2012 Fife Council election

2012 Scottish local government election April 2022 2012 Scottish local elections 2012 Fife Council election Scotland parliamentary no 2007 Fife Council election 2007 2012 5 3 y 2017 Fife Council election 2017 All 78 seats to Fife Council 40 160x160px Alex Rowley Scottish Labour Party 24 seats, 30.8% The Lochs 24 16 35 11 41,126 38.5% 160x160px Peter Grant Scottish National Party Glenrothes West and Kinglassie 23 seats, 29.5% 22 17 26 3 33,205 31.1% Elizabeth Riches Scottish Liberal Democrats East Neuk and Largoward 21 seats, 26.9% 21 19 10 11 13,983 13.1% Andrew Rodger Independent (politician) Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages 5 seats, 6.4% 6 35 4 1 6,356 5.9% Dave Dempsey Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay 5 seats, 6.4% 4 35 3 2 8,382 7.8% 2012 Fife Council Election Results Map.svg 2012 Fife Council Election Results Map Council Leader Peter Grant Scottish National Party Council Leader after election Alex Rowley Scottish Labour Party Elections to Fife Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 23 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 78 Councillors elected. The biggest benefactors were the Labour Party who regained the 11 seats they had lost in the 2007 Local Elections thus increase its share to remain the largest party. Scottish Liberal Democrats lost over half their seats, with labour picking up most of the seats, while the Scottish National Party increased their representation by 3 seats and remained in second place on the authority. Most of their gains were in the wards of the Fife North East constituency where they had previously only had a single seat. The Independents lost a seat while the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party lost 2 seats. The UK Independence Party lost its only Scottish Councillor who had defected from the Conservatives in 2008. Following the election the Labour Party formed a minority administration with the support of the Independents and the Conservative Party. This replaced the previous SNP - Lib Dem coalition administration. Election results Fife local election result 2012https://www.fifedirect.org.uk/topics/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&p2sid=29963E87-F2B3-29CA-EAE3037D44681E3C&themeid=2B892409-722D-4F61-B1CC-7DE81CC06A90 Elections - Local Election 2012 www.fifedirect.org.uk en-GB 2017-05-05 Scottish Labour Party 35 11 0 11 44.87 38.5 41,122 +9.8 Scottish National Party 26 4 1 3 33.33 31.1 33,205 +3.3 Scottish Liberal Democrats 10 0 11 -11 12.82 13.1 14,015 -9.3 Independent (politician) 4 0 1 -1 5.13 6.2 6,582 -1.4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 3 1 3 -2 3.85 7.8 8,382 -3.2 Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party 0 - - - - 1.4 1,466 New Scottish Green Party 0 - - - - 1.0 1,030 -0.4 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 - - - - 0.9 986 +0.4 Official Monster Raving Loony Party 0 - - - - 0.1 67 New Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils. Ward results Obelisks (†) indicate changes since the election, and link to further details. West Fife and Coastal Villages 2007: 1xLab; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem West Fife and Coastal Villages - 4 seats 8 Scottish Labour Party Bobby Clelland (incumbent) 1,933 30.65               Scottish National Party Kate Stewart 992 15.73 1,020.8 1,035.8 1,055.3 1,077.8 1,597.3     Scottish Labour Party Alice Callaghan 890 14.11 1,420.1             Independent (politician) William Ferguson (incumbent) 723 11.46 749.4 771.6 810.1 956.8 975.2 1,053.8 1,394.8 Scottish Liberal Democrats Gerry McMullan (incumbent) 605 9.59 618.5 631.1 646.2 859.5 871.6 916   Scottish National Party Len Woods 553 8.77 565.8 569.7 576.2 590.1       Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Bruce Holborn 505 8.01 511.9 516.6 531.1         Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party Charlie Ross 106 1.68 114.7 128.2           8 14,331 6,307 81 863 6,385 (44.01%) Dunfermline North 2007: 1xLib Dem; 1xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem Dunfermline North - 3 seats 4 Scottish National Party David Mogg (incumbent) †11 1,204 31.55       Scottish Labour Party Helen Law 997 26.13       Scottish Labour Party William Campbell 884 23.17 913.3 949.4 988.2 Scottish Liberal Democrats James Calder 518 13.57 570.9 572.8 