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North East Fife (UK Parliament constituency)

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North East Fife is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election. A similar constituency, called Fife North East, is used by the Scottish Parliament.

Boundaries

Member of Parliament

Election results

General Election 2005: North East Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Menzies Campbell 20,088 52.1 +3.0
Conservative Mike Scott-Hayward 7,517 19.5 −3.4
Labour Tony King 4,920 12.8 −1.6
SNP Rod Campbell 4,011 10.4 −0.3
Scottish Green James Park 1,071 2.8 N/A
UKIP Duncan Pickardk 533 1.4 N/A
Scottish Socialist Jack Ferguson 416 1.1 −0.7
Majority 12,571 32.6
Turnout 38,556 62.1 +5.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +3.2

In 2005 the ward of Leven East was incorporated into this constituency from what was Central Fife.

General Election 2001: North East Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Menzies Campbell 17,926 51.7 +0.4
Conservative Mike Scott-Hayward 8,190 23.6 −2.9
Labour Claire Brennan 3,950 11.4 +1.1
SNP Kris Murray-Browne 3,596 10.4 −0.5
Scottish Socialist Keith White 610 1.8 N/A
Legalise Cannabis Leslie Von Goetz 420 1.2 N/A
Majority 9,736 28.1
Turnout 34,692 56.0 −15.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Politics and history of the constituency