2014 Cowdenbeath by-election

none August 2019 2014 Cowdenbeath by-election Scotland parliamentary no 23 January 2014 2011 Scottish Parliament election 2011 2016 Scottish Parliament election 2016 38.4% (8.5 pp) Alex Rowley AlexRowleyMSP.jpg Scottish Labour 11,192 55.8% 9.3 pp Natalie McGarry 2014.png Natalie McGarry Scottish National Party 5,704 28.4% 13.2 pp Dave Dempsey Scottish Conservatives 1,893 9.4% 2.4 pp Cowdenbeath constituency MSP Helen Eadie Scottish Labour Alex Rowley Scottish Labourthumb|SNP candidate Natalie McGarry (left) introduces herself to a constituent whilst campaigning The 2014 Cowdenbeath by-election was a by-election held for the Scottish Parliament constituency of Cowdenbeath on 23 January 2014. Background The by-election was held following the death of the constituency's MSP, Helen Eadie, who had been diagnosed with cancer the previous year. Labour MSP Helen Eadie dies, aged 66 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-24853276 BBC News 2015-08-04 Eadie had represented Cowdenbeath since the first election to the Scottish Parliament in 1999, making her one of the few MSPs to have served in the Scottish Parliament continuously since its inception. Prior to the 2011 election the seat was known as Dunfermline East. In the 2011 election Eadie held the seat with 46.5% of the vote and a majority of 1,247 votes (4.9%) over the second placed Scottish National Party candidate. Result In the by-election, the seat was held by Labour candidate Alex Rowley, increasing Labour's vote share to 55.8% and majority to 27.4% over SNP candidate Natalie McGarry, with an 11.25% swing. Cowdenbeath by-election: Alex Rowley holds seat for Labour https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25850599 BBC News 2015-08-04 2014 Cowdenbeath by-electionCandidates Fife News Online - FacebookSeven candidates will fight Cowdenbeath By-election https://web.archive.org/web/20131224094056/http://www.centralfifetimes.com/news/cowdenbeath/articles/2013/12/18/482498-seven-candidates-will-fight-cowdenbeath--byelection/ 24 December 2013 CentralFifeTimes Scottish Labour Alex Rowley 11,192 55.8 +9.3 Scottish National Party Natalie McGarry 5,704 28.4 -13.2 Scottish Conservatives Dave Dempsey 1,893 9.4 +2.4 UK Independence Party Denise Baykal 610 3.04 New Scottish Liberal Democrats Jade Holden 425 2.1 -1.8 The Victims Final Right Stuart Graham 187 0.93 New Scottish Democratic Alliance James Trolland 51 0.25 New 5,488 27.4 +22.5 20,062 38.4 -8.5 Scottish Labour +11.25 Previous result 2011 Scottish Parliament election: Cowdenbeath Scottish Labour Helen Eadie 11,926 46.5 Scottish National Party Ian Chisholm 10,679 41.6 Scottish Conservatives Belinda Don 1,792 7.0 Scottish Liberal Democrats Keith Legg 997 3.9 Land Party Mick Heenan 276 1.1 1,247 4.9 25,670 46.9 Scottish Labour 2016 Scottish Parliament election Despite Labour's by-election success, in the subsequent 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Annabelle Ewing gained the constituency for the SNP, although Rowley was re-elected to the Scottish Parliament as an additional member for the Mid Scotland Fife region. 2016 Scottish Parliament election: Cowdenbeath Scottish National Party Annabelle Ewing 13,715 46.1 +4.5 Scottish Labour Alex Rowley 10,674 35.7 -10.8 Scottish Conservatives Dave Dempsey 4,251 14.2 +7.2 Scottish Liberal Democrats Bryn Jones 1,094 3.7 -0.2 3,041 10.4 N/A 29,857 54.7 +7.8 Scottish National Party Scottish Labour +7.65 See also Cowdenbeath, and its predecessor, Dunfermline East Elections in Scotland List of by-elections to the Scottish Parliament References Cowdenbeath by-election Category:2010s elections in Scotland Category:Politics of Fife Cowdenbeath by-election Cowdenbeath 2014 Category:21st century in Fife Category:Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath by-election