722.3 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Graeme Whyte 253 6.63 269.9 270.7   4 10,162 3,816 54 955 3,862 (37.55%) Dunfermline Central 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem Dunfermline Central - 4 seats 7 Scottish Labour Party Jim Leishman 1,608 27.96             Scottish Liberal Democrats Joe Rosiejak (incumbent) 1,028 17.88 1,072.3 1,243.2         Scottish National Party Neale Hanvey 996 17.32 1,019.9 1,032.2 1,037.9 1,110.2 1,117.5 1,626.1 Scottish Labour Party Bob Young 747 12.99 1,038.3 1,070.9 1,087.9 1,216.8     Scottish National Party Lizz Mogg (incumbent) 529 9.2 557.4 570.9 582.2 641.2 648.2   Independent (politician) Jim Gallagher 422 7.34 445.3 541.3 564.8       Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party David Ross 421 7.32 431.2           7 14,864 5,751 64 1,151 5,815 (38.69%) Dunfermline South 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xLab 2012: 2xLab; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem Dunfermline South - 4 seats 7 Scottish Labour Party Mike Rumney (incumbent) †02 1,271 22.02             Scottish Labour Party Cara Hilton †07 1,194 20.69             Scottish Liberal Democrats Tony Martin (incumbent) 1,190 20.62             Scottish National Party Brian Goodall (incumbent) 1,012 17.54 1,025.4 1,029.4 1,034.7 1,081.1 1,144.5 1,681.1 Scottish National Party Fay Sinclair 528 9.15 540.3 544.6 548.4 584.9 609.2   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Reid Fairgrieve 370 6.41 374.9 377.4 385.3 420.8     Scottish Green Party Angela Dixon 206 3.57 220.7 227.7 232.8       7 15,927 5,771 64 1,155 5,829 (36.60%) Rosyth 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem Rosyth - 3 seats 7 Scottish National Party Douglas Chapman (incumbent) †10 1,076 27.84             Scottish Labour Party Pat Callaghan (incumbent) 1,049 27.14             Scottish Labour Party Mike Shirkie 794 20.54 798.1 865 881.6 896.5 930.9 1,044.9 Scottish National Party Simon Tate 306 7.92 396.5 398.2 404.6 415.3 433.2 510.3 Scottish Liberal Democrats Audrey Dunsmore 275 7.12 279.2 283.1 287.1 305.3 411.4   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Dempsey 223 5.77 224.8 225.9 227.9 260.9     United Kingdom Independence Party Alastair MacIntyre 101 2.61 103.2 104.6 110.6       Independent (politician) Jason McGilvray 41 1.06 41.9 42.7         7 10,875 3,865 54 967 3,924 (35.54%) Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay - 4 seats 6 Scottish National Party Alice McGarry (incumbent) 1,377 25.56           Scottish Labour Party Lesley Laird 960 17.82 978.7 991.1 1,060.5 1,061.6 1,197.8 Scottish Labour Party Gavin Yates 877 16.28 888.7 899.2 1,025.2 1,026.3 1,241.3 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Dave Dempsey (incumbent) 832 15.44 843.1 930.7 1,085.2     Scottish National Party Helen Todd 662 12.29 891.5 918.6 1,000.8 1,001.8   Scottish Liberal Democrats Dave Walker * 497 9.23 506.3 522.6       United Kingdom Independence Party Mike Arthur 182 3.38 185.5         6 13,311 5,387 54 1,078 5,441 (40.47%) = Outgoing Councillor from a different Ward. The Lochs 2007: 1xIndependent; 1xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 1xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change The Lochs - 3 seats 6 Scottish Labour Party Alex Rowley (incumbent) †03 1,380 37.04           Independent (politician) William L. Clarke (incumbent) †12 1,025 27.51           Scottish National Party Ann Bain (incumbent) 708 19.0 754.7 769.6 783.5 868.6 1,036.1 Scottish Labour Party Caron Hughes 349 9.37 621.4 669.5 682.3 734.6   Independent (politician) Susan Archibald 165 4.43 214.7 221.7 265.9     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Sheila Emmerson 99 2.66 104.5 105.8       6 9,968 3,726 55 932 3,781 (37.38%) Cowdenbeath 2007: 1xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Independent Cowdenbeath - 3 seats 2 Scottish Labour Party Peter Lockhart 1,309 35.32   Scottish Labour Party Jayne Baxter †04 1,117 30.14   Scottish National Party Alistair Bain (incumbent) 895 24.15 959.2 Scottish National Party Darren Tod 180 4.86 197.5 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Alistair Harvey 126 3.40 142.9 Scottish Liberal Democrats Elaine Walker 79 2.13 114 2 10,742 3,706 61 927 3,767 (34.50%) Lochgelly and Cardenden 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change Lochgelly