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{{Short description|Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament}}
{{distinguish|North East Fife (UK Parliament constituency)}}
{{distinguish|North East Fife (UK Parliament constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Scottish Parliament constituency infobox|
{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
| Name = North East Fife
{{Infobox constituency
| Type = county
| Map = [[Image:North East Fife (Scottish Parliament constituency).svg|150px]]
| name = North East Fife
| type = county
| Region map = [[File:Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg|150px]]
| constituency_link = Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
| Region = Mid Scotland and Fife
| parl_name = [[Scottish Parliament]]
| Year = 1999
| image = [[File:North East Fife (Scottish Parliament constituency).svg|150px]]
| MSP = [[Roderick Campbell]]
| Party = [[Scottish National Party]]
| image2 = [[File:Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg|150px]]
| caption2 = North East Fife shown within the [[Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region]] and the region shown within [[Scotland]]
| Council = [[Fife]]
| year = [[1999 Scottish Parliament election|1999]]
| abolished =
| next =
| previous =
| party_label = [[List of political parties in the United Kingdom|Party]]
| party = [[Scottish Liberal Democrats]]
| member_label = [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]]
| member = [[Willie Rennie]]
| local_council_label = [[Council areas of Scotland|Council area]]
| local_council = [[Fife]]
| population = 75,226 (2019)<ref>[https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/population-estimates/special-area-2011-dz/spc/spc-19-tabs.xlsx Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based)], [[National Records of Scotland]]; retrieved 6 May 2021 ([https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/2011-based-special-area-population-estimates/spc-population-estimates accompanying summary notes])</ref>

}}
}}
'''North East Fife ''' is a [[Scottish Parliament constituencies|constituency]] of the [[Scottish Parliament]]. It elects one [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)]] by the [[First past the post|plurality (first past the post)]] method of election. It is one of nine constituencies in the [[Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Mid Scotland and Fife]] [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions|electoral region]], which elects seven [[additional member system (Scottish Parliament)|additional members]], in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of [[proportional representation]] for the region as a whole.
'''North East Fife ''' is a [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions|constituency]] of the [[Scottish Parliament]] ([[Scottish Parliament Building|Holyrood]]) covering part of the [[Council areas of Scotland|council area]] of [[Fife]]. It elects one [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)]] by the [[First past the post|plurality (first past the post)]] method of election. It is additionally one of nine constituencies in the [[Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Mid Scotland and Fife]] [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions|electoral region]], which elects seven [[additional member system (Scottish Parliament)|additional members]], in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of [[proportional representation]] for the region as a whole.

The seat has been held since the [[2016 Scottish Parliament election]] by [[Willie Rennie]], the former leader of the [[Scottish Liberal Democrats]].


== Electoral region ==
== Electoral region ==
{{See also|Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region)}}
{{See also|Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region)}}


The other eight constituencies of the Mid Scotland and Fife region are [[Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clackmannanshire and Dunblane]], [[Dunfermline (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dunfermline]], [[Cowdenbeath (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cowdenbeath]], [[Kirkcaldy (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kirkcaldy]], [[Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Mid Fife and Glenrothes]], [[Perthshire North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Perthshire North]], [[Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Perthshire South and Kinross-shire]] and [[Stirling (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Stirling]].
The other eight constituencies of the Mid Scotland and Fife region are: [[Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clackmannanshire and Dunblane]], [[Dunfermline (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dunfermline]], [[Cowdenbeath (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cowdenbeath]], [[Kirkcaldy (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kirkcaldy]], [[Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Mid Fife and Glenrothes]], [[Perthshire North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Perthshire North]], [[Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Perthshire South and Kinross-shire]] and [[Stirling (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Stirling]].


