Cowdenbeath (ward)

Cowdenbeath is one of the 22 wards used to elect members of Fife Council. The ward elects four Councillors, covering the town of Cowdenbeath as well as the nearby villages of Crossgates, Hill of Beath, Kelty, and Lumphinnans.

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Alistair John Bain
(SNP)		 John Simpson
(Labour)		 Alex Maxwell
(Ind.)		 3 seats
2012 Jayne Baxter
(Labour)		 Peter Lockhart
(Labour)
2014 Gary Guichan
(Labour)
2017 Alex Campbell
(Labour)		 Darren Watt
(Conservative)
2022 Bailey-Lee Robb
(SNP)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Fife Council election

Cowdenbeath - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Labour Alex Campbell (incumbent) 30.6% 2,028                
SNP Alie Bain (incumbent) 28.9% 1,916                
Conservative Darren Watt (incumbent) 18.9% 1,256 1,309.9 1,320.1 1,346.1          
SNP Bailey-Lee Robb 7.7% 513 543.8 1,001.8 1,009.6 1,010.8 1,047.5 1,054.9 1,162.6 1,381.2
Labour Gary Guichan (incumbent) 7.4% 489 992.3 1,020.6 1,034.3 1,040.6 1,055.6 1,094.5 1,158.4  
Scottish Green Alyssa Lee 2.5% 169 179.7 207.4 217.7 218.4 237.3 260.3    
Liberal Democrats Peter Venturi 1.4% 96 106.7 108.6 113.2 116.6 120.3      
Alba Jacqueline Bijster 1.3% 85 92.3 110.1 115.7 116        
Scottish Family Helen Grieg 1.2% 80 90 96.8            
Electorate: 17,132   Valid: 6,632   Spoilt: 182   Quota: 1,327   Turnout: 39.8%  

    [2]

    2017 Election
    Main article: 2017 Fife Council election
    Cowdenbeath - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Labour Alex Campbell (incumbent) 31.4 2,065            
    SNP Alistair Bain (incumbent) 21.5 1,415            
    Labour Gary Guichan (incumbent) 15.7 1,030 1,563.2          
    Conservative Darren Watt 15.4 1,013 1,054.4 1,091.9 1,092.8 1,145.6 1,180.6 1,492.2
    SNP Ann Bain (incumbent) 12.2 799 851.7 878.2 969.06 975.9 1,058.5  
    Scottish Green Angela Dixon 2.3 150 164.2 182.3 184.9 215.5    
    Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Riches * 1.5 101 113.7 144.02 144.7      
    Electorate: 16,440   Valid: 6,573   Spoilt: 134   Quota: 1,315   Turnout: 6,707 (40.8%)  

      2014 By-election

      A by-election was held after Jane Baxter became an MSP.

      Cowdenbeath by-election (22 May 2014) - 1 seat
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      Labour Gary Guichan 61.5 2,039
      SNP Connor Watt 25.2 834
      UKIP Judith Rideout 8.4 277
      Conservative John Wheatley 4.9 164
      Valid: 3,314   Quota:   Turnout: 29.67%  

        2012 Election
        Main article: 2012 Fife Council election
        Cowdenbeath - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12
        Labour Peter Lockhart 35.32 1,309  
        Labour Jayne Baxter †04 30.14 1,117  
        SNP Alistair Bain (incumbent) 24.15 895 959.2
        SNP Darren Tod 4.86 180 197.5
        Conservative Alistair Harvey 3.40 126 142.9
        Liberal Democrats Elaine Walker 2.13 79 114
        Electorate: 10,742   Valid: 3,706   Spoilt: 61   Quota: 927   Turnout: 3,767 (34.50%)  

          2007 Election
          Main article: 2007 Fife Council election
          Cowdenbeath
          Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
          Labour John Simpson 1,414 27.5 1 1
          Independent Alex Maxwell 1,350 26.3 2 1
          SNP Alistair John Bain 968 18.9 3 6
          Labour Lesley McEwan 624 12.1
          Independent Robert Arnott 384 7.5
          Liberal Democrats Mary Hipwell 246 4.8
          Conservative Keith Smith 148 2.9

          References
          1. "Scottish Boundary Commission | The Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland".
          2. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Fife Council. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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