and Cardenden - 3 seats 5 Scottish Labour Party Linda Erskine 1,210 35.07         Scottish Labour Party Mark Hood (incumbent) 1,102 31.94         Scottish National Party Ian Chisholm (incumbent) 719 20.84 763.4 794.9 814.8 1,130.9 Scottish National Party Andrew Lonie 299 8.67 344.9 375.7 406   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party James Reekie 120 3.48 143.8 159.2     5 9,826 3,450 81 863 3,531 (35.11%) Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem 2012: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem 2007-2012 Change: No change Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy - 3 seats 9 Scottish Labour Party Peter George 1,331 27.85                 Scottish National Party George Kay (incumbent) 1,216 25.44                 Scottish Liberal Democrats Susan Leslie (incumbent) 739 15.46 746.6 748.7 758.7 782.1 830.8 954.2 1,043.4 1,207.5 Scottish Labour Party Richard Perry 470 9.83 573.4 574.4 583.9 607.1 636.6 657.7 749.7   Scottish National Party Sally Walsh 377 7.89 380.9 395.2 406.5 421.6 446.9 464.1     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Norman Morrison 254 5.31 255.3 255.6 261.7 274.9 334.4       United Kingdom Independence Party Peter Adams 213 4.46 215.3 215.7 220.7 246.9         Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party Anne Whyte 113 2.36 116.5 116.9 132.1           Official Monster Raving Loony Party Louche Lord Lancaster 67 1.40 68.5 68.9             9 11,474 4,780 40 1,196 4,820 (41.66%) Kirkcaldy North 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change Kirkcaldy North - 3 seats 7 Scottish Labour Party Neil Crooks (incumbent) 1,739 39.38             Scottish Labour Party David Ross (incumbent) 844 19.11 1,339.8           Scottish National Party Carol Lindsay (incumbent) 796 18.03 829.5 855.5 880.9 890.6 938.7 1,507.6 Scottish National Party Randall Foggie 554 12.55 588.6 607.9 617.4 626.1 676.7   Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party Janette Hamilton 215 4.87 242.3 292.1 322.5 407.6     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Hamid 164 3.71 168.4 174.2 201.9       Scottish Liberal Democrats John Mainland 104 2.36 111.7 133.6         7 11,935 4,416 82 1,105 4,498 (37.0%) Kirkcaldy Central 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem Kirkcaldy Central - 3 seats 5 Scottish Labour Party Judy Hamilton (incumbent) 1,534 36.55         Scottish National Party Stuart Macphail 871 20.75 906.3 922.9 1,340.9   Scottish Labour Party Kenny Selbie 575 13.70 948.2 988.3 1,016.1 1,084.3 Scottish National Party Iain Wallace 489 11.65 496.6 510.9     Scottish Liberal Democrats Alice Soper (incumbent) 423 10.08 440.4 566.6 592.9 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Dorothy Ross 305 7.27 313.5       5 11,565 4,197 65 1,050 4,262 (36.29%) Kirkcaldy East 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change Kirkcaldy East 7 Scottish Labour Party Lawrence Brown (incumbent) 1,111 29.90             Scottish Labour Party Kay Carrington (incumbent) †14 745 20.05 900.9 926.1 963.3       Scottish National Party Arthur Morrison †05 742 19.97 746.7 763.1 790.2 795.2 838.6 1,409.6 Scottish National Party Frank Wallace 610 16.42 613.1 620.3 651.4 654.3 675.5   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Edgar Cook 224 6.03 226.4 251.8 295.9 299.1     Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party Mike Parker 180 4.84 182.1 195.3         Scottish Liberal Democrats Callum Leslie 104 2.80 106.1           7 10,749 3,716 60 930 3,776 (34.57%) Glenrothes West and Kinglassie 2007: 2xSNP; 2xLab 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab 2007-2012 Change: No change Glenrothes West and Kinglassie - 4 seats 8 Scottish Labour Party Betty Campbell (incumbent) †06 1,424 27.49               Scottish National Party Peter Grant (incumbent) †09 941 18.17 948.9 958.2 959.2 966.5 975.5 1,018.8 1,263.2 Scottish National Party Bill Brown †08 910 17.57 921.9 931.2 932.5 945.7 956 972.4 1,064.7 Scottish Labour Party Altany Craig 708 13.67 1,034.9 1,051.5           Scottish National Party Craig Walker 349 6.74 350.4 351.4 351.6 353.9 356.9 368.9   Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party Claire Dawson 271 5.23 283.2 291.8 294.5 310.1 371 478.1 488.6 Independent (politician) Robert James Taylor 192 3.71 196.3 202.3 203.2 290.5 318.8     