Leven, Kennoway and Largo (ward)

Leven, Kennoway and Largo 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 David Alexander
(SNP)		 Alistair Hunter
(SNP)		 Charles Haffey
(Labour)		 Marilyn Whitehead
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Tom Adams
(Labour)
2016 Alistair Suttie
(SNP)
2017 Colin Davidson
(Labour)		 Graham Richie
(Conservative)
2022 Eugene Clarke
(Liberal Democrats)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 Fife Council election

Leven, Kennoway and Largo - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
SNP David Alexander (incumbent) 31.7% 2,077    
Labour Colin Davidson (incumbent) 20.6% 1,348    
Liberal Democrats Eugene Clarke 19.3% 1,268 1,307.8 1,312.5
SNP Alistair Suttie (incumbent) 10.8% 707 1,323.2  
Conservative Graham Ritchie (incumbent) 10.4% 683 686.7 688.5
Labour Jacob Winton 4.1% 271 287.2 310.9
Scottish Green Iain Morrice 2.4% 156 199.5 200.3
Scottish Family Davina Saunders 0.7% 49 52.7 53
Electorate: 15,245   Valid: 6,559   Spoilt: 128   Quota: 1,312   Turnout: 43.9%  

    [2]

    2017 Election

    2017 Fife Council election

    Leven, Kennoway and Largo - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678
    SNP David Alexander (incumbent) 23.6 1,506              
    Conservative Graham Ritchie 21.02 1,339              
    SNP Alistair Suttie (incumbent) 15.7 1,002 1,194.9 1,196.2 1,204.9 1,256.9 1,348.9    
    Labour Colin Davidson 13.9 885 892.9 900.7 902.6 913.5 1,109.7 1,124.09 1,972.9
    Labour Tom Adams (incumbent) 13.7 872 879.09 883.7 886.9 901.2 988.6 1,001.2  
    Liberal Democrats Steve Wood 9.8 625 628.2 652.9 656.3 687.6      
    Scottish Green Iain Morrice 1.8 115 122.09 124.3 127.6        
    Solidarity Craig Duncan 0.39 25 27.5 28.3          
    Electorate: 14,841   Valid: 6,369   Spoilt: 122   Quota: 1,274   Turnout: 6,491 (43.7%)  

      2016 By-election

      A by election was called after Alistair Hunter resigned his seat ahead of his emigration to Australia.[3]

      Leven, Kennoway and Largo by-election (15 December 2016) - 1 seat[4]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      SNP Alistair Suttie 36.95% 1,501 1,532 1,615 1,668 2,214
      Labour Colin Davidson 28.43% 1,155 1,169 1,302 1,620  
      Conservative Graham Ritchie 18.51% 752 754 954    
      Liberal Democrats Steve Wood 14.28% 580 590      
      Scottish Green Iain Morrice 1.82% 74        
      Valid: 4,062   Spoilt: 28   Quota: 2,032   Turnout: 4,090 (27.6%)  

        2012 Election

        2012 Fife Council election

        Leven, Kennoway and Largo - 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        SNP David Alexander (incumbent) 23.40 1,383              
        Labour Charles Haffey (incumbent) 19.08 1,128 1,136.5 1,150.5 1,170.7 1,254.1      
        Labour Tom Adams 16.21 958 963.6 967.2 990.4 1,056.1 1,115.3 1,123.3 1,287.7
        SNP Alistair Hunter (incumbent) †13 12.59 744 856.9 1,149.1 1,177.3 1,239.7      
        Liberal Democrats Christopher Trotter 9.96 589 592.3 602.5 747 843.6 846.1 851.8  
        Scottish Senior Citizens Joe Cochrane 6.92 409 417.9 427.1 503.8        
        Conservative Dave Mole 6.80 402 404.3 407.3          
        SNP Alistair Suttie 5.04 298 347.7            
        Electorate: 14,903   Valid: 5,911   Spoilt: 36   Quota: 1,183   Turnout: 6,006 (40.30%)  

          2007 Election

          2007 Fife Council election

          Leven, Kennoway and Largo
          Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
          SNP David Alexander 2,164 29.6 1 1
          Labour Charles Haffey 1,676 22.9 2 1
          Liberal Democrats Marilyn Whitehead 1,118 15.3 4 5
          SNP Alistair Hunter 880 12.0 3 5
          Conservative Bill Brooks 799 10.9
          Labour Vincent Heneghan 578 7.9
          UKIP Rab Hutchison 89 1.4

          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. "Resignation sparks Levenmouth by election".
          4. "Leven, Kennoway and Largo by-election, 2016". Scottish Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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