Central Fife (UK Parliament constituency)

Central Fife was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from February 1974 until 2005, when it was largely replaced by the new Glenrothes constituency, with a small portion joining the expanded North East Fife.

It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Boundaries

1974–1983

The burghs of Cowdenbeath, Leslie, Lochgelly, and Markinch, the districts of Glenrothes and Lochgelly, and the electoral divisions of Markinch North and Markinch South in the district of Kirkcaldy.

1983–1997

The Kirkcaldy District electoral divisions of:

• Denbeath/Aberhill
• Mountfleurie/Methilhill/Methil North
• Leven
• Kennoway/Windygates
• Leslie/Markinch Star
• Auchmuty/Woodside
• Pitteuchar/Stenton/Balgonie
• South Parks/Rimbleton
• Southwood/Caskieberran

1997–2005

The Kirkcaldy District electoral divisions of:

• Methil, Denbeath and Muiredge
• Methilhill and Mountfleurie
• Leven
• Kennoway and Windygates
• Markinch, Pitcoudie and Star
• Auchmuty, Woodside and Coaltown of Balgonie
• Pitleuchar and Stenton
• Rimbleton and South Parks
• Glenwood and Newcastle
• Leslie and Collydean

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	Feb 1974	Willie Hamilton	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1987	Henry McLeish	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	2001	John MacDougall	Labour
	2005	constituency abolished

Elections

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Fife West election results

Elections of the 1970s

General election February 1974: Central Fife

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Willie Hamilton	Template:Replace	53.3
		David Veitch Livingstone	10,324	22.5
		Stephen Ronald Eyres	9,098	19.8
		Alexander Maxwell	2,019	4.4
Majority			14,094	30.8
Turnout			45,859	79.2
	win (new seat)

General election October 1974: Central Fife

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Willie Hamilton	Template:Replace	51.9
		David Veitch Livingstone	14,414	33.4
		Peter Derek Clarke	5,308	12.3
		Alexander Maxwell	1,040	2.4
Majority			7,986	18.5
Turnout			43,162	73.9
	hold		Swing

General election 1979: Central Fife

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Willie Hamilton	Template:Replace	58.0
		Iain Allistair McCrone	9,597	20.2
		James Lynch	9,208	19.4
		Alexander Maxwell	1,172	2.5
Majority			18,022	37.8
Turnout			47,596	77.4
	hold		Swing

Elections of the 1980s

General election 1983: Central Fife

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Willie Hamilton	Template:Replace	43.1
		Teresa Little	9,214	23.4
		Douglas Mason	8,863	22.5
		James Taggart	4,039	10.2
		David Allison	297	0.8
Majority			7,794	19.7
Turnout			39,421	72.5
	hold		Swing

General election 1987: Central Fife

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Henry McLeish	Template:Replace	53.4
		Richard Aird	7,118	16.7
		Teresa Little	6,487	15.2
		Dan Hood	6,296	14.7
Majority			15,709	36.7
Turnout			42,728	72.6
	hold		Swing	+8.0

Elections of the 1990s

General election 1992: Central Fife

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Henry McLeish	Template:Replace	50.4
		Tricia Marwick	10,458	25.1
		Carol Cender	7,353	17.6
		Craig Harrow	2,892	6.9
Majority			10,578	25.3
Turnout			41,739	74.3
	hold		Swing

General election 1997: Central Fife

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Henry McLeish	Template:Replace	58.7
		Tricia Marwick	10,199	25.0
		Jacob Rees-Mogg	3,669	9.0
		Ross Laird	2,610	6.4
		John Scrymgeour-Wedderburn	375	0.9
Majority			13,713	33.7
Turnout			40,765	69.8
	hold		Swing

Elections of the 2000s

General election 2001: Central Fife

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John MacDougall	Template:Replace	56.3
		David Alexander	8,235	25.3
		Elizabeth Riches	2,775	8.5
		Jeremy Balfour	2,351	7.2
		Morag Balfour	841	2.6
Majority			10,075	31.0
Turnout			32,512	54.6
	hold		Swing