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Patricia Irvine 155 2.99 156.9 169.2 169.5 170.8       Independent (politician) Ian Robertson 147 2.84 149.9 158.3 159.3         Scottish Liberal Democrats Cathy Adamson 83 1.60 85.2             8 13,711 5,180 75 1,037 5,255 (37.78%) Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch 2007: 2xSNP; 2xLab 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab 2007-2012 Change: No change Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch - 4 seats 7 Scottish Labour Party William Kay (incumbent) †01 1,253 23.48             Scottish National Party Fiona Grant (incumbent) 1,193 22.35             Scottish National Party John Beare (incumbent) 946 17.73 949.8 1,021.6 1,024 1,031.2 1,060.5 1,106.7 Scottish Labour Party Kay Morrison (incumbent) 930 17.43 1,090.8           Scottish National Party Steven Marwick 397 7.44 399.1 430.9 432.1 437.5 465.3 496.2 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Allan David Stewart Smith 310 5.81 312.8 315.5 316.8 344.8 411.8   Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party Jim Parker 226 4.23 231.6 238 243 265.8     Scottish Liberal Democrats Michael Steel 82 1.54 83.9 84.9 86.5       7 14,278 5,337 57 1,068 5,394 (37.38%) Glenrothes Central and Thornton 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from SNP Glenrothes Central and Thornton - 3 seats 7 Scottish National Party Ross Vettraino (incumbent) 1,197 29.66             Scottish Labour Party Ian Crichton (incumbent) 1,051 26.04             Scottish Labour Party Ian Sloane 833 20.64 847.5 881.7 897.1 928.1 1,008.7 1,203.6 Scottish National Party Vikki Wilton 572 14.17 728.1 729.4 736.7 759.3 799.5   Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party Jim Benvie 172 4.22 177.5 179.1 192.5 245.7     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Mills 156 3.87 157.4 157.8 168.9       Scottish Liberal Democrats Jane Kerr 55 1.36 55.8 56.3         7 10,797 4,036 76 1,010 4,112 (37.38%) Howe of Fife and Tay Coast 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP 2012: 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2007-2012 Change: Con gain one seat from Lib Dem Howe of Fife and Tay Coast - 3 seats 7 Scottish Liberal Democrats Donald Lothian (incumbent) 1,367 28.75             Scottish National Party David MacDiarmid (incumbent) 1,159 24.37 1,175 1,203.7         Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Heer 779 16.38 795 866.8 867.2 896.1 960.2 1,148.7 Scottish Labour Party Iain Miles 513 10.79 521.9 575.6 576.3 626.5 787.1   Scottish Green Party Neil Stoddart 387 8.14 396.4 461.6 462.3 579.7     Scottish National Party Colin Reid 339 7.13 341.3 361.2 372.6       Scottish Liberal Democrats Harry Wills 211 4.44 323.4           7 11,781 4,755 56 1,189 4,811 (40.36%) Tay Bridgehead 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xCon 2012: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Con Tay Bridgehead - 3 seats 4 Scottish National Party Bill Connor 1,214 25.41       Scottish Liberal Democrats Tim Brett (incumbent) 1,182 24.74 1,185.3 1,369.4   Scottish Liberal Democrats Margaret Taylor (incumbent) 994 20.80 997.1 1,146.3 1,287.3 Scottish Labour Party Jane O'Neill 798 16.70 802.8 870.2 886.9 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew MacQueen 590 12.35 591.1     4 10,959 4,778 17 1,195 4,795 (43.60%) St. Andrews 2007: 3xLib Dem; 1xCon 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab 2007-2012 Change: SNP and Lab each gain one seat from Lib Dem St. Andrews - 4 seats 8 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Dorothea Morrison (incumbent) 769 17.43 796 820 843 889       Scottish National Party Keith McCartney 690 15.64 706 725 806 838 867.1 867.4 979.3 Scottish Liberal Democrats Frances Melville (incumbent) 641 14.53 665 772 858 1,189       Scottish Labour Party Brian Thomson 600 13.60 629 647 742 776 828.8 829.2 951.2 Scottish Green Party Benjamin Bridgman 437 9.91 453 464           Independent (politician) Murdo MacDonald 369 8.37 453 475 534 569 624.3 626.1   Scottish Liberal Democrats Robin Waterston (incumbent) 351 7.96 381 466 518         Scottish Liberal Democrats Bill Sangster (incumbent) 298 6.76 311             Independent (politician) Henry Paul 256 5.80               8 14,331 4,411 32 883 4,443 (30.78%) East Neuk and Landward 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xCon 