Glenrothes (constituency)

Glenrothes
Educated
2005
MP
Peter Grant ( SNP )
Regions
Fife

Glenrothes is a constituency for the British House of Commons . It was formed as part of the 2005 constituency reform and largely replaced the disbanded Central Fife constituency , but areas of the Kirkcaldy constituency were also added.

Glenrothes covers the central areas of the Council Area Fife . In addition to the eponymous city of Glenrothes , it includes the cities and towns of Methil , Buckhaven and Windygates . The constituency sends a representative.

Election results

General election 2005

Results of the general election 2005
Political party	candidate	be right	%
Labor	John MacDougall	19,395	51.9
SNP	John Beare	8731	23.4
Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Riches	4728	12.7
Conservative	Belinda Don	2651	7.1
Pensioners	George Rodger	716	1.9
Socialist	Morag Balfour	705	1.9
UKIP	Paul Smith	440	1.2

2008 by-elections

With the death of John MacDougall , by-elections were necessary in the constituency of Glenrothes.

Results of the 2008 by-election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Labor	Lindsay Roy	19,946	55.1	+3.2
SNP	Peter Grant	13.209	36.5	+13.1
Conservative	Maurice Golden	1381	3.8	−3.3
Liberal Democrats	Harry Wills	947	2.6	−10.1
SSCUP	George Rodger	296	1.0	+1.0
Socialist	Morag Balfour	212	0.6	−1.3
UKIP	Kris Seunarine	117	0.3	−0.9
Solidarity	Louise McLeary	87	0.2	+0.2

General election 2010

Results of the 2010 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Labor	Lindsay Roy	25,247	62.3	+7.2
SNP	David Alexander	8799	21.7	−14.8
Liberal Democrats	Harry Wills	3108	7.7	+5.1
Conservative	Sheila Low	2922	7.2	+3.4
UKIP	Kris Seunarine	425	1.1	+0.8

General election 2015

Results of the general election 2015
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
SNP	Peter Grant	28,459	59.8	+38.1
Labor	Melanie Ward	14,562	30.6	−31.7
Conservative	Alex Stewart-Clark	3685	7.7	+0.5
Liberal Democrats	Jane Ann Liston	892	1.9	−5.8

General election 2017

Results of the 2017 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
SNP	Peter Grant	17,291	42.8	−17.0
Labor	Altany Craik	14,024	34.7	+4.1
Conservative	Andrew Brown	7876	19.5	+11.8
Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Bell	1208	3.0	+1.1

Individual evidence

1. ^ Map of the constituency
2. ↑ Results of the lower house elections 2005 ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ BBC News: Labor victorious in Glenrothes , Nov. 7, 2008.
4. ↑ Results of the 2010 general election ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Results of the general election 2015