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*[http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/edates.htm Election results, 1950 - 1970] |
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*[[F. W. S. Craig]], ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1974 - 1983'' |
*[[F. W. S. Craig]], ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1974 - 1983'' |
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East Fife was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1983. Along with West Fife, it was formed by dividing the old Fife constituency.
From 1886-1918, it was the seat of the Liberal Prime Minister, H.H. Asquith.
Boundaries
In 1885, the constituency comprised the parishes of Abdie, Abernethy, Anstruther Wester, Anstruther Easter, Auchtermuchty, Balmerino, Cameron, Carnbee, Ceres, Collessie, Crail, Creich, Cults, Cupar, Dairsie, Dunbog, Dunino, Elie, Falkland, Ferry-Port-on-Craig, Flisk, Forgan, Kemback, Kennoway, Kettle, Kilconquhar, Kilmany, Kilrenny, Kingsbarns, Largo, Leuchars, Logie, Monimail, Moonzie, Newburgh, Newburn, Pittenweem, St Andrews, St Leonards, St Monance, Scoonie and Strathmiglo. [1]
In 1918, on the dissolution of the St Andrews Burghs constituency, the burghs of St Andrews, Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Crail, Cupar, Kilrenny and Pittenweem were added to the constituency. It then consisted of "The Cupar and St. Andrews County Districts, inclusive of all burghs situated therein, together with the burgh of Leven and so much of the Kirkcaldy County District as is contained within the extra-burghal portion of the parish of Scoonie and the parish of Kennoway."
Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1885)
- Constituency abolished (1983)
Election results
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barry Henderson | 20,117 | 43.0 | +4.2 | |
Liberal | Menzies Campbell | 10,762 | 23.0 | +10.4 | |
Labour | Henry McLeish | 9,339 | 19.9 | +3.0 | |
SNP | J Marshall | 6,612 | 14.1 | −17.7 | |
Majority | 9,355 | 20.0 | +12.9 | ||
Turnout | 46,830 | 79.0 | +5.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Gilmour | 16,116 | 38.8 | −9.1 | |
SNP | J Braid | 13,202 | 31.8 | +12.3 | |
Labour | Helen Liddell | 7,040 | 16.9 | +1.9 | |
Liberal | D W C Docherty | 5,247 | 12.6 | −5.0 | |
Majority | 2,914 | 7.1 | −21.3 | ||
Turnout | 41,605 | 73.7 | −5.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Gilmour | 21,172 | 47.9 | −6.7 | |
SNP | J Braid | 8,593 | 19.5 | +7.7 | |
Liberal | W R S Pickard | 7,766 | 17.6 | +8.6 | |
Labour | B Mann | 6,634 | 15.0 | −9.6 | |
Majority | 12,579 | 28.4 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 44,165 | 78.8 | +4.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Gilmour | 21,619 | 54.6 | +3.1 | |
Labour | Harry Ewing | 9,756 | 24.6 | 0.0 | |
SNP | J Braid | 4,666 | 11.8 | −2.6 | |
Liberal | W R S Pickard | 3,577 | 9.0 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 11,863 | 29.9 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 39,618 | 74.4 | −1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Gilmour | 19,323 | 51.5 | −2.7 | |
Labour | H Peaker | 9,229 | 24.6 | −0.6 | |
SNP | J Braid | 5,394 | 14.4 | +7.6 | |
Liberal | D A Barrie | 3,574 | 9.5 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 10,094 | 26.9 | −2.1 | ||
Turnout | 37,520 | 76.1 | −1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Gilmour | 21,001 | 54.2 | +6.7 | |
Labour | John Smith | 9,765 | 25.2 | −1.2 | |
Liberal | D C Wood | 5,075 | 13.1 | −13.0 | |
SNP | J Braid | 2,635 | 6.8 | ||
Independent Loyalist | L M C Greene | 257 | 0.7 | ||
Majority | 11,236 | 29.0 | |||
Turnout | 38,733 | 77.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Gilmour | 15,948 | 47.5 | ||
Labour | John Smith | 8,882 | 26.4 | ||
Liberal | D Leach | 8,786 | 26.1 | ||
Majority | 7,066 | 21.1 | |||
Turnout | 33616 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal Party (UK) | James Henderson-Stewart | 26,585 | 69.9 | ||
Labour | J Nicol | 11,421 | 30.0 | ||
Majority | 15,164 | 39.9 | |||
Turnout | 75.2 | ||||
National Liberal Party (UK) hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal Party (UK) | James Henderson-Stewart | 26,104 | 70.6 | ||
Labour | J McGowan | 10,872 | 29.4 | ||
Majority | 15,522 | 41.2 | |||
Turnout | 73.2 | ||||
National Liberal Party (UK) hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal Party (UK) | James Henderson-Stewart | 28,446 | 70.6 | ||
Labour | J McGowan | 11,844 | 29.4 | ||
Majority | 16,602 | 41.2 | |||
Turnout | 78.7 | ||||
National Liberal Party (UK) hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal Party (UK) | James Henderson-Stewart | 25,749 | 63.7 | ||
Labour Co-op | S P McLaren | 10,694 | 26.5 | ||
Liberal | D A Freeman | 3,975 | 9.8 | ||
Majority | 15,055 | 37.2 | |||
Turnout | 81.1 | ||||
National Liberal Party (UK) hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal Party (UK) | James Henderson-Stewart | 24,765 | 69.4 | −12.9 | |