2012: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from UKIP East Neuk and Landward - 3 seats 6 Scottish Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Riches (incumbent) 1,066 26.94           Scottish National Party John Docherty 964 24.36 970.5 1,068.3       Scottish Liberal Democrats Donald MacGregor (incumbent) 526 13.29 576.8 678.2 699.4 825.2 1,098.1 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Waterton-Smith 542 13.70 545.3 561.4 566.4 735.8   United Kingdom Independence Party Mike Scott-Hayward (incumbent) 446 11.27 452.4 504.6 518.5     Scottish Labour Party Mary Cairns 413 10.44 416.4         6 10,249 3,957 22 990 3,979 (38.61%) Cupar 2007: 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent; 1xCon 2012: 1xIndependent; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Con Cupar - 3 seats 5 Independent (politician) Bryan Poole (incumbent) 1,556 34.52         Scottish Liberal Democrats Margaret Kennedy (incumbent) 955 21.19 1,110.5 1,255.4     Scottish National Party Karen Marjoram 898 19.92 972.9 1,084.2 1,117.8 1,318.9 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Guy (incumbent) 723 16.04 801.3 836.2 883.8   Scottish Labour Party Freida Loughlan 375 8.32 431.2       5 11,170 4,507 36 1,127 4,543 (40.35%) Leven, Kennoway and Largo 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem Leven, Kennoway and Largo - 4 seats 8 Scottish National Party David Alexander (incumbent) 1,383 23.40               Scottish Labour Party Charles Haffey (incumbent) 1,128 19.08 1,136.5 1,150.5 1,170.7 1,254.1       Scottish Labour Party Tom Adams 958 16.21 963.6 967.2 990.4 1,056.1 1,115.3 1,123.3 1,287.7 Scottish National Party Alistair Hunter (incumbent) †13 744 12.59 856.9 1,149.1 1,177.3 1,239.7       Scottish Liberal Democrats Christopher Trotter 589 9.96 592.3 602.5 747 843.6 846.1 851.8   Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party Joe Cochrane 409 6.92 417.9 427.1 503.8         Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Dave Mole 402 6.80 404.3 407.3           Scottish National Party Alistair Suttie 298 5.04 347.7             8 14,903 5,911 36 1,183 6,006 (40.30%) Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages 2007: 2xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages - 4 seats 9 Scottish Labour Party David Graham 1,430 28.2                 Independent (politician) Andrew Rodger (incumbent) 1,307 25.79                 Scottish National Party John O'Brien 830 16.38 859.7 902 902.9 907.1 915.2 915.6 967.3 1,394.5 Scottish Labour Party Jim Young (incumbent) 732 14.45 1,024.6               Scottish National Party Arthur Robertson (incumbent) 490 9.67 499.3 532.3 533 534 538.2 544 565.9   Independent (politician) Ricky Jannetta 153 3.02 178 253.6 255 261.3 276.6 300.3     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Stanley Smith 60 1.18 61.2 65.9 65.9 69.8 76.6       United Kingdom Independence Party Kris Seunarine 44 0.87 46.3 54.2 54.4 57.2         Scottish Liberal Democrats Lois Lothian 21 0.41 23.3 26.9 27.2           9 14,114 5,067 36 1,014 5,160 (35.90%) Changes since the election Ward May 2013 Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch Labour Party (UK) William Kay dies. 20 June 2013 Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch Labour Party (UK) By-election: seat held by John Wincott.http://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/glenrothesnorthlesliemarkinch.php Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch, 2013 Scottish Elections 2017-05-05 26 July 2013 Dunfermline South Labour Party (UK) Mike Rumney dies.http://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-courier-advertiser-fife-edition/20130726/281625302919608 Tributes paid after death of councillor The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition) PressReader 2017-05-05 24 October 2013 Dunfermline South Labour Party (UK) By-election: seat held by Billy Pollock. 23 January 2014 The Lochs Labour Party (UK) Alex Rowley wins a by-election to the Scottish Parliament for the Cowdenbeath constituency. April 2014 Cowdenbeath Labour Party (UK) Jayne Baxter resigns her seat upon being appointed a list MSP in April 2014. 22 May 2014 The Lochs Labour Party (UK) By-election: seat held by Alex Campbell.