Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Mid Fife and Glenrothes is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. Also, it is one of nine constituencies in the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
| Mid Fife and Glenrothes | |
|---|---|
| county constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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.svg.png) Mid Fife and Glenrothes shown within the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| MSP | Jenny Gilruth |
| Council area | Fife |
Created in 2011, the constituency comprises most of the previous Central Fife constituency which was abolished for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
Electoral region
The other eight constituencies of the Mid Scotland and Fife region are Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, North East Fife, Perthshire North, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire and Stirling.
The region covers all of the Clackmannanshire council area, all of the Fife council area, all of the Perth and Kinross council area and all of the Stirling council area.
Constituency boundaries and council area
Fife is represented in the Scottish Parliament by five constituencies, Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Mid Fife and Glenrothes and North East Fife.
The seat of Mid Fife and Glenrothes is formed from the following electoral wards:
- Glenrothes West and Kinglassie, Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch, Glenrothes Central and Thornton, Leven, Kennoway and Largo
Member of the Scottish Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Tricia Marwick | Scottish National Party | |
| Presiding Officer | |||
| 2016 | Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Jenny Gilruth | 15,555 | 54.5 | +2.2 | |
| Labour | Kay Morrison | 7,279 | 25.5 | -10.9 | |
| Conservative | Alex Stewart-Clark | 4,427 | 15.5 | +9.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane-Ann Liston | 1,286 | 4.5 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 8,276 | 29.0 | +13.1 | ||
| Turnout | 26,313 | 53.8 | +5.2 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Tricia Marwick | 13,761 | 52.3 | +7.9 | |
| Labour | Claire Baker | 9,573 | 36.4 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | Allan Smith | 1,676 | 6.4 | -2.5 | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens | Jim Parker | 673 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Callum Leslie | 630 | 2.4 | -8.9 | |
| Majority | 4,188 | 15.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 26,313 | 48.6 | N/A | ||
| SNP win (new seat) | |||||
| Preceded by Galloway and Upper Nithsdale |
Constituency or Region represented by the Presiding Officer 2011-2016 |
Succeeded by West Scotland |