Labour Co-op | S P McLaren | 10,920 | 30.6 | +12.9 | |
Majority | 13,845 | 38.8 | −25.8 | ||
Turnout | 35,685 | 70.8 | −0.2 | ||
National Liberal Party (UK) hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal Party (UK) | James Henderson-Stewart | 27,915 | 82.3 | +30.1 | |
Labour | A K Davidson | 6,016 | 17.7 | −4.3 | |
Majority | 21,899 | 64.6 | +34.4 | ||
Turnout | 33,931 | 71.0 | +5.4 | ||
National Liberal Party (UK) hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal Party (UK) | James Henderson-Stewart | 15,770 | 52.2 | ||
Labour | Joseph Westwood | 6,635 | 22.0 | ||
Agricultural Party | J. L. Anderson | 4,404 | 14.6 | ||
Independent Liberal | D. E. Keir | 2,296 | 7.6 | ||
National (Scotland) | Eric Linklater | 1,083 | 3.6 | ||
Majority | 9,135 | 30.2 | |||
Turnout | 30,188 | 65.6 | |||
National Liberal Party (UK) hold | Swing |
- General election of 1931
In the 1931 UK general election, James Duncan Millar was elected unopposed.
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Duncan Millar | 14,329 | 42.9 | −4.1 | |
Conservative | Archibald Douglas Cochrane | 13,748 | 41.1 | −11.9 | |
Labour | W R Garson | 5,350 | |||
Majority | 581 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 33,427 | 73.3 | +4.1 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Archibald Douglas Cochrane | 12,664 | 53.0 | +8.5 | |
Liberal | James Duncan Millar | 11,242 | 47.0 | −8.5 | |
Majority | 1,422 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 23,906 | 69.2 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Duncan Millar | 12,825 | 55.5 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | Alexander Sprot | 10,275 | 44.5 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 2,550 | 11.0 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 23,100 | 67.8 | +0.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Duncan Millar | 12,697 | 56.0 | +13.8 | |
Conservative | Alexander Sprot | 9,987 | 44.0 | −12.2 | |
Majority | 2,710 | 12.0 | |||
Turnout | 22,684 | 67.2 | +13.2 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alexander Sprot | 8,996 | 54.2 | +14.8 | |
Liberal | Herbert Henry Asquith | 6,996 | 42.2 | −18.4 | |
Independent Progressive | W P Morgan | 591 | 3.6 | ||
Majority | 2,002 | 12.0 | |||
Turnout | 16,581 | 54.0 | −24.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
- Fife East By-Election 8th April 1914
In the 1914 Fife East by-election, Herbert Henry Asquith was elected unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Herbert Henry Asquith | 5,149 | 60.6 | −1.6 | |
Conservative | Alexander Sprot | 3,350 | 39.4 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 1,799 | 21.2 | −3.2 | ||
Turnout | 8,499 | 78.0 | −3.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Herbert Henry Asquith | 5,242 | 62.2 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Alexander Sprot | 3,183 | 37.8 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 2,059 | 24.4 | +6.4 | ||
Turnout | 8,425 | 81.2 | +1.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rt Hon Herbert Henry Asquith KC | 4,723 | 59.0 | −1.4 | |
Conservative | Maj John Gilmour | 3,279 | 41.0 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 1,444 | 18.0 | −2.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,002 | 80.0 | +7.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Herbert Henry Asquith | 4,141 | 60.4 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | Andrew Constable | 2,710 | 39.6 | −5.9 | |
Majority | 1,431 | 20.8 | +11.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,851 | 72.1 | −12.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Herbert Henry Asquith | 4,332 | 54.5 | +2.5 | |
Conservative | John Gilmour | 3,616 | 45.5 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 716 | 9.0 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,948 | 84.3 | +5.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
- Fife East By-Election 25th August 1892
In the 1892 Fife East by-election, Herbert Henry Asquith was elected unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Herbert Henry Asquith | 3,743 | 52.0 | ||
Conservative | John Gilmour | 3,449 | 48.0 | ||
Majority | 294 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 7,792 | 78.7 | +20.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Herbert Henry Asquith | 2,863 | 53.5 | ||
Liberal Unionist | John Boyd Kinnear | 2,489 | 46.5 | ||
Majority | 374 | 7.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,353 | 58.0 | −19.0 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Boyd Kinnear | 4,533 | 63.8 | ||
Conservative | John Gilmour | 2,577 | 36.2 | ||
Majority | 1,956 | 27.6 | |||
Turnout | 7,110 | 77.0 |
See also
Sources
- Historical list of MPs
- Election results, 1950 - 1970
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1974 - 1983
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 - 1949
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 - 1918