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25850599 Cowdenbeath by-election: Alex Rowley holds seat for Labour 2014-01-24 BBC News 2017-05-05 en-GB 22 May 2014 Cowdenbeath Labour Party (UK) By-election: seat held by Gary Guichan.http://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/cowdenbeath.php Cowdenbeath, 2014 Scottish Elections 2017-05-05 31 October 2014 Kircaldy East Scottish National Party Arthur Morrison resigns due to poor attendance.http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/local-headlines/invisible-kirkcaldy-councillor-resigns-1-3590350 'Invisible' Kirkcaldy councillor resigns www.fifetoday.co.uk en 2017-05-05 23 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150123140848/http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/local-headlines/invisible-kirkcaldy-councillor-resigns-1-3590350 dead 22 January 2015 Kircaldy East Scottish National Party By-election: seat held by Marie Penman. 22 January 2015 Glenrothes West and Kinglassie Labour Party (UK) Betty Campbell dies suddenly.http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/tributes-to-councillor-and-lovely-lady-betty-campbell-1.792318 Tributes to councillor and 'lovely lady' Betty Campbell The Courier en-US 2017-05-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150128114411/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/tributes-to-councillor-and-lovely-lady-betty-campbell-1.792318 2015-01-28 Feb 2015 Dunfermline South Labour Party (UK) Cara Hilton resigns her seathttps://www.linkedin.com/in/cara-hilton-677b321b/?ppe=1 Cara Hilton LinkedIn 2017-05-07 having been elected an MSP for the Dunfermline constituency on 24 October 2013. 26 March 2015 Glenrothes West and Kinglassie Scottish National Party By-election: seat won by Craig Walker.http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/video-snp-success-in-glenrothes-and-kinglassie-by-election-1.856521 VIDEO: SNP success in Glenrothes and Kinglassie by-election The Courier en-US 2017-05-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150328114024/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/video-snp-success-in-glenrothes-and-kinglassie-by-election-1.856521 2015-03-28 7 May 2015 Dunfermline South Scottish National Party By-election: seat won by Fay Sinclair.http://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/dunfermlinesouth2.php Dunfermline South by-election, 2015 Scottish Elections 2017-05-05 25 May 2015 Glenrothes West and Kinglassie Independent (politician) Scottish National Party Bill Brown resigns from the SNP for personal reasons.http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/snp-loses-control-in-glenrothes-after-councillor-resigns-from-party-1.878566 SNP loses control in Glenrothes after councillor resigns from party The Courier en-US 2017-05-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150527014521/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/snp-loses-control-in-glenrothes-after-councillor-resigns-from-party-1.878566 2015-05-27 3 July 2015 Glenrothes West and Kinglassie Scottish National Party Peter Grant resigns his seat having been elected MP for Glenrothes on 7 May 2015.http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/local-headlines/new-glenrothes-mp-resigns-as-councillor-1-3819544 New Glenrothes MP resigns as councillor www.fifetoday.co.uk en 2017-05-05 4 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150704150310/http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/local-headlines/new-glenrothes-mp-resigns-as-councillor-1-3819544 dead September 2015 Dunfermline North Scottish National Party David Mogg resigns his seat. 28 September 2015 Rosyth Scottish National Party Douglas Chapman resigns his seat having been elected as MP for Dunfermline and West Fife.http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/13789083.MP_resigns_from_Fife_Council/ MP resigns from Fife Council Dunfermline Press en 2017-05-05 1 October 2015 Glenrothes West and Kinglassie Scottish National Party By-election: seat held by Julie Ford. 26 November 2015 Rosyth Scottish National Party By-election: seat held by Sharon Wilson. 26 November 2015 Dunfermline North Scottish National Party By-election: sea held by Ian Ferguson. 