Glenrothes West and Kinglassie (ward)

Glenrothes West and Kinglassie is one of the 22 wards used to elect members of the Fife council. It elects three Councillors.

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Peter Grant
(SNP)		 Alf Patey
(SNP)		 Raymond Duguid
(Labour)		 Betty Campbell
(Labour)
2012 Bill Brown
(SNP/
Ind.)		 Altany Craig
(Labour)
2015 Craig Walker
(SNP)		 Julie Ford
(SNP)
2017 3 seats
2022

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Fife Council election

Glenrothes West and Kinglassie - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
SNP Julie Ford (incumbent) 37.9% 1,740        
Labour Altany Craik (incumbent) 32.5% 1,491        
SNP Craig Walker (incumbent) 11.6% 533 1,059.7 1,104.3 1,138.2 1,186.9
Conservative David Croll 11.6% 531 537.5 613.6 639.7 745
Liberal Democrats Keith Smith 3.8% 174 182.2 275.1 327.6  
Independent Ian Robertson 2.6% 119 128.9 163.6    
Electorate: 12,068   Valid: 4,588   Spoilt: 103   Quota: 1,148   Turnout: 38.9%  

    [2]

    2017 Election

    2017 Fife Council election

    Glenrothes West and Kinglassie - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    SNP Julie Ford (incumbent) 30.2 1,442              
    Labour Altany Craik (incumbent) 26.2 1,252              
    Conservative David Croll 15.2 723 726.09 735.08 757.5 762.9 788.3 945.08  
    SNP Craig Walker (incumbent) 13.8 659 873.9 879.5 887.7 918.9 933.8 1,061.6 1,182.2
    Independent Bill Brown (incumbent) 9.6 460 465.3 477.9 491.6 514.9 548.4    
    Scottish Green Lewis Campbell 1.8 87 93.5 96.2 99.8        
    Liberal Democrats Derek Preston 1.8 86 88.2 97.04 105.5 117.3      
    UKIP Martin Green 1.3 63 65.9 67.9          
    Electorate: 11,840   Valid: 4,772   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 1,194   Turnout: 4,842 (40%)  

      October 2015 By-election

      A by-election was called after Peter Grant resigned his seat, having been elected MP for Glenrothes[3]

      Glenrothes West and Kinglassie by-election (1 October 2015) - 1 seat[4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      SNP Julie Ford 58.99% 2,235
      Labour Alan Seath 31.86% 1,207
      Conservative Jonathan Gray 6.18% 234
      Scottish Green Lorna Ross 2.98% 113
      Electorate: 13,910   Valid: 3,789   Quota: 1,895   Turnout: 27.1%  

        March 2015 By-election

        A by-election was called after Betty Campbell died.[5]

        Glenrothes West and Kinglassie by-election (26 March 2015) - 1 seat[6]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1
        SNP Craig Walker 55.3 2,539
        Labour Alan Seath 35.8 1,643
        Conservative John Wheatley 4.4 202
        UKIP Martin Green 3.2 146
        Liberal Democrats Jane Ann Liston 1.3 61
        Valid: 4,591   Quota:   Turnout: 32.59  

          2012 Election

          2012 Fife Council election

          Glenrothes West and Kinglassie - 4 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678
          Labour Betty Campbell (incumbent) †06 27.49 1,424              
          SNP Peter Grant (incumbent) †09 18.17 941 948.9 958.2 959.2 966.5 975.5 1,018.8 1,263.2
          SNP Bill Brown †08 17.57 910 921.9 931.2 932.5 945.7 956 972.4 1,064.7
          Labour Altany Craig 13.67 708 1,034.9 1,051.5          
          SNP Craig Walker 6.74 349 350.4 351.4 351.6 353.9 356.9 368.9  
          Scottish Senior Citizens Claire Dawson 5.23 271 283.2 291.8 294.5 310.1 371 478.1 488.6
          Independent Robert James Taylor 3.71 192 196.3 202.3 203.2 290.5 318.8    
          Conservative Patricia Irvine 2.99 155 156.9 169.2 169.5 170.8      
          Independent Ian Robertson 2.84 147 149.9 158.3 159.3        
          Liberal Democrats Cathy Adamson 1.60 83 85.2            
          Electorate: 13,711   Valid: 5,180   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 1,037   Turnout: 5,255 (37.78%)  

            2007 Election

            2007 Fife Council election

            Glenrothes West and Kinglassie
            Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
            SNP Peter Grant 1,835 28.4 1 1
            Labour Betty Campbell 1,627 25.2 2 1
            SNP Alf Patey 1,278 19.8 3 2
            Labour Raymond Duguid 585 9.1 4 6
            Conservative David Paterson Croll 384 5.9
            Independent Bob Taylor 376 5.8
            Liberal Democrats David Riches 369 5.7

            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. http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/local-headlines/new-glenrothes-mp-resigns-as-councillor-1-3819544
            4. "Glenrothes West and Kinglassie by-election, October 2015". Scottish Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
            5. "Tributes to councillor and 'lovely lady' Betty Campbell - Fife / Local / News / The Courier". www.thecourier.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
            6. "Glenrothes West and Kinglassie by-election, March 2015". Scottish Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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