Central Fife (UK Parliament constituency)

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Not to be confused with Central Fife (Scottish Parliament constituency).
Central Fife
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland Fife
1974 (1974)–2005
Replaced by Glenrothes
North East Fife

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.

It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Boundaries

1974-1983: The Burghs of Cowdenbeath, Leslie, Lochgelly, and Markinch; the Districts of Glenrothes and Lochgelly; and the District of Kirkcaldy electoral divisions of Markinch North and Markinch South.

1983-1997: The Kirkcaldy District electoral divisions of Denbeath/Aberhill; Mountfleurie/Methilhill/Methil North; Leven; Kennoway/Windygates; Leslie/Markinch Star; Auchmuty/Woodside; Pitteuchar/Stenton/Balgonie; South Parks/Rimbleton; and Southwood/Caskieberran.

1997-2005: The Kirkcaldy District electoral divisions of Methil, Denbeath and Muiredge; Methilhill and Mountfleurie; Leven; Kennoway and Windygates; Markinch, Pitcoudie and Star; Auchmuty, Woodside and Coaltown of Balgonie; Pitleuchar and Stenton; Rimbleton and South Parks; Glenwood and Newcastle; and Leslie and Collydean.

Members of Parliament

Election Member [1] Party
February 1974 Willie Hamilton Labour
1987 Henry McLeish Labour
2001 John MacDougall Labour
2005 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections of the 1970s

General Election February 1974: Central Fife[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Willie Hamilton 24,418 53.3 N/A
SNP D. V. Livingstone 10,324 22.5 N/A
Conservative S. R. Eyres 9,098 19.8 N/A
Communist Alex Maxwell 2,019 4.4 N/A
Majority 14,094 30.7 N/A
Turnout 45,859 79.2 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
General Election October 1974: Central Fife[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Willie Hamilton 22,400 51.9
SNP D. V. Livingstone 14,414 33.4
Conservative P. Clarke 5,308 12.3
Communist Alex Maxwell 1,040 2.4
Majority 7,986 18.5
Turnout 73.9
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1979: Central Fife[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Willie Hamilton 27,619 58.0
Conservative I. A. McCrone 9,597 20.2
SNP J. Lynch 9,208 19.4
Communist Alex Maxwell 1,172 2.5
Majority 18,022 37.9
Turnout 77.4
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 1980s

General Election 1983: Central Fife[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Willie Hamilton 17,008 43.1
Liberal Mrs. Teresa Martin Little 9,214 23.4 N/A
Conservative D.C. Mason 8,863 22.5
SNP J.H. Taggart 4,039 10.2
Ecology D.A. Allison 297 0.8 N/A
Majority 7,794 19.8
Turnout 39,421 72.5
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1987: Central Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry McLeish 22,827 53.4 +10.3
Conservative Richard Erskine Aird 7,118 16.7 −5.8
Liberal Mrs. Teresa Martin Little 6,487 15.2 −8.2
SNP Dan Hood 6,296 14.7 +4.5
Majority 15,709 36.8 +17.0
Turnout 42,728 72.6
Labour hold Swing +8.0

Elections of the 1990s

General Election 1992: Central Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry McLeish 21,036 50.4 −3.0
SNP Tricia Marwick 10,458 25.1 +10.3
Conservative Mrs. Carol E. Cender 7,353 17.6 +1.0
Liberal Democrat Craig T.A. Harrow 2,892 6.9 −8.3
Majority 10,578 25.3 −11.4
Turnout 41,739 74.3
Labour hold Swing N/A
General Election 1997: Central Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry McLeish 23,912 58.7 +7.9
SNP Tricia Marwick 10,199 25.0 +0.1
Conservative Jacob Rees-Mogg 3,669 9.0 −8.6
Liberal Democrat Ross Laird 2,610 6.4 −0.5
Referendum John F. Scrymgeour-Wedderburn 375 0.9 N/A
Majority 13,713 33.6 +8.3
Turnout 40,765 69.8
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 2000s

General Election 2001: Central Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John William MacDougall 18,310 56.3 −2.3
SNP David John Hogg Alexander 8,235 25.3 +0.3
Liberal Democrat Mrs. Elizabeth Riches 2,775 8.5 +2.1
Conservative Jeremy Ross Balfour 2,351 7.2 −1.8
Scottish Socialist Ms. Morag Anne Balfour 841 2.6 N/A
Majority 10,075 31.0
Turnout 32,512 54.6 −15.3
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F" [self-published source][better source needed]
  2. ↑ [1]
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  4. ↑ [3]
  5. ↑ [4]
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