The region covers all of the [[Clackmannanshire|Clackmannanshire council area]], all of the [[Fife|Fife council area]], all of the [[Perth and Kinross|Perth and Kinross council area]] and all of the [[Stirling (council area)|Stirling council area]].
The region covers all of the [[Clackmannanshire|Clackmannanshire council area]], all of the [[Fife|Fife council area]], all of the [[Perth and Kinross|Perth and Kinross council area]] and all of the [[Stirling (council area)|Stirling council area]].


== Constituency boundaries and council area ==
== Constituency boundaries and council area ==
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/North East Fife (Scottish Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|text=Map of boundaries from 2011}}
[[Fife]] is represented in the [[Scottish Parliament]] by five constituencies, [[Cowdenbeath (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cowdenbeath]], [[Dunfermline (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dunfermline]], [[Kirkcaldy (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kirkcaldy]], [[Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Mid Fife and Glenrothes]] and North East Fife.


The constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in [[1999 Scottish Parliament election|1999]], with the name and boundaries of a pre-existing [[Palace of Westminster|Westminster]] ([[House of Commons (UK)|House of Commons]]) constituency. In [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005]], however, Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.<ref>See [http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ ''The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921124603/http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ |date=21 September 2007 }}</ref> The [[Fife North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Fife North East Westminster constituency]] was slightly enlarged.
[[Fife]] is represented in the [[Scottish Parliament]] by five constituencies, [[Cowdenbeath (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cowdenbeath]], [[Dunfermline (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dunfermline]], [[Kirkcaldy (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kirkcaldy]], [[Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Mid Fife and Glenrothes]] and [[North East Fife (Scottish Parliament constituency)|North East Fife]].


From the [[2011 Scottish Parliament election]], the reshaped North East Fife constituency was formed from the following electoral wards, all of which are part of Fife:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/1st_SP_Review_Report.pdf|title=First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report|page=160|publisher=[[Boundaries Scotland]]|access-date=7 July 2021|date=May 2010}}</ref>
The constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in [[Scottish Parliament election, 1999|1999]], with the name and boundaries of a pre-existing [[Palace of Westminster|Westminster]] ([[House of Commons (UK)|House of Commons]]) constituency. In [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005]], however, Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.<ref>See [http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ ''The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland]''</ref> The [[Fife North East (UK Parliament constituency)|Fife North East Westminster constituency]] was slightly enlarged.


*[[Cupar (ward)|Cupar]]
From the [[Scottish Parliament general election, 2011|2011 Scottish Parliament election]], the reshaped North East Fife constituency was formed from the following electoral wards:
*[[East Neuk and Landward (ward)|East Neuk and Landward]]

*In full: Howe of Fife and [[Tay]] Coast, Tay Bridgehead, [[St Andrews]], [[East Neuk]] and [[Landward]], [[Cupar]]
*[[Howe of Fife and Tay Coast (ward)|Howe of Fife and Tay Coast]]
*[[St Andrews (Fife ward)|St Andrews]]
*[[Tay Bridgehead (ward)|Tay Bridgehead]]


== Member of the Scottish Parliament ==
== Member of the Scottish Parliament ==
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|-
|style="background-color: {{Scottish Liberal Democrats/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" |
| [[Scottish Parliament election, 1999|1999]]
| [[1999 Scottish Parliament election|1999]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Iain Smith (Scottish politician)|Iain Smith]]
| [[Iain Smith (Scottish politician)|Iain Smith]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrats]]
| [[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrats]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Scottish Liberal Democrats/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
| [[Scottish Parliament election, 2003|2003]]
| [[2011 Scottish Parliament election|2011]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{Scottish Liberal Democrats/meta/color}}" |
| [[Scottish Parliament election, 2007|2007]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{Scottish National Party/meta/color}}" |
| [[Scottish Parliament general election, 2011|2011]]
| [[Roderick Campbell]]
| [[Roderick Campbell]]
|[[Scottish National Party]]
| [[Scottish National Party|SNP]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" |
| [[2016 Scottish Parliament election|2016]]
| [[Willie Rennie]]
|[[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrats]]
|}
|}


