Central Fife (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Central Fife
Type = County
Year = 1974
Abolition = 2005

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

* Feb 1974 Willie Hamilton
* 1987 Henry McLeish
* 2001 John MacDougall

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Central FifeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John MacDougall
votes = 18,310
percentage = 56.3
change = -2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = David Alexander
votes = 8,235
percentage = 25.3
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Elizabeth Riches
votes = 2,775
percentage = 8.5
change = +2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jeremy Balfour
votes = 2,351
percentage = 7.2
change = -1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Morag Balfour
votes = 841
percentage = 2.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 10,075
percentage = 31.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 32,512
percentage = 54.6
change = -15.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1990s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: Central FifeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Henry McLeish
votes = 23,912
percentage = 58.66
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Tricia Marwick
votes = 10,199
percentage = 25.02
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jacob Rees-Mogg
votes = 3,669
percentage = 9.00
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ross Laird
votes = 2,610
percentage = 6.40
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party (UK)
candidate = John Scrymgeour-Wedderburn
votes = 375
percentage = 0.92
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 13,713
percentage = 33.64
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 1992: Central FifeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Henry McLeish
votes = 21,036
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Tricia Marwick
votes = 10,458
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Carol Cender
votes = 7,353
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Craig Harrow
votes = 2,892
percentage =
change =

Election box majority
votes = 10,578
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 74.33
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1980s

Election box begin
title=General Election 1987: Central FifeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Henry McLeish
votes = 22,827
percentage = 56.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Aird
votes = 7,118
percentage = 17.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Teresa Little
votes = 6,487
percentage = 15.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Dan Hood
votes = 6,296
percentage = 15.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 15,709
percentage = 38.6
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 72.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Willie Hamilton
votes = 17,008
percentage = 43.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Teresa Little
votes = 9,214
percentage = 23.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = D. C. Mason
votes = 8,863
percentage = 22.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = J. H. Taggart
votes = 4,039
percentage = 10.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Ecology Party
candidate = D. A. Allison
votes = 297
percentage = 0.8
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 7,794
percentage = 19.7
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 72.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1970s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Willie Hamilton
votes = 27,619
percentage = 58.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = I. A. McCrone
votes = 9,597
percentage = 20.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = J. Lynch
votes = 9,208
percentage = 19.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = A. Maxwell
votes = 1,172
percentage = 2.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 18,022
percentage = 37.9
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 77.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Willie Hamilton
votes = 22,400
percentage = 51.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = D. V. Livingstone
votes = 14,414
percentage = 33.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = P. Clarke
votes = 5,308
percentage = 12.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = A. Maxwell
votes = 1,040
percentage = 2.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 7,986
percentage = 18.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 73.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Willie Hamilton
votes = 24,418
percentage = 53.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = D. V. Livingstone
votes = 10,324
percentage = 22.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = S. R. Eyres
votes = 9,098
percentage = 19.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = A. Maxwell
votes = 2,019
percentage = 4.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 14,094
percentage = 30.7
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 79.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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