Glenrothes And Mid Fife (UK Parliament Constituency)
The seat has been held since the 2015 general election by Peter Grant of the Scottish National Party (SNP), who gained it from the Labour Party, which had held it since its creation. The seat includes the major settlements of Cardenden, Glenrothes and Markinch.
Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the Boundary Commission for Scotland recommended the constituency to be renamed Glenrothes and Mid Fife, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.
Boundaries
The current boundaries centre on Glenrothes itself, moving south and west to include Cardenden, and a small section of Kirkcaldy. The northern and western areas include Leslie and Markinch. In the east, the seat contains Leven, Kennoway, and Methil.
History
Glenrothes was created for the 2005 general election, mostly replacing Central Fife, but incorporating small parts of Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline East.
Creation in 2005–2008
The first holder of the newly created seat was John MacDougall, who died on 13 August 2008, triggering a by-election.
2008
In the 2008 by election, Lindsay Roy was elected, the Labour majority falling by around 4,000 votes, with the Labour vote increasing by 3%; the SNP making significant gains from the lower-placed Conservative and the Liberal Democrat candidates.
2010 general election
With the 2010 general election, the Labour share of the vote increased by 10% at the expense of the SNP candidate. The winner's total reached 62% of the votes cast, which places the seat in the top decile of seats won and therefore indicates a safe seat majority. Relative to the 2005 general election the swing against the SNP was less accentuated than relative to the by-election at 4.45% of the vote on the standard two-party measure of swing, which is comparable to the national swing.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | John MacDougall | Labour | |
2008 by-election | Lindsay Roy | Labour | |
2015 | Peter Grant | Scottish National Party | |
2024 | Richard Baker | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Baker | 15,994 | 44.3 | +16.9 | |
SNP | John Beare | 13,040 | 36.1 | -13.4 | |
Reform UK | Ian Smith | 3,528 | 9.8 | +6.8 | |
Conservative | Debbie MacCallum | 1,973 | 5.5 | -9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jill Reilly | 1,604 | 4.4 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 2,954 | 8.17 | +16.9 | ||
Turnout | 36,139 | 51.33 | -9.5 | ||
Registered electors | 70,655 | ||||
Labour gain from SNP | Swing | +15.1 |
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Peter Grant | 21,234 | 51.1 | +8.3 | |
Labour | Pat Egan | 9,477 | 22.8 | -11.9 | |
Conservative | Amy Thomson | 6,920 | 16.7 | -2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Ann Liston | 2,639 | 6.4 | +3.4 | |
Brexit Party | Victor Farrell | 1,276 | 3.1 | New | |
Majority | 11,757 | 28.3 | +20.2 | ||
Turnout | 41,546 | 63.2 | +2.3 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | +10.1 |
The Brexit Party withdrew support for Victor Farrell over homophobic remarks.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Peter Grant | 17,291 | 42.8 | -17.0 | |
Labour | Altany Craik | 14,024 | 34.7 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | Andrew Brown | 7,876 | 19.5 | +11.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Bell | 1,208 | 3.0 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 3,267 | 8.1 | -21.1 | ||
Turnout | 40,399 | 60.9 | -7.3 | ||
SNP hold | Swing | -10.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SNP | Peter Grant | 28,459 | 59.8 | +38.1 | |
Labour | Melanie Ward | 14,562 | 30.6 | −31.7 | |
Conservative | Alex Stewart-Clark | 3,685 | 7.7 | +0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Ann Liston | 892 | 1.9 | −5.8 | |
Majority | 13,897 | 29.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47,598 | 68.2 | +8.5 | ||
SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +35.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lindsay Roy | 25,247 | 62.3 | +10.4 | |
SNP | David Alexander | 8,799 | 21.7 | -1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Harry Wills | 3,108 | 7.7 | -5.0 | |
Conservative | Sheila Low | 2,922 | 7.2 | +0.1 | |
UKIP | Kris Seunarine | 425 | 1.0 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 16,448 | 40.6 | +12.1 | ||
Turnout | 40,501 | 59.7 | +3.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.0 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lindsay Roy | 19,946 | 55.1 | +3.2 | |
SNP | Peter Grant | 13,209 | 36.5 | +13.1 | |
Conservative | Maurice Golden | 1,381 | 3.8 | -3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Harry Wills | 947 | 2.6 | -10.1 | |
Scottish Senior Citizens | Jim Parker | 296 | 1.0 | -0.9 | |
Scottish Socialist | Morag Balfour | 212 | 0.6 | -1.3 | |
UKIP | Kris Seunarine | 117 | 0.3 | -0.9 | |
Solidarity | Louise McLeary | 87 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 6,737 | 18.6 | -9.9 | ||
Turnout | 36,219 | 52.4 | -3.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John MacDougall | 19,395 | 51.9 | -6.0 | |
SNP | John Beare | 8,731 | 23.4 | -0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Riches | 4,728 | 12.7 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | Belinda Don | 2,651 | 7.1 | -0.4 | |
Scottish Senior Citizens | George Rodger | 716 | 1.9 | New | |
Scottish Socialist | Morag Balfour | 705 | 1.9 | -0.8 | |
UKIP | Paul Smith | 440 | 1.2 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 10,664 | 28.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37,366 | 56.1 | N/A |