== Election results ==
== Election results ==
[[File:NorthEastFife 1999-2021.png|thumb|center|700x700px|North East Fife election results 1999-2021]]
===2020s===
{{AMS election box begin
|title = [[2021 Scottish Parliament election]]: North East Fife<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2021/scotland/constituencies/S16000134 |title=Constituencies A-Z: Fife North East|publisher=BBC News|access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref><ref name=fife_results/>
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = [[Willie Rennie]]
|votes = 22,163
|percentage = 55.1
|change = {{increase}}11.2
|list_votes = 11,728
|list_percentage = 29.1
|list_change = {{up}}2.5
|winner = yes
|status = incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Rhuaraidh Fleming
|votes = 14,715
|percentage = 36.6
|change = {{increase}}2.9
|list_votes = 12,484
|list_percentage = 30.9
|list_change ={{down}}0.9
|list_winner = yes
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = Rhona Metcalfe
|votes = 2,323
|percentage = 5.8
|change = {{decrease}}10.8
|list_votes = 8,108
|list_percentage = 20.1
|list_change = {{down}}4.1
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Green Party
|list_votes =4,068
|list_percentage = 10.1
|list_change = {{increase}}2.3
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Wendy Hayes
|votes = 1,056
|percentage = 2.6
|change = {{decrease}}3.3
|list_votes = 2,425
|list_percentage = 6.0
|list_change = {{down}}1.1
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Alba Party
|list_votes = 585
|list_percentage = 1.4
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = All for Unity
|list_votes = 303
|list_percentage = 0.8
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Family Party
|list_votes =214
|list_percentage = 0.5
|list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Libertarian Party
|list_votes =111
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change = {{down}}0.1
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party
|list_votes = 110
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Freedom Alliance (UK)
|list_votes = 73
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Reform UK
|list_votes = 71
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|list_votes = 35
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change ={{down}}1.5
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Martin Keatings
|list_votes = 32
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Renew Party
|list_votes = 11
|list_percentage = 0.0
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mercy Kamanja
|list_votes = 5
|list_percentage = 0.0
|list_change =''New''
}}
{{AMS election box majority
|votes = 7,448
|percentage = 18.5
|change = {{up}}8.4
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes =40,257
|list_votes =40,363
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes =159
|list_votes =53
}}
{{AMS election box turnout
|votes = 40,416
|percentage = 68.9
|change = {{increase}}5.7
|list_votes = 40,416
|list_percentage = 68.9
|list_change = {{increase}}5.7
}}
{{AMS election box hold|
|winner = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|swing = {{up}}7.1
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}


===2010s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[Scottish Parliament election, 2011]]: North East Fife<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/constituency/html/36125.stm</ref><ref>http://www.fifedirect.org.uk/fife_council/index.cfm?fuseaction=service.display&objectid=339F18CE-92BF-4943-8F97-6C0A03C023DA</ref>}}
{{AMS election box begin
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|title = [[2016 Scottish Parliament election]]: North East Fife<ref name=fife_results/>
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Regional
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = [[Willie Rennie]]
|votes = 14,928
|percentage = 43.8
|change = {{increase}}15.4
|list_votes = 9,054
|list_percentage = 26.5
|list_change ={{up}}9.3
|winner = yes
|status = list_incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = [[Roderick Campbell]]
|votes = 11,463
|percentage = 33.7
|change = {{decrease}}3.5
|list_votes = 10,860
|list_percentage = 31.8
|list_change = {{down}}7.5
|list_winner = yes
|status=incumbent
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|candidate = Huw Bell
|votes = 5,646
|percentage = 16.6
|change = {{decrease}}2.3
|list_votes = 8,260
|list_percentage = 24.2
|list_change = {{up}}5.7
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes = 2,665
|list_percentage = 7.8
|list_change ={{up}}0.5
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Rosalind Garton
|votes = 2,026
|percentage = 5.9
|change = {{decrease}}6.3
|list_votes = 2,427
|list_percentage = 7.1
|list_change = {{down}}4.7
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UKIP
|list_votes = 553
|list_percentage = 1.6
|list_change = {{down}}1.3
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Libertarian Party
|list_votes = 139
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = RISE - Scotland's Left Alliance
|list_votes = 102
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change = ''New''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes = 71
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change ={{up}}0.1
}}
{{AMS election box majority
|votes = 3,465
|percentage = 10.1
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes =34,063
|list_votes =34,131
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
|votes =101
|list_votes =48
}}
{{AMS election box turnout
|votes = 34,164
|percentage = 63.2
|change = {{increase}}12.5
|list_votes = 34,179
|list_percentage = 63.2
|list_change = {{increase}}12.5
}}
{{AMS election box gain
|winner = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|loser = Scottish National Party
|swing = {{increase}}8.4
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}