14 March 2016 Kircaldy East Independent politician Scottish National Party Marie Penman resigns, accusing the SNP of ignoring her claims of bullying and harassment.http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/politics/snp-councillor-marie-penman-quits-and-accuses-party-of-bullying-cover-up-1.928819 SNP councillor Marie Penman quits and accuses party of bullying 'cover up' The Courier en-US 2017-05-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160316152445/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/politics/snp-councillor-marie-penman-quits-and-accuses-party-of-bullying-cover-up-1.928819 2016-03-16 1 June 2016 The Lochs Independent (politician) William L. Clarke, the UK's only elected communist, announces his resignation.http://www.scotsman.com/news/last-elected-communist-in-uk-stands-down-from-fife-council-1-4144458 Last elected communist in UK stands down from Fife Council www.scotsman.com en 2017-05-05 25 August 2016 The Lochs Labour Party (UK) By-election: seat won by Mary Bain Lockhart. 20 October 2016 Leven, Kennoway and Largo Scottish National Party Alistair Hunter resigns his seat as he and his family are emigrating to Australia.http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/politics/resignation-sparks-levenmouth-by-election-1-4264042 Resignation sparks Levenmouth by election www.fifetoday.co.uk en 2017-05-05 19 November 2016 Kircaldy East Labour Party (UK) Kay Carrington dies after a battle with cancer.https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/316379/fighter-end-tributes-kirkcaldy-councillor-loses-cancer-fight/ "A fighter to the end" - tributes as Kirkcaldy councillor loses cancer fight - The Courier The Courier 2017-05-05 en-US 15 December 2016 Leven, Kennoway and Largo Scottish National Party By-election: seat held by Alistair Suttie. By-elections The detailed results of the 12 by-elections are as follows:https://www.fifedirect.org.uk/topics/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&p2sid=28B52E9D-CF5C-6126-9F5CC9290F31DE8F&themeid=2B892409-722D-4F61-B1CC-7DE81CC06A90 Fife Council - Local Government Election Results www.fifedirect.org.uk en-GB 2017-05-06 Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch by-election (20 June 2013) - 1 seat 4 Scottish Labour Party John Wincott 1,896 45.8 1,927 1,966 2,095 Scottish National Party Keith Grieve 1,711 41.3 1,724 1,761 1,814 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Allan David Stewart Smith 272 6.6 287 335   United Kingdom Independence Party Peter Taggerty 176 4.3 184     Scottish Liberal Democrats Harry Wills 83 2.0       4 14,252 4,138 25 2,070 4,163 (29.21%) Dunfermline South by-election (24 October 2013) - 1 seathttp://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/dunfermlinesouth.php Dunfermline South, 2013 Scottish Elections 2017-05-05 6 Scottish Labour Party Billy Pollock 2,552 39.7 2,568 2,618 2,697 3,170 4,086 Scottish National Party Helen Cannon-Todd 2,057 32.0 2,075 2,112 2,142 2,358   Scottish Liberal Democrats Robin Munro 1,009 15.7 1,029 1,073 1,257     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party David Ross 450 7.0 497 504       Scottish Green Party Angela Dixon 183 2.8 201         United Kingdom Independence Party Judith Rideout 183 2.8           6 6,434 3,217 The Lochs by-election (22 May 2014) - 1 seathttp://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/thelochs.php The Lochs, 2014 Scottish Elections 2017-05-05 1 Scottish Labour Party Alex Campbell 2,042 65.9 Scottish National Party Lesley Backhouse 753 24.3 UKIP Martin Green 162 5.2 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathan Gray 141 4.6 1 10,424 3,098 52 1,550 3,150 (30.22%) Cowdenbeath by-election (22 May 2014) - 1 seat 1 Scottish Labour Party Gary Guichan 2,039 61.5 Scottish National Party Connor Watt 834 25.2 UKIP Judith Rideout 277 8.4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party John Wheatley 164 4.9 1 3,314 29.67% Kirkcaldy East by-election (22 January 2015) - 1 seathttp://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/kirkcaldyeast.php Kirkcaldy East by-election, 2015 Scottish Elections 2017-05-05 6 Scottish National Party Marie Penman 1,460 47.33 1,464 1,466 1,472 1,484 1,553 Scottish Labour Party Liz Easton 1,088 35.27 1,088 1,091 1,097 1,120 1,148 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Edgar Cook 223 7.23 224 225 231 266 274 Scottish Green Party Claire Reid 126 4.08 129 132 138 150   United Kingdom Independence Party Peter Adams 117 3.79 117 120 123     Scottish Liberal Democrats Callum Leslie 40 1.30 40 41       Independent (politician) Ronald Hunter 19 0.62 21         Independent (politician) Alastair MacIntyre 12 0.39           6 10,924 3,085 41 1,543 3,126 (27.27%) Glenrothes West and Kinglassie by-election (26 March 2015) - 1 seathttp://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/glenrotheswestkinglassie.php Glenrothes West and Kinglassie by-election, March 2015 Scottish Elections 2017-05-05 1 Scottish National Party Craig Walker 2,539 55.3 Scottish Labour Party Alan Seath 1,643 35.8 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party John Wheatley 202 4.