Dunfermline South (ward)

Dunfermline South is one of the 22 wards used to elect members of the Fife council. It elects four Councillors.

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Brian John Goodall
(SNP)		 Mike Rumney
(Labour)		 Tony Martin
(Liberal Democrats)		 Dave Walker
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Cara Hilton
(Labour)
2013 Billy Pollock
(Labour)
2015 Fay Sinclair
(SNP)
2017 David Ross
(Conservative)		 Ross Patterson
(Labour)		 James Calder
(Liberal Democrats)
2022 Lynn Ballantyne Wardlaw
(SNP)		 Cara Hilton
(Labour)		 Naz Anis-Miah
(SNP)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Fife Council election

Dunfermline South - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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Liberal Democrats James Calder (incumbent) 19.5% 1,523 1,528 1,542 1,586          
Labour Cara Hilton 19.3% 1,505 1,508 1,513 1,550 1,558.5 1,794.1      
SNP Lynn Ballantyne Wardlaw 16.9% 1,316 1,340 1,344 1,408 1,410 1,425.1 1,446.9 1,543.7 1,601.9
SNP Naz Anis-Miah 16.6% 1,292 1,308 1,314 1,382 1,383.4 1,390.5 1,409.4 1,534.1 1,568.9
Conservative David Ross (incumbent) 10.6% 825 826 846 855 860.6 878.9 917.7 1,008  
Independent Martin Willcocks 6.9% 541 564 580 611 613.4 619.5 641.8    
Labour Ross Paterson (incumbent) 3.9% 304 308 846 327 328.5        
Scottish Green Tom Freeman 3.6% 279 288 295            
Scottish Family Paul Lynch 1.3% 105 112              
Alba Rob Thompson 1.3% 103                
Electorate: 17,563   Valid: 7,793   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 1,559   Turnout: 44.9%  

    [2]

    2017 Election

    2017 Fife Council election

    Dunfermline South - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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    Conservative David Ross 23.2 1,660            
    SNP Fay Sinclair (incumbent) 18.17 1,302 1,304.9 1,361.3 1,389.5 1,403.8 1,404.03 2,505.8
    Liberal Democrats James Calder 17.08 1,224 1,325.7 1,389.9 1,436.2      
    SNP Brian Goodall (incumbent) 15.7 1,128 1,130.3 1,189.5 1,219.7 1,237.7 1,238.09  
    Labour Ross Patterson 15.2 1,086 1,116.8 1,148.3 1,560.9      
    Labour Billy Pollock (incumbent) 7.2 521 539.9 555.3        
    Scottish Green Michael Collie 3.4 245 253.6          
    Electorate: 16,388   Valid: 7,166   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 1,434   Turnout: 7,241 (44.2%)  

      2015 By-election

      A by-election was called after Cara Hilton resigned, having been elected MSP for Dunfermline.[3]

      Dunfermline South by-election (7 May 2015) - 1 seat[4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      SNP Fay Sinclair 51.52 5,899
      Labour Andrew Verrecchia 27.82 3,185
      Conservative David Ross 11.56 1,324
      Liberal Democrats James Calder 9.09 1,041
      Electorate: 17,031   Valid: 11,449   Spoilt: 132   Quota: 5,725   Turnout: 11,581 (67.8%)  

        2013 By-election

        A by-election was called after Mike Rumney died.

        Dunfermline South by-election (24 October 2013) - 1 seat[5]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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        Labour Billy Pollock 39.7 2,552 2,568 2,618 2,697 3,170 4,086
        SNP Helen Cannon-Todd 32.0 2,057 2,075 2,112 2,142 2,358  
        Liberal Democrats Robin Munro 15.7 1,009 1,029 1,073 1,257    
        Conservative David Ross 7.0 450 497 504      
        Scottish Green Angela Dixon 2.8 183 201        
        UKIP Judith Rideout 2.8 183          
        Valid: 6,434   Quota: 3,217  

          2012 Election

          2012 Fife Council election

          Dunfermline South - 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
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          Labour Mike Rumney (incumbent) †02 22.02 1,271            
          Labour Cara Hilton †07 20.69 1,194            
          Liberal Democrats Tony Martin (incumbent) 20.62 1,190            
          SNP Brian Goodall (incumbent) 17.54 1,012 1,025.4 1,029.4 1,034.7 1,081.1 1,144.5 1,681.1
          SNP Fay Sinclair 9.15 528 540.3 544.6 548.4 584.9 609.2  
          Conservative Margaret Reid Fairgrieve 6.41 370 374.9 377.4 385.3 420.8    
          Scottish Green Angela Dixon 3.57 206 220.7 227.7 232.8      
          Electorate: 15,927   Valid: 5,771   Spoilt: 64   Quota: 1,155   Turnout: 5,829 (36.60%)  

            2007 Election

            2007 Fife Council election

            Dunfermline South
            Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
            Liberal Democrats Tony Martin 1,816 26.1 1 1
            SNP Brian John Goodall 1,583 22.8 2 1
            Labour Mike Rumney 1,446 20.8 3 1
            Labour Bob Young 738 10.6
            Liberal Democrats Dave Walker 627 9.0 4 6
            Conservative Richard Jules Watt 515 7.4
            Scottish Green Angela Dixon 231 3.3

            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.
            3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cara-hilton-677b321b/?ppe=1
            4. "SNP candidate Fay Sinclair wins Dunfermline South". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
            5. "Dunfermline South, 2013". Scottish Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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