The UK Parliamentary Election, was held on Thursday 7 May 2015 and saw voting take place across Fife’s four constituencies to elect Members of Parliament (MPs) to sit in the House of Commons.
Fife’s four UK Parliamentary constituencies are:
- Dunfermline & West Fife
- Glenrothes
- Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath
- North East Fife
The number of people registered to vote in the 2015 General Election in each of Fife’s constituencies:
| Constituency | Number of people registered to vote |
|---|---|
| Dunfermline & West Fife | 78,037 |
| Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath | 75,941 |
| Glenrothes | 69,781 |
| North East Fife | 62,003 |
| TOTAL | 285,762 |
Postal voters
The number of people who requested a postal vote for the 2015 General Election in each of Fife’s constituencies:
| Constituency | Number of people who requested a postal vote |
|---|---|
| Dunfermline & West Fife | 14,445 |
| Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath | 13,853 |
| Glenrothes | 11,410 |
| North East Fife | 11,037 |
| TOTAL | 50,745 |
Proxy voters
The number of people who requested a proxy vote for the 2015 General Election in each of Fife’s constituencies:
| Constituency | Number of people who requested a proxy vote |
|---|---|
| Dunfermline & West Fife | 268 |
| Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath | 240 |
| Glenrothes | 157 |
| North East Fife | 365 |
| TOTAL | 1,030 |
The Election was conducted using the First Past the Post voting system. To become a Member of the UK Parliament (MP) in Westminster a candidate simply has to win more votes than any other candidate standing in a particular constituency.
The results for the four Fife constituencies are:
Dunfermline & West Fife
| Candidate Name | Party | Number of votes |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis Alan Campbell | Scottish Green Party | 1195 |
| Douglas Chapman | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 28096 |
| Gillian Cole-Hamilton | Scottish Liberal Democrats | 2232 |
| Thomas Docherty | Scottish Labour Party | 17744 |
| James Adam Reekie | Scottish Conservative and Unionist | 6623 |
Douglas Chapman, SNP was declared as the newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the Dunfermline & West Fife constituency.
Turnout: 71.73%
Glenrothes
| Candidate Name | Party | Number of votes |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Grant | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 28459 |
| Jane Ann Liston | Scottish Liberal Democrats | 892 |
| Alex Stewart Clark | Scottish Conservative and Unionist | 3685 |
| Melanie Ward | Scottish Labour Party | 14562 |
Peter Grant, SNP was declared as the newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the Glenrothes constituency.
Turnout: 68.29%
Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath
| Candidate Name | Party | Number of votes |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Dempsey | Scottish Conservative and Unionist | 5223 |
| Callum David Leslie | Scottish Liberal Democrats | 1150 |
| Roger Mullin | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 27628 |
| Jack Neill | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1237 |
| Kenny Selbie | Scottish Labour Party | 17654 |
Roger Mullin, SNP was declared as the newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath constituency.
Turnout: 69.73%
North East Fife
| Candidate Name | Party | Number of votes |
|---|---|---|
| Huw Matthew Bell | Scottish Conservative and Unionist | 7373 |
| Tim Brett | Scottish Liberal Democrats | 14179 |
| Andy Collins | Scottish Green Party | 1387 |
| Stephen Patrick Gethins | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 18523 |
| Mike Scott-Haywad | Independent | 325 |
| Brian Thomson | Scottish Labour Party | 3476 |
Stephen Patrick Gethins, SNP was declared as the newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the North East Fife constituency.
Turnout: 73.1%
