Election results for the Local Government By-elections for Dunfermline Central and Rosyth council wards

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The Local Government By-elections for the Dunfermline Central and Rosyth council wards was held on Thursday 14 November 2019.

The count for the two by-elections took place at Fife House, Glenrothes. The result was announced by the Returning Officer, Steve Grimmond.

The by-elections were conducted under the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system, a form of proportional representation (PR).  PR gives voters more choice over who their elected representative will be.

The results for the Local Government By-election for the Dunfermline Central council ward are:

Candidate NamePartyNo. of 1st preference votes
Aude Boubaker-CalderScottish Liberal Democrats1,050
Michael John BoydScottish Labour Party621
Keith ChamberlainScottish Libertarian Party28
Chloe DoddsScottish Conservative and Unionist1,142
Derek GlenScottish National Party1,526
Fiona M McOwanScottish Green Party235

Derek Glen, Scottish National Party (SNP) was declared as the newly elected Member for the Dunfermline Central council ward.

Turnout: 29.5%

The results for the Local Government By-election for the Rosyth council ward are:

Candidate NamePartyNo. of 1st preference votes
Jill BlairScottish Liberal Democrats249
Margaret FairgrieveScottish Conservative and Unionist768
Sharon Green WilsonScottish National Party1,347
Alastair Amundsen MacintyreIndependent157
Craig McCutcheonScottish Green Party132
Calum PaulScottish Libertarian Party16
Billy PollockScottish Labour Party480

Sharon Green Wilson, Scottish National Party (SNP) was declared as the newly elected Member for the Rosyth council ward.

Turnout: 27.5%