
| SNP | Frank Wallace  | 16.42  | 610  | 613.1  | 620.3  | 651.4  | 654.3  | 675.5  |
| Conservative | Edgar Cook  | 6.03  | 224  | 226.4  | 251.8  | 295.9  | 299.1  |  |
| Scottish Senior Citizens | Mike Parker  | 4.84  | 180  | 182.1  | 195.3  |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Callum Leslie  | 2.80  | 104  | 106.1  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 10,749  Valid: 3,716  Spoilt: 60  Quota: 930  Turnout: 3,776 (34.57%)

### 2007 Election

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2007 Fife Council election

Kirkcaldy East  Party  | Candidate  | FPv% | %  | Seat  | Count

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|
|
|
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| SNP | George Leslie††  | 1,680  | 35.4  | 1  | 1
| Labour | Lawrence Brown  | 1,221  | 25.7  | 2  | 1
| Labour | Kay Carrington | 773  | 16.3  | 3  | 5
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Forrester  | 572  | 12.1  |  |
| Conservative | Brian Mills  | 361  | 7.6  |  |
| Scottish Socialist | Karen McGregor  | 138  | 2.9  |  |

## References

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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. ^ "Fife Council Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
3. ^ "'Invisible' Kirkcaldy councillor resigns - Fife Today". Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
4. ^ "Kirkcaldy East by-election, 2015". Scottish Elections. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

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