Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox alt
Name = Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath


Type = County
Entity = Scotland
DivisionType = Council areas
Division = Fife
Year = 2005
MP = Gordon Brown
Party = Labour
EP = Scotland

Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath is a county constituency representing the areas around the towns of Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, in Fife, Scotland, in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election from most of the old Kirkcaldy constituency and parts of Dunfermline East constituency.

The seat is currently held by Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister.

Boundaries

Kirkcaldy's boundaries are Thornton Heath Road, Promenade Way, the Leven/Burntisland Main Road and the Edinburgh/Dunfermline carriageway.

Along with Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, the towns of Auchtertool, Benarty, Burntisland, Dalgety Bay, Dysart, Kelty, Kinghorn, Lochgelly and Lumphinnans make up the constituency. [cite web |url=http://www.gordonbrownmp.co.uk/constituency.html |title=Gordon Brown Constituency Website |accessdate=2007-06-26 ]

Members of Parliament

*Gordon Brown, Labour (2005 – "present")

Election results

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Kirkcaldy and CowdenbeathElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Gordon Brown
votes = 24,278
percentage = 58.1%
change = n/aElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Alan Bath
votes = 6,062
percentage = 14.5%
change = n/aElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Alex Cole-Hamilton
votes = 5,450
percentage = 13.0%
change = n/aElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Stuart Randall
votes = 4,308
percentage = 10.3%
change = n/aElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Steve West
votes = 666
percentage = 1.6%
change = n/aElection box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Peter Adams
votes = 516
percentage = 1.2%
change = n/aElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party
candidate = James Parker
votes = 425
percentage = 1.0%
change = n/aElection box candidate
party = Independent
candidate = Elizabeth Kwantes
votes = 47
percentage = 0.1%
change = n/aElection box candidate
party = Independent
candidate = Pat Sargent
votes = 44
percentage = 0.1%
change = n/a

Election box majority
votes = 18,216
percentage = 43.6%
change = n/aElection box turnout
votes = 41,796
percentage = 58.4%
change = n/a

Predecessor constituencies

This constituency was formed in 2005 from most of the old Kirkcaldy constituency and parts of Dunfermline East constituency. The results of these constituencies in the last general election are listed below.Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: KirkcaldyElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Lewis Moonie
votes = 15,227
percentage = 54.1
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Shirley-Anne Somerville
votes = 6,264
percentage = 22.2
change = -0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Scott Campbell
votes = 3,013
percentage = 10.7
change = -3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Andrew Weston
votes = 2,849
percentage = 10.1
change = +1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Douglas Kinnear
votes = 804
percentage = 2.9
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 8,963
percentage = 31.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 28,157
percentage = 54.6
change = -12.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +0.6Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Dunfermline EastElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Gordon Brown
votes = 19,487
percentage = 64.8
change = -2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Johnny Mellon
votes = 4,424
percentage = 14.7
change = -0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Stuart Randall
votes = 2,838
percentage = 9.4
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = John Mainland
votes = 2,281
percentage = 7.6
change = +1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Andrew Jackson
votes = 770
percentage = 2.6
change = n/aElection box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Tom Dunsmore
votes = 286
percentage = 1.0
change = n/aElection box majority
votes = 15,063
percentage = 50.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 30,086
percentage = 57.0
change = -13.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish Labour Party
swing = -0.6

Notes

See also

* Politics of Scotland
* List of current MPs for Scottish constituencies