{{AMS election box begin |
title=[[2011 Scottish Parliament election]]: North East Fife<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/constituency/html/36125.stm|title=BBC News - Election 2011 - Scotland - Fife North East|website=BBC News}}</ref><ref name=fife_results>{{cite web|url=https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/council-and-democracy/elections2/election-results/scottish-parliamentary-results|title=Scottish Parliamentary Results|publisher=Fife Council|access-date=13 July 2021|date=14 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/scottish-parliamentary-elections/results-and-turnout-2011-scottish-parliament-election|title=Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election|access-date=3 June 2021|publisher=Electoral Commission}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive2021.parliament.scot/Electionresults/2011_ElectionAnalysis.xls|title=2011 Election analysis (Excel 2.37MB)|publisher=Scottish Parliament|access-date=23 June 2021}}</ref>
|constituency_type = Constituency
|list_type = Region
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = [[Roderick Campbell]]
|candidate = [[Roderick Campbell]]
|votes = 11,029
|votes = 11,029
|percentage = 37.2
|percentage = 37.2
|change = +16.2
|change = ''N/A''
|list_votes = 11,699
|list_percentage =39.3
|list_change = ''N/A''
|winner=yes
|list_winner=yes
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = [[Iain Smith (Scottish politician)|Iain Smith]]
|candidate = [[Iain Smith (Scottish politician)|Iain Smith]]
|votes = 8,437
|votes = 8,437
|percentage = 28.4
|percentage = 28.4
|change = -13.8
|change = ''N/A''
|list_votes = 5,120
|list_percentage =17.2
|list_change = ''N/A''
|status=incumbent
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Miles Briggs
|candidate = [[Miles Briggs]]
|votes = 5,618
|votes = 5,618
|percentage = 18.9
|percentage = 18.9
|change = -7.8
|change = ''N/A''
|list_votes = 5,507
|list_percentage =18.5
|list_change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Colin Davidson
|candidate = Colin Davidson
|votes = 3,613
|votes = 3,613
|percentage = 12.2
|percentage = 12.2
|change = +4.3
|change = ''N/A''
|list_votes = 3,503
|list_percentage =11.8
|list_change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Greens
|list_votes =2,188
|list_percentage =7.4
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with party link
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|candidate = Mike Scott-Hayward
|candidate = Mike Scott-Hayward
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|percentage = 3.3
|percentage = 3.3
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''N/A''
|list_votes = 565
|list_percentage =1.9
|list_change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
{{Election box majority|
|party = Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party
|list_votes = 487
|list_percentage =1.6
|list_change = ''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = British National Party
|list_votes =166
|list_percentage =0.6
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box independent
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Andrew Roger
|list_votes =133
|list_percentage =0.4
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|list_votes =83
|list_percentage =0.3
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|list_votes =127
|list_percentage =0.4
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Christian Peoples Alliance
|list_votes =85
|list_percentage =0.3
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Scottish Christian Party
|list_votes =63
|list_percentage =0.2
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|list_votes =23
|list_percentage =0.1
|list_change =''N/A''
}}
{{AMS election box majority|
|votes = 2,592
|votes = 2,592
|percentage = 8.7
|percentage = 8.8
|change =
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{AMS election box valid votes
|votes = 29,676
|votes =29,676
|list_votes =29,749
|percentage = 50.1
|change =
}}
}}
{{AMS election box invalid votes
{{Election box gain with party link|
|votes =156
|winner = Scottish National Party
|list_votes =112
|loser = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|swing = + 16.8
}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Scottish Parliament election, 2007 Notional Result: North East Fife}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate =
|votes = 12,435
|percentage = 42.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate =
|votes = 7,869
|percentage = 26.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate =
|votes = 6,169
|percentage = 21.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate =
|votes = 2,312
|percentage = 7.9
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate|
{{AMS election box turnout|
|party = Others
|votes = 29,835
|candidate =
|percentage = 50.7
|votes = 638
|change = ''N/A''
|percentage = 2.2
|list_votes = 29,861
|list_percentage =50.7
|change =
|list_change=''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{AMS election box win
|votes = 4,566
|winner = Scottish National Party
|reason=boundaries
|percentage = 15.5
|change =
}}
}}
{{AMS election box end|notes=yes}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}