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Martin Green 146 3.2 Scottish Liberal Democrats Jane Ann Liston 61 1.3 1 4,591 32.59 Dunfermline South by-election (7 May 2015) - 1 seathttp://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/dunfermline/articles/2015/05/08/531709-snp-candidate-fay-sinclair-wins-dunfermline-south/ SNP candidate Fay Sinclair wins Dunfermline South Dunfermline Press en 2017-05-05 1 Scottish National Party Fay Sinclair 5,899 51.52 Scottish Labour Party Andrew Verrecchia 3,185 27.82 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party David Ross 1,324 11.56 Scottish Liberal Democrats James Calder 1,041 9.09 1 17,031 11,449 132 5,725 11,581 (67.8%) Glenrothes West and Kinglassie by-election (1 October 2015) - 1 seathttp://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/glenrotheswestkinglassie2.php Glenrothes West and Kinglassie by-election, October 2015 Scottish Elections 2017-05-05 1 Scottish National Party Julie Ford 2,235 58.99% Scottish Labour Party Alan Seath 1,207 31.86% Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathan Gray 234 6.18% Scottish Green Party Lorna Ross 113 2.98% 1 13,910 3,789 1,895 27.1% Dunfermline North by-election (26 November 2015) - 1 seathttp://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/dunfermlinenorth.php Dunfermline North by-election, 2015 Scottish Elections 2017-05-05 6 Scottish National Party Ian Ferguson 1,056 43.5% 1,062 1,083 1,122 1,144 1,337 Scottish Labour Party Joe Long 719 29.6% 722 733 805 912   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party James Reekie 304 12.5% 319 321 389     Scottish Liberal Democrats James Calder 230 9.5% 235 253       Scottish Green Party Lewis Campbell 63 2.6% 72         United Kingdom Independence Party Chloanne Dodds 58 2.4%           6 10,166 2,430 20 1,216 2,450 (24.06%) Rosyth by-election (26 November 2015) - 1 seathttp://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/rosyth.php Rosyth by-election, 2015 Scottish Elections 2017-05-05 7 Scottish National Party Sharon Wilson 1,214 45.2% 1,235 1,241 1,249 1,263 1,286 1,623 Scottish Labour Party Vikki Fairweather 926 34.5% 939 950 966 1,012 1,117   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party David Ross 245 9.1% 246 256 281 309     Scottish Liberal Democrats Matthew Hall 97 3.6% 102 112 122       United Kingdom Independence Party Colin Mitchelson 88 3.3% 90 97         Independent (politician) Alastair MacIntyre 66 2.5% 68           Scottish Green Party Cairinne MacDonald 51 1.9%             7 10,985 2,687 22 1,344 2,709 (24.66%) The Lochs by-election (25 August 2016) - 1 seathttp://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/thelochs2.php The Lochs by-election, 2016 Scottish Elections 2017-05-05 4 Scottish Labour Party Mary Bain Lockhart 1,318 47.1% 1,329 1,365 1,459 Scottish National Party Lea McLelland 1,079 38.6% 1,091 1,106 1,124 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Malcolm McDonald 270 9.6% 275 280   Communist Party of Britain Thomas Kirby 86 3.1% 89     Scottish Green Party Bradford Oliver 45 1.6%       4 2,798 27.8% Leven, Kennoway and Largo by-election (15 December 2016) - 1 seathttp://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/levenkennowaylargo.php Leven, Kennoway and Largo by-election, 2016 Scottish Elections 2017-05-05 5 Scottish National Party Alistair Suttie 1,501 36.95% 1,532 1,615 1,668 2,214 Scottish Labour Party Colin Davidson 1,155 28.43% 1,169 1,302 1,620   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Ritchie 752 18.51% 754 954     Scottish Liberal Democrats Steve Wood 580 14.28% 590       Scottish Green Party Iain Morrice 74 1.82%         5 4,062 28 2,032 4,090 (27.6%) External links Fife Council website - local government elections ScottishElections by Kristofer Keane References Fife 2012 Category:21st century in Fife