Glenrothes (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 56°11′49″N 3°10′23″W / 56.197°N 3.173°W
| Glenrothes County constituency |
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| Glenrothes shown within Scotland | |
| Created: | 2005 |
| MP: | Lindsay Roy |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Council areas: | Fife |
| EP constituency: | Scotland |
Glenrothes is a British Parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons. It was created for the 2005 general election.
The seat is currently held by Lindsay Roy, of the Scottish Labour party. He held the seat in the 2010 general election, with a greatly increased margin.
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[edit] 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 Kennoway and Methil.
[edit] History
Glenrothes was created for the 2005 general election, mostly replacing Central Fife, but incorporating small parts of Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline East.
[edit] Creation in 2005-2008
The first holder of the newly created seat was John MacDougall, who died 13 August 2008,[1] triggering a by-election.
[edit] 2008 to 2010
In the 2008 by election Lindsay Roy was elected, the Labour majority falling by around 4000 votes, with the Labour vote increasing by 3%, the SNP making gains from the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats.[2]
[edit] 2010 General election
With the 2010 election, the labour share of the vote increased another 10%, at the expense of the Liberal Democrat and SNP candidates.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member [3] | Party | |
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| 2005 | John MacDougall | Labour | |
| 2008 by-election | Lindsay Roy | Labour | |
[edit] Elections
| United Kingdom general election, 2010[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Lindsay Roy | 25,247 | 62.3 | +10.4 | |
| SNP | David Alexander | 8799 | 21.7 | -1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Harry Wills | 3108 | 7.7 | -5.0 | |
| Conservative | Sheila Low | 2922 | 7.2 | +0.1 | |
| UKIP | Kris Seunarine | 425 | 1.0 | -0.1 | |
| Majority | 16,448 | 40.6 | |||
| Turnout | 40,501 | 59.7 | +3.5 | ||
| Glenrothes by-election, 2008[5] | |||||
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| 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 Democrat | Harry Wills | 947 | 2.6 | -10.1 | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens | Jim Parker | 296 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Scottish Socialist | Morag Balfour | 212 | 0.6 | -1.3 | |
| UKIP | Kris Seunarine | 117 | 0.3 | -0.9 | |
| Solidarity | Louise McLeary | 87 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,737 | 18.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 36,219 | 52.37 | -3.7 | ||
| General Election, 5 May 2005 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John MacDougall | 19,395 | 51.9 | N/A | |
| SNP | John Beare | 8,731 | 23.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | Elizabeth Riches | 4,728 | 12.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Belinda Don | 2,651 | 7.1 | N/A | |
| Scottish Pensioners Party | George Rodger | 716 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| Scottish Socialist | Morag Balfour | 705 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Paul Smith | 440 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,664 | 28.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 37,366 | 56.1 | N/A | ||
[edit] References
- ^ "MP MacDougall dies after illness". BBC News. 13 August 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7557933.stm.
- ^ "Glenrothes by-election date set". BBC News. 6 October 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7655805.stm.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 2)[self-published source?][better source needed]
- ^ Statement of Persons nominated Fife Council]
- ^ "Glenrothes result in full". BBC News. Friday, 7 November 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7714670.stm. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
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