===2000s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[Scottish Parliament election, 2007]]: North East Fife}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[2007 Scottish Parliament election]]: North East Fife}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = [[Iain Smith (Scottish politician)|Iain Smith]]
|candidate = [[Iain Smith (Scottish politician)|Iain Smith]]
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Roderick Campbell
|candidate = [[Roderick Campbell]]
|votes = 6,735
|votes = 6,735
|percentage = 21.4
|percentage = 21.4
|change = +8.8
|change = +8.9
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|change = +0.1
|change = +0.1
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Tony Campbell
|candidate = Tony Campbell
|votes = 662
|votes = 662
|percentage = 2.1
|percentage = 2.1
|change = +2.1
|change = ''New''
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}}
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,016
|votes = 5,016
|percentage = 15.9
|percentage = 15.9
|change =
|change = -1.3
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|winner = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|winner = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|loser =
|swing = -0.7
|swing = -0.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = [[Iain Smith (Scottish politician)|Iain Smith]]
|candidate = [[Iain Smith (Scottish politician)|Iain Smith]]
|votes = 13,479
|votes = 13,479
|percentage = 46.0
|percentage = 46.0
|change = +6.5
|change = +7.2
}}
}}
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|votes = 8,424
|votes = 8,424
|percentage = 28.8
|percentage = 28.8
|change = +4.0
|change = +5.1
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}}
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|votes = 3,660
|votes = 3,660
|percentage = 12.5
|percentage = 12.5
|change = -6.0
|change = -6.2
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}}
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|votes = 2,353
|votes = 2,353
|percentage = 8.0
|percentage = 8.0
|change = -7.0
|change = -6.4
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|votes = 1,366
|votes = 1,366
|percentage = 4.7
|percentage = 4.7
|change = N/A
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,055
|votes = 5,055
|percentage = 17.3
|percentage = 17.2
|change =
|change = +3.1
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}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 29,282
|votes = 29,282
|percentage = 49.9
|percentage = 49.9
|change =
|change = -8.5
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|winner = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|loser =
|swing = +6.5
|swing = +6.5
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}}
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{{Election box end}}


