Central Fife (UK Parliament constituency)

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Central Fife was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from February 1974 until 2005, when it was largely replaced by the new Glenrothes constituency, with a small portion joining the expanded North East Fife.

Central Fife
County constituency
Created: 1974
Abolished: 2005
Type: House of Commons

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[edit] Boundaries

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[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] Elections

General Election 2001: Central Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John MacDougall 18,310 56.3 -2.3
Scottish National Party David Alexander 8,235 25.3 +0.3
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Riches 2,775 8.5 +2.1
Conservative Jeremy Balfour 2,351 7.2 -1.8
Scottish Socialist Morag Balfour 841 2.6 N/A
Majority 10,075 31.0
Turnout 32,512 54.6 -15.3
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1997: Central Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry McLeish 23,912 58.66
Scottish National Party Tricia Marwick 10,199 25.02
Conservative Jacob Rees-Mogg 3,669 9.00
Liberal Democrat Ross Laird 2,610 6.40
Referendum Party John Scrymgeour-Wedderburn 375 0.92 N/A
Majority 13,713 33.64
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1992: Central Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry McLeish 21,036
Scottish National Party Tricia Marwick 10,458
Conservative Ms C. Cender 7,353
Liberal Democrat C. Harrow 2,892
Majority 10,578
Turnout 74.33
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1987: Central Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry McLeish 22,827 56.1
Conservative R.E. Aird 7,118 17.5
Liberal Democrat Mrs. T.M. Little 6,487 15.9
Scottish National Party D. Hood 6,296 15.5
Majority 15,709 38.6
Turnout 72.6
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1983: Central Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Willie Hamilton 17,008 43.1
Liberal Democrat Mrs. T.M. Little 9,214 23.4
Conservative D.C. Mason 8,863 22.5
Scottish National Party J.H. Taggart 4,039 10.2
D.A. Allison 297 0.8
Majority 7,794 19.7
Turnout 72.5
Labour hold Swing

[edit] See also

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