===1990s===
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{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Scottish Parliament election]]: North East Fife}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = [[Iain Smith (Scottish politician)|Iain Smith]]
|candidate = [[Iain Smith (Scottish politician)|Iain Smith]]
|votes = 13,590
|votes = 13,590
|percentage = 37.81
|percentage = 37.8
|change = N/A
|change = N/A
}}
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|candidate = [[Ted Brocklebank]]
|candidate = [[Ted Brocklebank]]
|votes = 8,526
|votes = 8,526
|percentage = 23.72
|percentage = 23.7
|change = N/A
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
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|candidate = Colin Welsh
|candidate = Colin Welsh
|votes = 6,373
|votes = 6,373
|percentage = 17.73
|percentage = 17.7
|change = N/A
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
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|candidate = Charles Milne
|candidate = Charles Milne
|votes = 5,175
|votes = 5,175
|percentage = 14.40
|percentage = 14.4
|change = N/A
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
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|candidate = Donald MacGregor
|candidate = Donald MacGregor
|votes = 1,540
|votes = 1,540
|percentage = 4.28
|percentage = 4.3
|change = N/A
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
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|candidate = Robert Beveridge
|candidate = Robert Beveridge
|votes = 737
|votes = 737
|percentage = 2.05
|percentage = 2.1
|change = N/A
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,064
|votes = 5,064
|percentage = 14.05
|percentage = 14.1
|change = N/A
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 35,941
|votes = 35,941
|percentage =
|percentage = 58.4
|change =
|change = ''N/A''
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}}
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|winner = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|winner = Scottish Liberal Democrats
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==External links==
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*{{cite web|url=https://boundaries.scot/sites/default/files/North_East_Fife.pdf|title=North East Fife constituency map|publisher=[[Boundaries Scotland]]|access-date=14 July 2021}}

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Latest revision as of 01:41, 4 September 2024

Not to be confused with North East Fife (UK Parliament constituency).

North East Fife
County constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
North East Fife shown within the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population75,226 (2019)[1]
Current constituency
Created1999
PartyScottish Liberal Democrats
MSPWillie Rennie
Council areaFife

North East Fife is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Fife. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) method of election. It is additionally one of nine constituencies in the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

The seat has been held since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election by Willie Rennie, the former leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats.

Electoral region

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See also: Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The other eight constituencies of the Mid Scotland and Fife region are: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath, Kirkcaldy, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, 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

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Map
Map of boundaries from 2011

Fife is represented in the Scottish Parliament by five constituencies, Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Mid Fife and Glenrothes and North East Fife.

The constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of a pre-existing Westminster (House of Commons) constituency. In 2005, however, Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies.[2] The Fife North East Westminster constituency was slightly enlarged.

From the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, the reshaped North East Fife constituency was formed from the following electoral wards, all of which are part of Fife:[3]

Member of the Scottish Parliament

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Election Member Party
1999 Iain Smith Liberal Democrats
2011 Roderick Campbell SNP
2016 Willie Rennie Liberal Democrats

Election results

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North East Fife election results 1999-2021

2020s

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2021 Scottish Parliament election: North East Fife[4][5]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Willie Rennie[a] 22,163 55.1 Increase11.2 11,728 29.1 Increase2.5
SNP Rhuaraidh Fleming 14,715 36.6 Increase2.9 12,484 30.9 Decrease0.9
Conservative Rhona Metcalfe 2,323 5.8 Decrease10.8 8,108 20.1 Decrease4.1
Scottish Green 4,068 10.1 Increase2.3
Labour Wendy Hayes 1,056 2.6 Decrease3.3 2,425 6.0 Decrease1.1
Alba 585 1.4 New
All for Unity 303 0.8 New
Scottish Family 214 0.5 New
Scottish Libertarian 111 0.3 Decrease0.1
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 110 0.3 New
Freedom Alliance (UK) 73 0.2 New
Reform UK 71 0.2 New
UKIP 35 0.1 Decrease1.5
Independent Martin Keatings 32 0.1 New
Renew 11 0.0 New
Independent Mercy Kamanja 5 0.0 New
Majority 7,448 18.5 Increase8.4
Valid Votes 40,257 40,363
Invalid Votes 159 53
Turnout 40,416 68.9 Increase5.7 40,416 68.9 Increase5.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase7.1
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

2010s

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2016 Scottish Parliament election: North East Fife[5]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Willie Rennie[a] 14,928 43.8 Increase15.4 9,054 26.5 Increase9.3
SNP Roderick Campbell[b] 11,463 33.7 Decrease3.5 10,860 31.8 Decrease7.5
Conservative Huw Bell 5,646 16.6 Decrease2.3 8,260 24.2 Increase5.7
Scottish Green 2,665 7.8 Increase0.5
Labour Rosalind Garton 2,026 5.9 Decrease6.3 2,427 7.1 Decrease4.7
UKIP 553 1.6 Decrease1.3
Scottish Libertarian 139 0.4 New
RISE 102 0.3 New
Solidarity 71 0.2 Increase0.1
Majority 3,465 10.1 N/A
Valid Votes 34,063 34,131
Invalid Votes 101 48
Turnout 34,164 63.2 Increase12.5 34,179 63.2 Increase12.5
Liberal Democrats gain from SNP Swing Increase8.4
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency
  2. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency
2011 Scottish Parliament election: North East Fife[6][5][7][8]
Party Candidate Constituency Region
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Roderick Campbell 11,029 37.2 N/A 11,699 39.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Iain Smith[a] 8,437 28.4 N/A 5,120 17.2 N/A
Conservative Miles Briggs 5,618 18.9 N/A 5,507 18.5 N/A
Labour Colin Davidson 3,613 12.2 N/A 3,503 11.8 N/A
Scottish Green 2,188 7.4 N/A
UKIP Mike Scott-Hayward 979 3.3 N/A 565 1.9 N/A
Scottish Senior Citizens 487 1.6 N/A
BNP 166 0.6 N/A
Independent Andrew Roger 133 0.4 N/A
Socialist Labour 83 0.3 N/A
Scottish Socialist 127 0.4 N/A
CPA 85 0.3 N/A
Scottish Christian 63 0.2 N/A
Solidarity 23 0.1 N/A
Majority 2,592 8.8 N/A
Valid Votes 29,676 29,749
Invalid Votes 156 112
Turnout 29,835 50.7 N/A 29,861 50.7 N/A
SNP win (new boundaries)
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

2000s

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2007 Scottish Parliament election: North East Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Iain Smith 13,307 42.2 −3.8
Conservative Ted Brocklebank 8,291 26.3 −2.5
SNP Roderick Campbell 6,735 21.4 +8.9
Labour Kenny Young 2,557 8.1 +0.1
Independent Tony Campbell 662 2.1 New
Majority 5,016 15.9 −1.3
Turnout 31,552 51.7 +1.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.7
2003 Scottish Parliament election: North East Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Iain Smith 13,479 46.0 +7.2
Conservative Ted Brocklebank 8,424 28.8 +5.1
SNP Capre Ross-Williams 3,660 12.5 −6.2
Labour Gregor Poynton 2,353 8.0 −6.4
Scottish Socialist Carlo Morelli 1,366 4.7 New
Majority 5,055 17.2 +3.1
Turnout 29,282 49.9 −8.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +6.5

1990s

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1999 Scottish Parliament election: North East Fife
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Iain Smith 13,590 37.8 N/A
Conservative Ted Brocklebank 8,526 23.7 N/A
SNP Colin Welsh 6,373 17.7 N/A
Labour Charles Milne 5,175 14.4 N/A
Independent Donald MacGregor 1,540 4.3 N/A
Independent Robert Beveridge 737 2.1 N/A
Majority 5,064 14.1 N/A
Turnout 35,941 58.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
  2. ^ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived 21 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries Final Report" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. May 2010. p. 160. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Constituencies A-Z: Fife North East". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Scottish Parliamentary Results". Fife Council. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  6. ^ "BBC News - Election 2011 - Scotland - Fife North East". BBC News.
  7. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  8. ^ "2011 Election analysis (Excel 2.37MB)". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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